Activating the Platform view All Platform settings are configured in the Platform view. The same Platform view is used for the generic layer and all physical layers. This means you must activate the appropriate Platform layer before you can configure the settings. To activate the generic Platform layer In the Project browser, double-click the Platform node. To activate a physical Platform layer 1 In the Project browser, expand the Platform node. All physical layer nodes are displayed. 2 Double-click the node for the physical layer to activate.