VX BOM Field Definition Form
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VX BOM Format Editor
Use this form to define the BOM attribute fields listed in the VX BOM Format Editor. This form is displayed when the Add or Edit buttons of that form are selected. These attributes are formatted and exported during the Export VX Web-Link Document command. They are placed in the "Bill of Materials" (BOM) section of the VX Web-Link document.
The BOM will consist of columns and rows. Each column represents one of the default attributes (e.g., Name, Quantity, Cost, etc.) listed in the Part Attributes Form for the active part and its components (if any).
Each row represents a component in the assembly. The header of each column is referred to as the attribute "Description." The contents of each column represent the "Values" for that attribute in each component.
If the BOM contains the "Quantity" or "Cost" attributes, you can choose to display the value totals and place them on a separate row at the bottom of the BOM. You have complete control over what attributes to include and how they are formatted such as value type, justification and text format. See below for more details.
Pick the Value tab from
the Bom attribute value details section of the form.
Pick the Name button and select
an attribute name from the list. The attributes listed represent the default
attributes shown on the Part Attributes Form.
Set the Type, Justification
and Format for the attribute value selected (see below for more
details).
Pick the Description
tab from the Bomattribute value details section of the
form. The description refers to the header of the column in the BOM for
attribute selected. The values (i.e., for each component in the scope
of the BOM) of the attribute selected in Step 2 will form the contents
of the column in the BOM. Each component in the scope of the BOM will
form a row in the BOM.
The default description for
the selected attribute is shown in the Description field. You can
change it if you wish.
Set the Type, Justification
and Format for the attribute description (see below for more details).
If the Cost or Quantity attributes were selected in Step 2, continue on to Step 8. Otherwise proceed directly to Step 14.
The Total value details section of the form only applies to the Cost and Quantity attributes and should be ignored for all other attributes.
Pick Yes or No
to show the value totals and to show them on a new row.
Pick the Value tab from
the Total value details section of the form. The value name is
already supplied and cannot be altered.
Set the Type, Justification
and Format for the attribute value total (see below for more details).
Pick the Description
tab from the Total value details section of the form. The description
refers to the header of the row in the BOM for attribute value selected.
The value totals of the attribute selected in Step 2 will form
the contents of the row in the BOM.
The default description for
the selected attribute is shown in the Description field. You can
change it if you wish.
Set the Type, Justification
and Format for the total value description. Remember that these
settings apply to the header text (i.e., description) for the total values
row (see below for more details).
Pick OK to accept the BOM field definition and send it to the Selected attributes list in the VX BOM Format Editor and close the form. You can also pick Apply to do the same thing but leave the form displayed or Cancel to close the form without accepting the BOM field definition.
Value Tab
Use this tab to select an attribute and define its value Type, Justification and text Format (see below).
Name
Pick the Name button and select an attribute from the list. The attributes listed represent the default attributes shown on the Part Attributes Form. When you select an attribute from the list, all other formatting performed with this form will apply to this attribute.
Type
Defines the Type of the attribute value being formatted (e.g., Text, Integer or Floating point). Select the attribute Type from the menu.
Text - The value of the attribute is represented as a text string.
Integer - The value of the attribute is represented as an integer (i.e., whole number such as 5 or 500). Use this type with the "Quantity" attribute.
Float - The value of the attribute is represented as a floating point number (i.e., with a decimal such as 35.50 or 500.75). Use this type with the "Cost" attribute.
Justification
Defines the Justification of the attribute value being formatted (e.g., Center, Right or Left). This defines the alignment of the attribute values within the column. Select the attribute Justification from the menu.
Center - Center the values within the column.
Right - Right justify the values within the column.
Left - Left justify the values within the column.
Format
Use this to define the text format for the attribute value. The first window defines the number of characters to display for the attribute value. If this number is less than the total number of characters in the attribute value, the value will be truncated.
The second window is only used when the "Cost" attribute is selected and the Type is set to Float. It defines the number of characters to display to the right of the decimal place.
Description Tab
Use this tab to define the description of the attribute selected with the Name button above. The description represents the header for the column of attribute values. You can format the Description text, Justification, text Format (see below).
Description
The text displayed in this field represents the default description defined in the Part Attributes Form for the selected attribute. You can change the description text if you wish.
Justification
Defines the Justification of the attribute description being formatted (e.g., Center, Right or Left). This defines the alignment of the header for the attribute value column. Select the attribute Justification from the menu.
Center - Center the description at the head of the column.
Right - Right justify the description at the head of the column.
Left - Left justify the description at the head of the column.
Format
Use this to define the text format for the attribute description. If this number is less than the total number of characters in the attribute description, the description will be truncated.
These settings are only used if the "Quantity" and "Cost" attributes are selected above.
Show value total
Pick Yes if you want to show the value totals in the BOM. Otherwise pick No.
Show on new row
Pick Yes if you want to show the value totals on a new row at the bottom of the BOM. Otherwise pick No.
Value
Use this tab to define the attribute total value format including its Type, Justification and text Format (see below).
Name
The total value name is supplied by VX and cannot be altered.
Type
Defines the Type of the attribute total value being formatted (e.g., Text, Integer or Floating point). Select the attribute Type from the menu.
Text - Ignored for "Quantity" and "Cost" attributes.
Integer - The value of the attribute is represented as an integer (i.e., whole number such as 5 or 500). Use this type with the "Quantity" attribute.
Float - The value of the attribute is represented as a floating point number (i.e., with a decimal such as 35.50 or 500.75). Use this type with the "Cost" attribute.
Justification
Defines the Justification of the attribute total value being formatted (e.g., Center, Right or Left). This defines the alignment of the attribute total values within the column. Select the attribute Justification from the menu.
Center - Center the total values within the column.
Right - Right justify the total values within the column.
Left - Left justify the total values within the column.
Format
Use this to define the text format for the attribute total value. The first window defines the number of characters to display for the attribute total value for the "Quantity" attribute. If this number is less than the total number of characters in the attribute total value, the total value will be truncated.
The second window is only used when the "Cost" attribute is selected and the Type is set to Float. It defines the number of characters to display to the right of the decimal place.
Description Tab
Use this tab to define the description of the attribute total value. The description represents the header for the row of attribute total values. You can format the Description text, Justification, text Format (see below).
Description
The text displayed in the field represents the default description defined in the Part Attributes Form for the selected attribute. You can change the description text if you wish.
Justification
Defines the Justification of the attribute description being formatted (e.g., Center, Right or Left). This defines the alignment of the header for the attribute total value row. Select the attribute Justification from the menu.
Center - Center the description.
Right - Right justify the description.
Left - Left justify the description.
Format
Use this to define the text format for the attribute total value description. If this number is less than the total number of characters in the description, the description will be truncated.
OK - Accepts the BOM field definition and sends it to the Selectedattributes list in the VX BOM Format Editor and close the form.
Reset - Applies the BOM field definition to the Selected attributes list in the VX BOM Format Editor but leaves the form displayed.
Cancel - Close the form without accepting the BOM field definition.
