Issue Extracts

To issue any saved changes made to extracted elements to their parent extract or database and to release those elements, either:

• select the elements from the list and click Issue in the Extracts group of the Manage tab, or

• click State in the Extracts group of the Manage tab to display the Show Extracts State window (see View Extract Claim State of Elements). Select the All Claimed Elements tab, select the elements from the list on this tab, then right-click and select the Issue option from the menu that is then displayed, or

• in the Engineering tab of the Database Explorer (see Explore the Database), right-click on an element, group or world and select the Issue option from the menu that is then displayed.

The Issue Extract window is then displayed:

The window lists the attribute groups associated with the selected elements, and the columns in each attribute group.

To issue an attribute group, ensure the appropriate Select checkbox is checked (this is the default setting).

If required, enter a comment regarding the issue in the Comments field.

Click OK. The parent extract or database is then updated with any changes made to selected elements/attribute groups, and the selected elements/attribute groups are released.

If a selected element/attribute group has been edited, it must be saved before it can be issued. If it is not, the issue will fail. An error message will be issued to explain why.