Configuring a Tab's Button Bar
- Last UpdatedApr 24, 2017
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You can add and remove the buttons that are included in a tab’s button bar.
Some of the available buttons are specific to the tab. Other general buttons, like the Refresh button, might also be available to be included in the button bar.
To open the Configure Button Bar window
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Right-click the button bar area and click Configure.
The Configure Button Bar window appears.
To add a button to the button bar
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On the Configure Button Bar dialog box, select the button in the Available Buttons pane.
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Click the Add button.
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In the settings pane, enter the Position number of the button to determine its position in the button bar.
You can add one or more space separator buttons (the rectangular button without an icon) to visually separate groups of buttons in the button bar.
To remove a button from the button bar
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On the Configure Button Bar dialog box, select the button in the button bar.
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Click the Remove button.
The button is moved back to the Available Buttons pane.
To configure a button in the button bar
You can configure settings for selected button in the button bar. These settings are described in the following table.
Control ID
Identifies the control (for example, window or tab) on which this button bar appears.
ID
Identifies the selected button (and its definition) in the database.
Position
Specifies the position number, or location, of the selected button in the button bar.
Execution Level
Specifies the minimum Button Execution Level that a user must have (a user privilege defined in MES Client) to have authorization to use the selected button.
Text
Defines the text, if any, that appears as a label on the selected button.
Tooltip
Defines the text, if any, that will appear when the cursor is hovered over the selected button .
User Data
Defines the external application and/or parameters that will be passed when the selected button is pressed.
Image
Indicates which image, if any, should be displayed on the selected button. The selected image is displayed below this list.
Add Image button
Not supported.