Applies To
	Product(s):	MICROSTATION
	Version(s):	N\A
	Environment:	N\A
	Area:	IPLOT
	Subarea:	N\A
	Original Author:	Mark Marrero, Bentley Technical Support Group

 
Problem

How can I add columns to Organizer?

Solution

Displaying Custom Columns
The IP.CFG configuration variable IP_ENVR_COLUMNS enables you to display custom, per-plot attributes as additional columns in Organizer. In IPLOT, helpful information about a plot (Discipline, Sheet Number) can be stored in per-plot environment variables. These environment variables may be viewed and edited in Organizer from the Variables tab.
Because the environment variable name may be different from the column heading name, this feature enables you to specify both the actual to be used as the column heading name. This is helpful since environment variables are not allowed to have spaces.

Format:

IP_ENVR_COLUMNS = <Display Name>, <Variable Name>; ...

For example, suppose you have environment variables named Discipline and SHEET_NUM. You want these to show up in Organizer as Discipline and Sheet Number. To do this you would define IP_ENVR_COLUMNS as shown
below.

IP_ENVR_COLUMNS = Discipline,Discipline;Sheet Number,SHEET_NUM

The entire entry must be quoted and you must exit and restart Organizer for the change to take effect.
The new columns display as the rightmost columns in Organizer, so you will need to scroll to the right to see them. You can use Organizer's View > Columns option to re-position them.

The information below is from the ip.cfg file:

# IP_ENVR_COLUMNS allows you to display custom, per-plot attributes
# as additional columns in Organizer. In Organizer, helpful
# information about a plot (section, account number, etc) may be
# stored in per-plot environment variables. Such variables may be
# viewed and edited in Organizer by using the "Edit->Properties"
# command and then by selecting the "Variables" tab.
#
# Using IP_ENVR_COLUMNS, you can display any number of these
# variables as columns in Organizer. Because the environment
# variable name may be different from the column header name,
# you need to specify both the actual variable name and
# a separate "display name" to be used as the column header. (This
# is helpful since environment variables are not allowed to have
# spaces, for example.)
#
# Format:
#
#IP_ENVR_COLUMNS = "<Display Name>,<Variable Name>; ..."
#
# For example, suppose you have environment variables named
# DISCIPLINE and SHEET_NUM. You want these to show up in
# Organizer as "Discipline" and "Sheet Number". To do this
# you would define IP_ENVR_COLUMNS as shown below. Please
# note that the entire entry must be quoted. Avoid using
# spaces before and after the punctuation marks. Each
# <Display Name>,<Variable Name> pair is separated by a
# semicolon whereas the <Display Name> and <Variable Name>
# themselves are separated by commas.
#

IP_ENVR_COLUMNS = "Discipline,DISCIPLINE;Sheet Number,SHEET_NUM;Test"