Missing Child Sheet For Sheet Symbol

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Applies to Altium Designer versions: 15.1, 16.0, 16.1, 17.0 and 17.1
 

Parent category: Violations Associated with Documents

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Summary

This violation occurs when the link between a sheet symbol and a target schematic sub-document is invalid. This can occur when:

  • A sheet symbol has been placed manually but no sub-level document reference has been entered into the symbol's Filename field.
  • The document reference in the symbol's Filename field has been entered incorrectly - effectively targeting a document that does not exist.
  • The referenced target document has been removed from the project or deleted.

Notification

If compiler errors and warnings are enabled for display on the schematic (enabled on the Schematic - Compiler page of the Preferences dialog) an offending object will display a colored squiggle beneath it. A notification is also displayed in the Messages panel in the following format:

Missing child-sheet in <SymbolFileName> in Symbol <SymbolDesignator>

where:

  • SymbolFileName is the current entry for the parent sheet symbol's Filename field.
  • SymbolDesignator is the designator of the parent sheet symbol.

Recommendation for Resolution

Check the entry in the sheet symbol's Filename field. If the required target document already exists, ensure that the document name (including extension) is entered correctly into the field. If the target document has been removed from the project and you have access to it, add it back in to the project. If the target document does not exist, simply right-click on the symbol and choose the Create Sheet From Symbol command from the Sheet Symbol Actions sub-menu.

Tips

  1. This error is also generated when a Device Sheet Symbol has been placed, but the target Device Sheet cannot be found.
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