Display the number of shared references

If you want to see at-a-glance the number of times a component is referenced in another component, you can add a Count column to the Components browser.

Tips and tricks

  • Components that are referenced by another component more than one time are marked with a shared icon.
  • All references are counted, even if one component references the component multiple times.
  • You can also hover over the shared icon to see the number of times that other components share a reference to the one you are hovering over.

  • For example, if the component called Safety warnings is referenced once by the Practice Makes Perfect component and twice by the Handling precautions component, you see the Shared icon and if you hover over it you see the message: Referenced 3 times.

To display the number of shared references:

  1. Click Components_TopMenuOpt Components.
  2. Hover your cursor over a column name.
  3. Use the drop down menu to select Columns.

  4. Select the checkbox for Shared Count.
    You see a new column called Shared Count that displays the number of times a component is referenced in another component. This number directly follows the Shared icon .

    To hide the column again, follow steps 1-3. In step 4, clear the checkbox for Shared Count.