Level Options

Use this dialog to enter additional settings for the level configuration.

The Level Options dialog.

Level

param

Level

Use this drop-down list to select the level to be configured.

Level Options

param

Is File

Check this option if files should be stored in this level.

param

Machine Group

Check this option to activate the machine group that the level should be associated to when adding an element of this level.

param

DNC Option

Check this option if the selected level should have communication options (send/receive options in the right-click menu).

param

Tool List

Check this field if tool lists should be associated to this level.

param

Prefer Machine Directories

Check this field to use the machine directories defined in the Directories dialog for storing data from this level.

param

Use machine settings

Check this option to use the settings defined in the Machines dialogs for the selected level.

param

Tools

Check this option to enable tool data management on this level.

param

Family of Parts

Check this field to store multiple part numbers in the database.

param

Level is Machine group

Check this field to use the machine group as level name.

param

Level is Customer

Check this option to use the customer as level name.

param

Level contains customer

Check this option if customer information should be entered when adding an element to this level.

param

Work Orders

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.

param

Extract tool information

Check this option to automatically extract tool information from the file on this level.

param

Enable Revisions

Check this field to enable revision controls on this level.

param

Enable Notes

Check this option to show a description text field in level details.

param

Setup Sheet

Check this field if setup sheets should be associated to this level.

param

Comment on restore

Check this option to request a comment on restore.

param

Comment on replace

Check this field to request a comment when replacing a file by another.

param

Comment on append

Check this option to request a comment when adding files to this level.

param

Comment on delete

Check this option to request a comment when deleting files on this level.

param

Sort by

Use this option to select how to sort the database fields in the MDM Explorer.

Generate Level Name

param

Generate Level Name

Check this option if the level name should be automatically generated when adding a new element.

param

Prefix

Use this field to enter the prefix to the level name.

param

Digits

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.

param

Steps

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.

param

Next Number

Use this field to specify the next number to be generated.

param

Machine

Use this field to select the machine that should be associated to the generated level name.

param

Counter

Choose in the drop-down list the appropriate counter for level name generation.

The Machine and Counter options are only active when NC-File is selected as level.