Creating and Modifying User Parameters

To create user parameters and manage existing ones, open the User Parameters dialog. From the Navigator, right-click on the User Parameters icon, and select Manage User Parameters. Alternatively, from the menu, select Tools > Manage User Parameters.

In the User Parameters dialog, the left pane lists all the existing user parameters for the workspace. (They are also listed in the User Parameters section of the Navigator.) You can click and drag on the parameters or use the toolbar icons to perform the following:

  • Change the order of the parameters at runtime. (You can also reorder the parameters in the Navigator by dragging them up or down.) Order is important because it affects when parameters are evaluated in the workspace. In particular, the value of one parameter may depend on another parameter that is evaluated earlier.
  • Remove a parameter.
  • Edit a parameter: Click on one to select it. The parameter's properties display on the right pane.
  • Add a parameter: Click the Insert icon (+) and select the type of user parameter you want to add (see Parameter Types, below). The parameter is added below the currently-selected parameter. In the right pane, configure the properties of the parameter according to its type (see Parameter Properties (Right Pane), below).
  • Arrange parameters in group boxes: Click the Insert icon and select Group Box. In the left pane, a group box is added below the currently-selected parameter. Click and drag other parameters into the group box as desired. In the right pane, configure the properties of the group box (you may need to re-select the group box to show its properties). See Parameter Properties (Right Pane), below.

When finished, click OK.

To view how the parameters display at runtime, click Preview.

Parameter Types

Parameter Properties (Right Pane)

Modifying User Parameters in the Navigator