Component Tab and Component Tab Creator End of Life

In the CET 17.0 release in May 2026, Catalogue Component Tab and Component Tab Creator will reach their End-of-Life (EOL) and be retired completely.

As part of the EOL effort,

• All component tab related interfaces will be removed. They will no longer receive bugfixes or be shipped as part of CET abstract/custom builds, and you will no longer be able to reference these classes in your packages. See compile-time changes below under "Component Tab and Component Tab Creator End of Life" section.
• The Component Tab file format (.cmtbxt) will also be retired and no longer be supported starting from 17.0. See runtime/behaviour changes below under "Component Tab File Format (*.cmtbxc) End of Life"

All developers are strongly encouraged to migrate to the new Table of Content (ToC) Toolbox introduced in 15.5 Major as the replacement for the Component Tab - [read more and learn how to migrate or build toolbox with ToC here] (https://dev-docs.configura.com/design-system/cet-developer-guides/catalogue-table-of-contents-with-the-new-ui)

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Component Tab and Component Tab Creator End of Life

The following interfaces will be removed as part of the Component Tab and Component Tab Creator EOL effort:

cm.abstract.dataSymbol

Functions:
Removed: public bool dsCloneToolboxes(DataCatalog catalog, ProductCatalog productCatalog, DsToolboxCreatorToolboxCards toolboxCards)
Removed: public str dsToolboxFileStr(DataCatalog catalog, DsToolboxCreatorToolboxCards cards, DsToolboxCreatorToolboxCard card)

cm.abstract.dataSymbol.ui.toolboxCreator

Note: cm.abstract.dataSymbol.ui.toolboxCreator package is completely removed. If your extension has dependency to this package, please remove it.

// Constants
Removed: public const str dsToolboxCreatorFileType = ".cmtbxc";

// Functions
Removed: public Image DsToolboxCreatorLoadToolboxImage(Url file)
Removed: public DsToolboxCreatorExtensionToolboxCard dsToolboxCreatorCreateExtensionToolboxCard(Window parent, symbol pkg, DsToolboxCreatorToolboxCard card, str sortKey, str groupId, str libraryFunctionName=null, Image image=null, str label=null)
Removed: public str tbCatCardStatsEntityKey(DsCatalogToolboxData cData)
Removed: public void dsToolboxCreatorToolboxCardSetSectionLabelAnimationEnv(Window window, DsDragAnimationEnv env)
Removed: public void dsToolboxCreatorToolboxCardSetSectionAnimationEnv(Window window, DsDragAnimationEnv env)
Removed: public void dsToolboxCreatorToolboxCardSetThumbnailViewAnimationEnv(Window window, DsDragAnimationEnv env)
Removed: public void dsToolboxCreatorToolboxCardSetToolboxSectionWindowAnimationEnv(Window window, DsDragAnimationEnv env)
Removed: public void dsToolboxCreatorToolboxCardSetHeaderAnimationEnv(Window window, DsDragAnimationEnv env)
Removed: public void dsToolboxCreatorToolboxCardSetImageSectionAnimationEnv(Window window, DsDragAnimationEnv env)
Removed: public void dsToolboxCreatorToolboxCardSetSchemeButtonAnimationEnv(Window window, DsDragAnimationEnv env)
Removed: public Library dsToolboxCreatorLibraryFromCard(Card card, symbol pkg)
Removed: public void faceliftPreprocess(Library library)
Removed: public str->str dsDefaultSchemeDescriptionMap(str{} languages)

