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Viewer Menu Commands
Chapter 9: Importing Data from an External Source
Column Commands
The Column commands are available from the Column menu and the shortcut menu when a
column is selected in the Viewer. These commands allow you to add, remove and sort the columns
of fields and their values.
Command
Description
Add
Adds a column to the Viewer to the left of the currently selected column.
Opens a dialog where you can choose a new field name.
Delete
Removes the currently selected column from the Viewer.
Rename
Opens a dialog where you can specify a new name for the currently selected
column.
Sort
Two methods are available to sort columns: Allow Duplicates and Resolve
Duplicates.
The Allow Duplicates command sorts the field values, grouping duplicate
values together.
The Resolve Duplicates command sorts the fields uniquely. The suffixes _1,
_2, _3, etc. are added to the end of repeated values. The Resolve Duplicates
command may be preferred when sorting the ComponentName field, since
P-CAD requires a unique name for each component. The Resolve Duplicates
command is available only for fields with data type String.
There is a different sorting method for String and Integer data types. The default data type, String, is
always used when saving attributes to a P-CAD library. Only modifiable attributes (not read- only)
are saved to the library.
Row Commands
The Row commands are available from the Row menu or the shortcut menu when a row is selected
in the Viewer. With the Row commands, you can add a row or remove the component in the
selected row. You can place a component in a P-CAD PCB or Schematic design. You can also open
a component to view its component information.
Command
Description
Delete
Removes the currently selected row from the Viewer.
Place
Places the selected component in a running PCB or Schematic design. Brings
up the application with the Place Part or Place Component dialog open and
the component selected.
Open
Opens the Component Information dialog.
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