Allowing pinning and replacement behavior for contextual displays

By default, contextual displays, such as faceplates and detail displays, do not participate in pinning and replacement behavior. When Contextual Display Pinning is not enabled, opened contextual displays remain open until the user manually closes them.

However, you can configure a layout to participate in contextual display pinning and replacement behavior by enabling Contextual Display Pinning on a layout's Interaction tab. When this feature is enabled, a pushpin icon appears on faceplates and detail displays.

On unpinned contextual displays, the pushpins appear horizontal ().An unpinned contextual display is replaced when a new display of that type is opened.Clicking a horizontal pin changes a contextual display to the pinned state.

On pinned contextual displays, the pushpins appear vertical (). Pinned contextual displays remain open until the user manually closes them.Clicking a vertical pin returns a contextual display to the unpinned state.

You can also move contextual displays by dragging them from one area of the layout to another. When you move a contextual display (pinned or unpinned), future displays of that type open in the last saved location of that display type. That is:
  1. If an unpinned contextual display is moved to a different location in the same screen, it will be replaced by a newly opened display of that type.
  2. If that newly opened display is moved and pinned, then the next contextual display of that same type opens in the last saved location.
Note:

The display type (for example, faceplate or detail) is determined by the Contextual Display Type property on a contextual display's Basics tab. Contextual displays with no type ("--") behave as if Contextual Display Pinning is disabled.