Applied Parameters: Action=Paste|ObjectKind=OutputMedium|PasteMode=GeneratedFiles
Summary
This command is used to create a new Folder Structure output container, based on the content currently on the Output Job Editor's clipboard. An OutJob (as it is commonly known) is simply a pre-configured set of outputs. Each output is configured with its own settings and its own output format, for example output to a file, or to a printer. OutJobs are very flexible - they can include as many or as few outputs as required, and any number of OutJobs can be included in an Altium NEXUS project. The best approach is to use one OutJob to configure all outputs required for each specific type of output being generated from the project. For example all outputs required to fabricate the bare board go in one OutJob, all outputs required to assemble the board go into a second OutJob, and so on. OutJobs can also hold validation-type checks, such as ERC and DRC reports - useful for a final 'thumbs up' check just before generating the outputs, such reports can then be held as a record that the design was ready for release.
Portable in nature, OutJobs can also be re-used between designs - simply copy the Output Job file from one project to the next one, and reset the Data Source as required.
Access
With appropriate content available on the clipboard, this command is accessed from the OutputJob Editor by right-clicking over the Output Containers region - away from the cell to add a new output container - and choosing the Paste As Folder Structure command from the context menu.
The command will only be available, provided the content on the clipboard is compatible. Only a copied Folder Structure output container, print job (if associated outputs can also be file-based), PDF output container (if associated outputs can also be file-based), or copied output(s) that is(are) file-based in nature, can be pasted as a new Folder Structure output container.
Use
First, ensure that the Output Job Configuration file that you wish to paste into, is the active document in the main design window.
After launching the command, the new Folder Structure output container will be created, and inserted into the Output Containers region of the document.
Tips
- The title of the Folder Structure output container will incorporate the title of the original entity being pasted (print job, PDF output container, Folder Structure output container, or the names of the outputs) with the prefix New Folder Structure.
- A new Folder Structure output container can also be created from one or more selected applicable outputs, by dragging and dropping the selection into the Output Containers region. The output(s) will automatically be linked
- The software does not use the Windows clipboard for normal cut/copy and paste operations in OutputJob documents. Instead, a separate internal clipboard is maintained for this document type. Also, the internal OutputJob clipboard is entirely independent of the internal clipboards used by any other editors in the software. You can only cut/copy and paste between, or within, OutputJob documents.