Creating a Catalog Install File

Use this procedure to create a registry file that adds catalogs to user’s Content Browser libraries.

When you add a catalog in Content Browser, it is automatically added to your Content Browser library (CBL). However, as a CAD manager, you might want to install new catalogs into other user’s libraries without having to manually add them. In that case, you can either add a pointer to a catalog in an existing registry file, or create a new registry file that adds that catalog to the user’s library.

1. Click View tabPalettes panelContent Browser.
2. Select the catalog that you want to add to a registry file.

   When you add a catalog to a registry file, make sure that the catalog and all its affiliated files are located on a network location accessible to the users you want to distribute it to.

3. Shift+Right-click the catalog.
4. Click Convert To Registry File.
5. If you want to create a new registry file for the catalog, browse to the desired folder location, enter a name for the registry file, and click Open.

   In that case, a new registry file (REG) is created, containing the registry information for the selected catalog.

6. If you want to enter the catalog into an existing registry file, browse for the registry file, select it and click Open.

   In that case, an entry containing the registry information for the selected catalog is appended to the registry file.

   Note:

   When you select an existing registry file, the file is not overwritten, like in standard Windows Save dialog boxes; the catalog entry is simply added to the registry file. If you want to overwrite an existing registry file, you need to delete it from Windows Explorer, and then create a new one of the same name.

7. When you have created the registry file, it needs to be run to enter the catalog reference into the local registry and thereby into the user’s catalog library (CBL).

   Either place the generated REG file on a generally accessible network folder or copy it to the local user machine where the catalog should be entered.

8. Double-click the REG file on the users’ computer.
9. Click Yes when asked whether you want to add the information into the local registry.

   The catalog is entered into the users’ registry and catalog library.