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1 General Procedure........................................................................................3
2 Numbering the Devices Offline....................................................................4
2.1 Selecting the scope of numbering.............................................................4
2.2 Specify offline numbering..........................................................................5
3 Editing and Accepting the Device Numbering ...........................................7
3.1 Edit device numbering ..............................................................................7
3.1.1Change new DT directly........................................................................... 7
3.1.2Copy and paste device tags..................................................................... 8
3.1.3Reassign the original DT.......................................................................... 9
3.2 Accept device numbering........................................................................10
4 Creating and Deleting the Numbering Formats........................................11
4.1 Create numbering formats ......................................................................11
4.2 Delete numbering format ........................................................................15

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1 General Procedure
Device numbering consists of the following possible steps:
Selecting Scope of Numbering: In the page navigator, the graphical editor, or in
a device navigator, select a project, a page, or the devices to be numbered.
Limiting the Scope of Numbering: You limit the scope of numbering using filters.
Specifying the Type of Numbering: You select an existing numbering format or
define your own by specifying the numbering type.
Number: You start the numbering.
Viewing and Adjusting the Result: You view the numbering result and adjust it.
Accepting the Numbering in the schematic: You accept the numbering in the
schematic.
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2 Numbering the Devices Offline
Precondition:
You have opened a project.
2.1 Selecting the scope of numbering
You can number devices in the page navigator, the device navigator, or the graphical
editor. Which option you choose depends on which scope of numbering you need.
1. Select a project, pages, functions, or structure identifier layers.

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2.2 Specify offline numbering
Precondition:
You have selected a project, a page, a function, or a structure identifier layer.
1. Select Project data > Devices > Number.

In the Number (offline) dialog, all devices contained in the numbering
range are listed.

2. In the Format column of the Number (offline) dialog, select a numbering
format.

3. Select the Preview of result check box.

4. Click [OK].

In the Number (offline): Preview of result dialog the devices are shown
with the new numbering. In this dialog you can edit the DT numbering.

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5. To accept the DT numbering, click [OK].

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3 Editing and Accepting the Device Numbering
Before you accept the new numbering of the devices into the schematic, you can edit
the individual numberings.
Preconditions:
In the page navigator, the graphical editor or the device navigator, you have
selected devices for numbering and under Project data > Devices >
Numbering in the Number (offline) dialog, you have selected the Preview of
results check box.
The Numbering (offline): Preview of result dialog is opened and contains newly
numbered devices.
3.1 Edit device numbering
3.1.1 Change new DT directly
1. In the Number (offline) dialog, click: Preview of result, click in a field in the
New DT column.

2. Change the new DT and press [ENTER].

The changed DT is highlighted.

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3.1.2 Copy and paste device tags
For longer DTs with similar structure, there is the option of copying one or more DTs
and inserting them in a different place.
1. Hold down the [SHIFT] key and select all the rows to be copied.

2. Select Popup menu > Copy.

3. Position the mouse pointer in the row into which the selected contents should
be copied.

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4. Choose Popup menu > Paste.

3.1.3 Reassign the original DT
1. In the Numbering (offline): Preview of result dialog, click in the row with the
device you want to edit.

2. Select Popup menu > Use original DT.

The new DT will be removed. The original DT is inserted into the row and
highlighted.

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3.2 Accept device numbering
1. To accept the new numbering directly into the schematic, click [OK].

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4 Creating and Deleting the Numbering Formats
If you don't want to use any existing numbering format, you can specify a new
numbering format.
Preconditions:
You have selected devices for numbering in the page navigator, the graphical
editor, or in the device navigator.
You have opened the Number dialog (Project data > Devices> Number).
[Extras] > Numbering
4.1 Create numbering formats
1. In the Settings: Number (offline) dialog, click (New).

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2. In the New scheme dialog, enter a name in the Name field and a description
into the Description field for the numbering format.

3. Click [OK].

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4. In the Available format elements field, select the "Page", "Column", or "Row"
format element, and click (Accept).

5. In the Format Page / Column / Row dialog in the Minimum number of digits
field, specify the number of digits to be displayed for the selected format
element, and click [OK].

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6. To define the sequence of format elements, select a format element in the
Selected format elements field and click (One line up) or (One line
down) as many times as necessary until the element is in the desired position.

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4.2 Delete numbering format
1. In the dialog Settings: Number (offline) dialog, select the format in the
Scheme field that you want to delete.

2. Click (Delete).

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