Selecting Component Macros

<sidebar>Sidebar: What Is a Macro?</sidebar> Select a Component Macro and bring up the icon properties, there will then be a list of all available component macros from the components currently being displayed on the Dashboard Panel and System Panel.

Some Component Macros require parameters and return values, these may also be used with variables and constants, this allows you to engineer a program to enable you to interact with components and for them to interact with other components.

Add a component onto the Dashboard Panel or System Panel.

Drag a Component Macro onto the flowchart.

Open the Component Macro Icon Properties by double-clicking on the icon or right-clicking the icon and selecting properties, or select ‘Properties’ from the ‘Edit’ menu (Edit > Properties...) when the icon is selected.

Once the properties box is being displayed you can look through the list for the desired macro.

Note that Component Macros are displayed in a list which shows macros for the available components present on the Dashboard and System Panels.

Once the macro has been selected you may need to enter the parameters and/or return values (depending on the macro) to achieve the desired functionality. Variables can be used with Component Macros to extend the efficiency and functionality.