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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