Shared Objects Browser Window

The Shared Objects Browser Window is located on the lower left side of the application window and is opened by clicking the Shared tab.

It contains a browser tree that lists the shared objects that are available for the project that is open. If a shared object is frozen, a blue snowflake is displayed on the icon for the shared object .

You can hide the various browser windows by selecting the View menu option and clearing the Browser Area box. To display the browser windows again, select the View menu option and check the Browse Window box.

The toolbar in the Shared Objects Browser Window contains the following:

• Edit Shared Object — Used to edit a shared object.

• Create Revision — Used to create a revision of a shared object. See Creating a New Revision of a Shared Object.

• Freeze/Unfreeze Shared Objects — Used to freeze and unfreeze shared objects. See also “Freezing and Unfreezing Shared Objects” in the Capital Design Tools - Common Functions User Guide.

• Delete Unused Shared Objects — Used to delete multiple unused shared objects in a project.

• Delete Shared Object — Used to delete a single unused shared object from a project.

• Refresh Shared Objects — Used to refresh the shared objects displayed in the Shared Objects Browser Window so that changes made by other users to the available shared objects can be seen. Note Cross-reference data on shared objects is not updated when you click the Refresh Shared Objects icon. To update cross‑reference data, you must click Refresh > Cross References on the Capital ribbon to Refresh External Data. See also Cross-References on Objects for a list of actions that update cross‑references automatically.

The tree contains the following nodes:

• Shared Signals — Lists the shared signals.

• Shared Messages — Lists the shared messages.

• Shared Functions — Lists the shared functions.

You can right-click a shared signals revision and select Show Usages to find which build lists and designs use it. See Finding Which Designs Use a Shared Object Revision.

You can right-click a shared signals revision and select Swap Out Revision to swap instances of that shared signal revision for another compatible revision in designs. See Swapping Out Shared Objects for a Compatible Revision.

To expand the browser tree (Shared Objects Browser Window)

Click the right-pointing flipper by the folder that you want to expand. Alternatively, double-click the name of the folder.

To expand all sub-folders under a folder, right-click on the folder and select the Expand All option from the pop-up menu.

To collapse a section of the browser tree (Shared Objects Browser Window)

Click the downward-pointing flipper or double-click the folder name at the top of the section. Alternatively, right-click on the folder and select the Collapse option from the pop-up menu.

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Capital Systems Modeler User Guide, 2512.2606

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