CADENAS GmbH
Edition V12.0 SP6, 06/2023
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Controlled Use of Parts
- 1.1. Strategic Parts Management
- 1.2. Sample database PLDBDEMO
- 1.3. Installing the PLDBDEMO link database
- 1.4. PARTdataManager – ERP/PDM enhancements
- 1.4.1. ERP toolbar
- 1.4.2. Enhanced search possibilities with ERP integration
- 1.4.3. Database login…
- 1.4.4. User role display in the status bar
- 1.4.5. Classify project
- 1.4.6. Columns with colored background for ERP and PDM data
- 1.4.7. Status indicating bitmaps for table view (Status light)
- 1.4.8. Status colors for catalog index
- 1.4.9. Additional information in directory tree
- 1.4.10. Request ERP number per e-mail
- 1.4.11. Sorting of search results
- 1.4.12. Line sorting in PARTdataManager
- 1.4.13. Show CAD documents (PDM-ID) in PARTdataManager
- 1.4.14. Status bar
- 1.4.15. Export - Part attributes in CAD/PDM
- 1.5. Overview on ERP modules
- 1.6. User-role concept
- 1.6.1. Concept / Overview of procedure
- 1.6.2. Apply users via PARTadmin
- 1.6.3. Apply user locally in PARTsolutions
- 1.6.4. Configure roles
- 1.6.4.1. Tabbed page "General"
- 1.6.4.1.1. Dialog box for role selection - plinkgroups.cfg -> Block [Role name] -> Keys "DESC" and "IMAGE"
- 1.6.4.1.2. Preferred ranges - plinkgroups.cfg -> Block [Role_name] -> Key "PREFRANGE"
- 1.6.4.1.3. Display condition for parts selection - Colored catalog index - plinkgroups.cfg -> Block [Role_name] -> Key "CONDITIONTREE"
- 1.6.4.1.4. Viewing condition for table rows - plinkgroups.cfg -> Block [Role_name] -> Key "TABRESTRICTION"
- 1.6.4.1.5. Show table row but hide LinkDB content - plinkgroups.cfg -> [Role_name] -> Key "CONDITION"
- 1.6.4.1.6. Columns to be displayed - plinkgroups.cfg -> Block [Role_name] -> Key "VARSUSED / VARSHIDDEN"
- 1.6.4.1.7. Export condition - plinkgroups.cfg -> Block [Role_name] -> Key "EXPORTRESTRICTION"
- 1.6.4.1.8. Export information (tooltip) at status lights - plinkgroups.cfg -> Block [Role_name] -> Key "TOOLTIPTEXTEXPORTON" / "TOOLTIPTEXTEXPORTOFF"
- 1.6.4.1.9. Release certain directories for export - plinkgroups.cfg -> Block [Role_name] -> Key "EXPPRJTAB" / plinktemplates.cfg
- 1.6.4.1.10. Hide catalogs - plinkgroups.cfg -> Block [Role name] -> Key "HIDELIST"
- 1.6.4.2. Tabbed page "Menu"
- 1.6.4.3. Request ERP number per e-mail
- 1.6.4.4. Tabbed page "Translations"
- 1.6.5. User-Role assignment
- 1.7. Database Administration
- 1.7.1. How do the datasets get into the LinkDB?
- 1.7.2. Keep data up-to-date
- 1.7.3. Configure PARTsolutions
- 1.7.4. Ongoing data maintenance
- 2. PLDBDEMO - examples
- Index

