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1 LIFTDATAMANAGER MANUAL................................................................................................ 2<br />

1.1 STANDARD USER PERMISSIONS ................................................................................................ 2<br />

2 LIFTPOOLMANAGER ............................................................................................................... 3<br />

2.1 MANUAL DATA POOL CREATION................................................................................................. 3<br />

2.2 LIFTDESIGNER 5 DATA POOLS ................................................................................................. 4<br />

2.3 ADD A NEW DATA POOL (LIFTDESIGNER VERSION 5 ONLY)......................................................... 6<br />

2.4 REGISTER AN EXISTING DATA POOL (LIFTDESIGNER VERSION 5 ONLY) ....................................... 8<br />

2.5 CHECK AUTOIMPORT.............................................................................................................. 10<br />

2.6 EXPORT MODULES... .............................................................................................................. 10<br />

2.6.1 Export options ............................................................................................................. 12<br />

2.7 DELETE MODULE... ................................................................................................................ 12<br />

2.8 SETTINGS.............................................................................................................................. 12<br />

2.9 VIEW LOG.............................................................................................................................. 13<br />

3 LIFTDATAMANAGER ............................................................................................................. 15<br />

3.1 TOOLBARS & MENU ITEMS...................................................................................................... 15<br />

3.2 PREFERENCES....................................................................................................................... 16<br />

3.2.1 Global Settings............................................................................................................ 16<br />

3.2.2 User Settings .............................................................................................................. 17<br />

3.2.3 Environment................................................................................................................ 17<br />

3.2.4 Language .................................................................................................................... 18<br />

3.2.5 Grid ............................................................................................................................. 19<br />

3.3 DOCKING WINDOWS ............................................................................................................... 20<br />

3.3.1 Table View .................................................................................................................. 20<br />

3.3.2 Quick Help .................................................................................................................. 21<br />

3.3.3 Annotate...................................................................................................................... 23<br />

3.4 ADDITIONAL FEATURES .......................................................................................................... 27<br />

3.4.1 Copy data rows ........................................................................................................... 27<br />

3.4.2 Copy data rows manufacturer overlapping ................................................................. 28<br />

3.4.3 Copy child data rows manufacturer overlapping......................................................... 29<br />

4 VERSION 5 SYSTEM FILES................................................................................................... 30<br />

4.1 ALL USERS SETTINGS ............................................................................................................ 30<br />

4.2 SYSTEM USER SETTINGS ....................................................................................................... 30<br />

4.3 DATA POOL SETTINGS............................................................................................................ 31<br />

LIFTdatamanager Manual<br />

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1 LIFTdatamanager Manual<br />

The LIFTdatamanager Manual provides an introduction to the program, explaining<br />

you the application environment and features.<br />

� This symbol identifies paragraphs containing important information and<br />

warnings.<br />

All of us in the <strong>DigiPara</strong> team hope that you will enjoy working with this new<br />

version of LIFTdatamanager.<br />

� The LIFTdatamanager is Part of the <strong>DigiPara</strong> Enterprise Suite<br />

1.1 Standard User permissions<br />

To run the LIFTdatamanager the “Standard” user needs the following permissions:<br />

Data Pool directory: Read / Write permission<br />

Windows “All Users” directory: Read / Write permission<br />

Program Files LD Directory: Read only permission<br />

You can start the LIFTdatamanager via the appropriate entry in the Windows Start<br />

menu:<br />

Start -> Programs -> <strong>DigiPara</strong> Suite V5.2 -> Tools –> LIFTdatamanager<br />

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When you start the LIFTdatamanager for the first time, the LIFTpoolmanager<br />

application comes up first.<br />

Select the appropriate program language as well as the user group “Developer – 2”.<br />

