This section explains the Manager Control View.

Location of the Manager Control View

When a manager is selected in the Name Service View, the Manager Control View becomes active, and the selected manager can be controlled.

Manager Control View

Screen Layout of the Manager Control View

No.	Description
①	Button for displaying the list of loadable modules.
②	Button for displaying the list of loaded modules.
③	Button for displaying the component list.
④	Component creation button. Opens the component creation dialog and creates a new component. The created component is displayed in the component list display in ③.
⑤	Manager duplication button. Starts a new manager. * Currently unavailable because the specification has not yet been determined.
⑥	Manager termination button. Terminates the selected manager. * Currently unavailable because the specification has not yet been determined.
⑦	Table that displays lists of modules and components.
⑧	Specifies the URL when loading a module by specifying a URL.
⑨	Module load and unload buttons. Loads or unloads the module selected in the table in ⑦, or the module specified by URL.

To load a module into the manager, click the [Loadable Modules] button. When you select a displayed loadable module, the [Load] button becomes enabled, and clicking it loads the module.
You can also add a module by specifying a URL by entering the module URL in the “URL:” text box and clicking the [Load] button.

Loading a Module

To unload a module, click the [Loaded Modules] button. When you select a displayed loaded module, the [Unload] button becomes enabled, and clicking it unloads the module.

Unloading a Module

To create a new component, click the [Create] button to open the component creation dialog, select the type of component to create, and click [OK]. The component is then created.
The created component is registered with the name service by the manager and appears in the component list displayed by the [Active Components] button.

Component Creation Dialog

The component type is selected from the components defined in modules already loaded into the manager.
In Parameter, component creation parameters can be specified in the format “param1=value1&param2=value2”. The following common parameters can be set for all components.

Common Parameters for Component Creation

Parameter Name	Description
instance_name	Instance name of the component. If not specified, a serial number is appended to the component type (type_name).
type_name	Component type
description	Component description
version	Component version
vendor	Component provider
category	Component category

You can also specify ConfigurationSet values using component creation parameters.
ConfigurationSet parameters are specified in the format “conf.NNNN.PPPP=VVVV”, where NNNN is the ConfigurationSet name, PPPP is the parameter name, and VVVV is the setting value.
For example, to create a ConsoleIn component, create a ConfigurationSet named mode1, and specify the parameters input_mode and input_cycle, the settings are as follows.

Specifying ConfigurationSet Parameters When Creating a Component

In addition, arbitrary parameters can be specified depending on the component.