AN 1002: Sharing Platform Designer Packaged Subsystems

ID 786899
Date 10/02/2023
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3.1. User Personas for Packaged Subsystems

The packaged subsystem flow defines the following user personas and flows that this document describes in detail:
  • Packaged subsystem author—the packaged subsystem author creates and saves the packaged subsystem .qcp file in Platform Designer. The packaged subsystem author defines the components, connections, parameters, and the external interfaces of the packaged subsystem. The packaged subsystem author can specify desired component parameters, and whether the packaged subsystem can be unlocked for modification, or just divable which allows the packaged subsystem user to dive in and view the internals of the packaged subsystem.
  • Packaged subsystem user—the packaged subsystem user reuses the packaged subsystem by instantiating and connecting it to other components in another Platform Designer system. The packaged subsystem user may be able to modify the parameters or unlock the packaged subsystem for full editing control, depending on the packaged subsystem author specifications. The packaged subsystem author also determines whether the packaged subsystem is divable, which allows users to view the internals of the packaged subsystem.