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How to Omit Items from the Cross-Reference

Fundamentals

The Ebase cross-reference function creates references between all related components. There may be components that you do not want to be included in this referencing.

You have the option to hide individual references to components using the function Hide Selected Cross-Reference Data in Elecdes. References hidden in this way will re-appear if the cross-reference annotation is deleted manually, then re-inserted. References hidden in this way are still present but are moved to a hidden layer.

With the following procedure you can instead mark a particular component or subcomponent such that it will always be omitted from the cross-referencing on the drawing, even when the cross-reference annotation is first inserted. This option can be specified on a per subcomponent basis or globally for that type of component in the catalog.

Procedure for individual components

  1. Add an attribute named "RSTATUS" (Report status) to the symbol (block) that represents the component or subcomponent in the schematic drawing.

  2. Add a field named "RSTATUS" to the template_$DEVIC.dbf, template_$TERM.dbf, template_$CABLE.dbf or template_$WIRE.dbf as appropriate for the type of symbol. These templates are in the RTEMPLATE directory of the Elecdes installation. See also How to Customise the Format of the Image Database Files (Global Editor).

    This will allow the attribute added to the block in the step above to be filled in when the block is inserted. It will also allow that attribute to be modified in the Global Editor.

  3. Set the RSTATUS attribute in the symbol to the value "No XREF". You can do this when the symbol is inserted or using the Global Editor.

  4. Regenerate the cross-reference report and update the cross-reference annotation on the drawings.

    No references will appear to or from that subcomponent on the drawing.

If you mark some but not all of the subcomponent symbols of one component, then unmarked subcomponents and spare subcomponents of that component will still appear in the cross-reference annotation on the drawing.

If you mark all of the inserted subcomponent symbols of one component, then no cross-reference annotation will be shown on the drawings for that entire component. If the component previously had a cross-reference list header (rhead*) on a drawing, then that header will be removed.

Procedure for a type of component

  1. Add a column named "RSTATUS" (Report status) to the catalog file that contains the specification for the component type that you wish to omit from the cross-reference.

  2. In the catalog record for component type, enter the value "No XREF" into the RSTATUS column.

  3. Regenerate the cross-reference report and update the cross-reference annotation on the drawings.

    Any instance of this type of component inserted into the project will not receive cross-reference annotation on the drawings.

Combined values

If you need to combine two or more RSTATUS values then separate the values with a comma, e.g. "No XREF, No BOM".