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Using the Help Search
Using the Help Search
  • Phrase:Returns all topics that contain the exact phrase in the search criteria. Use quotation marks around the phrase.
    Ex."system administration"
  • And:Returns all topics that contain all the words in the search criteria, in any combination. Insert a plus sign between all words in the search criteria.
    Ex.system + administration
  • Or:Returns all topics with any combination of words in the search criteria. This is the default.
    Ex.system administration
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Resource File Structure Page of the New Resource File Wizard

Use this page to define the type of structure you want to use for the new resource file.

Contents

Field Description
Type Use this field to select the resource file structure.

Your options are:

  • Punctuated Significant: Selecting this option displays the Punctuation character field. Use the Punctuation character field to enter a character that Cobra will use to separate the codes of the resource that correspond to the different levels of the structure.

    Each resource (with the exception of the resource at the top of the hierarchy) is formed from the name of its parent, followed by a user-selected punctuation mark and one or more additional digits.

  • Non Significant: This means the parent information is not included at the lowest level of the structure. Thus, the resources themselves will also not contain parent information. This is useful when loading actual costs because most accounting systems do not use the parent codes in their naming conventions. A maximum of 20 levels can be defined for a Non-Significant structure.
  • Fixed Form Significant: Fixed Form Significant resources rely on the length of the resource to represent the structure level. Selecting the Fixed Form Significant option enables the following options:
    • Use the Pad Character field to add characters to the end of the resource value at each level. When you enter resource codes, the pad is automatically added to equal the maximum character length. The Pad character is used to pad every resource to the same length. You can use any character, but only one character can be entered.
    • The value in the Maximum length field automatically reflects the values that you enter in the Number of digits per level grid.
    • The Number of digits per level grid defines the cumulative resource value length at each level of the resource structure. For example, if you enter 1 character for level 1 and 2 characters for level 2, then level 2 of the resource structure must always have 2 characters, and level 1 must always have 1 character.

      You can only define 20 levels, and if you specify a digit for a level, the maximum length for the field is 1-59 characters, including the pad character. This information cannot be changed after creating the resource file.