Part Library Lock

Use the library manager to lock or unlock a part.

If a part is locked, the part cannot be inserted with the Insert function and a warning message will be shown when configuring BOM by Schematic in UDMS.

  1. Search parts.


    Figure 1.
    1. Use the search all function to search parts with some of the information in part properties as a keyword.
      • TEST* (Search for strings starting with TEST)
      • *TEST* (Search for strings containing TEST)
      • *TEST (Search string ending with TEST)
    2. Use the advanced search function to conduct a detail search by the value of each property.
      Note: Detailed search finds parts that satisfy all entry values entered with the And condition.
  2. Lock parts that cannot be used due to defects or supply disruptions.


    Figure 2.
    1. Enable the checkbox of the part that needs to be locked.
    2. Click Lock.
      The Lock Library dialog opens.
    3. In the Lock Library dialog, enter a comment and click Lock.
    When the part is locked, the lock flag is changed to Y in the result list and the date of change is displayed.


    Figure 3.
  3. Unlock parts when they become available.


    Figure 4.
    1. Enable the check box of the part that was previously locked.
    2. Click Unlock.
      The Unlock Library dialog opens.
    3. In the Unlock Library dialog, write a comment and click Unlock.
    When the part unlocked, the lock flag is changed to N in the result list and the date of change is displayed.
  4. Click a part CPN to display the part history and detailed information.


    Figure 5.