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The file DATAENTR2.TXT

This text file is placed in the schema folder and it defines the layout of tab and fields in the Data Input forms.

We suggest not to modify it manually, since the Admintools provide a specific tool for that:

More, using the tools ensures that you won't delete necessary entries for the correct functioning of MechworksPDM.

This description is a reference for you to be able to understand how it's structured.

The format of the file is as follows: the first level (no indentation) is the TAB name, while all the indented field names are the entries for that specific tab.

Example

Id

 ID
 DESCRIPTION 75
 CONFIGURATION
 CONFIGURATION_REVISION
 ITEM_CODE
 STATE
 REVISION
Files
 FILE_NAME
 FILE_DIRECTORY
Creation/Modification
 CREATED_BY
 CREATION_DATE
 LAST_MODIFIED_BY
 LAST_MODIFIED_DATE

This definition generates a dialog like this:

PARENT_CHILD table and REVISIONS table fields in the Data input form

It's possible to show related PARENT_CHILD and REVISIONS data in the DOCUMENT table data input form.

A definition like followings (please note it's language dependent) will show the specific PARENT_CHILD and REVISION data in a separated tab (between other common DOCUMENT table fields tabs):

Please note the ->PARENT_CHILD tab is shown also in the View Data... tab of the TreePage, while it's not shown a ->REVISIONS tab since it's already present a Revision tab.