Quantity Specification for Manually Created File References

When you create file references manually by using the Paste as Reference command, you can specify a quantity for the referenced files, which is then displayed in the Bill of Materials of the file.

If you check out the file, you can modify the quantity by using the Edit User Defined File References command. Your change affects future versions of the file but not existing versions.

To specify a quantity for a referenced file when you create the reference:

1. Right-click the file to be referenced and click Copy.
2. Check out the file to contain the reference, right-click it, and click Paste as Reference.
3. In the Create File References dialog box, specify a value in the Quantity column, and click OK.
4. Check in the file with the reference.

   When you view the file containing the reference in the Bill of Materials tab, the quantity is displayed.

To modify the quantity of a referenced file:

1. Check out the file containing the reference.
2. With the file selected, click the Contains tab.
3. Click Edit User Defined References .
4. In the Edit User-Defined References dialog box, modify the value in the Quantity column, and click OK.