Delete External Fabricators ( Utility Functions )

  • The Delete External Fabricator utility can be used to delete any Fabricator Settings file that is stored in the fabs folder that is stored in the SDS2 data directory .
  • You cannot use this utility to delete a Fabricator that is stored in your current Job . It can only be used to delete the legacy, pre-v2015.xx fabricators that are stored in the fabs folder.
  • See the step-by-step instructions .

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Step-by-step instructions :

1 . Start up the Delete Fabricators utility:

1a : Home > Utilities > Utility Functions > Delete > Delete External Fabricators .

Note: If somebody on your network has set up a " Delete Password ," you must enter that exact password before the program lets you go on to step 2.

2 . A selection dialog opens. On it is a list of all Fabricators that are stored in the fabs folder in the data directory used by your current version of SDS2 Site Planning.

 FAB17044_A
 FAB17044_B
 FAB17098
 FAB17099
 FAB18001
 FAB18002
Typing 18 to " Find " in this example would automatically select FAB18001 since that fabricator is the first one with the character sequence 18 in its name.

Alternative 1 : Select the names of the Fabricators you want to delete, then press the " OK " button. Go to step 3.

Alternative 2 : Press " Cancel " to end this operation and go back to the Utility Functions menu. Do not continue.

3 . A dialog box opens. It lists the Fabricators that will be deleted if you press " OK ."

These Fabs have been marked for deleting.
  fab_xxx
fab_yyy
fab_zzz 		 
Make sure that no workstations are in any of these Fabricators during the delete process.  
 

 

 

Alternative 1 : Press the " OK " button to delete the external Fabricators you selected. Go to step 4.

Alternative 2 : Press the " Cancel " button to end this operation and go back to the Utility Functions menu. Do not continue.

4 . A progress bar is shown on screen as the deletion takes place. When the Fabricators are deleted, the Output-Request Summary opens.

Alternative 1 : Press " OK " to dismiss the Output-Request Summary .

Alternative 2 : See report viewer for instructions on how to save or print an Output-Request Summary .

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