Menus and Toolbars

CIMCO MDM Icon

Clicking this icon opens a small drop-down menu with a shortcut to the Explorer, the Database Configuration, and the CIMCO MDM Close function .

Database menu

Positioned at the very top of the screen, the Database menu provides easy access to the following functions:

• Add Project/Part - Opens a window for adding new parts, projects or product groups.
• Customer - You can add, edit, remove or import customers to the database.
• Messages - Lets you read the messages generated by the program.
• Import Queue - Opens a window where you can accept or reject files that are placed on the import queue.
• Change Password - Here you can change the password for the current user.
• Work Orders - Opens the work orders window, where you can see detailed information about the jobs involved in the manufacturing process.
• Scheduler - Opens a page with calendar and a list of available machines. Here you can add, edit, and delete events for specific machines.

Help menu

Positioned next to the Database menu, the Help menu provides access to:

• Online Help - Opens the help file for MDM.
• About - Opens the program information dialog.

Explorer

By clicking the Explorer icon you can logon to the Explorer. In the Logon dialog you first select the user you want to logon with and then supply the correct password. The Explorer will open once logon is successful.

Add

By clicking the Add icon you can add a new root-level entry to the Explorer View. By default the root-level entry is called "Project", but this can easily be re-configured if you have different naming requirements.

Clicking Add by default brings up the Project dialog where Project name is entered. In the Database Configuration, under Level Settings, you can add more database fields if needed and these will be shown in the Project dialog as well.

Logoff

Clicking the Logoff icon closes the Explorer and logs off the user.

Results

If a search, using the Search panel, results in more than one result, the Results icon will open a window showing all the search results. That way you can easily move through your search results loading them into the Explorer View.

Info

Clicking the Info icon brings up a dialog with information and database fields for the level or document selected in the Explorer View. This can also be achieved by double-clicking a level in the Explorer View. You can edit the information if needed and save it by clicking the OK button.

Copy

Clicking the Copy icon makes a copy of the level or document selected in the Explorer View. Insert the copied data by right-clicking the level in the Explorer View to which it should be added and click Insert.

Backup

Clicking the Backup icon makes a backup of the selected level and its sub-levels. Verify that the backup has been performed by clicking the Restore icon. This brings up the Restore dialog with a list of backups.

Restore

Clicking the Restore icon opens the Restore dialog. This shows the backups that have been created for the selected level in the Explorer View. Select the backup you wish to restore and click Restore.

Send

Clicking this icon will open the Send NC files window, where you can select the machine to which the selected document should be sent. Machines can be configured in the Database Configuration dialog.

Receive

Clicking this icon opens the Receive window, where you can select the machine from which the selected document should be received. Machines can be configured in the Database Configuration dialog.

Import queue

Clicking this icon will open a window that displays a list of all files on the import queue.

Lock / Unlock

Clicking the Lock or Unlock icon will lock/unlock the selected level or document for editing by other users.

Delete

Click the Delete icon to delete the selected level or document and all associated documents.

Print

Click the Print icon to print the selected level or document after the appropriate print template has been selected in the pop-up window. The print templates can be defined in the database configuration.