New Drawings

This section describes the New Drawings part of the Process Drawings Control form.

To select new drawings

1. Click on the Select button.

   The ABA New Drawing List form displays.

   

2. Select drawings for specific areas and templates with this form by clicking on the required combination from the lists shown or use the right mouse button options described below. These right mouse button functions are available in both lists:

   • Select All - selects all templates or areas within each list.

   • Clear Selection - clears all selected templates or areas from each list.

     ABA areas are defined by the ABA Drafting Administrator (refer to Area Based ADP Administration).

   • Add Selection to List - includes the combination of templates and areas selected into the Process Drawings Control form.

   • Replace List with Selection - replaces any existing templates and areas in the Process Drawings Control form with the current selections.

3. Click the Drawing Names button to select the drawing naming method.

   

   By default drawing names are formed as a combination of the template and area names separated by a hyphen. For example:

   /ABATEMPLATE1-ARE101

4. Select the Task option to activate the Modify Task button and allow a task to be selected from the list.

   

5. Click Modify Task to display the /SETDRAWINGNAME form. The user can set a prefix for the drawings about to be created.

6. Click OK to close the form.

   

7. To close the Drawing Names form click Dismiss.

   An alternative numbering option is the Auto Numbering option on the Process Drawings Control form. This uses base product naming rules and applies drawing numbers (setup by the ABA administrator) as a process task.

8. Once the required selection is made, click OK to populate the New Drawings list window of the Process Drawings Control form.

   Any conflict with auto naming results in the default name being used.

   Within the New Drawings list window of the Process Drawings Control form the following right mouse options are available to further refine the selection:

   • Select All - selects all templates or areas within each list.

   • Clear Selection - clears all templates or areas selected from each list.

   • Rename ‑ allows the option to change the name by displaying the Rename Drawing form:

     

   • Remove All - removes all combinations within the drawing list.

   • Remove Selection - removes all selected drawings.

   • Sort By - allows the user to sort the field by the following attributes:

     • Drawing No.

     • Template Name

     • Template Description

     • Area Name

     • Area Description