Problems to save BOM template

[maebingerEX3UQ]

Lately I can no longer save the parts list templates. If I change something, save it and then open it again, the change is not there.

Bevor changing

Changing and save

After changing and open again

 

[bigcarl5000kg]

close BOM Editor, update database and try it again ... don't forget "don't press ESC" in BOM Editor, this will also cause unsaved changes

[markhubrich · Accepted solution]

@maebingerEX3UQ This has been happening to me since day 1. The way I work around it is to delete the cell and replace it.  It's strange, it's not a file permission issue because it saves the changes after replacing the stubborn cells.

[maebingerEX3UQ]

Yes, that's it.

Changing the cell contents is not enough. You actually have to delete and recreate them

[Sebastian_Eiche · Accepted solution]

let us have a talk about the bom editor.

You have different fields here...some are just textfields, some field are "blocked" for changes. But this is not a a block, it's help for you (not a bug...a feature 😃

If you select a field, you could have allok on the right side in the property category "Data" here is the property "Tag":

This "tag" means: this field will always be filled by a value of a database. You have to options to change this:

1. delete the content of the tag field and then you could change the field or insert what you want.
2. understand the the tag content and change the database. The content in my example is "%%text(BOM,1), this means, that the errorcode "1" should be used for this field.
   If you open the Management Tools -->Table Editor--> open Database and filter for "error", you will find the "errormessages":
   

   
   So the ErrorNumber "1" of the ErrorClass "BOM Template Prompts" will be used for this field. If you change the content in this Table, alls Templates which use this Tag content will be changed--> fast changes.
   You could also create new error messages to use them for own fields, which should be inserted in different BOM Templates.