Activate the “Define the data pool settings manually” also. Click on the OK button<br />

afterwards, the LIFTpoolmanager dialog appears on the screen.<br />

2.1 Manual Data pool creation<br />

The LIFTpoolmanager is the main LIFTdesigner database / data pool<br />

administration tool. This tool offers the following functionalities:<br />

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• Creation of new data pools<br />

• Registration of existing data pools<br />

• Deletion of existing data pools<br />

• Import new manufacturer libraries<br />

• Export modified manufacturer libraries<br />

As you may have noticed, the data grid on the main form does not display any<br />

active data pool. This is due to the fact, that you have not registered / added a<br />

LIFTdesigner data pool yet.<br />

� As long as you don’t register any existing or create a new data pool, the<br />

LIFTdatamanager application will not work. You are free to register / create as<br />

many data pools in any location you like.<br />

2.2 LIFTdesigner 5 Data Pools<br />

One of the main new LIFTdesigner 5 features is the separation of the program data<br />

from the main program. In this context, the program data is separated in so called<br />

“Data Pools”. The data pool’s location can be different from the location of the<br />

LIFTdesigner 5 / LIFTdatamanager installation directory.<br />

The data pools provide the data that is necessary to run the new LIFTdesigner 5 /<br />

LIFTdatamanager applications. The main idea of this concept is to be able to run<br />

the LIFTdesigner 5 / LIFTdatamanager program with different, registered data<br />

pools that may contain different data:<br />

Another idea is to share one data pool directory on a network drive, between<br />

different LIFTdesigner users:<br />

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The Data Pool itself contains the following files and directories:<br />

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AppMacros Contains example as well as user specific application<br />

macros.<br />

Bin The bin directory, although it also exists in the program’s<br />

installation directory, contains additional files (project files<br />

for example) that usually do not belong into the program’s<br />

“bin” directory.<br />

Blocks The blocks directory contain the “*.dwg” border and title<br />

block files for LIFTdesigner 5<br />

Bmp This directory contains the bitmap files for the LIFTdesigner<br />

5 / LIFTdatamanager menus, toolbars and data trees<br />

Data This directory contains the System database (LD30.mdb,<br />

LD50.mdb)<br />

Manufacturer: Contains the manufacturer “*.ldm” files<br />

Master: Contains the LD30Master.mdb file. This<br />

“.mdb” file contains the empty<br />

LIFTdesigner 5 database structure<br />

Developer This directory contains the LIFTdesigner 5 developer<br />

component “.dwg” drawings<br />

DWG This directory contains the dwg prototype drawings for the<br />

LIFTdesigner 5 dwg file output<br />

Projects The project directory contains LIFTdesigner 5 example<br />

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project files<br />

Sheets The sheets directory contains different LIFTdesigner<br />

example sheets<br />

2.3 Add a new Data Pool (LIFTdesigner version 5 only)<br />

To use LIFTdatamanager together with LIFTdesigner 4 please go to chapter 2.4,<br />

otherwise proceed as follows.<br />

Click on the Add button in the main dialog to create a new data pool. The data pool<br />

wizard gets started.<br />

Select the option “Create a new data pool“ to add a new data pool and click on<br />

Next.<br />

In the next dialog add a new data pool name and select the data pool’s destination<br />

folder. Click on the Next button afterwards.<br />

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Click on the Next button to start the creation of the new data pool. The new data<br />

pool will be created in the pre-selected destination folder.<br />

After the new data pool is created, the LIFTdatamanager Logging dialog is<br />

displayed, showing the log file that was written during the data pool creation<br />

process. Check the log file for any error messages.<br />

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Error messages appear in red. For further details about the Logging dialog see<br />

chapter 2.8<br />

2.4 Register an existing Data Pool (LIFTdesigner version 5 only)<br />

Click on the “Add” button in the LIFTpoolmanager main dialog to run the data pool<br />

wizard. Select the option “Register an existing data pool” and click on the Next<br />

button.<br />

In the next dialog enter a name for the existing data pool and enter the path to the<br />

data pools system database (e.g. “C:\ OldDatapool \data\LD50.mdb”).<br />

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� The system database is always located in the data pool’s data directory (e.g.<br />

