Create / Change / Delete an Part entry

Under the menu option Edit / New entry or Change (corresponds to the function key F3 and F4) start a dialog which will enable you to create a new Part or change an existing one. You have the following options:

• Pre-assign the fields with the values of the marked data record using the Load button.
• Remove the assigned values with Delete.
• End the dialog with OK and save any entries you have made.
• Abort your changes with Cancel.

The Part numbers must be entered again. The function keys in the Part Manager are re-assigned.

DB fields is written in the left column of the dialog concerned. These are the field names of the database which you are using.

The WSCAD fields are in the middle column of the dialog. On the right, you will see the entry fields in the column Value which you can fill in with the Part values. The column Type shows you the selected field type (ACCESS) and the maximum number of characters the field concerned can accept.

Database fields with special functions

• Comb:
  The Comb button enables you to jump directly to the comb library. Click on the button in the field Comb and then open the preset comb library under Parameters / General / Directories and the comb can be picked out selectively via the name and graphics.
• Switch cabinets
  The Switch cabinets button enables you to jump directly to the switch cabinet library. Click on the button in the field Switch cabinet and then open the preset structure directory under Parameters / General / Directories and pick out the desired structure graphics via the name.
• Selection
  The Selection button enables you to select from all currently available selections.
• Codes
  The Code button offers a selection for assignment (with plugs) or the Colour code (with cables).

Special feature    If you require round symbols for the switch cabinet layout, then enter the width or possibly the depth or length. Simply click on the fields for the entry and then edit them by using the keyboard. The entries are accepted by pressing Return and the cursor moves to the next line.

Additional database control elements

In the Change data record mode (F4), you will see a few buttons under the dialog title line which you can use to navigate through the data records. You can switch to the data records which were previously displayed in the Part Manager.  The single arrow jumps one data record forwards or backwards. The double arrow jumps to the beginning or end of the data records.