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Library Update Settings (Item Manager)
Created: October 12, 2017 | Updated: March 07, 2018
| Applies to versions: 18.0, 18.1, 19.0, 19.1, 20.0, 20.1, 20.2 and 21
Now reading version 19. For the latest, read: Library Update Settings (Item Manager) for version 22
The Library Update Settings (Item Manager version) dialog
Summary
The Library Update Settings (Item Manager version) dialog allows you to select which Parameters will be updated when a local component is updated to a Server Managed Component.
Access
The dialog is accessed by clicking Advanced in the Item Manager Options dialog (click Options in the Item Manager dialog).
Options/Controls
- Parameters To Update - a list of all available Parameters for all Components in the current board project.
- Update - check the box of the Parameters that you want to update.
- Library parameters not in sheet – sets the update behavior when a Managed Component (Library) Parameter does not exist in the local (sheet) unmanaged Component.
- Add – select to add the Parameter to the component during the update.
- Do not add – select to not add the Parameter to the component during the update.
- Add if not blank – select to add the Parameter to the component during the update ONLY if it has valid data (i.e. its Value entry is not blank).
- Sheet parameters not in library – sets the update behavior when a local (sheet) unmanaged Component Parameter does not exist in the linked Managed Component (library).
- Remove – select to remove the existing (local) Parameter from the component during the update.
- Do not remove – select to not delete the existing Parameter from the component during the update.
- Remove if blank – select to delete the existing Parameter from the component during the update ONLY if it does not have valid data (i.e. its Value entry is blank).