Code Files

In Open Plan, information about a coding structure is stored in a code file.

Code files can be project- or resource file-specific, or they can be shared by multiple projects or resource files. You can assign up to 90 code files to the same project.

If you make changes to the information in a code file, the changes will affect all of the projects or resource files to which the code file is assigned. To make changes in a code file that only affect a single project or resource file, make sure that the code file is not assigned to other projects or resource files.

In the Open Plan Explorer, code files are located in the Open Plan Library.

You can open code files from within either the Open Plan Library or a specific project or resource folder. You can assign a code file to a project using the Files tab of the Project Properties dialog box or by dragging the code file from the Open Plan Library onto the project. When you assign a code file to a project or resource file, Open Plan asks you to assign the file to a specific activity code field. If you replace an existing assignment for a code field, Open Plan prompts you for confirmation.

Related Topics

• Using Codes in Open Plan
• Coding Structures in Open Plan
• Project Properties Dialog Box
• Using the New Code Structure Dialog Box
• How a Code Window Displays Information
• Adding Codes to a Code File
• Code Details Dialog Box
• Rotated and Un-Rotated User Defined Fields and Codes
• Moving a Code in the Hierarchy

Related Procedures

• Create a Code File
• Open a Code File
• Copy a Code File
• Delete a Code File
• Assign a Code File Using the Open Plan Explorer
• Assign a Code File Using Project Properties
• Collapse a Parent Code
• Expand a Parent Code
• Expand All Parent Codes