Export Profile Field Definition

The Export profile fields allows you to setup the desired data to be associated with the structure export profile.


Field definition:

Field type Specifies the data type. The following types of data can be exported:
CustomTools attribute Get value from the desired CustomTools attribute.

NOTE: Only the attributes that are associated with any CustomProperty could be used in the structure export profile. Attributes that are not associated with any CustomProperties are not shown in the list.
SOLIDWORKS property Get value from the SOLIDWORKS document property, such as the configuration name or the filename for example.
Value The user defined value which applies to all the exported items in the document structure.
Field data Select an attribute associated to the desired CustomProperty or, select a SOLIDWORKS property to retrieve the value from.

A list of properties or an attributes available in the Field data box is based on the properties source selected in the Field type box.
Label Specifies the name for the field. Label is automatically defined based on the attribute name selected in the Field data box in case that the Label box is empty when you select the field data source from the Field data box.

If the Label name is already defined before selecting the Field data attribute, the label does not get changed.
Value If you have selected Value from the Field type box, type the desired field value here. This box is disabled when the selected Field type is CustomTools attribute or SOLIDWORKS property.

Options:

Maximum length Defines a maximum number of characters for the field values.

By default the Maximum length is unlimited.
Compulsory field Select this option to make the field as required. If the field has been set as compulsory field, every item in the structure have to have a value in the property used in the compulsory field.



Troubleshooting:

Message Problem description Solution
Field for specified label already exists The label specified in the Label box is already used by another export profile field. Type another label for the specific field.
Info The export field Label have to be unique.




Related Topics

Export profiles
CustomTools database attributes

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