Creating a Global Set

When you create a global set, you specify a:

Global ID name (required)
Description (optional)
Path (required)

The global IDs and paths must be unique for each global set. MPM checks for uniqueness and notifies you if you try to enter a duplicate ID or path.

Path Conventions

You can use Universal Naming Conventions (UNC) for the path of global or project files. You can also use UNC when saving exports or reports to a file or for the location of an import file.

The following information is excerpted from the Microsoft Developers Network:

You can access a file on a shared network resource by entering the file's location in UNC format, or by browsing Network Neighborhood. To specify a file using UNC format, use the following syntax:

\\computername\sharename\path\filename

For example, to access a file named Report.xls in the Current\Month folder on a share named Documents on a computer named Sales, you would use the following syntax:

\\sales\documents\current\month\report.xls

The file system uses the backslash (\) character to separate directory names and the file name when forming a path.

Use a period (.) to separate the base file name from the extension in a directory name or file name.
Do not use device names, such as aux, con, lpt1, and prn, as file names or directory names.
Do not assume case sensitivity. Consider names such as OSCAR, Oscar, and oscar to be the same.
Do not use the following characters in directory names or file names because they are reserved:

Symbol Name	Symbol	Symbol Name	Symbol
Less Than	<	Backslash	\
Greater Than	>	Forward Slash	/
Colon	:	Quotation Mark	"
Pipe	\|

Backward slashes (\) are used as element dividers in paths (dividing the file name from the path to it, or directories from one another in a path). You cannot use them in file or directory names. They may be required as part of volume names (for example, C:\). For additional information about UNC Path Support, please refer to msdn.Microsoft.com

To create a global set, complete the following steps:

Place the cursor in the first empty Global ID field and enter a global ID. The ID must be unique and can be up to eight characters long. The name cannot contain spaces or special characters.
To accept the ID, press Tab. MPM moves the cursor to the Description field and enters the default path.
Enter a description. The description is optional. It can be up to 20 characters long, including blanks.
Enter a path by typing it in or clicking the button at the right end of the Path field. If you click on the button, MPM displays the Choose Directory dialog box.
Select a folder and click OK.
To save the settings, do one of the following:
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Click File » Save
Press Ctrl+S

Inserting a Global Set

To insert a global set, complete the following steps:

Select the row where you want to insert the global set and do one of the following:
Press the Insert key
Click Edit » Insert Global Set

MPM inserts a blank row above the row you selected.

Enter the required information.