Introduction
Dictionaries consists of predefined sets of Keys and their Values.
Color formatting for lookup/dictionary values
To use this functionality, system administrator can enable it via system settings.
In System Settings → General Settings → User Interface please set "Use lookup value color"
Colors are based on Dictionary mapping found in Presentations - Tools Mapping:
Same values are used for presentation filters on drawings.
Import & export of dictionary values via Excel file
Additional option to export and import dictionaries has been added (in addition to existing one to json or xml formats).
It allows to export and import all or one selected dictionary to/from excel sheet.
To receive correct format of excel sheet for importing, please first export dictionaries and use created sheet as a template.
When Importing, there is an option to "skip matched" dictionaries (matching is done based on dictionary name). If checked then only new dictionaries will be imported.
If the option is turned off then dictionaries Keys/values in database will be replaced by the ones in excel sheet.
Each dictionary will be listed on separate tab of excel sheet.
When modifying excel sheet manually for importing it to HDC, only Dictionary Name, componentId and Value columns have to be filled but Dictionary ID and Seq columns should not be removed.
When import is done then the summary window will open
Please remember that dictionaries are being versioned. That means modifying dictionaries on strict version is not possible (using of draft is needed).
Also modifying dictionary that was already changed in some unpublished draft on newer version of system will lead to an error.
Option to show both key and value in dictionary list
Users now have option to display both key and value for dictionary (lookup) fields. This is a new parameter added to User Profile (General tab).
When option is turned on, dictionary item's Key will be displayed on Object's Edit form.
