To display the GUI for the CAPE-OPEN unit, double-click the icon on the PFD (or right- click on the icon and select "Data Entry...”). If the unit operation supports a custom GUI (by implementing the Edit() method of the ICapeUtilities interface), the built-in GUI for the unit operation will be displayed.
If the Unit Operation does not support the ICapeUtilities interface, PRO/II will display the "CAPE-OPEN Settings” data entry window. This window displays information on ports and parameters of the CAPE-OPEN unit operation. The input parameters will be populated with default values. The output parameters are disabled. When the flowsheet is solved, the values of the output parameters will be updated. If the CAPE-OPEN unit supplies unit-of-measure information for the parameters, these will be used to display values in the preferred units-of-measure. If the CAPE-OPEN unit does not support units-of-measure, the values will be displayed in SI units-of-measure.
All CAPE-OPEN unit operations provide access to the "CAPE-OPEN Settings” data entry window. Right-click on the icon and select the "CAPE-OPEN Settings...” option to display this window. Use this window to access the DEFINE system to specify the values of input parameters by referencing values of unit or stream parameters in the flowsheet.