User want to know the use of link management (Linkmgmt.txt) file, and how to use it.
Solution
LinkMgmt.txt file is used to resolve links on opening an assembly file.
It defines the location of the ASCII text file (LinkMgmt.txt) that contains folder information and a search algorithm that defines the folders to be searched when resolving links. The search paths are processed in no particular order, so you should not assume any order when adding the search paths to the list.
The Find All Linked Documents command searches for the documents related to those you have selected as input to Teamcenter and then displays the linked documents in the upper-left pane of the Add to Teamcenter Interactive window.
Find All Linked Documents uses the same ASCII text file for resolving links as Solid Edge. The location for LinkMgmt.txt is defined on the File Locations tab of the Solid Edge Options dialog box.
It searches files in the below order –
* Container – Searches for files in the folder of the opened assembly file location. When you create the first Inter-Part link for a part, the link information is stored between the parts and highest-level assembly is referenced. Write access to the highest-level assemblies is not required. The in-context assembly is the highest-level assembly A1.
* Relative – Searches for files in folders inside the assembly file folder location.
relative paths contain information that is only relative to the current document within the same folder.
relative path refers to a path relative to the location of the current document.
* Absolute – Searches for files with the last saved absolute path of the file.
An absolute path is a path that describes the location of a file or folder regardless of the current working directory; in fact, it is relative to the root directory. It contains the complete location of a file or directory, hence the name. It is also referred to as absolute pathname or full path and it always starts at the same place, which is the root directory. Absolute paths contain all the relevant information to find the resources indicated by an absolute folder path.
* Search Paths – Search for files in the paths listed between "BEGIN SEARCH PATH" and "END SEARCH PATH"
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CONTAINER -?
RELATIVE - ?
ABSOLUTE - ?
BEGIN SEARCH PATH
?
END SEARCH PATH
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