”C:\OldDatapool\data”).<br />

Click on the Next button twice afterwards, to register the existing data pool. The<br />

data pool’s system database (LD50.mdb) automatically gets synchronized with the<br />

new LD30Master database located in the LIFTdatamanager installation directory<br />

(e.g. “C:\Program Files\LD50\MasterPath\data\Master\LD30Master.mdb”)<br />

� After you have registered an existing / created a new data pool, the<br />

LIFTpoolmanager displays it in the main dialog’s “Data pool” data grid:<br />

Data grid column description:<br />

System UI: This column indicates which one of the registered data pools<br />

is the active one. One of the registered data pools must<br />

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always be active. The active data pool provides the system<br />

database, as well as other files which are necessary to run<br />

the new LIFTdatamanager and LIFTdesigner 5.0 applications.<br />

These applications will not work without an active data pool.<br />

Name: This column displays the data pool names<br />

Full Name:<br />

Database<br />

Name:<br />

This column displays the data pool path<br />

This column displays the name of the data pool system<br />

database<br />

Status: This column indicates if the data pool which provides the data<br />

for the display of the LIFTdesigner 5 / LIFTdatamanager’s<br />

user interface is valid.<br />

Type: This column displays the data pool’s database type, The<br />

database type for LIFTdesigner 5.0 applications<br />

(LIFTdesigner 5.0 / LIFTdatamanager) is LD50 (DAO version<br />

3.6).<br />

The LIFTdesigner 4.0 application database type is<br />

LD30LD50. The data pool contains two system databases.<br />

The LD30 database (DAO version 3.51) is used with the old<br />

LIFTdesigner 4.0 application. The LD50 database (DAO<br />

version 3.6) is used with the new LIFTdatamanager<br />

application. Both databases are synchronized. This method<br />

guarantees the compatibility between the new<br />

LIFTdatamanager (designed for LIFTdesigner 5) and the old<br />

LIFTdesigner 4.0 application<br />

2.5 Check Autoimport...<br />

When you run the “Check Autoimport...” function for a selected (it doesn’t need to<br />

be the active data pool) LD50 data pool, the pool’s “Manufacturer” (e.g. “C:\my<br />

data pool\data\Manufacturer”) as well as the LIFTdatamanager Masterpath (e.g.<br />

“C:\Program Files\LD50\MasterPath\data\Manufacturer”) directories are checked<br />

for new manufacturer libraries that haven’t been imported into the system database<br />

yet (e.g. “C:\my data pool\data\LD50.mdb”).<br />

2.6 Export modules...<br />

Click on the button “Export modules...” to display the LIFTpoolmanager’s “Manage<br />

Modules” dialog. In this dialog you can export your modified manufacturer specific<br />

LIFTdesigner modules (e.g. Meiller, Sicor, etc.) or delete existing modules from the<br />

system database.<br />

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Select the modules you would like to<br />

export:<br />

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Export process for the selected<br />

manufacturer modules:<br />

• Click on the “Select all...” button to select all manufacturer modules.<br />

• Click on the “Deselect all...” button to deselect all modules.<br />

• Click on the “Delete modules...” button to delete the selected manufacturer<br />

module / modules from the system database. All data rows in the system<br />

database within the module’s RID area will be deleted.<br />

e.g. “C:\my data pool\data\LD50.mdb”<br />

• Click on the “Export modules” button to create new LIFTdesigner<br />

manufacturer (*.ldm) file/s of the selected manufacturer module/s. The file/s<br />

get/s created in the LIFTdesigner Export directory<br />

e.g. “C:\my data pool\data\Export”<br />

• Click on the “Open Export directory” button, to display the Export directory<br />

containing the exported manufacturer files.<br />

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2.6.1 Export options<br />

You can set the following, additional options for the manufacturer file export:<br />

