Set display names from slot sheets

From the slot sheet of a component you can set explicit display names for its slots, often done for action slots of a control point. And, from the slot sheet of a container component you can conveniently set display names for its child components (slots).

Prerequisites: Station opened in Workbench.

Set display names for slots of a control point or a container from slot sheet

Perform the following steps:

In the Nav tree, expand the station’s Config node to find the container component or control point, or locate it in a property sheet or wire sheet.
Right-click the component, and select Views > Slot Sheet from the popup menu.
In the slot sheet, double-click a slot to name.
In the Set new Display Name popup dialog, type the desired name to display for the child component (or slot, such as an action), and click OK.
Repeat (double-click) other slots to name, as needed.

Each named slot now displays in bold on the slot sheet. The display name is added to the NameMap value of the displayNames slot. Depending on context, after refreshing the Nav tree or view or accessing the action, the item should now display with the name you entered.

The figure below shows the slot sheet of a control point where the first item (action slot “override”) is being given a display name.

Figure 8. Example first edit of slot display name for a control point slot (action)

As shown in the preceding figure, note the Display Name value now appears in bold text, and a new displayNames slot has been added to the slot sheet. You can continue to set display names for other slots in this point, for example one more is shown in the following figure.

Figure 9. Second display name added, as shown in bolded Display Name text

As shown in the preceding figure, setting multiple display names does not add additional displayNames slots on the component—all the display names are held in the NameMap value of the one displayNames slot.

NOTE: Unless the displayNames slot was originally added using the Batch Editor, this slot often has config flags set as “rho” (Readonly, Hidden, Operator). You can still add and re-edit display names from the slot sheet, or on components use the right-click Set the Display Name command. However, note to allow Batch Editor changes to display names, you need to clear the “Readonly” config flag from displayNames slots. If needed, do this either working in individual slot sheets, or else in batch mode via the Batch Editor.