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===7.2.6 Items===
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===Items===
 
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[[mosCura:Configurator_Items|Items]]<br />
'''Create'''
 
 
 
# To create a new Item either in the Item Group, you have to click the button on the right side in the panel of the Item Group and press “+ New Item”
 
# When you have clicked the “+ New Item”, a new window will appear with the required fields of the Item. In this window, there is also the option to create a number of copies for the created item
 
# When the Item is created, it will be located inside the panel of the Item Group
 
 
 
<gallery>
 
File:MosCura_configurator_Item_Create.png| Press "Create new Item"
 
File:mosCura_configurator_Item_CreateInput.png| Fill in inputs and press "Create"
 
File:mosCura_configurator_Item_CreatedItem.png| Created Item
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
'''Update'''
 
 
 
To update an existing Item, you can write directly in the panel, where the Item is located, and press “Update” in the right top corner of the panel.
 
 
 
Moreover, when a change happened in any of the Item inputs, a vertical colored line will be displayed in the panel, in order to keep track of in which item there are unsaved changes.
 
 
 
# You can update 1 or many Items simultaneously
 
<gallery>
 
File:mosCura_Configurator_Item_Update.png|Change the values and press "Update"
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
'''Create Copy'''
 
 
 
In the mosCura Configurator there is also an option to create a number of copies of an existing Item.
 
 
 
# To create the copy, extend the dropdown button at the right side of the Item and press “Create Item Copy”
 
# When you have clicked the button, a new window will pop up. Now you have to fill in the required inputs and select the number of the copies you want to create
 
 
 
<gallery>
 
File:mosCura_Configurator_Item_Copy.png|Press "Create Item Copy"
 
File: mosCura_Configurator_Item_CopyInputs.png| Fill in all the inputs and press "Create"
 
File: mosCura_Configurator_Item_CopyCreated.png| Created copies of the Item
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
'''Delete'''
 
 
 
# To delete an item, extend the dropdown button on the right side of the Item in the panel where it is located, and press “Delete”
 
# When you have clicked the button, a confirmation message will be shown
 
# Press “OK” to continue the process or “Cancel” to cancel it
 
 
 
<gallery>
 
File:mosCura_configurator_Item_Delete.png| Press Delete
 
File: mosCura_configurator_Item_DeleteConfirmation.png|Press "Ok" to confirm the delete process
 
</gallery>
 
  
 
===7.2.7 Export configuration===
 
===7.2.7 Export configuration===

Revision as of 10:43, 21 November 2019

7.1 Overview

mosCura Configurator is a tool that can be used to create communication protocols among different tools in the production cycle.

In the configurator, there are options to create a totally new configuration from scratch and export it into a CSV file, or to import an existing configuration in order to validate and update the existing configuration in the machine.

In the picture below is an example of a Configurator with a finished configuration:

7.2 Configuration Setup

Before you proceed reading the process of a new configuration setup, it is recommended to read the Rules of the Configurator.

7.2.1 Configuration Process

The following steps are the process of how to create a new Configuration.

  1. Create a new Section Group
  2. Add 1 Data Handler
  3. Add 1 or multiple Item Groups in the Section Group
  4. Add 1 or multiple Items in each Item Group
  5. Export configuration
  6. Import an existing configuration

7.2.2 mosCura Configurator

In the Configurator page, it is possible to edit or delete the Section Group and create, edit or delete Data Handler, Item Group and Items.

Moreover, there are options to export the configuration or to import an existing configuration.

Section Group

Section Group

Data Handler

Data Handler

Item Group

Item Group

Items

Items

7.2.7 Export configuration

In this version of the mosCura Configurator, a functionality of exporting a configuration into a CSV file has been added.

  1. To export the selected configuration, click the left button moscura_config_button1.png on the top panel in the right corner
  2. Afterwards,you have to select the type of separator, the delimiter type for the decimal values of the configuration, and if you want the CSV to have Headers, press “Export to CSV”

7.2.8 Import configuration

  1. In this version of mosCura Configurator, there is also the option to import an existing configuration from a CSV file or a Text file
  2. To import an existing configuration, you should click the middle button moscura_config_button2.png on the top panel at the right side
  3. When you have clicked the button, a new window will open. Now you have to select the type of the separator, the type of the delimiter, the type of the file, and browse to the location of the file and press “Import”
    1. If the import process is successful, the imported configuration will replace the existing configuration
    2. If the configuration contains any errors, the error(s) will be displayed in the importation window, as well as the line numbers of the file where the error(s) have occurred

7.3 Rules

Below are some rules, which we have set in mosCura Configurator, and the user should follow them in order to create a successful configuration:

  • Section Group No. must be 2 characters long.
  • Item Group No. must be 3 characters long.
  • Item No. must be 4 characters long.
  • A Section group can have 1 or none Data Handler.
  • A Data Handler can have up to three Items.