The three variations of the Advanced versions of the Item Properties dialog
Summary
The Item Properties dialog allows you to create, edit or view properties of an item within a managed content server.
For more information about creating and editing items in a server, click
here.
Find the desired dialog in the following list then click on the link to access the information about that variation of the Item Properties dialog.
Create New Item
Create Item
Access
The Create New Item dialog is accessed from the Explorer panel by right-clicking on an item, choosing Create Item, then selecting one of the available item types (except Component) from the sub-menu.
Options/Controls
- Name - enter the name of the new Item.
- Description - use this field to enter a meaningful description of what is represented by this Item.
- Item ID – the unique ID for this Item. The ID itself is typically a code in accordance with established naming conventions. For example,
D-810-XXXX may be used to reflect a fabricated Blank Board Item, while D-820-XXXX may reflect an Assembled Board Item. The Item ID cannot be changed after the Item is released.
- Content Type – this field lists the item type. A different content type can be selected from the drop-down menu.
- Share Item - click to open the Share For dialog in which you can specify permissions for this new item.
- Advanced - click to open the advanced version of the dialog to access additional options, such as Revision Naming Scheme and Lifecycle Definition.
- Folder – the server folder in which this item is stored. Click
to open the Choose Folder dialog to select or create a different folder.
- Revision Naming Scheme – this field determines the scheme employed when assigning Revision IDs. Use the drop-down to choose from the schemes currently defined for the server. Schemes are defined in the Edit Revision Naming Schemes dialog, which is accessed by clicking on the right side of the field. Since schemes are chosen at the Item-level, you can have different schemes applied to different Items. The chosen Revision Naming Scheme cannot be changed after the Item is released.
- Lifecycle Definition – this field determines which lifecycle definition is used to model the state transitions that an Item-Revision may undergo over time. Use the drop-down to choose from the definitions currently defined for the server. The definitions are defined in the Edit Lifecycle Definitions dialog, which is accessed by clicking on the right side of the field. Since lifecycle definitions are chosen at the Item-level, you can have different definitions applied to different Items. The chosen Lifecycle Definition cannot be changed after the Item is released. The field to the right displays the state of the revision of this Item specified in the Revision ID field. This field is read-only and newly-created Items will always be set to Planned.
- Share Revision - click to open the Share For dialog in which you can specify permissions for this new item revision.
- Ancestor Revision – the preceding revision from which this Item is created/branched. Click to open a dialog to navigate to and select an existing revision. Click Clear to remove the current Ancestor Revision.
- Revision ID – the revision of the Item in accordance with the chosen revision naming scheme. This field is read-only.
- Open for editing after creation - enable to open the new item after clicking OK. Doing so allows you to take advantage of the option to edit and release the associated data entity into the initial revision of that item, after creation. Therefore, instead of creating the source data outside of the server and releasing it, you may start working on the source directly from the moment the empty Item is created, courtesy of direct editing. When that editing is complete, the entity is released into the initial planned revision of its parent Item, and the temporary editor closed.
Edit Item
Edit Item
View Item Properties
View Item Properties
Access
The dialog is accessed from the Explorer panel by right-clicking on an Item then selecting Properties from the context menu.
Options/Controls
- Name -the name of the Item.
- Description - a meaningful description of what is represented by this Item.
- Item ID – the unique ID for this Item. The ID itself is typically a code in accordance with established naming conventions. For example,
D-810-XXXX may be used to reflect a fabricated Blank Board Item while D-820-XXXX reflects an Assembled Board Item. The Item ID cannot be changed after the Item is released.
- Content Type – this is the type of Item (for example, a Component or Footprint).
- Share Item - click to open the Share Fordialog that displays the permissions for this item.
- Advanced - click to open the advanced version of the dialog to access additional options, such as Revision Naming Scheme and Lifecycle Definition.
- Folder – the server folder in which this item is stored.
- Revision Naming Scheme – this field displays the scheme employed when assigning Revision IDs. Click to open the Revision Naming Scheme dialog to edit the naming scheme if desired. Since schemes are chosen at the Item-level, you can have different schemes applied to different Items.
- Lifecycle Definition – this field displays which lifecycle definition is used to model the state transitions that an Item-Revision may undergo over time. Click to open the Lifecycle Definition dialog to view the lifecycle definition of the item. Since lifecycle definitions are chosen at the Item-level, you can have different definitions applied to different Items. The chosen lifecycle definition cannot be changed after the Item is released. The field to the right displays the state of the revision of this Item specified in the Revision ID field. This field is read-only.
- Ancestor Revision – the preceding revision from which this Item is created/branched.
- Revision ID – the revision of the Item in accordance with the chosen revision naming scheme. This field is read-only.
- Share Revision - click to open the Share For dialog in which you can specify permissions for this item.
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