Managing Themes

Themes Management allows you to perform the following tasks for any PCS installed and user-created theme in the system:

To manage themes in the system, follow these steps:

  1. Click Tools > Themes Management to open the Themes Management window.

    Themes Management

    Themes Management

  2. Open a grid with the theme you want to edit. For example, to edit a grid layout theme, click the Editing tab and then the Grid Column Themes tab.

  3. To edit the Based On method for a theme:

    1. Select a theme in the grid.

    2. Select a mode for displaying facility records in a data entry grid, report, or survey file sent to the Allegro Field PC. Click the Based On field and then select one of the following options in the selection list: Selected ROWs, Route, Schedule, or Exported.

  4. To rename a theme:

    1. Select a theme in the grid and then type a name in the theme field.

  5. To change a theme from Public to Private:

    1. Select a theme in the grid and then click the check box Is Public to remove the check mark.

    2. Assign the Private theme to a user. Click the Assigned To field and select a user name in the selection list.

  6. To change a theme from Private to Public:

    1. Select a theme in the grid and then click the check box Is Public to place a check mark inside the check box. PCS automatically removes the user name associated with the private theme in the Assigned To field.

  7. To delete a theme, select a theme in the grid and then click Delete. When the Confirm Delete message opens, click Yes.

  8. To import a previously exported theme, select a theme in the grid and click . Navigate to and select an exported theme (.csv or .txt) file and click Open then Yes to import the selected theme.

  9. To export a theme to a file, select a theme in the grid and click . When the Confirm Export message opens, click Yes. Navigate to a location on your hard drive or network, enter a name in the field provided, and click Save to export the selected theme.