Use this dialog to enter additional settings for the level configuration.
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The Level Options dialog. |
Use this drop-down list to select the level to be configured.
Check this option if files should be stored in this level.
Check this option to activate the machine group that the level should be associated to when adding an element of this level.
Check this option if the selected level should have communication options (send/receive options in the right-click menu).
Check this field if tool lists should be associated to this level.
Check this field to use the machine directories defined in the Directories dialog for storing data from this level.
Check this option to use the settings defined in the Machines dialogs for the selected level.
Check this option to enable tool data management on this level.
Check this field to store multiple part numbers in the database.
Check this field to use the machine group as level name.
Check this option to use the customer as level name.
Check this option if customer information should be entered when adding an element to this level.
Check this option to enable the use of work orders for the selected level. A new tab will appear in the Database Preview to manage the work orders.
Check this option to automatically extract tool information from the file on this level.
Check this field to enable revision controls on this level.
Check this option to show a description text field in level details.
Check this field if setup sheets should be associated to this level.
Check this option to request a comment on restore.
Check this field to request a comment when replacing a file by another.
Check this option to request a comment when adding files to this level.
Check this option to request a comment when deleting files on this level.
Use this option to select how to sort the database fields in the MDM Explorer.
Check this option if the level name should be automatically generated when adding a new element.
Use this field to enter the prefix to the level name.
Use this field to specify the number of digits in the level name. If you enter the value "5", the level names - after the prefix entered - will be 00001, 00002, etc.
Use this field to specify the number by which you want each new level name - as generated using the number of digits specified under "Digits" - to be higher than the preceding level name. An increment value of 5 will cause the level names to be created as 00005, 00010, 00015, etc.
Use this field to specify the next number to be generated.
Use this field to select the machine that should be associated to the generated level name.
Choose in the drop-down list the appropriate counter for level name generation.
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The Machine and Counter options are only active when NC-File is selected as level. |