Edit a graphic

After you create a graphic, you need to check it out in order to edit it in the Industrial Graphic Editor. When you are done editing, you will need to save and check in the graphic.

To edit a graphic in the Visualization folder

1. In the Visualization folder, right-click on the graphic you want to edit and select Check Out.

   The checked-out icon (an open padlock) appears to the left of the graphic name to indicate that it is checked out.

2. Right-click on the checked-out graphic and select Open to show the graphic in the Graphic Editor.

3. After you have finished editing the graphic, click Save and Close from the task bar of the Graphic Editor.

   When you save and close the graphic, it is automatically checked in.

To edit a graphic contained in an object

4. Open the object in the Object editor.

5. In the Attributes tab, go to the Content pane.

6. Select the graphic and click the edit content (pencil) icon. The Industrial Graphic Editor appears.

7. Edit the graphic.

8. Click Save and Close.

   The Industrial Graphic Editor closes and the updated graphic is checked in.

Some details

• Situational Awareness Library graphics are protected templates and cannot be directly edited. You must embed an instance of a Situational Awareness Library graphic in another graphic to edit it and make configuration changes.

• You check out a graphic when you open it for editing with the Industrial Graphic Editor. No other user can edit the graphic while you have it checked out.