Attachments

Introduction

Documents can be attached to user’s parts. It allows quick access to the available additional information for describing these parts.

Note: Documents can be attached only to user’s parts.

Note: Documents can be linked to parts as well as to libraries. See chapter Management of libraries.

Table 1. Creation of an attachment for a part

1	Selection of the parts area of the Part Library application.
2	Icon to display the attachment box just above.
3	Attachments box to manage the attached documents. Button (+) allows adding documents. Button (-) allows removing selected documents. Note: This box is disabled when parts from reference libraries are considered.
4	A dedicated dialog box allows adding a new attached document. All kinds of documents can be attached (like Word, Excel, PDF or text files, pictures, etc.).
4a	Give the attached document name.
4b	Select the folder in which the document to be attached is stored.
4c	It is possible to write a reminder dealing with the attached document.

Table 2. Management of attachments

1	Selection of an attached document. Once selected, a tooltip (1’) reminds the name and the description of the selected document.
2	Button (+) to add an attachment.
3	Button (-) to remove one or several attachments.
4	Button for removing all the attached files.