Overview

In the Projects section of the Start Page, you can create and manage a folder structure to organize system projects.

Each folder can contain one or more subfolders and system projects.

Creating Folders

To create a folder, proceed as follows.

Step

Action

1

In the Projects section of the Start Page, right-click the Control Expert repository root node and select New Folder .

NOTE: To create a subfolder, repeat step 1 at the folder level.

2

If needed, edit the identifier of the folder in the PROPERTIES pane.

Folder Actions

Right-click the Control Expert repository root node or any to open a context menu with the following commands.

Command

Description

New System

Creates a new system project.

New Folder

Creates a new folder or subfolder.

Delete

Deletes the folder after confirming the command.

The command is not available if the folder contains subfolders or system projects.

NOTE: The command is not available from the Control Expert repository root node.

Import

Opens the Import dialog box that lets you import system project data contained in an export file.

Moving Folders

To move a folder, drag it to its new position in the tree of the Control Expert repository, which appears in the Projects section of the Start Page .

If a folder with the same name already exists at the target location, the contents of both folders (system projects and subfolders) is merged.

Folder Properties

Click a folder to display its properties in the PROPERTIES pane.

You can view and edit the following properties.

Category

Attribute

Description

General

Identifier

Click the field to edit the identifier. The software accepts only identifiers that are unique within the folder level.