Shared Parameter Mapping

Shared parameters can be very useful in your projects and are essential to maintaining company standards. However, unneeded shared parameters can often enter your project through 3^rd party content. Any changes to your standard for the shared parameters can also be time consuming. Guardian helps to alleviate these issues by allowing the mapping of shared parameters.  

In addition to mapping shared parameters, Guardian Project Properties gives you the ability to see all shared parameters used in the current active file.  

Each of the shared parameters in Project Properties will show the last four digits of the parameter GUID in parentheses. Additional information about the parameter can be seen in a tooltip by hovering over the parameter. This extra information helps to identify which shared parameters are part of the company standard, especially when there are parameters of the same name.

Guardian allows shared parameters to be mapped to each other, even if they have the same name. Mappings can be made to shared parameters in the current file, the loaded shared parameter file, or even parameters used in existing rules.  

Any shared parameters that are not needed can be de-selected. This will create a rule to change the shared parameter to a family parameter.  

For more information on the different types of mappings, see Anatomy of a Mapping.