Create Export TXT file: Activate this checkmark if you want to create an<br />

additional export TXT file containing all<br />

information about the exported database<br />

content.<br />

Verify RID content: Activate this checkmark if you want the exported<br />

database content to be verified during the export<br />

process. The verification result will be added to<br />

the log file that gets created during the export<br />

process.<br />

Keep intermediate MDB: Enable this checkmark if you want to keep the<br />

intermediate manufacturer database which gets<br />

created during the export process (The<br />

intermediate database contains only the<br />

manufacturer specific data that gets extracted<br />

from the system database during the export<br />

process).<br />

Add Annotate files: This checkmark is enabled by default. It enables<br />

the export of manufacturer specific annotate text<br />

files that may have been added to some of the<br />

manufacturer specific data rows in<br />

LIFTdatamanager. Disable this checkmark if you<br />

do not want to export the manufacturer specific<br />

annotate text files with the manufacturer module.<br />

2.7 Delete Module...<br />

If you want to delete one of the data pools, click on the “Delete Module...” button.<br />

You must verify the deletion of the data pool.<br />

� Deleting a data pool is a critical process. Once you have deleted a data pool,<br />

the deleted data can not be restored anymore.<br />

2.8 Settings...<br />

Click on the “Settings...” button to activate / deactivate special options for the<br />

selected data pool (doesn’t need to be the active data pool).<br />

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Copy Masterpool: Whenever you start the Autoimport process for a<br />

selected data pool, the process automatically copies all<br />

system manufacturer files from the LIFTdatamanager’s<br />

“MasterPath” directory (e.g. “C:\Program<br />

Files\LD50\MasterPath\data \Manufacturer”) to the data<br />

pool’s Manufacturer (only if the data pool’s system<br />

manufacturer files have a different date, newer or older)<br />

directory. If you want to disable this behavior, disable<br />

the “Copy Masterpool” option for the selected data<br />

pool.<br />

Grid activation<br />

disabled:<br />

Allow double click<br />

.ldm import:<br />

This option is disabled by default. It disables the editing<br />

function for the editable data grid columns in<br />

LIFTdatamanager. Whenever you need to change /<br />

extend the table data, you must activate the editing<br />

mode for the columns manually. Enable this mode for<br />

the selected data pool if you want to set the data grid<br />

editing mode manually always.<br />

Provides the opportunity to automatically open the<br />

Import data dialog when double clicking on a<br />

LIFTdesigner manufacturer file in windows explorer.<br />

Allow reimport all: Enables the automatic synchronization function, which<br />

automatically synchronizes the Masterpath<br />

manufacturer files in the LIFTdatamanager installation<br />

directory with the manufacturer files in the data pool.<br />

2.9 View Log...<br />

Whenever you import / export a manufacturer library, or create a new / register an<br />

existing data pool, this process gets documented in a log file database. Start the<br />

LIFTlog dialog via the Windows Start menu:<br />

Start -> <strong>DigiPara</strong> Suite V5.1 -> Tools -> LIFTlog<br />

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The log messages display the procedures that are processed during the actions<br />

mentioned above.<br />

Dialog options:<br />

Log database: The path to the LIFTdesigner log file database.<br />

User Type: Set a log file filter according to different LIFTdesigner /<br />

LIFTdatamanager user groups.<br />

Time: Show the log file messages according to the time of<br />

creation.<br />

Machine: Show only log file messages according to the selected<br />

computer name.<br />

Process: Show only log file messages according to the selected<br />

process number.<br />

Clear log: Clears the log file table<br />

Refresh: Reload the displayed log file table.<br />

Config<br />

columns:<br />

Configure the columns to be displayed in the Log file<br />

data grid.<br />

Reset Layout: Reset the data grid layout to the default values.<br />

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After you’ve finished the configuration of the data pool as it is described in the prior<br />

