You can create merged cells in the structure browser using these settings:
- Group Name
- Row Span
- Row Number
The Group Name setting on a column indicates it will be merged with all
other columns that have the same Group Name value. The Row Span setting
indicates how many rows that column will span and can be set to 1 or
2. Row Number determines in which row in the group that column's data
will be shown.
The width of a Group is determined by the width of the column specified
for Row 1 of the group. In all cases, if the user does not have access
to a column, then that column is not displayed.
For example, if the Name and Type columns are grouped together, and
the Description column has the Row Span = 2 value set, the table looks
like:
| Name |
Description |
| Type |
123-456 |
This is the description of the
object for this row and could be fairly long, so spanning 2 rows makes
the table easier to read. |
Part |
123 |
This is the description of the
object for this row and could be fairly long, so spanning 2 rows makes
the table easier to read. |
Part Assembly |
In the above example, the Name column would be defined with Row Number
= 1, and the Type column would be defined as Row Number = 2. If both
the Name and Type columns have a Width setting defined, then the width
for Row 1 (Name) is used.
You could also include all 3 columns in the same group. The result
would look like this:
| Name |
Type |
| Description |
123-456 |
Part |
This is a long description that
spans the Name and Type columns. |
123 |
Part Assembly |
This is a long description that
spans the Name and Type columns. |
For this layout, the columns would have these settings:
- Name
- Group Name=Gr3
- Row Number=1
- Row Span=1
- Type
- Group Name=Gr3
- Row Number=1
- Row Span=1
- Description
- Group Name=Gr3
- Row Number=2
- Row Span=1
If these columns have Width settings, then the total width for the Name
and Type columns is used, and the Width value for Description is ignored.
When a structure browser includes groups of 2 rows, all columns not
in the group automatically span the 2 rows. You can explicitly define
the Row Span setting for those columns, or accept the default.