SC Config Manager / Power Pack Manager User's Manual
Chapter 8
Defining Configuration Rules & Constraints
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4. The Constraint will have the following appearance in the Constraint Editor:

[TableArea].Area <<0.25*3.13159[Round Tables].Diameter^2

 


Figure 8- 21. Anatomy of a Constraint as it appears in the Constraint Editor

Type Ahead Feature

The Constraint Editor is augmented with a Type-Ahead feature, similar to that found in current versions of MS Visual Basic™. Instead of entering Rule element names and Attribute names from memory, simply type a left bracket [ to display a drop-down list of the Rule elements or Attributes derived directly from the Rule you're working with.
Keystroke
Left bracket [
Period .
Additional keystrokes

Up or down arrow in popup
Double-click on item in popup
Tab key in popup
Return, space, or +,-,*,/,^ keys while in popup
Esc
SC Config PowerPack Manager's Response
Drops down a list of the available Rule elements
Drops down a list of the Attributes for the Rule element just entered.
Pops up the closest match to the current string. If there is no match that is sufficiently close, nothing pops up.
Scrolls through the drop-down list.
Enters the selected item into the current string
Enters the highlighted item into the current string
Enters the highlighted item into the current string and appends the character
Closes the drop-down list