Lenovo ThinkPad R400 - Manual (Page 127)

1. Open the Repository window for the repository where the map resides.
2. If your repository contains folders, navigate to the folder where the map
resides.
3. In the right pane of the Repository window, click Base Maps . A list of base
maps is displayed.
4. Double-click the appropriate base map. The Base Map window opens.
5. Expand the map tree.
6. Select the menu item to which you want to associate a variable.
7. In the Main window menu bar, click View and then click Properties. The
Menu Item Properties window opens.
8. In the Variable tab, do the following:
a. Either enter the prompted variable in the Prompt field or use the
drop-down menu to select a variable. (In this example, you would type the
word Name as the variable).
b. Check the Required , Mask Input , and/or the Encrypt Input check box to
determine the way the prompted information is processed.
9. Repeat these steps for each prompted variable that you want to associate with
the selected menu item.
10. Click the Save icon located in the Main window toolbar; then, close the Menu
Item Properties window.
Setting a variable so that a prompted value is passed as a
parameter for a utility or filter
A more advanced way to work with variables is to combine variable functions. For
instance you can reference a prompted value within a utility or filter parameter.
This tasks combines the functions of referencing variables and prompting for
values to variables.
Assume that you have an image that requires a certain utility that needs to run
uniquely for an image, depending on the department for which the image is
intended. In this example, you would set a variable to a menu item that prompts
the person performing the installation to enter a department name. The prompted
variable could be called“ Dept.” Then, in the Parameters field for either utilities or
filters, you could reference the variable within the parameter string.
To reference a prompted value within a utility or filter parameter, do the following:
1. Open the Repository window for the repository where the map resides.
2. If your repository contains folders, navigate to the folder where the map
resides.
3. In the right pane of the Repository window, click Base Maps. A list of base
maps is displayed.
4. Double-click the appropriate base map. The Base Map window opens.
5. Expand the map tree.
6. Select the menu item to which you want to reference the variable.
7. In the Main window menu bar, click View and then click Properties . The Menu
Item Properties window opens.
8. To reference a variable and its associated value within a utility or filter
parameter, do the following:
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