eVolve Properties Configuration

The eVolve Properties Browser Configuration window

From the eVolve Properties Browser Configuration window users can quickly enable/disable panels, set panel names, and set their sort order. Users may also choose whether parameters are displayed if the values are common or hide the parameters if the values are null or empty.

Grid Columns for the eVolve Properties Configuration

• Profile Name - read-only - displays the name specified in Data Profiles.
• Profile Description - read-only - displays the description entered in Data Profiles.
• Display Name - defines the display name of the panel.
• Profile Group - read-only - displays the name assigned in Data Profiles.
• Profile Sub Group - read-only - displays the name assigned in Data Profiles.
• Enabled - then checked, the Data Profile appears in the eVolve Properties palette as a panel.
• Order - used to define how the panels are arranged in the palette.
• Show Only Common Values - when checked, if a value differs between elements in any way, the parameter is removed from the panel.
• Hide Empty Values - when checked, if all values have an empty/null value, the parameter is removed from the panel.

Resolutions to common issues

Issue - Conditional display panels

I would like to conditional display panels based on selected elements, currently, all enabled panels are always displayed.

Solution

From the Data Profile's element filter, add a condition that checks to see if a required field is blank. For example, if you create a panel to display spool and package information add a condition that checks to see if the eVolve_AssemblyGroup OR eV_PackageId parameter is not blank.

Issue - Always display parameters

Even though I have the Hide Empty Values option enabled, I would like to always display a parameter even if the value is null or empty.

Solution 1

# Check to see if the parameter exists and the value is null or empty
if (-not $eVolveFromParameter)
{
	# Assigns a value if null or empty
        return "Not Assigned"
}
# If the parameter exists and the value is not null or empty this defines the parameter to use
return $eVolveFromParameter

Solution 2

# Check to see if the parameter exists and the value is null or empty
if (-not $eVolveFromParameter)
{
	# If the value is null or empty, "^abort^" is used to hide the parameter in the panel
	return "^abort^"
}
# If the parameter exists and the value is not null or empty this defines the parameter to use
return $eVolveFromParameter

Issue - Conditionally show parameters

I would like to conditionally show a parameter. For instance, I only want to display a parameter if the value is greater than 25.

Solution

# Check to see if the parameter value is greater than 25.0
if ($eVolveFromParameter -gt 25.0)
{
	# If the value is null or empty, "^abort^" is used to hide the parameter in the panel
	return "^abort^"
}
# If the parameter exists and the value is not null or empty this defines the parameter to use
return $eVolveFromParameter

Issue - Cycle through parameters to populate a single field

I would like to check if a parameter exists and if not use another parameter to populate the field. For example, I want to display the Reference Level in my panel, but when I select one element, the parameter name is "Reference Level" and when I select a different element it is "Level".

Solution 1

# Check to see if the parameter exists and the value is null or empty
if (-not $eVolveFromParameter)
{
	# If the parameter is nul or empty, the parameter below is used
        return $eVolveElement.LookupParameter("Level").AsValueString()
}
else
{
	# If the parameter exists and the value is not null or empty this defines the parameter to use
        return $eVolveFromParameter
}

Solution 2

# Defines the parameter to compare 
$result = $eVolveFromParameter

# Check to see if the parameter exists and the value is null or empty
if (-not $result)
{
	# If the parameter is nul or empty, the parameter below is used
        $result = $eVolveElement.LookupParameter("Level").AsValueString()
}
# Check to see if the parameter exists and the value is null or empty
if (-not $result)
{
	# If the parameter is nul or empty, the parameter below is used
        $result = $eVolveElement.LookupParameter("eV_PackageLevel").AsString()
}
# If the parameter exists and the value is not null or empty this defines the parameter to use
return $result

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