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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