There are three types of parameters that can be defined: window, value, and text
modifying.
You can select properties across different objects and applications if the property
names are exact. For example, a parameter can be shared by a property named “Text”
on the contour legend header and note in HyperView.
Similarly, a parameter named “Color” can be shared by the plot legend and a note in
HyperGraph.
Window Parameters
By default, when you create a new session, the Parameters Browser
displays specific parameters for the various attributes that are listed. Figure 1. Parameters Browser with the HyperGraph window parameters
The top directory under each window contain global window parameters not associated
to any particular entity, for example, Plot Window Colors. For HyperGraph windows, the attributes that can be included as
parameters in the automation script are:
Background Color
Frame Color
GridLine Color
ZeroLine Color
Selecting an attribute from the list, such as Background Color, creates an automation
script parameter and displays it at the bottom of the browser. The report parameter name and default attribute, the background color in this
case, are displayed. To change the color, for example, click the color box to
display the color palette and select a new color. To remove a parameter, you can
either uncheck the box or right-click it in the table and select
Remove from the context menu. Figure 2. Parameters Browser after selecting a curve attribute
to create an automation script parameter
Value Parameters
In the image below, other attributes for the curve are displayed, such as header,
legend, and curve attributes. Similar to window parameters, when you select an
attribute from the upper portion of the browser, it becomes an automation script
parameter and its default name and attribute value are displayed in the lower
portion of the browser. To change a parameter’s label, click its name under the Name
column and enter a new label. Similarly, to change the default value for the
parameter, select the Default column cell and enter a new default. The label is
presented with the default when the script is loaded. Figure 3. Parameters Browser with Headers/Footers attributes
selected
Text Modifying Parameters
Names, labels, and math expressions are supported with a variety of parameter styles,
including prefixes, suffixes, search and replace, range of character substitution,
and replacing entire blocks of text. Figure 4. Parameters Browser with the curve name, component and
request attributes selected.