chapter, LIFTdatamanager automatically gets started when you close the<br />

LIFTpoolmanager application.<br />

� To restart LIFTdatamanager via the Windows Start menu entry:<br />

Start -> <strong>DigiPara</strong> Suite V5.1 -> Tools -> LIFTdatamanager<br />

3.1 Toolbars & Menu Items<br />

The menu description as well as the toolbar description is part of the developer<br />

documentation. Click on the appropriate toolbar / menu item and press F1 to<br />

display the corresponding help content.<br />

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3.2 Preferences...<br />

Open the view menu and click on the “Preferences” entry to open the<br />

LIFTdatamanager’s “Preferences” dialog.<br />

In the Preferences dialog you can modify application global as well as user specific<br />

settings.<br />

3.2.1 Global Settings<br />

Logging<br />

Filename: Displays the path to the LIFTdatamanager Logging<br />

database file. You can change the location by browsing<br />

to a different folder.<br />

Max outtype<br />

value:<br />

Controls the number of log messages that are written<br />

during manufacturer module import and export<br />

processes. This value gets pre-stetted by the selected<br />

user group type. A higher value produces more detailed<br />

log files.<br />

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3.2.2 User Settings<br />

UserGroup<br />

3.2.3 Environment<br />

Environment<br />

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User Group: This option can be used to control the visibility of<br />

LIFTdatamanager user interface items. The<br />

visibility of the UI items can be configured manually<br />

per available user group.<br />

Toolbars /<br />

Docking<br />

Windows:<br />

Document<br />

Settings:<br />

Switch between three available styles to change the<br />

appearance of the LIFTdatamanager / LIFTdesigner<br />

5 user interface.<br />

Change the appearance of the data grid windows<br />

(displaying the database table content).<br />

Tabbed:<br />

Switch between the opened data grid windows by<br />

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3.2.4 Language<br />

Language<br />

Docking<br />

Window:<br />

clicking on the appropriate tab.<br />

MDI:<br />

Each data grid gets displayed in a separate window<br />

(without tabs).<br />

Provides the opportunity to fix the position of the<br />

docking windows.<br />

Layout: Click on the “Reset...” buttons to set the appearance<br />

of the user interface items to the default values.<br />

Program Language: Select the main program language from this<br />

dropdown list. After choosing a different<br />

program language, you need to restart the<br />

LIFTdatamanager.<br />

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Grid<br />

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Help Language: Hint: The number of available languages<br />

depends on the number of installed LIFT<br />

designer region kits (by default the English and<br />

the German Region Kits are installed).<br />

Preferred Language:<br />

Select the main language for the<br />

LIFTdatamanager help from this dropdown list.<br />

Alternative Language:<br />

If no help content for the preferred language is<br />

available, you can select an additional<br />

alternative language the help shall be<br />

displayed in instead.<br />

Common: Provides the opportunity to display add tooltip texts for specific<br />

(RID) columns.<br />

Grid: Configure the font for the data grid columns and headers. The<br />

new settings are displayed in a preview field. Click on the<br />

“Reset” button to reload the original settings.<br />

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3.3 Docking windows<br />

The docking windows can be activated / deactivated by the appropriate entries in<br />

the “Window“ menu.<br />

3.3.1 Table View<br />

The “Table View” docking window displays all configurable / modifiable<br />

LIFTdesigner database tables ordered by different categories.<br />

� The main category for loading elevator components is the “Elevator Data”<br />

category. This category is split again into elevator assembly categories.<br />

“Elevator Data” categories:<br />

Cab: This category contains all tables referring to car<br />

frame specific component (car frames, platforms,<br />

car doors, governor, etc).<br />

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Entrance: This category contains all tables, referring to<br />

