Associating a Symbol

With a Shared Function

You can add a symbol to the shared object definition of an existing shared function.

Procedure

1. Right-click the shared function that you want to associate a symbol with and select Edit Shared Function.The Edit Shared Function Dialog Box displays.

2. Select the Symbols tab. Click Add.The Select Symbol to Add dialog box displays.

3. In the Select Symbol to Add dialog box, select the required symbol in the tree and click OK.Tip In the Select Symbol to Add dialog box, you can select Show Origin to have the symbol origin indicated on the symbol.

4. On the Associate Ports tab associate ports on the symbol with ports in the shared object definition. Select a port in the Symbol list then, in the Shared Object list, select the port that you want to associate it with and click Associate. Alternatively, click Associate All to automatically associate all ports in the two lists. When you Associate All, if there are ports in the Symbol list that do not have ports in the Shared Object list that they can be associated with, a warning is displayed explaining that new ports will be created. Either click OK to create new ports, or click Cancel.Note All the ports in the Symbol list must be associated with a port in the Shared Object list, otherwise the OK button will be unavailable and you cannot continue with associating the symbol with the shared object. Unless you have selected a symbol in the symbols list or just added a symbol to the symbols list the Ports tab is displayed instead of the Associate Ports tab.

Tip To remove an association between two ports, select the two ports and click Disassociate. To remove all associations click Disassociate All. To add a new port to the Shared Object list click New. The Add Shared Ports Dialog Box displays. To delete or rename a port in the Shared Object list select it and click Delete or Rename.

5. Optionally, you can use the Port Reservations tab to set one or more of the ports to be unrestricted. Ports with reservation status Automatic or Reserved are listed in the Automatic Reservations list. Select a port and click Add to move it to the Unrestricted Ports list. To make all the ports unrestricted click Add All. See “Port Reservation Status” in the Capital Project Manager User Guide for further information about automatic, reserved and unrestricted ports.

6. Click OK.

Results

• The symbol is added to the object’s shared object definition.

Parent Topic:

Editing Shared Functions

Capital Systems Modeler User Guide, 2512.2606

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