The Parameter Groups Editor is opened through the Tools menu in the Main Display window with Tools->Parameters->Groups and allows for the specification of "parameter groups", named groups of parameter names.

Image 1: Parameter Groups Editor

• Parameter Group - Lists the names of the parameters that are being grouped together in the terms that will be used to list them in McIDAS-V.
• Description - Represents the user-made description used to represent the parameter group names.
• Params - Represents the way that McIDAS-V stores the names of the parameters. This is necessary so McIDAS-V can look up the selected parameters.

There are two sets of defaults: user defaults in the tab User Groups, and system groups supplied with McIDAS-V in the System Groups tab. Look at the system defaults for examples.

The system settings cannot be edited by the user, but right clicking a row allows you to copy a group to the "user defined" table. When you do this the Parameter Groups Properties window allows you to define the sets of parameters that fall under this group.

Image 2: Parameter Groups Properties

• Name - Represents the group name for the selected parameters.
• Description - Represents the user-made description used to represent the parameter group names.
• Parameters - Represents the way that McIDAS-V stores the names of the parameters. This is necessary so McIDAS-V can look up the selected parameters.

The File menu has these unique items:

• New Row - Opens a Parameter Group window, which allows you to define the sets of parameters that fall under the group.
• Open - Allows you to open an eXtensible Markup Language (XML) file (*.xml).
• Import - Allows you to import an eXtensible Markup Language (XML) file (*.xml).
• Export to File - Allows you to save your Parameter as an eXtensible Markup Language (XML) file (*.xml).
• Export to Plugin - Opens the Plugin Creator window with all of your aliases loaded in.
• Export Selected to Plugin - Opens the Plugin Creator window with your selected aliases loaded in.
• Close - Closes the Parameter Defaults Editor window.