Maintaining a Unit

Units can be created and deleted as necessary. Each maintenance option is defined below.

Create a Unit

1. Go to System Setup, open the Units node and click the relevant Unit Group. Right-click the relevant Unit Group and click the New Unit option.

   

   Note: To create a new unit group, refer to the Maintaining a Unit Group topic in this guide here.

2. In the Create Unit dialog:

   • Enter an ID for the new unit.

   • Enter a Name for the new unit.

   • Click the Create button.

     

     The newly created unit displays within a unit group. The unit can now be selected for attributes.

Delete a Unit

A unit group that contains a unit cannot be deleted. All units must be removed from the group before the unit group can be deleted. A unit that is used in an attribute cannot be deleted. The unit must be removed from the attribute before the unit can be deleted.

1. In System Setup, click the Units node, click the units group, and then click the unit to be deleted.

2. On the units editor, click the References tab to display the 'Valid for Attributes' flipper.

   

3. For each attribute displayed, use the following steps to remove the unit from the assigned attributes:

   • In the unit editor, click the attribute link in the Name column (as shown above) to display the attribute editor.

     

   • On the Attribute tab, open the Units flipper.

   • Right-click the row of the unit to be deleted and click the 'Remove Unit' option.

4. In the unit editor, when no attributes are displayed on the References tab for the 'Valid for Attributes' flipper, right-click the unit node and click the Delete option.

   

5. On the Delete warning dialog, choose an action:

   • Click the Delete button to delete the unit.

   • Click the Cancel button to return to the unit editor.

     

     If the unit was deleted, the confirmation dialog is displayed.