Customize Electronic Work Instructions preferences > Configuring the layout
EWI_SinglePanelLayout
This preference defines the tabs that are seen in the Electronic Work Instructions main panel when SinglePanelLayout is defined as the value in the EWI_Layout preference.
Accepts the following format:
pane-name[:tab-names]
pane-name
The name of the panel where the tabs are displayed. Valid value is:
mainPanelTabs
tab-names
A comma-separated list of the tabs shown in the main pane, in the order they are to be shown. Valid values are:
WorkInstructions
Images
Documents
Animations
Tools
Parts
References
Activities
Operations
DataCollection
The default values are: mainPanelTabs:WorkInstructions,Parts,Tools,Images,Documents,References,Animations
If you do not provide a value or do not define the preference, all tabs are displayed in a single main pane. If the preference is defined with values, but one of the tabs is not listed, that tab is not displayed. The tabs are displayed in the main pane in the order they are listed in the preference.
Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/282219420/PL20251212545240207.EWI_DeploymentGuide/xid1747667 · retrieved 2026-07-11