Altium NEXUS Documentation

Edit Database Component

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Created: February 11, 2016 | Updated: May 3, 2018
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Two variations of the Edit Database Component dialog   Two variations of the Edit Database Component dialogTwo variations of the Edit Database Component dialog

Summary

The Edit Database Component dialog allows you to edit database component name and value fields.

Access

The dialog is accessed in the following ways:

  • Right-click on a component record entry on the Table Browser tab from a *.DBLib or *.SVNDbLib file, then choose Edit Component.
  • Right-click on a component record entry on the Table Browser tab from a *.DBLib or *.SVNDbLib file, then choose Add New Component.
When the dialog is accessed by clicking Edit Component, the title of the dialog is the name of the component record entry that was selected with the right-click. When the dialog is accessed by clicking Add New Component, the title of the dialog is New Component. 

Options/Controls

  • Field Name - a list of each field within the selected component record entry. This field is not editable.
  • Field Value - the value of the corresponding Field Name. Click on an entry and enter required edits for the value.
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