Altair® Panopticon

 

Adding Global Parameters

Follow the steps below to add global parameters with a Designer role.

Steps:

1.     On the Parameters tab, click the Add  icon of a global folder (parent or subfolder).

A new parameter entry displays.

 

2.     Enter a Name for the new parameter.

3.     Select the Type: Text, Numeric, or Time.

4.     Enter the Default Value.  

    NOTE

·         You can enter several default values, separated by a comma.

·         Single quotes on parameter value/s are removed when saving global parameters.

·         For the Time type, the following formats for the default value are accepted:

o   "yyyy-MM-dd"

o   "yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss"

o   "yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.SSS"

 

 

 

5.     Check the Encrypted box to encrypt the value.

   NOTE

Encryption is only supported for text parameters.

 

 

6.     Click . The new parameter is added in the list.

 

 

 

NOTE

 

Global parameters are inherited from the corresponding parent folder or subfolder.