5.9.2.3.2. Order/Groups of Variables - Hide columns (variables)

5.9.2.3. Menu item Variables 5.9.2.3.2. Order/Groups of Variables - Hide columns (variables)
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PARTproject -> Edit project -> General -> Columns -> Order/Groups of Variables -> ...

General functions

With the option Order/Groups of Variables the following two functions are controlled:

Status of visibility of columns in PARTdataManager
Variables which do not belong to any group, are not displayed in PARTdataManager. Main variables and Secondary variables can be shown or hidden in PARTdataManager.
Sorting and grouping of variables

User interface

If groups have already been specified (automatically by the variable-NB/LINA relation or manually) the groups MAIN and SECONDARY are displayed with the respectively assigned variables.

Order/Groups of Variables

	Note
If no groups have been specified yet^[34] (can be recognized at the empty field Order/Groups of Variables), then an automatic process is performed at the first opening of the Order/Groups of Variables dialog box. The automatic grouping is performed according to the following scheme: Variables, which are part of NB and LINA, are assigned to the group of the Main variables, the others to the group of the die Secondary variables . Variables of type "Algorithm", which are not part of the NB, are invisible by default and are not assigned to any group during the automatic grouping. Variables, which have been set invisible explicitly (in V8.1), are not assigned to any group and thus are invisible. After closing the dialog box the group assignment is displayed in the field. You can adjust group assignment anytime.

Note

If no groups have been specified yet^[34] (can be recognized at the empty field Order/Groups of Variables),

then an automatic process is performed at the first opening of the Order/Groups of Variables dialog box.

The automatic grouping is performed according to the following scheme:

Variables, which are part of NB and LINA, are assigned to the group of the Main variables, the others to the group of the die Secondary variables .
Variables of type "Algorithm", which are not part of the NB, are invisible by default and are not assigned to any group during the automatic grouping.
Variables, which have been set invisible explicitly (in V8.1), are not assigned to any group and thus are invisible.

After closing the dialog box the group assignment is displayed in the field.

You can adjust group assignment anytime.

With click on the browse button ... the Order/Groups of Variables dialog box opens.

Order/Groups of Variables

Left column | Divided into two groups
In the left column under Groups you can switch between Main variables and Secondary variables, which are displayed in the middle column then.
Middle columns | Variables list of the selected group
The middle column shows the content of the selected group.
Right column | List of all variables
All variables are listed in the right column. In the input field at the bottom right, you can enter anything to filter the variables. [Input of any terms is possible. For example "diameter" will also find "outer diameter" and "inner diameter".
Red displayed variables are not part of any group and are invisible in the table or in PARTdataManager.

Symbols and icons

	Variable is located in group Main variables
	Variable is located in group Secondary variables
	Red font: Variable is not allocated to a group
	Mark all variables in selected group
	Include marked variable in the marked group. Alternatively the variable can be moved via Drag&Drop.
	Remove marked variable(s)
	Reset filter

Hide/show columns

Hide
Mark a group in the left column and in the middle column delete the desired variable with .
If a variable is not part of a group, it is invisible.
Show
In order to make a hidden column visible again, mark the group on the left which should take over the variable and drag the desired variable from the right column into the middle column or use the arrow button .

Handling of added variables

Initial situation: A variable has been added in the Variable Manager.

Variable Manager

Variables, added in the PARTdesigner are displayed in PARTproject, in the dialog box Order/Groups of Variables, marked in gray or red.

PARTproject -> dialog box "Order/Groups of Variables"

Gray: Main variable (part of NB or LINA) or Secondary variable [visible in PARTdataManager]
Red: Part of no group (e.g. attribute algorithm, but not part of NB) [not visible in PARTdataManager]

Adjust the group affiliation as desired (see above).

	Note
	If however no automatic group assignment has been performed yet (see above), the added variable is handled according to the "old" scheme and is assigned to the group "Secondary variables". In any case you can adjust the group assignment.

Hide NB and LINA especially for PARTcommunity:
1. Via PARTproject -> Edit project -> General -> Columns -> Order/Groups of Variables ... open the dialog box Order/Groups of Variables.
  
  Example: LINA column displayed in PARTcommunity
  
  NB and LINA are displayed in GRAY by default.
2. In the context menu of NB and LINA you can find the command Hide NB on PARTcommunity or Hide LINA on PARTcommunity.
  Click on the command.
  -> Now NB or LINA are displayed in RED.
  With the context menu command Show NB on PARTcommunity or Show LINA on PARTcommunity you can revert the procedure. Afterwards the variables are displayed in GRAY again.

Group variables

Mark a group in the left column.

Per Drag & Drop pull the desired variables from the right column (list of all variables) into the middle column or use the arrow button .

If you close the dialog with OK the grouping under Order/Groups of Variables is shown.

MAIN(ARTNR);SECONDARY(BI1,BI2,BI3,BA)

^[34]Possibly the project has been created before this feature was available.

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