How to create an alert Panel

Panels form a (custom) interface element for the end-user. When backed by an Excel, a Panel can perform calculations and affect the project, including the visualization of the Panel's own Popup.

The instructions below will create a Panel which appears only when the amount of lotsize in the Project changes during a Session.

Editor → Current Situation (Ribbon tab) → Panels (Ribbon bar)

How to add a Panel:

1. Create a new Excel file.
2. Add a "SELECT_LOTSIZE_WHERE_MAP_IS_CURRENT" cell to the Excel file.
3. Add a "SELECT_LOTSIZE_WHERE_MAP_IS_MAQUETTE" cell to the Excel file.
4. Add an "UPDATE_PANEL_VISIBLE_WHERE_PANEL_IS_ID" cell to the Excel file.
5. Add an "EXPLANATION" cell to the Excel file.
6. Set the formula of the "UPDATE" cell and the "EXPLANATION" cell to "=IF(SELECT_LOTSIZE_WHERE_MAP_IS_MAQUETTE - SELECT_LOTSIZE_WHERE_MAP_IS_CURRENT=0;0;1)".
7. In the Editor, add a new Excel Panel.
8. Upload the created Excel file for the added Panel.
9. Place the Panel somewhere in the project area.
10. Now, when a user performs any Action which changes the amount of lotsize in the project, the Panel will appear.

Notes

• If the Project is set to automatically recalculate, the Panel's Popup should start off invisible. Otherwise, the Panel's Popup will become invisible when a calculation has been run.
• The described formula may differ based on language settings for your particular version of Excel.
• Besides dynamically changing the visibility of a Panel, it is also possible to change the popup type used to display the Popup.

How-to's

• How to add a Panel
• How to add a spatial Panel