Parts management provides "accessory lists" as a simple means of managing alternative accessory parts. They allow you to select a part from a list of possible alternatives. To this purpose , the accessory lists form an own hierarchical level in the parts management tree view and are displayed there under their name.
Once you have created accessory lists, they may be assigned to a main part of a part type in the Parts management module.
Precondition:
You have opened the parts management: Utilities > Parts > Management.
Creating an accessory list
- Select the Accessory list hierarchy level in the tree.
- Select the New popup menu item.
EPLAN automatically generates a new accessory list with the name New_<sequential_number>. - On the right-hand section of the dialog change to the Accessory list tab.
- Change the automatically assigned entry in the Name field.
EPLAN automatically fills the properties Creation date and Modification date (Properties tab) with the corresponding data. These cannot be changed. - Bring the Parts tab to the front.
- Click (New) to generate a line in the accessory list.
- Click [...] in the Part number field.
The Part selection dialog opens. Only previously defined accessory parts are displayed through the "Accessories" default setting of the field-based filter in the tree view. - Select the desired accessory parts in the tree and click [OK].
- Repeat the selection if you want to add a further accessory part.
- Close the parts management and save the modified data.
- Synchronize the parts data.
Assigning an accessory list to a main part
- Mark the desired main part in the tree or in the list.
- Bring the Accessories tab to the front.
- Click (New) to generate a line in the list of the accessory parts.
- Click [...] in the Part number / Name field.
- In the tree structure mark the newly created accessory list in the Accessory list hierarchy level.
- Click [OK].
- Close the parts management and save the modified data.
- Synchronize the parts data.
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