Advanced Object Editor : Add New or Delete

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The Hardware > Managers page provides the ability to add and maintain advanced objects.

Remember, once you have saved the database, you need to click on the Refresh button.

Use the Advanced Object Editor button to launch Advanced Object Editor dialog which initially allows...

Add a New Object
or
Delete an Existing Object

Add a New Object

To add a new object, simply click on the Add New button, as shown, and type in a descriptive name for the new object.

You will be asked to confirm the addition. If the answer is Yes, then a message will be presented to confirm your action.

The added object will be added to the Machinable Object drop list.

See the next discussion on deleting an existing object where we will delete this newly added object, named here as 'MyNewObject'.

In the following example, the Add New button is pressed. An Edit Text box will allow you to type in the name of the item you want to added.

Tables

If a name of the item is successfully entered, it will...

add an entry in the \Table\Hardware.qlt;
and add an entry in the \Table\Machining\Accessories\Accessories.qlt with that entered name;
and also create a folder in \Table\Machining\Accessories\[entered name]\ that contains all of the machining tables;
- these are duplicated from \Table\Machining\Accessories\!System\!DoNotDelete.qlt

It will then let you to select the new item in the Machinable Object drop list and do the same process as above to show all the machining details and the model for the new item.

The Save All button saves all changes on this screen to the tables.

You can add a new object in the same way, even after you a Machinable Object has been selected.

See explanation of required details for your newly created object and tutorial on Pricing Advanced Object.

Delete an Existing Object

To delete an existing object, select the Machinable Object from the drop list, in this example 'MyNewObject'. Then click on the Delete button, as shown.

You will be asked to confirm the deletion. If the answer is Yes, then the object will also be removed from the $$drop list$ selection.

When you use the Delete button to delete an existing object, it...

removes the item currently selected in the Machinable Object $$drop list$$ from the hardware table in which it resides;
and deletes the same entry in the accessories table where it’s listed;
and removes the folder that contains its machining tables.

The View [face] Table button just shows the table to the user in Table to Edit. And the Save All button saves all changes on this screen to the tables.

Pricing Tutorials

Pricing Advanced Object