Create and Modify Labelling

1. To create a labelling convention use the ABA Tag Rule Definition form, displayed by selecting Create then Area ADP Library and then Labelling from the main menu.

   

2. To create a new tag rule set click on the Create Tag Rule Set button which displays the Create Tag Rule Set form.

   

3. Enter a suitable name in the Name field and a suitable description in the Description field. When the new name and description have been entered click on the Apply button to confirm the settings.

4. To modify/replace a tag rule set use the pull down menu to pick the correct set you want to modify, then click the Modify Tag Rule Set button, which displays the Modify Tag Rule Set form.

   

5. Edit the values in the Name or Description fields to those required and click the Apply button.

6. Enter a suitable name for the tag rule in the Name field.

7. Enter the tag rule definition in the Rule field, this may be as specific or general as required, for example ALL PIPE or ALL PIPE WITH PSPEC EQ /SCTG (if you enter syntax in this format the application will convert it to ALL PIPE WITH (ATTRIB PSPE EQ ID /SCTG) automatically).

8. Enter a suitable description for the tag rule in the Label Template field.

9. To select the label template for the tag rule to use, click on the Select Label Template button which displays the Select Label Template form.

   

10. Label Libraries. Select the library you want to use a label from using the pull down menu at the top for the form. Once the library is selected pick the label by either selecting a label from the list under the library selection menu or click on the label you want in the graphical view. This is simply a Draft representation of the labels so the usual zoom functionality is available. Once you have selected the label, click on the Apply button to return to the Tag Rule Definition form.

11. Create a new tag rule. Once the new tag rule has been fully defined, click on the Add button to add the new tag rule to the Tag rule list for the current tag rule set.

12. If you want to modify, replace or remove a tag rule click on the required rule from the Tag rules list.

To modify/replace an existing tag rule

13. Select the required tag rule from the Tag Rule Definition form and make the necessary changes to the tag rule definition.

14. Click Replace.

To remove an existing tag rule

15. Select the correct rule from the Tag Rule Definition form.

16. Click Remove.

Note: Currently, the supplied functionality within the task *Arrange_Labels will operate correctly with a label template type of TXTM. If an SYTM is utilised, the labels may not be positioned and orientated as you might expect. This limitation is due to the fact that an SYTM can have an origin at any point within its configuration and hence is indeterminable, unlike a TXTM origin.