RECYCLE BIN Window

By default, when you delete an element in the COMPONENTS area or the PLANT, the element is moved to the RECYCLE BIN window, located in the Cross Function Area at the lower screen border.
COMPONENTS and PLANT area do not provide an Undo function (like the editors in the editors area), but the RECYCLE BIN gives the possibility to restore deleted elements.

Note
You can turn off the use of the recycle bin and delete the elements permanently instead of moving them to the RECYCLE BIN window by selecting the 'Disable recycle bin' checkbox in the 'Options' dialog under the 'Tool | Recycle Bin' category.

Note
Safety-related elements (devices and POUs) are not moved to the RECYCLE BIN. Deleting means removing them permanently from the PLANT or COMPONENTS area.

You can hide/show the window by clicking the button shown left on the Cross Function Area toolbar.
For closing the window, you can also click the cross icon on the right of the window title bar:
How to pin/unpin the window in the Cross Function Area

You can open several windows in the Cross Function Area at the same time by pinning them. Only if pinned, a window remains visible when another window is opened. If a window is unpinned, it is closed when you open another window.

To pin/unpin a window, click the pin icon in the upper right window corner. Unpinned windows show horizontal pin icon , pinned windows show the icon .

How to undock/dock the window /

By clicking the 'Undock' icon in the window title bar, the window can be undocked from the user interface and placed anywhere on the screen (or on a second screen, if available).

To insert it at its original position, click the 'Dock' icon .

If the window is closed and contains at least one element, the icon on the Cross Function Area toolbar is shown with an envelope icon.

The commands 'Delete' and 'Restore' (RECYCLE BIN toolbar and context menu) are applied to the elements which are selected in the RECYCLE BIN. Multi selection of entries is possible as usual. For example, hold the <Ctrl> key down while clicking the desired lines.

Commands in the RECYCLE BIN:

Restore: when restoring elements, they are moved from the bin back to the position where they have been deleted.
Delete: selected elements are deleted permanently. After deleting, they cannot be restored anymore.
Clear Recycle Bin: all elements are deleted permanently. After clearing the bin, the elements cannot be restored anymore.

Note
Handling of hierarchical PLANT structures
When deleting a node in the PLANT, contained subnodes are deleted too. In this case, the RECYCLE BIN only lists the deleted node but the subnodes are not visible in the bin. When restoring this node, all contained subnodes are also restored.