FactoryTalk AssetCentre Desktop Client Help

Set file associations

You can determine the software product that opens a particular type of file. For example, if you associate files that have a .txt extension with your favorite text editor (for example, Microsoft Wordpad), Wordpad will open all files with the extension .txt. If you do not set file associations, the default Windows associations will be used.

For a binder, set the file association for the key file in the binder.

Prerequisites

To set system file associations, you must have Configure System Archive File Associations
permission.

To set personal file associations, you must have
Configure Personal Archive File Associations
permission.

To set file associations

Select Tools > Options
.

In the Options
dialog box under Category
, select File Associations
.

In the Options
dialog box: File Associations, click the
Personal Associations
or System Associations
tab, and click New.
The File Association
dialog box opens.

In the File extension
field, specify the file extensions (for example, acd, ccwsln, and rss) to be opened by the designated software product.

In the Program
field, click Browse
to select the software product to open files with the indicated extension.

In the Command Arg
field, specify the command line arguments for the software product used to open files of this type.

In the Description
field, enter the name of the software.

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The file name in the Program
field can be very different than the actual product name. It's recommended to enter the name of the software for clarity.

Select the Automatically check in file or asset after editing
box if you want files of this type to be automatically checked in when the editing program is closed.

After you select the Automatically check in file or asset after editing
box, the Monitor Type
field becomes available.

Choose File
for RSLogix 5, RSLogix 500, RSLogix 5000, Logix Designer, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel.

Choose Process
for Microsoft Notepad, Microsoft WordPad, FactoryTalk View ME (.mer), DriveTools (.dno), PanelBuilder (.pva), and the Siemens S7 Controllers (STEP7) editor.

Click OK
.

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When setting file associations you can also turn on the automatic check-in feature for that file type. When this feature is turned on, files will be checked in automatically after the file is edited.