8.3.4. Finding the component or field to which a message applies<br>

### 8.3.4. Finding the component or field to which a message applies

When browsing the message list in the graphical editor the mouse pointer positioned on the message takes on the form of a “grabber hand”. When you click on the message, the component or field to which the message applies is marked and highlighted in yellow.

! Apart from being highlighted in yellow, the component to which the message applies is marked (selected) and its data appear in the data table (if it is displayed).

This way you can easily find the cause of errors or data associated with the warnings or hints.

You can also obtain more information on the message. Mark the selected message and press the F1 key or press the right mouse button to display the pop-up menu and select the appropriate item in the menu.

In the pop-up menu of the message list that appears after pressing the right mouse button there is also a function for marking all components where the given error has occurred. This function facilitates correction of the same type of error, which may be rectified in a group of components simultaneously – data of all marked components is displayed in the data table where they can be modified at once (see section 4.9.7). An example of an error that can be corrected in this way is the “pipe type not specified” error.

The list of messages in a project which consists of many worksheets may have a tree structure (when messages apply to several worksheets):

In the example above the list of messages for the “Worksheet 1” worksheet is collapsed – this is indicated by the plus symbol in the square to the left of worksheet name. The “Worksheet 2” worksheet has a minus and messages for this worksheet are displayed.

¨ To expand / collapse the list of messages that apply to the given worksheet, click on the square to the left of worksheet name or double click on the worksheet name in the error list.

When messages are marked, worksheets are automatically changed so that the component to which the marked message applies is shown.