Options Dialog Box

To access: Press Space Bar and enter Options with the project open.

Used to define option relationships within a project.

Objects

Field	Description
Options Browser	Located at the left of the dialog box. Blank when no options exist. Displays a tree of options () and variant options () grouped within option folders (). When you edit options at project level, option combinations () are listed too. When you select an option folder, option combination or option in the tree, details for the selected item are displayed in fields on the right of the dialog box. You can drag and drop items in the tree: Change their order. Dragging an option or folder to a space between two other items moves it there. Dropping an option or folder over another folder adds it as the last child node of that folder. This order of option folders and options, controls the order of options when they are listed in other dialog boxes in Capital applications. Add an option to an option combination. The option is copied in the tree.
Filter	Located at the bottom of the Options browser panel. Enter alpha/numeric text to dynamically filter the list of codes to display only the ones containing your search text. Codes in folders (and sub-folders) are filtered. The filter matches the text anywhere in the code. For example, if you enter “2”, the filtering displays all codes containing “2”, such as “OP21” “OP22222” or “OP332”.
Delete selected objects	Keyboard shortcut: Delete Deletes the option folders, option combinations and options that are selected in the Options browser.
Create a new option	Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+O Creates a new option in the Options browser. If a folder or option is selected in the tree, the new option is added below it. You cannot add an option below an option combination.
Create a new Option Folder	Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+F Creates a new option folder in the Options browser. If a folder or option is selected in the tree, the new folder is added below it. You cannot add a folder below an option combination.
Create a new Option Combination	Creates a new option combination node in the Options browser. If a combination is selected in the tree, the new combination is added below it. Available only at project level.
Sort Options / Sort Selected Folders	Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+S Sorts the selected folders and their contents alphanumerically. The resulting order is presented in all dialog boxes where the options are displayed. Select the root options folder and click this button, to sort all folders and options in the tree. The sorting action behaves as follows: Options and variant options are considered equivalent for the purpose of sorting. Each selected folder (including the root options folder) is sorted recursively, that is, sub-folders in selected folders are also sorted. If no folder is selected, the sorting behaves as though the root options folder is selected. If only options or empty folders are selected, this button is dimmed. Folders and options (or variant options) are sorted as two groups whereby folders always appear above options. Clicking this when content is already sorted alphanumerically reverses the sort order. When option descriptions are displayed, the sorting is based on those descriptions and not on the option names. Folders are still sorted by name.
Name	Specifies the identifier for the selected option folder, option combination or option in the Options browser. Mandatory.
Description	Specifies a descriptive string for the option selected in the Options browser. Optional, enabled only for an option.
Group	Specifies particular relationships between the options in the folder selected in the Options browser. Optional, displayed only for an option folder. The following options are available: Mutually Exclusive Indicates that none of the options within this folder can be selected together in a vehicle. Mandatory Indicates that at least one of the options within this folder must be selected in a vehicle.
Electrical	Specifies whether the option selected in the Options browser is electrical or non-electrical. Clear this only if you are uninterested in this option, as it will become invisible in all dialog boxes except in the Options browser and when you edit product plans.
Variant	Specifies whether the option selected in the Options browser is a variant option (selected) or not (cleared). Mandatory, displayed only for an option.
Inclusive	Lists the options that are required with the option selected in the Options browser. Optional, displayed only for options at project level. Click to display the Choose Options Dialog Box where you select the inclusive options. To remove an option from the Inclusive window, select it and click .
Exclusive	Lists the options that cannot be used with the option selected in the Options browser. Optional, displayed only for options at project level. Click to display the Choose Options dialog box where you select the exclusive options. To remove an option from the Exclusive window, select it and click .
Valid Selections	Lists the options in the option combination selected in the Options browser; each option is a column in the table. A row represents a valid selection of the options. Click to add a row to the table. Click to delete a row from the table. Within a row select the options that you want to be included in that valid selection. The Name column specifies unique identifiers for the valid selections. Available only for option combinations at project level.

Parent Topic:

Miscellaneous Dialogs

Related Topics

• Options and Option Relationships [Capital Design Tools - Common Functions User Guide]

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