This dialog displays all of the items belonging to the hook-up you selected in the Domain Explorer. Using this dialog, you can associate items with hook-ups or dissociate items from hook-ups.
Target hook-up
These options display the type, name, and description of the hook-up you want to associated items with. If you selected several hook-ups or hook-up types in the Domain Explorer, you can select Next to another hook-up properties in the boxes.
Items available for association
This pane displays hook-up items available for association with the currently displayed hook-up. You can associate the same items with any number of hook-ups. You can select one or more hook-up items and select Associate to move the items to the Associated items pane.
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You can also perform association by dragging the selected items to the Associated items pane.
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You can double-click a column header to sort the items in ascending order. Double-click again to sort the items in descending order.
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In the pane, there is a vertical bar that you can drag to the right and view your data in a split display. To find the vertical bar, place the cursor to the left of the left scroll box arrow so that the cursor changes its shape as shown:
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Item Number
Displays the item number identifier.
Description
Displays the item description.
Storage Number
Displays the storage number identifier.
Size
Displays the item size.
Manufacturer
Displays the item manufacturer. You define manufacturers on the Item Manufacturers dialog, available on the Tables menu of the Hook-Ups module.
Model
Displays the item model.
Material
Displays the item material.
Rating
Displays the item rating.
Item cost
Displays the item cost.
Unit of Measure
Displays the unit of measure name or code that you selected for the item in the Item Properties dialog.
Spares Percentage
Displays the percentage of total units of measure specified for the current hook-up item on the Hook-Up Item Properties dialog. You can modify this value in the Associated items pane.
Associated items
This pane displays the hook-up items associated with the currently displayed hook-up. You can select one or more hook-up items and select Dissociate to move the items to the Items available for association pane. You can enter values in the Order, Quantity, and Spares Percentage columns. Values in the other columns are view-only.
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You can also perform dissociation by dragging the selected items to the Items available for association pane.
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You can double-click a column header to sort the items in ascending order. Double-click again to sort the items in descending order.
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In the pane, there is a vertical bar that you can drag to the right and view your data in a split display. To find the vertical bar, place the cursor to the left of the left scroll box arrow so that the cursor changes its shape as shown:
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Order
Displays the order of the items in the hook-up and allows you to sort the items by their order of their assignment to a hook-up. After assigning an item to a hook-up, the software generates a new sequence number automatically. You can select a field and type a new sequence number if needed. After specifying the sequence numbers, you can open a Bill Of Material and sort the items by the item order.
Quantity
Displays the quantity, depending on the value displayed in the Unit of Measure field. You can select a field and type a new value for the quantity. By default, all items are associated with the label Items. On the Hook-Up Item Properties Dialog, you can assign a different unit of measure to an item. For example, you can select Meter and then specify fractional numbers in the Quantity column.
Spares Percentage
Allows you to define or modify the percentage of total units of measure specified for the current hook-up item on the Hook-Up Item Properties dialog.
The software uses the values you define in the Quantity and Spares Percentage columns when calculating the total quantity of hook-up items according to the unit of measure you specified on the Hook-Up Item Properties dialog. For details, see Calculating the Total of Hook-Up Items for a Bill of Material.