Content Cart

The Content Cart dialog

Summary

The Content Cart dialog allows you to copy contents from a source server to a target server. This is control-central for defining what is to be acquired from the source server and transferred into the nominated target server – a trusty removal van that 'carts' your nominated data between established server residences.

Access

The dialog is accessed by right-clicking on an Item in the Explorer panel from the source server then selecting Add to Content Cart from the right-click menu.

Options/Controls

Content Cart

• Use the Content Cart to copy content from <Source Server> into <target server> - this is a description of what the Content Cart will accomplish. Click the right arrow to select the desired server.
• This Content Cart is called - the top-level folder for this acquired content uses the name of the cart itself. The default name is in the format Content Cart - <Current Date> - <Current Time> and is determined at the moment the cart is accessed.
• Change - click to open the Content Cart Name selection dialog to change the name of the Content Cart, if desired.

You also can choose a folder in the target server into which content on the cart is to be delivered. This can be an existing folder or a completely new one created on-the-fly. Browse to and select an existing folder for the cart using the Choose Folder dialog, which is accessed by clicking the  button at the far right of the Content Cart name field in the Content Cart Name selection dialog. If desired, you can create a new folder within the folder structure using commands from the right-click menu.

• Add More Items - click to open a sub-menu to choose how to add the new item:
  • Select - click to open the Choose Item dialog from where you can browse the source server for more Items. Items you can add include:
    • A single specific revision of an Item.
    • Multiple specific revisions of the same Item.
    • The latest revisions of multiple Items.
    • The latest revisions of all Items in the selected folder (and its descendent structure).
  • Add manually - click to open the Add new items dialog in which you can paste an external list of items that you require (one item per line), and that can then be searched for within the source server using a chosen search criteria (GUID, Item ID, Name, or MPN).

Grid

This region lists all Items that you have chosen to acquire from the source server.

• Source - lists the Revision ID of the selected items.
• Target - after Prepare Cart has been invoked, this area lists the Revision ID, Folder, Status, and Action for each listed item.

Additional Controls

• Edit - click to edit the properties of a selected item.
• Remove - click to remove a selected item from the Content Cart.
• Change Settings - click to open the Content Cart structure dialog from where you can change the folder, lifecycle, item naming, revision scheme, and index properties for the content types. These settings are used to determine the properties of newly-created Item Revisions in the target server - created ready and in the planned state to receive data from the original Item Revisions in the source server.
• Prepare Cart - click to prepare the target server for acquisition – checking the status of the chosen Item Revisions involved (in case they have been acquired previously), the parent-child links, and proposing the action to be taken. The results of this preparation phase are presented in the main acquisition grid.
• Deliver Cart - click to deliver the contents from the Content Cart to the target server. A dialog will appear asking for confirmation to transfer the items in the Content Cart from the source server to the target server. A second confirmation dialog will confirm the results of the acquisition, with the acquired Items available to browse in the target server through the Explorer panel. 

Using the Content Cart for Acquisition to an IntLib

Perform the following steps to acquire into an IntLib file:

1. Click on the Select target server link then choose IntLib file from the menu.
2. Specify the name and location for the generated IntLib file. By default, the file will be named in the format Integrated_Library - <Date> - <Time>.IntLib, and will be generated in \Users\Public\Documents\Altium\AD<Version>\Library\ExportCmpLib. Modify this as required through the Save As dialog, which is accessed by clicking the Change link.
3. If you need to acquire additional components into the same IntLib, click the Add More Items link then choose Select to access the Choose Item dialog, in which you can browse the source server for more Items. Alternatively, choose the Add manually entry to access the Add new items dialog, which allows you to paste an external list of items that you require (one item per line), and that can then be searched for within the source server using a chosen search criteria (GUID, Item ID, Name, or MPN).
4. Once ready, click the Deliver Cart button to proceed with generation of the IntLib. A temporary Integrated Library Package (*.LibPkg) will be created with source SchLib (including symbols, parameters and model links) and PcbLib (including footprint models) files generated and added. This is then compiled to produce the IntLib file, which is generated in the specified folder. An information dialog will confirm successful generation of the file.