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The Windows Toolbar provides a direct link to the parameters dialog boxes. In previous releases of TOPS, if you were in the middle of an analysis and needed to modify parameters for a shipcase, for example, you had to cancel out of the analysis, go back to the Package Design Sequence Area and access the dialog box from there. Now, the Toolbar has icons that take you directly to the parameters dialog box for primary packages, intermediate packers, shipcases, unitloads and vehicles. You can modify those parameters without losing your place in the analysis process. Template Toolbar The Template Toolbar, pictured below, gives you easy access to analysis templates set up in the system. Notice the first button in the toolbar to the left. This template button shows four stages of an analysis: Can/Cylinder-Shipcase- Pallet-Vehicle. If you click on this button, TOPS Pro automatically inserts the corresponding icons in the Package Design Sequence Area. As you set up the stages that make up an analysis, TOPS Pro allows you to save the analysis as a template and add it to the Template Toolbar. For more information, please refer to “Exercise 1: Perform a Simple Analysis.” Button-Style Menus The Button-Style Menus, pictured below, allow you to set up a Package Design Sequence with the various stages to be used in an analysis. 8 TOPS User Guide Supplement and Tutorial
As you can see, there are six Button-Style Menus, each of which represents a stage of an analysis and has a corresponding icon. In the figure above, the six active stages are bulk, film bag, carton, shipper, pallet and truck. Each menu contains a list of items that allow you to define the stages of an analysis with any combination of items you need. To select an item, click on that item in the list, then click on the button at the top of the list. As you select each stage, the corresponding icon will appear in the Package Design Sequence Area of the Control Panel. To remove an icon from that area, simply click on the button again. Note: Be aware that there are a few duplications in the button-style menus that should be clarified. Carton Icons: There are two Carton icons. The Box Carton icon (green) displays the Carton Parameters dialog box. The Intermediate Pack Carton icon (blue) displays the Intermediate Pack Parameters dialog box. Tray Icons: There are two Tray icons. The Intermediate Pack Tray icon (blue) displays the Intermediate Pack Parameters dialog box. The Shipper Tray icon (yellow) displays the Shipcase Parameters dialog box. Bag Icons: There are two Bag icons. The Film Bag icon (green) and the Shipper Bag icon (yellow) both display the Bag Parameters dialog box. However, you'll use the first Film Bag icon to design a bag that contains a product. You'll use the Shipper Bag icon to put a bag onto a pallet. Bottle Icons: There are two Bottle icons. The Bottle icon (green) and the Shipper Bottle icon (yellow) both display the Bottle Parameters dialog box. However, you'll use the first Bottle icon to design a bottle that goes into a shipcase. You'll use the Shipper Bottle icon to design a bottle that goes onto a pallet. Package Design Sequence Area The Package Design Sequence Area is the area on your screen in which you define a series of stages selected to perform an analysis. For example, let's say you selected six stages from the Button-Style Menus: bulk, bag, carton, shipper, pallet and truck. The corresponding icons will appear in the Package Design Sequence Area, as pictured here. TOPS Pro Tutorial 9
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