This article summarizes the Library Specification Groups User Interface.
For specific information regarding an aspect of Library Specification Groups, see one of the following articles:
Understanding the Project Wizard, Global Variables, Material Files, and Door Wizard Interfaces
Copying, Renaming, and Deleting Specification Group Collections
Copying, Renaming, Assigning, and Deleting Specification Group Components
To access the Library Specification Groups, click on the Toolbox Setup menu, and select Library Specification Groups.
The Library (or Template) Specification Groups interface has a very noticeable red header; this is an indicator that you are working at the library level.
The interface is broken into two sections. The section on the left contains specification group collections. The section on the right contains specification group components. Specification group collections are setup using combinations of different components. The ability to set up different combinations of components allows you to create templates to handle specific scenarios you may come across often. The icons directly above the left section will enable you to copy, rename, and delete collections. They will also allow you to access the component files tied to a collection and change the properties within each component. The icons directly above the right section will enable you to copy, rename, and delete components.
The green checkmark indicates which specification group collection has been selected, and controls which components will be accessed when clicking on the different icons.
Icons pertaining to the left section (specification group collections):
Icons pertaining to the right section (specification group components):
The arrow between the two sections allows you to assign components to a collection.
In the right section of the interface, there are two font colors, orange and black. Black indicates that a component has been assigned to a collection. Orange indicates an unused, or unassigned, component.
By selecting a component, in the left or right section, you change the text color to blue. The blue color helps identify which collection is using this component. If more than one collection is sharing a component, they will also appear blue.