Formats


Formats

Overview

The Format page allows you to set the following:

  • Text Case Options
  • Illegal Character Definitions

To view and modify the Format Rules select the Formats option from the Navigation tree (Global Options section).

Text Case Options

The Text case options section contains the following options:

OptionDescription
Force upper-case for Part NumbersIf this option is checked all Part Numbers will be forced to upper case.
Force upper-case for RevisionIf this option is checked all Rev labels will be forced to upper case.
Force upper-case for DescriptionsIf this option is checked all Descriptions will be forced to upper case.
Force upper-case for Attribute valuesIf this option is checked all Attribute values will be forced to upper case.
Force upper-case for Attribute namesIf this option is checked all new Attribute names will be forced to upper case.
Force upper-case for Reference DesignatorsIf this option is checked all Refdes values will be forced to upper case.

To enable an upper-case rule, check the rule's checkbox.

Illegal Characters

The Illegal Attribute Characters section allows you to define illegal field value characters. Illegal characters will optionally be replaced with the characters specified.

To add an illegal character rule, click the Add button. The Format Rule dialog box will appear.

You can define illegal characters for: Attribute Values, Descriptions, Revision labels, and Part Numbers.

To add an illegal character, define the character and optionally the replacement characters(s), click the Apply or Add button.