Collection View Dialog
The Collection View dialog box enables you to specify a new collection view or make changes to an existing collection view shown in the
RODM Collection Manager main menu.
The Collection View dialog box contains the following fields:
- What should this view be called?
- In this required entry field, enter, or change (if editing an existing collection), the name assigned to the collection. This field can contain up to 32 bytes. Invalid characters cannot be entered into this field. Invalid characters include:
- spaces
- apostrophes
- quotation marks
Note: If this field is left blank, an error message appears and you cannot proceed with creating the collection until it is named.
This text will appear on the view tree in the console.
- Add any descriptive text here.
- In this optional entry field, enter any brief description of the collection that might aid in determining the contents of the collection. This field can contain up to 32 bytes. Invalid characters cannot be entered into this field. Quotation marks and apostrophes are invalid characters for this field.
This text can appear as flyover text in the console.
- What layout type should be used?
- From the drop-down list box, select the layout type for the collection. Valid types are:
- Grid
- the objects are arranged in a square pattern (as nearly as is possible). For example, if your collection has 25 objects, they will be laid out in a 5x5 grid.
- Circle
- the objects are arranged in an elliptical pattern.
Select one of the following buttons
- Next
- Opens the
Collection defaults dialog box.
- Cancel
- Cancels the request to add or edit a view and returns to the
RODM Collection Manager main menu.
- Help
- Opens the help panel for this dialog box.