entrance specifics components (landing doors,<br />

jambs, wall openings, etc.)<br />

Hydraulic Units: This category contains all tables, referring to<br />

hydraulic elevator specifics components (jacks,<br />

yoke guides, tanks, etc.)<br />

Traction Units: This category contains all tables, referring to<br />

electric elevator specifics components<br />

(counterweights, gearing machines, machine<br />

beds, etc.)<br />

Fixing Units: This category contains all tables, referring to any<br />

kind of elevator fixing material (rail brackets,<br />

separator beams, rope wall fixings, etc.)<br />

Machine Room Components: This category contains all tables, referring to<br />

elevator machine room components (switch gear<br />

cabinets, fans, lamps, duct canals, etc.)<br />

Other Components: This category contains all tables that do not<br />

belong to a specific category (pit ladders, pit<br />

base units, materials, etc.)<br />

Standard Elevators: This category contains all tables that are used to<br />

load standard elevators for LIFTdesigner.<br />

� The table contents are described in the developer help. To receive information<br />

about a specific table, just click into a data grid cell and press the F1 button<br />

afterwards. The help according to the selected table gets displayed.<br />

3.3.2 Quick Help<br />

When you click into a data grid cell, or you open a table’s data grid via the “Table<br />

View” docking window, the corresponding description for this table automatically is<br />

displays in the Quick Help docking window.<br />

Example:<br />

Click on the “Carframe” entry under the “Cab” category in the “Table View” docking<br />

window (select the “Common Components” manufacturer in the “Display” toolbar<br />

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first) to display the content of the “L_CarFrameTypeTab” database table for<br />

example.<br />

As you will see, the Quick Help docking window automatically displays the correct<br />

table description.<br />

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This window is only displayed if an open data grid is found. Click on the “Carframe”<br />

entry in the “Table View” docking window and select an appropriate manufacturer<br />

from the “Display” toolbar afterwards.<br />

� If the Annotate window doesn’t get displayed nevertheless, click on the<br />

button in the “Annotate” toolbar to activate it.<br />

Note: Do not use the "Automatic maintained" button of the<br />

Display toolbar.<br />

The annotate window allows you to add annotations for each data grid row you’d<br />

like to comment. Select a data grid row and add a comment via the “Annotate”<br />

window. Switch the data row afterwards, to automatically save the annotation.<br />

When you edit an existing comment, you will be asked to overwrite the original<br />

document.<br />

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� The row header of the commented row is marked green afterwards, to indicate<br />

that it has an additional annotation.<br />

The annotation itself is stored as a MS Word document. Review the documents<br />

location by moving the mouse cursor over the LCID tab.<br />

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Document path description:<br />

C:\DataPools\Docs:<br />

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The data pool main directory. The Docs folder contains the<br />

annotation documents.<br />

\0: Manufacturer Rid number divided by 100.000. The<br />

annotations are created for to the selected manufacturer in<br />

the “Display“ toolbar.<br />

\CFT-1033-19.doc: CFT:<br />

Shortcut of the table the annotation was created<br />

for (in this case for the table<br />

“L_CarFrameTypeTab”)<br />

1033: LCID No (Local ID) the annotation was added for,<br />

(in this case English – United States).<br />

19: The table’s data row (RID No) the annotation was<br />

added for.<br />

The LCID tab shows the language ID that has been pre-selected via the “Annotate”<br />

toolbar (in this example the 1033 stands for “English - United States”). You can<br />

comment a data row in as many languages as you like. If you add an additional<br />

comment for an already commented row for “German” language for example, an<br />

additional tab will be added to the Annotate window, displaying the LCID for the<br />

