Catalog panel (Detailed) – KNX Association

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List view

The KNX product entries available in or below this area are displayed in dependence on the selection made in the tree. The following columns are not self-explanatory.

Name	Description
External Software	Devices which require external software to be installed in addition to the KNX product entry, so that you are able to configure them in a project. Not to be confused with plug-ins or external software which also access these devices outside ETS. In the online catalog, the status of those devices is not known, and the display is not meaningful ('?').
Re-import Required	For more details, see here.
Plug-in	Indicates whether this device requires a plug-in and if yes, various additional status indications are shown here. Plug-in not required: Display '-' Plug-in required: Status 'Requires Plug-in': Notice in catalog, that this device requires a plug-in if it would be used. Status 'Installed': The required plug-in is installed. (Information about the conditions installation is performed can be found here) Status 'Not installed': The required plug-in is not installed. In most cases it indicates that the plug-in installation was skipped when downloading or importing product entries. (Solution is to delete the local file and reload) Status 'Newer version available': There is an older version installed on the computer locally than the one available in the imported KNX product product entries.
Bus Current	Indication (if provided by the manufacturer) about the bus current that the device draws from the bus line.
Icons	For more details, see here.
Icon	The KNX product entry is available in the online catalog (if the symbol is not there, then it is in the local product store).
Security	This device supports KNX Secure.

Context menu

Via the context menu (right mouse click), the following functions are available.

Add to Device Templates: For details, see here.
Update from Online Catalog: For details see here.
Delete: Deletes the product from the local product store.
Copy

Details

Details about catalog entry/ application program of a selected KNX product.

Upper toolbar

Icon	Name	Description
	Import	Runs the KNX product Import Wizard. It is possible to import individual or multiple products simultaneously by selecting them in the selection dialog - or all products (extra function). It is possible to import several files with KNX product database entries simultaneously. In this case, the selection dialog with the functions as described before appears for each selected file. The function 'Import all' in this case refers only to all product entries in this file.
	Download	Downloads the KNX product entries locally in the product store.
	Search field	Search field
	Product help	Some KNX product entries contain an extra product-specific help file (CHM). In this case, when such a product is selected, an extra help button will appear. However, this product help is limited to ETS3-ETS6 product entries.

Lower toolbar

The entire functionality here serves the purpose of adding devices to a project. There are three different possibilities for adding a device.

1. The Add button

Allows several settings for the target location to be made. The individual options are (from left to right):

How many devices will be inserted at one time
Into which panel
Into which element (the type is dependent on the panel selection)

You can also quickly and easily select options 2 and 3 by clicking on the target element, e.g. a Room in the Buildings panel or a Line in the Topology panel. ETS will make the above settings accordingly. The 'Add' button is enabled only if a device is selected.

2. A Double-click

Double-click on a device (uses the settings as described in 1. above).

3. Using Drag & Drop

Drag the device from the Catalog panel into another panel, for example, the Buildings or the Topology panels.

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