Example 1: Map a symbol wizard to an object wizard

This example shows how to create a simple Symbol Wizard, set configurations, and map the configurations to Object Wizard Choices.

1. Create a new graphic in the Visualization folder.

2. Build a simple Symbol Wizard in the Graphic Editor by adding a Choice Group with three Choices named Red, Green, and Blue.

3. Add three shapes, filled with colors that correspond to the Choices. Rename the shapes so you can identify them.

4. Assign each shape to the corresponding Choice by dragging the shape name from the Elements tab to the corresponding Choice in the Layers tab.

   

5. Save and close the Graphic Editor.

6. In the Templates pane of the IDE, expand the list of templates, then select the type of object (for example, UserDefined Object) to which you want to add an Object Wizard.

7. Derive a new template from the template you selected, and add an Object Wizard with:

   • One Choice Group. Change the name of the Choice Group to "Select Color."

   • Three Choices: Red, Green and Blue.

8. Link the Symbol Wizard you created in step 2 to the derived template.

9. Configure each Symbol Wizard association to match the corresponding Object Wizard Choice.

   • Red Symbol Wizard Choice selected for Red Object Wizard Choice.

   • Blue Symbol Wizard Choice selected for Blue Object Wizard Choice.

   • Green Symbol Wizard Choice selected for Green Object Wizard Choice.

     

     Note: Only the default selection can be marked as visible (you can remove the checkmark to hide the default selection). Selections with override are not visible. Users cannot modify selections that are not visible.

10. Switch to Test Mode.

11. With the default Option Wizard Choice selected (Red, in this example), you should see something like this:

    

    The Symbol Wizard Choice Group can be changed in the Symbol Settings pane, since we did not turn off visibility for the default selection.

12. With any of the non-default Option Wizard Choices selected, you should see something like this:

    

    In this case, Symbol Wizard settings cannot be changed because a non-default configuration of the Symbol Wizard is associated with the Green Object Wizard Choice. When a non-default selection is made in the Symbol Wizard, its visibility setting is turned off and disabled.