Bars

dry_cleaning Bars are fixtures that attach to shelves Racks and hold items, typically widgets Product Positions, but also sub-fixtures, like inventory_2 Containers or shelves Sub-Racks.

A Bar can be created via add_box Insert > dry_cleaning Bar (via context or header menu). Pressing "Q" creates a Bar at the cursor location.

Properties

A Bar's properties can be edited by double-clicking it, or via Right Click > info Properties.

Bar properties dialog
Name and Description
Optional name / description for this Bar. Name is often useful for identifying where products go in newspaper Reports. These properties are how an item's Fixture and FixtureDescription will be reported if it is parented to this Bar.
Layout

As with most fixtures, Bars support Layouts for automatic content alignment.

The special Hooks Layout defines finite valid snap points on the Bar for widgets Product Positions. These Positions will have their phishing Hook inferred from this Bar's Hook Defaults (more below)

For some layouts, Spacing defines the horizontal space left between each item when its content is laid out.

Bar with Hooks Layout example
Dimensions
Bar dimensions, in inches or centimeters. You may enter values like 4' or 10m and GoPlanogram will convert automatically.
Hook Defaults

The Hook Length input allows you to specify the default hook length for items affixed to this Bar.

If the phishing checkbox is checked, you can instead specify an exact default Hook for items on this Bar.

If this Bar is using the Hooks Layout, all predetermined Hooks on the bar use this Hook Length / Hook default.

Parent Snap
Determines how this Bar snaps to its parent Rack -- either according to the Rack grid, or directly into its Standards (uprights).
Can Combine

If checked, if this Bar is vertically aligned with other Bars of the same Layout, they will be treated as one, and the layout will account for the entire length of all Bars.

Two Even-Align Bars with Can Combine set to true, treated as one large Bar

Editing Multiple Bars

If multiple Bars are selected, you can edit their info Properties through the same dialog.

Use the content_copy Propagate checkbox buttons to declare a change to a property should be applied to all selected Bars.

The Propagate checkbox is checked for Height, but not Fill. Both Bars have their height changed -- only one Bar has its Fill changed

Dragging Over Bays

When multiple dragging Bars over shelves Bays, they will all snap to the Bay the cursor is over.

For each dragging Bar to snap to the Bay it is dragged over instead, , hold the Alt key while dragging.

Default drag over Bays behavior
Alt + drag over Bays behavior
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