Sheet Symbol with Duplicate Entries

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Modified by Phil Loughhead on Feb 20, 2014

This compiler hint appears if a sheet symbol contains two sheet entries possessing the same name. The message is displayed in the Messages panel in the following format:

Sheet Symbol with duplicate entries Sheet Entry Identifier at Location1 and Location2,

where

Identifier is used to represent the offending sheet entry. The identifier appears in the format SheetSymbolName-SheetEntryName(SheetEntryIOType)

Location1 is the X,Y coordinates for the first instance of the particular sheet entry

Location2 is the X,Y coordinates for the duplicate instance of the sheet entry.

Default Report Mode

Error

Recommendation

Change the name of the offending sheet entry object as required. If in-place editing is enabled on the Schematic - General page of the Preferences dialog (DXP » Preferences), simply edit the name in-situ. Alternatively, double-click on the offending sheet entry and edit the Name field in the corresponding Sheet Entry dialog.