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What is a part?
A part represents a configuration
item and is the equivalent to a file or a directory.
A subsystem is analogous to a directory and a component
is analogous to a file. There will in fact be a corresponding
directory/file for each part defined to AllChange.
How do I import existing files
into AllChange?
In order to import existing files
into AllChange simply:
- Copy the files into a workspace (or define a workspace
that has a directory containing the files)
- Attach to the workspace
- Select File | Browse or open Explorer if you have
installed the Explorer interface
- Select the files or directory to be imported in
the browser. If you select a directory then the entire
directory tree will be imported.
- Right click and select CheckIn (CheckIn is on the
AllChange menu in Explorer)
- You will be presented with a dialog requesting the
class to be given to each new part added. files, the
workfiles will be removed as they will have been stored
under AllChange 's control.
How do I change the format of the
date produced by ACDate in the Word Document Stamping?
The format of the date produced is
determined by the report format 'pawdstmp.rep'. Your administrator
could change this to produce an alternative format if
this is required.
When I try to check out an
old version for edit I get an error:
"Cannot
take new version because a higher version already exists"
This error occurs because the next version along the line
of development that you are checking out on already exists
i.e. if you are checking out version 002 and version 003
already exists.
You will need to create a new branch for your new version,
simply specify the name of the branch on the CheckOut
Dialog and the new version that will be created will be
version 001 on that branch e.g. MyBranch.001.
I get an error "There are no CRs valid for editing
this part" when I attempt to check out a part for
edit or add a new part.
The class of the part concerned is
of a class that has been classified as requiring a CR
to authorize a change. This means that you will have to
select CR that authorizes the change you are attempting
to make.
However, there are no CRs that are in a state that is
valid for purpose. You will need a CR that is:
- In a status that has been classified
as 'Valid for Change' in the life-cycle definition,
e.g 'fixing' in the out-of-the-box cycle for CRs of
class 'cr'. You can check with your AllChange administrator
which status this is.
- The CR may need to be assigned to
you depending on site requirements - again check this
with your AllChange administrator.
- The CR must not be Locked if you
have a Locked field: i.e. the Locked field must be
set to 'No'.
I have some parts issued to
a workspace which no longer exists - how do I check them
back in?
If you have
deleted the definition of the workspace then the only
way to check in the parts is to redefine the workspace
to a temporary location, check in and then remove the
temporary workspace definition.
You will need your AllChange administrator to create and
delete the workspace definitions for you unless you have
installed the 5.2.0.2 update that allows workspace definitions
to be modified in ACE from the Workspace Menu.
How do I stop check out checking
out parts that are marked as 'obsolete'?
If 'Show Obsolete Items' (on
the Misc Menu) is NOT selected then obsolete items will
not be checked out unless specifically selected.
How do I change the case of a part name?
In order to change the case of a
part name (e.g. from fred.c to Fred.c) you will need to
first rename it to a temporary name and then rename it
again to the desired name.
So in our example:
First rename fred.c to fred1.c
Then rename fred1.c to Fred.c
Is there a limit on part name length?
The maximum length of a part name
is 80 characters and the maximum length of the full path
of the parent of a part is 120 characters. This gives
a total maximum part path of 200 characters.
There may be other limitations imposed by the operating
system filename length limits unless the location field
is used to specify a shorter file/directory name than
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