Master layout

The usage of a “Master layout” in visualizations for example could be used to provide a dialog in various visualizations without the need to explicitly insert it in each of them. Whether and when the dialog will be displayed in online mode could be controlled via a variable which is defined in the Master layout configuration for the visibility of the dialog elements .

Use \ as master layout

If a visualization is defined as “Master layout”, it will be inserted automatically in all other visualizations (if those are not explicitly excluded, see below) and will be available there with all its functions during online mode. It always will be inserted on the front level, if you however it always want to get it in the background, then activate option ‘in background’ in the properties dialog of the visualization element (see below). A master layout cannot be edited any longer in the visualization where it has been inserted.  Modifications of the configuration only can be done in the master layout visualization itself.

Appointing a visualization to be the master layout is done in the Properties dialog, which can be opened for an object currently selected in the Object Organizer via command ‘ ‘Project’ ‘Object properties’’. Option Master layout must be activated for this purpose. If prior to this another visualization has been defined to be a master layout, that one will automatically be re-defined to be a “normal” visualization (option Visualization in the Properties dialog.

Visualization \ without master layout

Also in the Properties dialog of a visualization object you can define that it should be used as a Visualization without master layout.