If you have access to Library Catalog Manager, you can set your Catalog defaults to allow access to pricing options at Drawing level only if a password is provided. 

Pricing can be controlled in a number of ways on the:-

1. Pricing > Passwords page - discussed in the following tutorials.
   • and/or
2. Visibility > Visibilities page

 

Tutorial 1 Pricing Category

This tutorial discusses how to

Step 1 Change Pricing Category Password

Enable Allow access to pricing using password only option by ticking the checkbox.

• Enter the New Password in the edit box. When you click on the Confirm edit box the password will display as asterisks (*).
• Confirm the New Password

Current Password default is blank.

 

• Click OK and the following message will be displayed. 

 

Step 2 Save Changes and Open New Drawing

When all changes have been completed, you need to save the Catalog.

• in the LCM ensure that you click the Save Changes and Exit button.
  • To close without making/saving changes, click on the Cancel Changes button.

• click OK to the message.

• As any changes made to the Catalog will only come into effect upon opening a New drawing.

 

Step 3 Password

As you can see, the Pricing category only shows the Password page.

To allow access to pricing, type in the Password. In this example, PasswordNew.

Pricing category shows only the Password page  -  Click to Expand

After the Password is entered all Pricing pages are made available. 

• If you tick the Off checkbox, the Pricing categories will not be displayed (as shown above) and you will have to re enter the password. 

When in use the password has to be entered on the drawing. Once the password is entered it is saved with the drawing unless the Off checkbox is used.

Pricing category now shows all pages  -  Click to Expand

 

Tutorial 2 Markup and Price Group

Step 1 Change Markup and Price Group Options Password

Enable Allow access to pricing using password only option by ticking the checkbox.

• Enter the New Password in the edit box. When you click on the Confirm edit box the password will display as asterisks (*).
• Confirm the New Password

•  Click OK and the following message will be displayed. 

 

Step 2 Save Changes and Open New Drawing

When all changes have been completed, you need to save the Catalog.

• in the LCM ensure that you click the Save Changes and Exit button.
  • To close without making/saving changes, click on the Cancel Changes button.

• click OK to the message.

• As any changes made to the Catalog will only come into effect upon opening a New drawing.

 

Step 3 Password

As you can see, the Pricing category shows the Password page and:-

• Material/Hardware page
• Settings page

To allow access to all pricing categories, type in the Password. In this example, Password2. 

Pricing category only shows limited pages  -  Click to Expand

After the Password is entered all Pricing pages are made available. 

• If you tick the Off checkbox, the Pricing categories will not be displayed (as shown above) and you will have to re enter the password. 

Pricing category only shows all pages  -  Click to Expand