Configuring Symbol Factory

When you configure the Symbol Factory, you can specify:

• Whether tool tips are shown when you select a wizard.

• Whether additional options should appear in the Symbol Factory by Reichard Software dialog box. By default, to edit category and wizard descriptions, you must right-click the item.

• The location for your category (.cat) files. All data for all wizards in each category is stored in one category file. For performance reasons, this path should contain only .cat files. To share wizards with other developers, set this path to a network folder. See Sharing a Category of Symbols on a Network.

  Caution: Do not place category files in your local InTouch application folder. Instead, save category files to: C:\Program Files\Wonderware\intouch\symfac.

To configure Symbol Factory

1. In the Symbol Factory dialog box, click Options.

   The Symbol Options dialog box appears.

2. Click Configure.

   The Configure Symbol Factory dialog box appears.

   

3. Configure Symbol Factory. Do the following:

   • In the Category File Path box, type the location where you want to save your Symbol Factory category (.cat) files.

   • Select the Enable ToolTips check box if you want tool tips to be shown for wizards in the Symbol Factory by Reichard Software dialog box.

   • Select the Enable alternatives to right mouse button check box if you want buttons added to the Symbol Factory by Reichard Software dialog box. You can use these buttons instead of the right mouse button for editing categories and wizards:

     Edit Category

     Shows the Edit Category dialog box for a selected category.

     Edit Symbol

     Shows the Edit Symbol dialog box for a selected wizard.

4. Click OK.