To work with groups of fields, use the commands in the "Group" menu.
To view groups, click the Group>View group command. This will open the "View group data" dialog box (Fig. 3.2.1.1).
The "Group list" column contains groups and the "Group Fields" column shows fields available for the selected group. The information about the number of groups and the total number of unique fields in the project is displayed at the top of the dialog box. Below the columns, you can see information about the selected group: group name, the number of fields in this group, and the data type. Click "OK" to close the dialog box.
Figure 3.2.1.1 "View group data" dialog box.
1. Information about the number of fields and groups. 2. Group list. 3. List of fields in this group. 4. Information about the selected group. 5. The "OK" button that closes the dialog box.
To add new groups to the project, click the Group>Add group command. This will open the "Edit group data" dialog box (Fig. 3.2.2.1).
To create a new group, do the following:
Figure 3.2.2.1 "Edit group data" dialog box.
1. The "Select fields type" pane. 2. The "Group name" field. 3. Fields not included into the group. 4. Fields included into the group. 5. The "Add" button for adding fields to the group. 6. The "Remove" button for removing fields from the group. 7. The checkbox that enables creation of an "inverted" group. 8. The "OK" button that applies changes and closes the dialog box. 9. The "Cancel" button that cancels changes and closes the dialog box.
Figure 3.2.2.2 Error message
To edit the selected group, click the Group>Edit group command. You will see the "Select field group" dialog box (Fig. 3.2.3.1).
Figure 3.2.3.1 "Select field group" dialog box
1. Total number of groups. 2. List of groups. 3. The group to be edited. 4. The "OK" button that confirms changes. 5. The "Cancel" button that cancels changes.
Figure 3.2.3.2 "Edit group data" dialog box
1. Type of field data. 2. The field for editing the group name. 3. Fields not included into the group. 4. Fields included into the group. 5. The "Add" button that adds fields to a group. 6. The "Remove" button for removing fields from a group. 7. The checkbox that enables creation of an "inverted" group. 8. The "OK" button that applies changes and closes the dialog box. 9. The "Cancel" button that cancels changes and closes the dialog box.
After clicking "OK", you will see the "Edit group data" dialog box (Fig. 3.2.3.2) from where you can edit the following group parameters:
Click "OK" to apply changes and close the dialog box and "Cancel" to cancel changes and close the dialog box.
Click the Group>Delete group command to open the "Delete field group" dialog box used to delete a group from the current project (see Fig. 3.2.4.1). To delete groups, selected these groups in the list and click "Delete". To cancel the operation, click "Cancel". The total number of groups is displayed above the group list. Figure 3.2.4.1 shows that the NewGroup0 group is selected for deleting.
Figure 3.2.4.1 "Delete field group" dialog box
1. Total number of groups. 2. List of groups. 3. The "Delete" button. 4. The "Cancel" button.