Customize Electronic Work Instructions preferences > Configuring the layout
EWI_TwoPanelLayout
This preference Defines the tabs that are seen in the left and right panes of Electronic Work Instructions when TwoPanelLayout is defined as the value in the EWI_Layout preference.
Here, EWI_TwoPanelLayout is set to:
leftPanelTabs:WorkInstructions
rightPanelTabs:Images,Documents
Accepts the following format:
pane-name[:tab-names]
pane-name
The name of the pane where the tabs are displayed. Valid values are:
leftPanelTabs
rightPanelTabs
tab-names
A comma-separated list of the tabs shown in the 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: leftPanelTabs:WorkInstructions,
rightPanelTabs:Parts,Tools,Images,Documents,References,Animations
If you do not provide any value or do not define the preference, the WorkInstructions tab is displayed in the left pane and all other tabs in the right 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 pane in the order they are listed in the preference.
Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/282219420/PL20251212545240207.EWI_DeploymentGuide/xid1747668 · retrieved 2026-07-11