“German” annotation.<br />

The “Annotate” window offers some standard Word text configuration options like<br />

text style, size, alignment, etc. As an additional feature, you can also write the<br />

annotation in your word processing application.<br />

� Click on the symbol in the “Annotate” window, to edit the annotation with<br />

your word processing application:<br />

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Save the document in its default location and close the application after you have<br />

finished<br />

editing the annotation.<br />

� To review the changes in the LIFTdatamanager’s “Annotate” window, switch<br />

between the available Annotate LCID tabs in the “Annotate” window or, if just<br />

one<br />

LCID tab exists, switch between the data rows in the displayed data grid<br />

window.<br />

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To include the Annotations in the manufacturer library during an export of the<br />

module, you need to activate the “Add annotate files” option in the<br />

LIFTpoolmanager’s “Manage Modules” dialog:<br />

3.4 Additional Features<br />

3.4.1 Copy data rows<br />

This function was added to easily copy, paste data table rows. To copy data rows,<br />

just select them in the data grid.<br />

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Click “Ctrl + C” to copy the selected data rows to the clipboard. Then click “Ctrl + V”<br />

to paste the copied data rows to the data grid.<br />

As you can see, two new data rows have been copied to the data grid.<br />

3.4.2 Copy data rows manufacturer overlapping<br />

Click “Ctrl +C” to copy the selected data rows to the clipboard.<br />

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Afterwards change the manufacturer in the “Display” toolbar and paste the records<br />

into the data grid. As you can see, the copied data rows now start with the RID No<br />

of the selected manufacturer.<br />

� The target manufacturer needs to contain min. 1 existing data row in the data<br />

grid, otherwise you will not be able to paste the copied data rows. To achieve<br />

this you can first enter an empty data row and delete it after you have pasted<br />

the copied data rows. This is true for child data rows also.<br />

3.4.3 Copy child data rows manufacturer overlapping<br />

Select the child data rows and copy them to the clipboard<br />

Change the manufacturer in the Display toolbar and add a new empty child record<br />

(just in case the parent row you will copy the child data rows to doesn’t have child<br />

records already) to the parent record you will paste the copied child records to.<br />

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Afterwards select the new child record and click “Ctrl + V” to paste the copied child<br />

record to the child data grid. Delete the empty data row afterwards.<br />

4 Version 5 System Files<br />

The new LIFTdesigner Version 5, this also includes the new LIFTdatamanager,<br />

uses system files, which store user specific settings, as for example user interface<br />

settings, language settings etc., as well as system log messages, etc.<br />

There are three different locations on the user machine, where these files are<br />

stored.<br />

4.1 All Users Settings<br />

The “<strong>DigiPara</strong>” All Users setting files are stored in the “..:\Documents And<br />

Settings\All Users\Application Data\<strong>DigiPara</strong>\Common\” directory on the main<br />

operating system drive always (in general the main drive is drive C).<br />

This folder contains the following files:<br />

LDLog.mdb This database stores all log messages that are written during<br />

the export / import of new manufacturer libraries and during the<br />

creation /registration of new data pools.<br />

LDSystem.mdb This database file stores all global user settings. The global<br />

user settings can be configured in the LIFTdatamanager<br />

“Preferences” dialog, see chapter 3.2.1<br />

4.2 System User Settings<br />

The “<strong>DigiPara</strong>” System User setting files are stored in the “..:\Documents And<br />

Settings\System User Name\Application Data\<strong>DigiPara</strong>\Common\” directory on the<br />

main operating system drive always (in general the main drive is drive C).<br />

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“Lay” directory The “Lay” directory stores the user specific layout files for the<br />

arrangement of the LIFTdatamanager toolbars and menu bars<br />

for example. These files can be reset by the LIFTdatamanager<br />

“Preferences” dialog, see chapter 3.2.3<br />

LDUser.mdb This database file stores the local user settings. The local user<br />

settings can be configured in the LIFTdatamanager<br />

“Preferences” dialog, see chapter 3.2.2<br />

4.3 Data Pool Settings<br />

The data pool’s configuration database is stored in the root of the data pool<br />

directory (e.g. “C:\Datapool\Datapool.mdb”). This database file stores the data pool<br />

specific settings (“Copy MasterPath” option, Grid activation), that are described in<br />

chapter 2.8.<br />

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