Sequence Editor shortcut menu commands and functionality

Reference for the right-click (shortcut) menu commands available in the Sequence Editor main panel, and other editor interactions.

Commands available when you right-click an operation

Command	Description
Add Operation	Opens the Operation dialog box and lets you create a new operation. The new operation is added to the end of the operation tree in the Sequence Editor.
Insert Operation	Opens the Operation dialog box and lets you create a new operation above the operation selected in the Sequence Editor.
Create Group	Lets you create a subgroup of operations in the operation tree to organize by system functions.
Edit	Opens the Operation dialog box and lets you edit the operation you right-click.
Delete	Deletes the selected operation or group.
Copy	Copies the selected operation or group.
Paste	Pastes a copy of the operation or group from the clipboard to the location below the selected node.
Move To Group	Lets you move an operation into a subgroup of operations in the operation tree.
Stop Operation	Sets a stop point for the runtime simulation.
Make Owner as Work Part	Lets you change to the work part of the selected compound operation's owner.

Commands available when you right-click in the background of the Sequence Editor

Command	Description
Export PLCopen XML	Opens the Export PLCopen XML file dialog box and lets you export the selected operation to the PLCopen XML format. Note: PLCopen XML is a standard format published by the AutomationML group.
Export Timing Chart	Lets you export timing data, including: step number, number of preceding operations, start time, duration of the operation, total elapsed time, conditional objects, parameter name, and reference designation. (In the Mechatronics Concept Designer Preferences dialog box, you can select the file and location to which you want to export timing data.)
Find	Lets you search for operations.

Options available when multiple operations are selected and you right-click one of them

Command	Description
Create Linker	Creates a sequence by linking operations in the order they appear in the Sequence Editor. Note: You can create linkers between components, or a component and an independent operation. You cannot create a linker to an operation within a component.
Delete Linker	Lets you delete all linkers between any of the selected operations.
Reverse Linker	Switches the order of the linked operations.

Functionality available in the Sequence Editor table

Action	Description
Drag a line from one operation to another	Links the operation so one starts right after the other one ends.
Drag an operation bar	Modifies the start time of the operation.

Options available when you right-click a link in the Sequence Editor time table

Command	Description
Link Condition	Lets you switch the link logic between AND and OR statements.
Delete Linker	Deletes the selected linker that establishes the sequence in which the linked operations are performed during a simulation.

Related concepts

• Sequence Editor