Creating a Custom User Interface

You can use Process Experience Studio to create a customized user interface to a simulation template.

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About Rules
Components
  1. Create or open a simulation template of type custom view.
  2. Select the Design viewing mode.
  3. Select the Components tab to display the list of components.
  4. Do either of the following to create a component and position it on the canvas:
    • Click on a component from the list to add it to the bottom of the stack of components on the canvas. You can drag the component to a different position on the canvas.
    • Select a component from the list and drag it to the desired position on the canvas.
  5. To edit the properties of a component, click the component from the canvas.
    Process Experience Studio displays the properties tab.
  6. Enter the properties of the component.

    Note: The following steps describe the properties that you enter to define a Text Input component. The properties described here are common to most components, but some components request additional information; for example, the slider component requests the minimum and maximum ranges of the slider.

    1. From the Value property, click to display the process browser and to bind the value to a 3DEXPERIENCE platform object, such as a parameter.

      You can type directly into this field, as opposed to binding to an object, but the value that you enter will not be used by the instantiated simulation process. For example, you may want to provide information to a user about a parameter that is read-only and cannot be modified.

    2. From the Label property, enter the text that describes the input field.
    3. Click the Read Only field, and choose true or false.

      Note: If you bound a parameter, an attribute, or a 3DEXPERIENCE platform object to a field that is read-only, you cannot modify the value of the Read Only fields.

      If you select true, Process Experience Studio disables the input field to indicate it cannot be modified.
    4. Click the Mandatory field, and choose true or false.

      If you select true and a value has not been bound to the field, Process Experience Studio displays a warning next to the input field indicating a value is required.

    5. Click the Hidden field, and choose true or false.
    6. Enter text in the Hint field that will be displayed under the input field to help the user understand the value that is being requested.
  7. Optional: Click Add Rules to associate a rule with a property.
    1. From the Rules Editor that appears, click Add Rule.
    2. Select the property value that will be applied value when the rule is satisfied.
    3. Click Add Condition.
    4. Create the condition by selecting the property and specifying the state that satisfies the condition.
    5. Create additional conditions and rules as required.
    6. Click Close to close the Rules Editor and to create the rule.
      Process Experience Studio uses purple highlighting to indicate a property that is governed by a rule.
  8. Click Preview to view the customized user interface as it will be appear when the template is instantiated.
  9. Click Design to return to the design mode and make any additional changes, if desired.
  10. When you are satisfied with the customized user interface, click Save changes to save the interface along with the underlying simulation template.