TiCon4 uses a folder structure similar to the structure of Windows Explorer.
Regardless of their function, the folders are used to create a basic classification of the TiCon elements, which make them easier to find and select.
The TiCon administrator defines the usage of folders and the permissions for each role and user. This makes it easy to define plants, projects, templates, company-specific standards, etc.
More about this: Users and Rights
For example, in order to be able to use the same codes in several folders, because one of the folders is used as an archive, the folder usage must be set up accordingly.
For each user a standard folder and starting folder can be defined by the TiCon administrator.
By default, the following folders exist in TiCon4:
Tree |
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Favorites |
Storage of links to specific elements / folders for direct access |
User data |
Main folder for your own elements, starting point to create your own subfolders |
MTM process elements |
Includes all MTM elements included by default (read-only). |
Datacards |
Includes all MTM data cards sorted into individual folders. |
The folder icons are colored or identified with a padlock (Locked folders). General folders are marked in yellow.
These folders do not have a specific function.
Create a folder
1.Right-click the folder that should contain the new folder
2.Select Entry New / New Subfolder
or
3.Click the New button on the ribbon.
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The ability to create subfolders exists within folders. To create subfolders, the user must have the appropriate permission. |
Copy/duplicate folder
1.Open the Explorer, by clicking the button TiCon Explorer in the ribbon Home.
2.Navigate to the folder with its subfolders, which you would like to copy or duplicate.
3.Copy or duplicate the folders with one of the following actions:
▪Select the relevant elements, click Copy or Duplicate in the Explorer ribbon.
▪When copying, the contents are placed in a clipboard. Navigate to the new location of the folders and click "Paste" in Explorer ribbon in order to insert the copy.
▪When duplicating , a dialog opens in which you first select the target directory.After clicking the "Duplicate" button, the folders including all their elements and folders are copied (see Duplicating Folder Structures).
▪Drag the folder in your target folder (drag and drop) and hold the Ctrl key pressed down while releasing the mouse button (drop). By doing this, you create a duplicate.
▪Press Ctrl+C to copy the elements or Ctrl+X to cut them, navigate to the new location, and then press Ctrl+V for pasting.
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▪In order to be able to copy or duplicate a folder, the appropriate folder usage must be allowed in the Properties. ▪When duplicating a folder, dependencies in folders are duplicated as well. That means, all elements within a folder which use one another also refer to the duplicates in the duplicate. ▪Duplicate folder resets element type and status to their default values. |
Move folder
1.Open the Explorer, by clicking the button TiCon Explorer in the ribbon Home.
2.Navigate to the folder with its subfolders, which you would like to move.
3.Move the folder(s) by using drag & drop.
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In order to be able to move a folder, the corresponding folder usage must be allowed in the properties. It might be necessary to adjust the access rights regarding element configuration and folder usage to be able to successfully move an element. |
Rename folder
If you would like to rename a folder, select it from the list, click Rename in the Explorer ribbon or use the context menu.
Delete folder
Requirements:
▪Deletion of folders is permitted if: the "Edit folder" function is active for the user, the user has write permissions for the higher-level folder, and the folder to be deleted is empty.
▪Deleting folders with contents is only permitted if the functions "Delete folder with contents" and "Delete elements" are also active.
▪Furthermore, there must be write access for the relevant folder and the elements it contains. The module authorizations are also checked.
▪If there are not sufficient rights, the user is informed by a corresponding message.
Procedure:
There are different ways to delete a folder. To do so, mark the desired folder(s) and select one of the following functions:
1)Ribbon \ Delete
2)Context menu \ Delete
3)Pressing the Delete key
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All selected folders that have write access and are not in use can be deleted. |
What is special about deleting folders with content:
When deleting folders with content there is an additional message before deleting.
Hint that there are elements or sub-folders in the folder