MWAutoNumber for MechWorks PDM Automation.

AutoNumber Format Options – Categories Tab

LINK Categories to AutoNumber Format Alternatively, the environment can be configured to automatically categorize a component based on the selected AutoNumber Format . For example, an environment might have multiple AutoNumber Formats for springs:

For this example, we assume that the Administrator wants the user to be presented with the AutoNumber [ Format List ] first – before the [ Save Wizard ] is displayed. If the user selects the “ Springs-Custom ” AutoNumber Format , then the document should be automatically categorized as “ Standard ”  “ Springs ”  “ Custom ” without the need to display the [ Save Wizard ]. Similarly, if the user selects the “ Springs-Helical ” AutoNumber Format , then the document should be automatically categorized as “ Standard ”  “ Springs ”  “ Helical ” without the need to display the [ Save Wizard ]. If the user selects an AutoNumber Format without Linked Categories but still with the Use Categories option active, then the [ Save Wizard ] should be displayed after the AutoNumber [ Format List ] is displayed.

To configure this behavior, the Administrator would first need to select the [ Global Options ] tab and enable the option to Always Show Format List Before Category Wizard :

Then, the Administrator would need to explicitly LINK the noted category (“ Standard ”  “ Springs ”  “ Custom ”) and (“ Standard ”  “ Springs ”  “ Helical ”) to their respective AutoNumber Formats :

NOTE: To avoid having the [ Save Wizard ] displayed after selecting the AutoNumber Format with a LINKED category, the AutoNumber Format can only have a single final LINKED category assigned to it.

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