Creating and editing sections in the global-variables-editor

How to declare a section within a global-object:

1. Go to tab Sections in the global-variables-editor.

2. From the context menu, select New Section . Alternative: Press the Ctrl-key and the +-key
   Result: A new section is inserted.

3. Correct the data of this section as follows:

   1. For the columns Name and DMA:

      1. C lick onto the respective column of the section.
         Alternative: Use the respective command provided within the context menu under Edit or press the respective shortcut (if there is any).

         Column	Command under "Edit" (Shortcut)	Additional information
         Name	Name (F2-key)	The name can be any identifier. However, the following character is not supported for the name: '
         DMA	DMA	The information for the " Direct Memory Access"" is intended for system integrators. The following character is not supported for DMA: '

      2. Enter the requested text.

      3. Accept the change by pressing the Enter-key or clicking the primary mouse button outside of the current field . Press the ESC-key , if you want to discard the change.

   2. For the columns CONSTANT and RETAIN: Click onto the check box to enable the attribute for the section.
      To deactivate the attribute afterwards, click the check box again.
      Observe: In the case of a checked box, all global variables of this section are made →constant and →retentive respectively.

See "Declaring and editing the global variables within the global-variables-editor" how to assign a section to global variables.