Menu units of measurement directory

Menu units of measurement directory

The Menu units of measurement directory is used for managing measurement units of menu items.

Location of the directory: Menu - Menu units of measurement.

Figure 5.63. Menu units of measurement directory window


Data grid columns:

  • Name indicates the name of the menu unit of measurement.

  • Description is a brief description of the menu unit of measurement.

  • Format denotes the display format of the menu item, expressed in menu units of measurement.

  • Type designates the type of the menu unit of measurement.

  • Security level indicates the the security level assigned to or inherited by the menu unit of measurement.

  • System is a tag identifying system objects.

The context menu of the directory contains the following commands:

  • Add (Ins) – adds a new menu unit of measurement.

  • Edit (F2) – edits the selected menu units of measurement.

  • Delete (Del) – deletes menu units of measurement to the Recycle bin.

  • Export – menu with the commands to export files into an external file or update package.

  • Clipboard – menu with the commands to operate the clipboard.

  • Print (Ctrl+P) – generates print layouts.

  • Summary functions – menu with the commands to manage the summary functions of the data grid.

  • Additional functions – menu with the commands to operate the data grid.

To add new units of measurement to the directory, use the New menu unit of measurement and New menu units of measurement windows. Attributes of selected measurement units can be altered in the Menu unit of measurement and Menu units of measurement editor windows.

The confirm delete prompt appears when units of measurement are deleted.

The Select menu unit of measurement window is used to select directory entries from the fields of entry windows.