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Relex Reliability Software Advanced Features

3 Topics Covered  Find, Replace, Spellcheck  Creation of Template Files  Package for  File Access Features  Reporting  Graphing  Macros  Importing & Exporting

4 Find, Replace, Spellcheck  Features similar to most Windows applications  Additional methods to CUSTOMIZE your search!

5 Creation of Template Files 1. Create a Relex file, assign Properties. 2. Select File>Set as Template File. 3. To create a new file from the template, enable the Create from Template option.

6 Package for What? New feature to allow copying of Project file and all “value-added” Project file and all “value-added” files to a specified directory files to a specified directory Why? Easily store Project file and all associated data in one location associated data in one location

7 File Access Features Revision Control  Track changes to Relex files Open File as Exclusive  Prevent simultaneous access of same file Password Protection  Prevent access by other users  Limit access to Read-Only

8 Reporting with Relex Step #1: Customize a Report Design file Step #2: Generate the Report

9 Relex Report Design File  Created in Built-in Report Designer  Created based on Database Type  Four Main Sections  Report Header  Page Header  Details  Page Footer

10 Graphing with Relex Step #1: Access the Graph Wizard Step #2: Generate a customized graph Step #3: Edit the graph as necessary Step #4: Print the graph or save to file

Relex Macro Function 11

12 Relex Macro Function  Automate repetitious tasks  Automate processes performed by Relex menu options Examples:  Converting files from previous version  Global changes and reporting

13 Language for Relex Macros  Built-in macro editor - Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)  Third party application (i.e. Excel) (Must support OLE automation)

14 Sample Macros Supplied Relex provides several example macros:  use as guide for creating macros  customize Relex macros

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16 Relex CAD Interface  Export data in variety of formats  Import data from various formats  Automated with CAD Import/ExportWizard tm

17 Why Import or Export?  Import data from “some other” program  Import BOM from a CAD Program  Import parts lists to Parts Library files  Share Relex data with other programs

18 Supported File Types  Program Specific files  Text files  Special files

19 Program Specific Files  Microsoft Access  Microsoft Excel  Microsoft FoxPro  dBASE  Lotus  Paradox

20 Text Files  Keyword files  Delimited files  Bill of Materials files

21 Text Files -- Keyword pn = 74LS00, qty = 1, ref = U1 pn = 74LS04, qty = 2, ref = U2-U3 pn = 2N222A, qty = 1, ref = Q1 The information above is shown as it would appear in a Text Editor.

22 Text Files -- Delimited 74LS00, 1, U1 74LS04, 2, U2-U3 2N222A, 1, Q1 The information above is shown as it would appear in a Text Editor.

23 Text Files -- BOMs 74LS001 U1 74LS04 2 U2-U3 2N222A 1 Q1 The information above is shown as it would appear in a Text Editor.

24 Special Files  LSAR  Thermal  Stress

25 Special Files -- LSAR Export data in LSAR format  Logistics Support Analysis Record data  Text file - conforms to MIL-STD B  Import to LSAR software packages

26 Special Files -- Thermal 1. Generate thermal data from outside source (i.e. thermal analysis package) source (i.e. thermal analysis package) 2. Use to update an existing Project file

27 Special Files -- Stress 1. Generate stress data from outside source (i.e. stress analysis package) source (i.e. stress analysis package) 2. Use to update an existing Project file

28 CAD Import/ExportWizard tm  Guide for Import/Export process  Step by step Wizard format  Requests required information

Importing & Exporting 29 Specific Part Data

30 Import/Export Specific Data  All Specific Fields - Long Format  All Specific Fields - Short Format  Specific Data (individual fields)

31 All Specific Fields  To import/export all specific data fields  One piece of data per field  CAD Interface Supplement  Supplies order of fields  Supplied as document on cd (Docs)

32 {All Specific Fields - Long Format}  Fixed file structure  Same number of fields in each record *Useful to sharing data with programs like Access, dBASE, FoxPro.

33 {All Specific Fields - Short Format}  Varied file structure  Number of fields per record varies *Useful to sharing data with programs like Excel.

34 {Specific Data}  Identify individual specific part data field  Specify field based on part type  Assign with CAD Import/Export Wizard tm

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