Navigating the Global Procedures Module

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Navigating the Global Procedures Module

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The Global Procedures module enables the viewing and/or adding of global procedures.

 

 

Available Menus:

 

Access this shortcut menu by right-clicking an empty space of the "Global Procedures" module or its title.

See Global Procedures.

 

This menu is used to:

 

Add a global procedure. See Global Procedures.

Import a global procedure from "Library". See To Import a Global Procedure from Library.

 

 

Access the following right-click menu by clicking a global procedure included in the "Global Procedure" module.

 

 

Edit

Opens the selected global procedure's properties window so you can edit it.

Copy

Copies the selected global procedure.

Paste

Pastes the previously copied global procedure. This option is only available after a "copy" operation takes place.

Duplicate Global Procedure

Duplicates the selected global procedure with all its features, controls and processes. The duplicate has the same name as the original global procedure with an incremented number.

Delete

Deletes the selected global procedure.

Add Local Procedure

Adds a local procedure to the selected global procedure. See Local Procedures.

Add Screen

Adds a new screen to the selected global procedure. See Creating and Editing a Screen.

Add Routine

Adds a routine to the selected global procedure. See Working with Routines.

Convert to Program

Converts the selected global procedure into a program which is, then, displayed last in the tree view.

Param In

Opens the selected global procedure's "Param In" tab directly.

Param Out

Opens the selected global procedure's "Param Out" tab directly.

Open All Screens

Opens all the screens included in the selected global procedure.

Library

Provides export/import options for elements that relate to global procedures.

a. Right-click the intended global procedure.

b. Mouse over the "Library" option to access the following options:

 

 

c. Click the intended option to:

 

Export Global Procedure

Export the selected global procedure to "Library". See To Export a Global Procedure to Library.

Import Screen

Import a screen from "Library". See To Import a Screen from Library.

Import Routine

Import a routine from "Library". See To Import a Routine from Library.