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Operation Category
The following table describes the most frequently used preferences that can be set or modified from the Operation category and subcategories.
Name
Client
Contexts
Values
Operation > Auto Associate > Allow Association of Model Items by Model Item Sub-types
Generic ECAD
Site
Organizations
CUSTOM
LIBRARY
Operation > Auto Associate > Allow Association of Model Items by Model Item Sub-types > Generic ECAD
Generic ECAD, All ECAD applications
Site
Organizations
CUSTOM
LIBRARY
ECAD
ASSEMBLY
ECAD_BOARD
ECAD_ASSEMBLY
ECAD_SCHEMATIC
ECAD_COMPONENT
Operation > Auto Associate > Allow Association of Model Items by Model Item Types
Generic ECAD
Site
Organizations
COMPONENT
Operation > Auto Associate > Auto Associate Numbering Parameter
Generic ECAD
Site
Organizations
No soft attribute in the CAD document is used to name the part (default).
Operation > Auto Associate > Auto Associate Truncate Name File Extension
Generic ECAD
Site
Organizations
Yes
No
Operation > Auto Associate > Auto Associate Truncate Number File Extension
Generic ECAD
Site
Organizations
Yes
No
Operation > Auto Associate > Create Alternate Link On Check In
Generic ECAD
Site
Organizations
Products
Projects
Libraries
Yes
No
Operation > Auto Associate > Create Associate New Part
Generic ECAD
Site
Organizations
Products
Projects
Libraries
Owner
Owner and Images
All
Never
Operation > Auto Associate > Create Associate New Part > Generic ECAD
Generic ECAD, All ECAD applications
Site
Organizations
Products
Projects
Libraries
Owner
Owner and Images
All
Never
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Product Structure Links by Document Types
Generic ECAD
Site
Organizations
CADDRAWING
CALCULATION_DATA
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Product Structure Links by Document Types > Generic ECAD
Generic ECAD, All ECAD applications
Site
Organizations
ECAD-CONTENT
ECAD-DRAWING
ECAD-MCAD-EXCHANGE-DATA
ECAD-PACKAGED-VIEW
ECAD-NON-SEPARABLE-GENERIC
ECAD-BOM-ATTR-MAP
ECAD-BOM-FILTER
ECAD-CONTENT-DEFINITION
ECAD-HOOK-DEFINITION
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Structure CAD Document Sub-types
Generic ECAD
Site
Organizations
Contributing Image
Image
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Structure CAD Document Types
Generic ECAD
Site
Organizations
CADDRAWING
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Structure CAD Document Types > Generic ECAD
Generic ECAD, All ECAD applications
Site
Organizations
ECAD-BOARD
ECAD-SCHEMATIC
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Structure Model Item Sub-types
Generic ECAD
Site
Organizations
LIBRARY
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Structure Model Item Sub-types > Generic ECAD
Generic ECAD, All ECAD applications
Site
Organizations
LIBRARY
ECAD-BOARD
ECAD-SCHEMATIC
ECAD-COMPONENT
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Structure Model Item Types
Generic ECAD
Site
Organizations
Image
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Structure Model Item Types > Force Autonumbered Part Creation
Generic ECAD
Site
Organizations
Yes
No
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Structure Model Item Types > Part Master Class for Search
Generic ECAD
Site
Organizations
boolean soft attribute name
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Structure Model Item Types > Phantom Assembly Override Attribute Name
Generic ECAD
Site
Organizations
boolean soft attribute name
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Structure Model Item Types > Set Revision For Part
All
Site
Organizations
Yes
No
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Structure Model Item Types > Store New Parts with CAD Documents
All
Site
Organizations
Yes
No
Operation > CAD Data Management > Content Handling > Download > <preference name>
All
Site
Organizations
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for <name of ECAD tool>.
* 
There are several preferences that can be set for <name of ECAD tool> under Operation > CAD Data Management > Content Handling > Download > <preference name>.
Operation > CAD Data Management > Content Handling > Mark Out Of Date > <preference name>
All
Site
Organizations
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for <name of ECAD tool>.
* 
There are several preferences that can be set for <name of ECAD tool> under Operation > CAD Data Management > Content Handling > Mark Out Of Date > <preference name>.
Operation > CAD Data Management > Content Handling > Set Default Subtype
All
Site
Organizations
Yes
No
Operation > Dynamic Document default soft type
All
Site
Organizations
${internet_domain_name}
${internet_domain_name}. MachineDesign
Operation > Edit Attributes > Collector > <preference name>
All
Site
Organizations
Products
Projects
Libraries
User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for <name of ECAD tool>.
* 
There are several preferences that can be set for <name of ECAD tool> under Operation > Edit Attributes > Collector > <preference name>.
Operation > Remove from Workspace > Collector > <preference name>
All
Site
Organizations
Products
Projects
Libraries
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for <name of ECAD tool>.
* 
There are several preferences that can be set for <name of ECAD tool> under Operation > Remove from Workspace > Collector > <preference name>.
Operation > Gathering (Core HTML Component) > Trace Drawing Optional Dependents
All
Site
Organizations
Products
Projects
Libraries
User
Per Configuration (All, Required, None)
Required (All, Required, None)
Operation > New CAD Document > Synchronize CAD File Name with CAD Document Number
All
Site
Organizations
Products
Projects
Libraries
User
Per Configuration (All, Required, None)
Required (All, Required, None)
Operation > Remove from Workspace > Collector > <preference name>
All
Site
Organizations
Products
Projects
Libraries
User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for <name of ECAD tool>.
* 
There are several preferences that can be set for <name of ECAD tool> under Operation > Remove from Workspace > Collector > <preference name>.
Operation > Rename > Collector
All
Site
Organizations
Products
Projects
Libraries
User
Yes
No
Operation > Set State > Collector > <preference name>
All
Site
Organizations
Products
Projects
Libraries
User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for <name of ECAD tool>.
* 
There are several preferences that can be set for <name of ECAD tool> under Operation > Set State > Collector > <preference name>.
Operation > Undo Check Out > Collector > <preference name>
All
Site
Organizations
Products
Projects
Libraries
User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for <name of ECAD tool>.
* 
There are several preferences that can be set for <name of ECAD tool> under Operation > Undo Check Out > Collector > <preference name>.
Operation > Update Operation > Update > <preference name>
All
Site
Organizations
Products
Projects
Libraries
User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for <name of ECAD tool>.
* 
There are several preferences that can be set for <name of ECAD tool> under Operation > Update Operation > Update > <preference name>.
Operation > Update Operation > Update > Add Primary Contents to Workspace
All
Site
Organizations
Products
Projects
Libraries
User
DOWNLOAD
LINK
Operation > Update Operation > Upload > <preference name>
All
Site
Organizations
Products
Projects
Libraries
User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for <name of ECAD tool>.
* 
There are several preferences that can be set for <name of ECAD tool> under Operation > Update Operation > Upload > <preference name>.
Operation > Upload Operation > Upload > <preference name>
All
Site
Organizations
Products
Projects
Libraries
User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for <name of ECAD tool>.
* 
There are several preferences that can be set for <name of ECAD tool> under Operation > Upload Operation > Upload > <preference name>.
Operation > Upload Operation > Collector > <preference name>
All
Site
Organizations
Products
Projects
Libraries
User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for <name of ECAD tool>.
* 
There are several preferences that can be set for <name of ECAD tool> under Operation > Upload Operation > Collector > <preference name>.