Customize Table Configuration Dialog

The Customize Table Configuration dialog allows you to customize the tables that are displayed in Constraint Browser and Constraint Viewer. Tabs can be added or deleted, and their contents defined by adding or deleting attributes. Tabs can be dragged to a new location, and the position and grouping of attributes can be specified in each tab. It is displayed by clicking View > Customize Table Configuration on the ribbon in Constraint Browser for eCADSTAR PCB Editor or eCADSTAR Schematic Editor.

Mode

The Mode list allows you to select a Constraint Browser table to customize. When you select an item in the list, the currently-displayed tabs in the relevant table are shown in the Edit Table configuration section. Items whose values cannot be edited in Constraint Browser are displayed with a read-only icon.

Item		Description
Signal		Displays the currently-displayed tabs in the Signals table in Constraint Browser. The default tabs for this table are shown below.
	Basic	Displays signal attributes, including color, frequency, voltage and pin details.
	Design Rule	Displays design rule attributes for signals, including track width, clearance and shielding.
	Routing	Displays routing attributes for signals.
	High Speed Routing	Displays High Speed Routing attributes for signals.
	Signal Class	Displays signal classes, including net class, E-Net class and differential pair class.
	Differential Pair Routing	Displays Differential Pair Routing attributes for signals.
	Lengthening	Displays Lengthening attributes for signals.
	Analysis	Displays Analysis attributes for signals.
Class/Group		Displays the currently-displayed tabs in the Classes/Groups table in the Signals section in Constraint Browser. The default tabs for this table are shown below.
	Basic	Displays attributes for signal classes and groups, including color, frequency and voltage.
	Design Rule	Displays design rule attributes for signal classes and groups, including track width, clearance and shielding.
	Routing	Displays routing attributes for signal classes and groups.
	High Speed Routing	Displays High Speed Routing attributes for signals.
	Differential Pair Routing	Displays Differential Pair Routing attributes for signals.
	Lengthening	Displays Lengthening attributes for signals.
	Analysis	Displays Analysis attributes for signals.
Skew Group		Displays the currently-displayed tabs in the Skew Groups table in Constraint Browser. The default tabs for this table are shown below.
	Routing	Displays routing attributes for Skew Groups.
	Skew	Displays skew attributes for Skew Groups.
Component		Displays the currently-displayed tabs in the Components table in Constraint Browser for eCADSTAR PCB Editor. This mode is not available in Constraint Browser for eCADSTAR Schematic Editor. The default tabs for this table are shown below.
	Basic	Displays component attributes, including part and pin details, and component type.
	Detail	Displays component details, including maximum height, standoff height, device type and permitted placement side and angle.
	Analysis	Displays Analysis attributes for components.
Part		Displays the currently-displayed tabs in the Parts table in Constraint Browser for eCADSTAR PCB Editor. This mode is not available in Constraint Browser for eCADSTAR Schematic Editor. The default tabs for this table are shown below.
	Basic	Displays part attributes, including pin details and component type.
	Detail	Displays part details. These include maximum height, standoff height, device type, whether a part is a decoupling capacitor (decap) or jumper, and permitted placement sides and angles.

Edit table configuration

The Edit Table configuration section allows you to customize the Constraint Browser table that you select in the Mode list. Tabs can be added or deleted, and their position and names changed. The position and grouping of their attributes can also be changed.

Item		Description
New tab		Creates a new tab in the selected table. The tab is added to the right of existing tabs, and is named New Tab. Define a name and press Return, or press Return to accept the default name. Drag the new tab to a different location in the table, if required.
Tab Assist menu		The following items can be selected by right-clicking a tab header. When you click OK in the Customize Table Configuration dialog, the table selected in the Mode list is updated.
	Delete	Deletes the tab that is selected in the Edit Table configuration section and removes it from the corresponding table in Constraint Browser.
	Rename	Allows you to rename a selected tab by typing a name and pressing Return.
	Editable	If this setting is deselected, all attributes in the selected tab in the relevant Constraint Browser table are set to read-only.
Attribute Assist menu		The following items can be selected by right-clicking a column header. This assist menu allows you to add and delete the attributes in a selected tab, and change their position, names and grouping. When you click OK in the Customize Table Configuration dialog, the table selected in the Mode list is updated.
	Clear Grouping	Ungroups a selected group of columns.
	Rename Group	Allows you to rename a group by selecting the group, or an attribute within the group, and selecting Rename Group on the Assist menu. Type a new name in the Group name dialog and click OK.
	Insert Attribute	Inserts a system or user-defined attribute to the left of a selected attribute, using the Attributes Dialog. User-defined attributes are defined in the Attribute Manager dialog.
	Grouping	Groups adjacent columns that you select using the Ctrl or Shift keys. Type a name for the group in the Group name box, and click OK. The selected columns become sub-columns of the new column group.
	Delete	Deletes a selected column or group of columns.
	Move to Right	Moves a selected column or group one place to the right. Selected members of a group can be moved within the group.
	Move to Left	Moves a selected column or group one place to the left. Selected members of a group can be moved within the group.
Edit table configuration box Assist menu		The following item can be selected by right-clicking in the Edit table configuration box. When you click OK in the Customize Table Configuration dialog, the table selected in the Mode list is updated.
	Add Attribute	Adds a selected system or user attribute to the right of the existing attributes, using the Attributes Dialog.