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• – Engineering Menu
• Engineering Data Maintenance
• Engineering Data Reports
• Engineering Data Selection
• Engineering Graphic

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– Engineering Menu

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The Engineering data file serves two functions: Firstly, it provides additional record space for engineering information about a part. Secondly, it provides a database for engineering documents that may, or may not, be associated with a part. Both unique and/or standard engineering text can be applied to a part number, a Document number or both.

Engineering data is a library of documents that may reference parts, special texts and/or graphic images. This menu provides commands for maintenance of this library of information.

You can have any number of document entries for the same part number and may also have any number of entries with the same document number with different part numbers. In fact there is no restrictions in the combinations you can have. Prudence suggests, however, that some logical document numbering system is adopted.
Graphics can be associated with an engineering document. Although there is no storage limit to a graphic record, the graphics system is specifically limited to small illustrative graphics.

Engineering documents, including graphics, can be referenced for inclusion in Purchase, Sales and Work Orders.

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Engineering Data Maintenance

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This window provides for maintenance of engineering records. These records provide database of documents that relate to parts. Any text can be entered for whatever purpose and a graphic can be attached.

The window works in consort with the Engineering Data Menu.

NOTE: The listing on the maintenance window has one of two modes. It shows either all parts for a document or all documents for a particular part. The mode is determined by your action that caused the list data to be collected. If you find, next or previous on a part, the list will show documents for the located part. If you find, next or previous on document, the list will show parts for the located document. If you already have a list, selecting a part/document line and then using a document/part next or previous button will change the mode of the list. For example, if you had a list up of all documents for part 12345, selecting document ABC and clicking on the next document button (up arrow beside the document code field) will create a list of all parts for document ABC.

Button	Action
Revert	Re-reads the modified data from file. All changes other than deletes will be lost.
Save Changes	Saves all changes and additions to file.
Cancel	Aborts the process currently in session. The keyboard equivalent is the Esc key for Windows computers and Command-.(full stop or period) for the Mac.
OK	The OK button updates the data you have entered, or confirms the selection and/or processes the function you have called.

Use of Engineering data records on Purchase, Sales, Jobs and Work Orders

You can use the engineering data records to add additional detailed information for a particular Part to line items in Purchase Orders, Sales Orders, Jobs and the header of Work Orders. This is a special feature that is instigated for each Part by adding a special text string to the beginning of the Part’s Individual Purchase, Sales and/or Work Texts.

The string must be in the form EDX-NNN…..N! and is case-sensitive. ED stands for Engineering Data and is mandatory, X can be T for Engineering Texts only, G for Engineering Graphic only or A for All engineering data. The – is mandatory. NNN…..N is the Document Number for the engineering data record you wish to have added to the Order.

NOTE: The Document Number record must be for the relevant Part and if there are more than one with this document/part combination the chronologically first created record will be used.)

The trailing ! is mandatory. Note that the Individual Text for the part will still print as normal on the Order, but less the special code string above, if an appropriate Engineering data record is found for it.

WARNING: When changing or deleting Document or Part numbers from Engineering Data records, no check is made of part individual text references. Hence, you must manually ensure that you do not loose links that are valuable to you.

See also: –

– Engineering Menu Engineering Graphic Engineering Data Reports

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Engineering Graphic

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This window shows you an Engineering Graphic at full size and is opened with the Show Graphic function on the Engineering menu, or by double clicking on the small graphic on the maintenance window.

Each graphic will have a unique name number which is shown.

MACINTOSH ONLY: Graphics must be in PICT format and can be pasted into the field from the clipboard or read in directly from a PICT file using the Paste From File… command in the Edit menu.

WINDOWS ONLY: Graphics must be in Windows Meta format and can be pasted into the field from the clipboard or read in directly from a Windows meta file using the Paste From File… command in the Edit menu.

WARNING: If the data is being shared by both Macintosh and Windows computers on a common network, the “Shared picture format” must be ON in the Omnis Studio preferences.

The Graphic is displayed and printed in a 10 cms (4 inch) by 5 cms (2 inch) rectangle. If the original in not of this size or shape it will be scaled to fit, however it is stored in it’s original form.

Button	Action
Edit	Allows you to Edit the record that is currently being displayed on the window. After making changes, confirm with an OK or revert with a Cancel.
Add	This will create a new (normally blank) record in the file. You will then be able to enter details for the record. Then confirm with an OK, or abandon the New record with a Cancel.
Delete	Execute this button to permanently remove the currently selected record from the file. If you are permitted to delete the item, you will be asked for confirmation, otherwise an explanation will be given.
Cancel	Aborts the process currently in session. The keyboard equivalent is the Esc key for Windows computers and Command-.(full stop or period) for the Mac.
OK	The OK button updates the data you have entered, or confirms the selection and/or processes the function you have called.

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Engineering Data Maintenance

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Engineering Data Reports

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This report setup window provides you with the ability to choose a range of selections, sort order and report types.

You can drag and drop onto the Print Report button from the Parts Scratchpad to obtain a report of selected parts only.

NOTE: This window contains fields introduced with version 5 that enable additional search (and sometimes sort controls), such as Adhoc extra where. For more help on their use and examples see the Client-Server SQL Introduction help.

Button	Action
Print Report	Will cause a report to be printed of the subject matter. Right-click to change the report destination.
Cancel	Aborts the process currently in session. The keyboard equivalent is the Esc key for Windows computers and Command-.(full stop or period) for the Mac.

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Engineering Data Selection

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Engineering Data Selection

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This subwindow is used to define the range criteria for a selection of engineering data. It is displayed on windows requiring the selection of engineering data records.

Parent Windows

Engineering Data Reports
Link System Maintenance
Graphical Analysis Maintenance – Graphs Tab

Operation

Enter data in the data entry boxes to restrict the range of records. Records must meet all criteria entered to be selected. If the left and/or right data entry boxes are left blank for a particular criteria, records will be selected between the first and/or last otherwise qualifying record. Data entry boxes can be populated by finding a single item using Keyword Search, drag and drop from the Parts ScratchPad or by double-clicking a list item from the Keyword Result window.

Data records can be obtained using one of the following methods or a combination of them (see Tip below):

1. Enter values into the selection ranges and use the Standard Search. The context menu provides a Clear Selection function.
2. Define or use a Custom Search.
3. Create an Ad Hoc Search Calculation using the context menu function.
4. Drag-and-drop one or more lines from the Parts ScratchPad (or BoM and Where-Used Listing) onto the general window area.
5. Use the ScratchPad Transfer Selected function
6. Use the KeyWord Search Transfer Selected function

TIP: Using an Ad Hoc Search Calculation (3) overrides any Custom Search (2) and a Custom Search overrides the Standard Search (1). In any of the search cases (1, 2 or 3), ScratchPad Transfer and Drag-and-Drop or KeyWord Search Transfer (4, 5 or 6) is combinational, so that records found using any of these methods must also conform to the search criteria adopted.

NOTE: This window contains fields introduced with version 5 that enable additional search (and sometimes sort controls), such as Adhoc extra where. For more help on their use and examples see the Client-Server SQL Introduction help.

Data Elements

Button	Action
Custom Search	Opens the Custom Search Selection window and checks the Use custom checkbox.

See also: –

Search Options Menu Engineering Data Reports

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