Customizing Preferences

The Preferences dialog box lets you specify preferences for Engineering BOM Management.

To access this page:

  1. Click > Preferences from the top bar. The left side of the dialog box lists the global preferences and preferences for each app.
  2. In the left-side panel, expand the Engineering section and select from the options in the table below.
  3. When finished setting preferences, click Apply or Done.

See Also
About EBOM Import
Importing an EBOM File
Engineering BOM Management Preference Option Description
My Engineering View Enter a value in the Last Modified to indicate how many change objects to display in My Engineering View. The Parts and Specifications tabs show the objects that belong to the owner/originator but the Last Modified setting does not affect these lists.
EBOM Import Column Mappings In the mapping window, change the custom-mapping headings to match the headings in the spreadsheet. For example, if your spreadsheet uses the column heading Qty for the quantity, enter Qty=Quantity in the mapping window. Your changes do not affect other users.
Note: Ensure that the value on the right side of the equal sign matches the value in the EBOM table in Engineering BOM Management. By default, the column mappings appear as shown below: 
F/N = Find Number
Ref Des=Reference Designator
Comp. Loc.=Component Location
Qty=Quantity
Rev=Revision
U of M=Unit of Measure
Title=V_Name
Configuration View Specify whether the change view filter displays Official or Projected changes for configured BOMs:
  • Official (shows Released changes)
  • Projected (shows both Released and pending changes)