// Classes
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorCardPropertyWindow extends SubWindow
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorCardWindow extends CardWindow
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorControlWindow extends SubWindow
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorDataCatalogHeader extends DsDataCatalogHeader
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorDataCatalogSectionedLabel extends DsDataCatalogSectionedLabel
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorDataCatalogSectionedScrollableSubWindow extends DsDataCatalogSectionedScrollableSubWindow
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorDesignWindow extends SubWindow
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorDialog extends DialogWindow
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorDeletionSubWindow extends SubWindow
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorDragAnimation extends DsDragAnimation
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorDropDownTreeView extends DropDownTreeView
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorDynamicCard extends DsDynamicCard
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorExtensionToolboxCard extends ExtensionToolboxCard
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorFillerInsertDragAnimation extends DsToolboxCreatorThumbnailViewMoveDragAnimation
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorFillerMoveDragAnimation extends DsToolboxCreatorThumbnailViewMoveDragAnimation
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorFillerThumbnail extends DsThumbnail
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorFocusLines
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorFocusRect
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorGroupInsertDragAnimation extends DsToolboxCreatorDragAnimation
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorGroupMoveDragAnimation extends DsToolboxCreatorGroupInsertDragAnimation
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorHeaderInsertDragAnimation extends DsToolboxCreatorGroupInsertDragAnimation
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorHeaderLimb extends DsDynamicHeaderLimb
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorHeaderMoveDragAnimation extends DsToolboxCreatorGroupMoveDragAnimation
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorHeaderPropertyWindow extends SubWindow
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorImageSectionInsertDragAnimation extends DsToolboxCreatorDragAnimation
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorImageSectionMoveDragAnimation extends DsToolboxCreatorImageSectionInsertDragAnimation
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorImageSectionPropertyWindow extends ShrinkWindow
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorLibraryLimb extends DsDynamicLibraryLimb
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorProductCatalogLimbBuilder extends DsProductCatalogLimbBuilder
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorProductLevelPropertySubWindow extends ShrinkWindow
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorProductViewInsertDragAnimation extends DsDragAnimation
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorPropertyWindow extends SubWindow
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorSchemeButton extends DsDataCatalogSchemeButton
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorSchemeButtonInsertDragAnimation extends DsToolboxCreatorDragAnimation
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorSchemeButtonMoveDragAnimation extends DsToolboxCreatorSchemeButtonInsertDragAnimation
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorSchemeButtonPropertyWindow extends ShrinkWindow
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorSectionLabelPropertyWindow extends SubWindow
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorSideBarPropertiesPropertyWindow extends DsInWindowSideBarProperties
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorThumbnailsLimb extends DsThumbnailsLimb
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorThumbnailPropertyWindow extends SubWindow
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorThumbnailViewMoveDragAnimation extends DsThumbnailViewMoveDragAnimation
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorToolboxCard
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorToolboxCards
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorToolboxSectionedScrollableSubWindow extends ToolboxSectionedScrollableSubWindow
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorToolboxThumbnail extends DsToolboxThumbnail
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorToolboxThumbnailView extends DsToolboxThumbnailView
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorTooltip
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorTreeViewItem extends TreeViewItem
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorHeaderTreeViewItem extends DsToolboxCreatorTreeViewItem
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorGroupTreeViewItem extends DsToolboxCreatorTreeViewItem
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorProductViewTreeViewItem extends DsToolboxCreatorTreeViewItem
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorFillerTreeViewItem extends DsToolboxCreatorTreeViewItem
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorImageSectionTreeViewItem extends DsToolboxCreatorTreeViewItem
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorSchemeButtonTreeViewItem extends DsToolboxCreatorTreeViewItem
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorUIBuilder extends DsNewUIBuilder
Removed: public class DsToolboxCreatorUIGroupBuilder extends DsUIGroupBuilder

DsAPIPData which is the data used for snappers imported from stage has been removed. Stage snappers will now use DsPData which is used by regular catalogue symbols to be more consistent with CET catalogue symbols.

Component Tab File Format (*.cmtbxc) End of Life

As part of the EOL effort, the Component Tab file format (.cmtbxt) will also be retired and no longer be loadable as the streamed Component Tab class packages are removed. Ideally the Component Tab interfaces should only be streamed as part of the cmtbxt file format, and should not (and is not supposed to) be streamed with other cm file format (e.g., drawings, favorites). However, if the classes were somehow streamed as part of other file format, a new PackageStreamRenamer class is introduced to redirect these missing classes to a temporary placeholder class. Do note that this class serves no meaningful purpose, as it merely exists to suppress or bypass any load failure/errors caused by missing Component Tab related packages.

In developMode, the renamer will print extra info and a short stack dump so that it won't go fully unnoticed.

In cm.abstract.dataSymbol.renamer.cm:

/**
 * Stream renamer for removed toolbox creator package (cm.abstract.dataSymbol.ui.toolboxCreator).
 * which was permanently removed starting 17.0.
 *
 * Handles and redirect the streamed objs to a dummy class so it does not crash CET.
 */
private class DsToolboxCreatorRenamer extends PackageStreamRenamer {
    public void type(version v, Symbol pkg, Str name, Str fileName=null) {
	if (pkg.v == "cm.abstract.dataSymbol.ui.toolboxCreator") {
	    if (developMode) {
		pln("Attempting to load Component Tab interfaces!".eAngry; #pkg; #name);
		stackDump(3);
	    }

	    pkg.v = "cm.abstract.dataSymbol";
	    name.v = "DsDummyTBCreatorStreamPlaceHolder";
	}
    }


    /**
     * Deprecate old packages.
     */
    final private void deprecateOldPackages() {
	// Used to deprecate packages info stored in drawings to avoid load warnings about missing packages
	if (StreamRenamer r = globalStreamRenamer) {
	    r.deprecatePkg((#"cm.abstract.dataSymbol.ui.toolboxCreator"));
	}
    }
}


/**
 * Placeholder for streamed classes from 'cm.abstract.dataSymbol.ui.toolboxCreator'.
 */
public class DsDummyTBCreatorStreamPlaceHolder : unstreamable {
    /**
     * Load failure event.
     */
    public loadFailedResult loadFailed(ObjectFormatter formatter, LoadFailure failure) {
	return loadFailedResult.ignore;
    }
}

DsPData now defaults to using G2 properties

Previously DsPData used G2 properties by default for its base class. This has now been changed so that subclasses of DsPData will also use G2 properties by default as well.

Old:
extend public bool usingG2() {
  if (blockDataProxy == 0 and proxy) return proxy.usingG2(DsPDataProxyEnv(this));
  return (this.class.toS in {"DsPData", "DcPData", "DcPRenderData"} and
	 (!proxy or proxy.class.toS == "DsPDataProxy"));

}

New:
extend public bool usingG2() {
  if (blockDataProxy == 0 and proxy) return proxy.usingG2(DsPDataProxyEnv(this));
  return true;

}

To override the default behavior, override the usingG2 method in your DsPData subclass, or register a DsPDataProxy and override the public bool usingG2(DsPDataProxyEnv env) method to return false.