Chapter 4. Strategic Parts Management
4.24.  PARTlinkManager Reference
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4.24.  PARTlinkManager Reference

4.24.1. PARTlinkManager call from start menu
4.24.1.1. License selection dialog for license server licensing
4.24.2. Call PARTlinkManager from PARTdataManager
4.24.3. Access rights
4.24.4. Menus
4.24.4.1. File
4.24.4.1.1. Connect
4.24.4.1.2. Connect as...
4.24.4.1.3. Switch role
4.24.4.1.4. Disconnect
4.24.4.1.5. Export as -> CSV table
4.24.4.1.6. Import -> CSV table
4.24.4.1.7. Execute Script
4.24.4.1.8. Exit
4.24.4.2. View
4.24.4.2.1. Show tree
4.24.4.2.2. Display filtered tree
4.24.4.2.3. Hide old versions of parts
4.24.4.3. Extras
4.24.4.3.1. Database
4.24.4.3.1.1. Add / remove database columns
4.24.4.3.1.1.1. Create database columns via SQL scripting
4.24.4.3.1.1.2. Add database column with PARTlinkManager
4.24.4.3.1.1.3. Make database column visible for display in PARTdataManager
4.24.4.3.1.1.4. Remove database column
4.24.4.3.1.2. Show database columns
4.24.4.3.1.3. Backup/restore database
4.24.4.3.1.4. Editing additional tables in the PARTlinkManager
4.24.4.3.2. Configure ERP environment
4.24.4.3.2.1. Tabbed page "PARTlinkManager preferences"
4.24.4.3.2.1.1. Set row color
4.24.4.3.2.1.2. Group definitions / Set column color
4.24.4.3.2.1.3. Adjust table values
4.24.4.3.2.1.4. Modify column display
4.24.4.3.2.1.5. Column position in PARTlinkManager
4.24.4.3.2.2. Tab page PARTdataManager Settings
4.24.4.3.2.2.1. Login mode
4.24.4.3.2.2.2. e-mail notification
4.24.4.3.2.3. Database tab page
4.24.4.3.2.4. Export tables tab page
4.24.4.3.2.5. Translations tab
4.24.4.3.2.6. Tabbed pages "Standard name", "Standard name (short)", "BOM name"
4.24.4.3.2.6.1. Examples
4.24.4.3.2.6.2. Change NB via vbs scripting
4.24.4.3.2.6.3. Change NB according to project
4.24.4.3.2.6.4. Syntax
4.24.4.3.3. Preferences
4.24.4.3.3.1. PARTlinkManager - Search fields
4.24.4.3.3.2. Network
4.24.4.3.3.3. Logging settings
4.24.4.3.4. Catalog update - Update Manager
4.24.4.3.5. PARTadmin
4.24.4.4. ? (Help)
4.24.5. Menu buttons
4.24.6. Display filtered datasets
4.24.7. Buttons
4.24.8. Context menu commands
4.24.8.1. Context menu commands: Overview on the different options
4.24.8.2. Context menu commands in detail
4.24.8.2.1. Set fields
4.24.8.2.2. Duplicate
4.24.8.2.3. Edit variant
4.24.8.2.4. Create variant
4.24.8.2.5. Assign / delete ERP numbers
4.24.8.2.6. Importing a project into the database
4.24.8.2.7. Edit project table
4.24.8.2.7.1. Change standard descriptions according to project
4.24.8.2.7.2. Explicitly specify sorting order of variants for PARTdataManager table
4.24.8.2.7.3. Column sorting of geometry columns in PARTdataManager
4.24.8.2.7.4. Update structure table
4.24.9. Filtering display

You can access the contents of the LinkDB using PARTlinkManager.

Additional information from third-party-systems are stored in the LinkDB.

PARTlinkManager provides the following functions, among others:

  • Create geometric variants

    [Note]Note

    Do not use PARTdesigner under ERP-functionality to add variants or further columns. This would cause conflicts.

  • Create additional fields, e.g. material or surface

  • Edit additional fields

  • Designing of additional columns in the PARTdataManager view

  • Defining CAD-file names

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