Integrator Database Administration including Global Projects

All Integrator users require write access to a single CYMWRL. If this is not present when a Build or Link function is performed then Integrator will return an error. Project administrators are recommended to use the following procedures:

• Create a separate Design Reference database in Admin, and ensure it is current on all MDBs for Integrator users, and all Integrator users can write to it.

• Use Manage Links to create a Link World in the new database, or to merge links from an old link world (prior to 12.1 link worlds resided in Design databases).

• For a global project, create extracts of the link world database and make one extract primary at each location that needs to use Integrator. This will ensure the link data can be issued back to the parent db and combined from the various locations.

In order to merge links from an old link world, Project Administrators are recommended to use the following procedures:

• If using extract databases, then in PDMS DESIGN or Marine Outfitting, use the Extract Control form to select the existing CYMWRL and issue all changes. Repeat this step for all levels of extract database. The next step should then be carried out in the parent database.

• In PDMS DESIGN or Marine Outfitting, use Manage Links to merge links from the Design database to a new Design Reference database (for example, by drag and drop). Then click on the Design database and delete the old Links.

• Refresh any extracts of the Design and Design Reference databases.

When working in an extract database, issuing, flushing or dropping an element that has a referencing link will automatically include the link object. The reference array attribute INCFLU (include flush) returns any link elements that reference the current element. Flushing, issuing or dropping an element with referencing link objects will act on those link objects even if the element itself is not claimed or modified. The Extract Control form will display an "R" label on such elements.