Use the Select Node dialog (binary format definition) to select the target node for referencing the occurrence count or size of a component from another element, or to select a selection condition node that has the selection condition value of the component.
The Select Node dialog opens when you click the Select Node button in any of the following dialogs:
- Information
- If there is a problem in the information that is entered in the Select Node dialog, a message indicating the problem is displayed in the title bar of the dialog. For details about displayed messages and measures to be taken, see the description for validating binary format definition files in the manual Service Platform Development Guide.
- Path specification
- Select the appropriate radio button to select the method of specifying the target node or selection condition node.
- Base path radio button
- Choose this option to use a path from the base node for specifying the target node or selection condition node.
- The base node is the node located at the highest position in a tree structure when there are multiple reference-source components (dependent nodes) in the entire tree.
- When Base path is selected, Node structure shows a structure from the base node in a tree format.
- The following figure shows an example in which Base path is selected.
Figure 1-53 FigureExample in which Base path is selected
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- Absolute path radio button
- Choose this option to use the path from the root element for specifying the target node or selection condition node.
- When Absolute path is selected, Node structure shows a structure from the root node in a tree format.
- The following figure shows an example in which Absolute path is selected.
Figure 1-54 FigureExample in which Absolute path is selected
![[Figure]](figure/zs013700.gif)
- Node structure
- The node structure is displayed in a tree format according to the option selected in Path specification. From the displayed tree, select the target node or selection condition node.
- OK button
- Commits the specified contents and closes the Select Node dialog.
- Cancel button
- Closes the Select Node dialog without committing the specified contents.