Create a Table Field

6. Creating and Using Basic Fields : Composite Fields : Table Fields : Create a Table Field

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You create a table field from one or more existing fields. When you select Table Field from the Group menu on the floating menu bar, Workbench uses each selected field as the “prototype” cell for one column in the table field.

To create a table field

1. Open your frame in the Frame Editor (see Open an Existing Frame).

2. Select the fields to be included in the table field.

Note: For information about selecting fields, see How You Can Select Fields.

3. Click Group, Table Field.

OpenROAD creates the table field using the height of the tallest field to determine the height of each row. The width of each column is equal to whichever is greater: the length of the field itself or the length of the column title.

4. Set the properties for the table field and its columns using the Property Inspector.

A table field consists of components that you can work with individually. You can also rearrange, resize, insert, and delete individual columns in the table field.

Note: For complete descriptions of each table field and column field property, see Table Field Properties and Column Field Properties, respectively. Also, see Common Field Properties.

After creating the table field, you can edit the table and column titles by switching to Text Mode. For more information about editing table fields, see Modify a Table Field.

Note: You can also create table fields dynamically, including creating and mapping arrays to the table field so that it can accept and manage data. For an in-depth discussion about dynamically creating fields in OpenROAD, see the Programming Guide.