Add one or more file links to an item.
To display the
Link Files to Item dialog box:
- Select an item and click Link Files to Item
(toolbar), or right-click an item and select Link Files to Item. Then, select files and click OK.
- Drag one or more files from File Explorer onto an item in Item Explorer.
| Version of references |
Select the versions of referenced files (if any) to use. Click one: -
 Referenced version
 Latest version
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 Generate for configurations |
Hides or shows configurations in the list. You can link to specific file configurations or to a file independent of configurations.
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File List
The list contains the candidate files to link to.
To show or hide columns, right-click in the list and select .
| File Name |
Name of the file to link to.
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| Result |
Expected operation result:
 OK |
Operation will succeed. |
 info |
Additional status information. |
 warning |
Warning conditions exist. Your administrator can configure which warnings block operations. |
 error |
Operation is blocked. |
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| Configuration Name |
File configuration name. By default, a link is created to each configuration of the file. Click Generate for configurations to show or hide configurations.
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| Quantity |
BOM quantity.
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| Add Link |
Creates a link to the file. Clear to prevent creating a link.
This column supports bulk selection.
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| Auto Update |
Automatically creates a new item version when a new version of the file is created. Clear Auto Update to disable auto updates. See File Links.
This column supports bulk selection.
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| Version |
Latest version of the file to which you are linking. All links are to the latest version of the file, not the local (cached) version.
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