Deactivating Table Rows

You can deactivate/activate (i.e. hide or display) table rows using Knowledgeware tools. This feature enables you to specify whether a row should be active or not, using what is known as an Activity parameter.

For more information about using knowledgeware capabilities, see the Engineering Rules Capture User's Guide.

Before you begin: In a drawing representation create a table (in our example, we show three bills of material).
  1. Select a table.
  2. From the Tools section of the action bar, click Formula.
    The Formulas:Table.1 dialog box appears. It displays the formula parameters and the Activity parameters corresponding to the selected table (Table.1).
  3. In the parameters list, select the following Activity parameter: the Sheet.1\Front view\DrwDressUp.1\Table.1Text.1\Activity item.
  4. In the Edit name or value of the current parameter field, change the parameter value to "false".
  5. The table is immediately updated: its title row is hidden.
  6. Repeat this operation for the next Activity parameter in the list: the Sheet.1\Front view\DrwDressUp.1\Table.1\Text.6\Activity item. The table is immediately updated: its header row is hidden.


  7. Using the same method, reset the Activity parameters you just modified to their original value "true", to display the table title row and header row again.


  8. Now, set the Sheet.1\Isometric view\DrwDressUp.1\Table.1\Text.21\Activity item to "false", and click Apply. The table is updated and the corresponding row is hidden.


  9. Click OK to validate the latest changes.

Important:
  • The only way you can display deactivated rows is by reactivating them through Knowledgeware (i.e. by setting their Activity parameters to "true").
  • You can also deactivate/activate rows using design tables. For more information about design tables, see the Engineering Rules Capture User's Guide. You can also see Deactivating Annotations in this user's guide for a scenario on using design tables to deactivate annotations.