Add one or more file links to an item.
To display the
Link Files to Item dialog box:
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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.
Toolbar Buttons
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Select Files |
Opens the Select Files dialog box, where you can specify a wildcard pattern to select files. |
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Open File List |
Opens a list of files in Microsoft Excel. |
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Save File List |
Lets you save the file list as a comma-separated .txt file. |
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| Generate for configurations |
Lets you link an item to a specific file configuration. |
| Generate for files only |
Lets you link an item to a file independent of configurations. |
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| Referenced Version |
Uses the attached version of the references. |
| Latest Version |
Uses the latest version of the references. |
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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Shortcut Menu Options
Right-click in the file list to access these menu options:
| Columns |
Lets you add or remove columns. |
| Show Parent Node Check Boxes |
For files with references (such as assemblies with parts), turns on an additional check box for the Add Link and Auto Update columns. This check box lets you select or clear all check boxes at one.
If all check boxes are not in the same state, the added check box displays  .
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| Select All |
Selects all files, so that you can check or clear the Get column. |
| Select Files |
Lets you use wildcards to select a group of files. You can then use a single keystroke to check or clear the files in the Get column. |
| Open File List |
Opens a list of the files in Microsoft Excel. |
| Save File List |
Lets you save the file list as a comma-separated .txt file. |