Product Configurator > Configurator Purge

Configurator Purge

You use this program to remove product configurations and configuration libraries which have expired according to a specific cut-off date from the system.

Product Configurator Purge

Field Description
Start Processing Select this to delete the configurations or libraries according to the selection criteria you indicated.

Purge Criteria

Field Description
Purge options  
Purge selection Indicate whether you want to delete configurations and libraries or only libraries.
Configurations

Select this to delete expired configurations and any libraries held against them.

[Note]

If you delete a configuration, all the libraries for that configuration are deleted.

In addition, any calculations attached to that configuration are also deleted.
Libraries only Select this to only delete the libraries held against the selected configurations.
Configurations Indicate the configuration(s) you want to include in the purge.
Engineers Indicate the engineer(s) for whom you want to include configurations in the purge.
Libraries Indicate the library(ies) you want to delete.

This option is only available if you selected to purge Libraries only.
Options  
Purge date

Enter a cut-off date according to which expired configurations/libraries must be deleted.

Only configurations and libraries which have expired by this date are deleted.

This field defaults to the current system date.
Update stocked component descriptions

Select this to update descriptions for all stocked component from the Inventory table/file for all configurations after the purge has been performed.

All descriptions are updated when you select this option, even if no configurations or libraries are purged.
After processing completed

These options are displayed within programs that can be automated. They enable you to indicate the action you want to perform once processing is complete (see Automation Design).

Report

This pane displays the results of the processing function you selected once processing is complete (unless you selected the option to close the application from the After processing completed section).

Hints and tips

  • Stock code descriptions for existing configurations are not updated when they are changed in Stock Codes.

    You can, however, update the stock code descriptions against existing configurations by running this program and either:

    • Using the Engineer selection and entering an Engineer code that does not exist.

    • Entering a Purge date that is far enough into the past that no configurations are purged.

Inserting Application Help

You would typically follow this procedure to display help for the current program in a customized pane that can be pinned to the program window.

Information includes step-by-step instructions for the various functions available within the program, including a brief overview of what the program does, what setup options are required and how to personalize the program.

  1. Open the program for which you want to insert application help into a customized pane.

    This functionality is only available for a program that has panes.

  2. Right-click any form field.

    You can also click the triangle menu icon that appears in the title area of a pane.

  3. Select Insert Application Help from the context-sensitive menu.

    The application help appears in a pane within your program. You can reposition the pane using the docking stickers or pin it to the program window.

Removing the Application Help pane

If you no longer want to display application help in a pane for your current program, you can simply remove it.

  1. Select the Close icon in the right-hand corner of the application help pane.

  2. Confirm that you want to delete the pane.