File Menu

This menu governs general functions with regard to database selection, asset groups, and printing. The following options are available:

Menu Item

Description

Open

Contains menu items for opening / creating a workgroup or standalone database, transportable database or guest database.

Menu Item	Description
Open/Create database	Displays the Open/Create dialog so you can choose which type of database - workgroup or standalone - you want to create. See Create a Database or Open a Database the topic for details.
Open another database	Displays the Open/Create dialog so you can choose which type of database - workgroup or standalone - you want to open as a guest database. See Opening a Database as Guest for details.
Open transportable database	Displays a standard Windows Open dialog. Select the transportable database to open and click Open. See Transportable Databases for details.
Open new transportable database	Displays a standard Windows Save As dialog. Enter the name of the new transportable database to be created, select a location to save the database to, and the version of the database that is to be used for it, and then click Save. See Transportable Databases for details.
Open database item	Used to open a database item within a database from a path. Choosing the menu item displays the Open Item dialog. Enter the full path of the item to be opened and click OK. The full path can be copied from the Object Page of the Properties dialog of a Database Item. This command is useful for opening an item from a path sent between users.

Availability: Always

Toolbar: None

Keyboard Shortcut: None

Recent databases

Allows selection of a database from a list of the last ten databases previously opened. When a database is selected from the list the Local Folders will also be changed to the Local Folders associated with the selected database.

Availability: Always

Toolbar: None

Keyboard Shortcut: None

Database management

Contains menu items for database management and settings.

Menu Item	Description	Availability
Users and permissions	Displays the Users and Permissions dialog. This dialog is used to set editing and viewing permissions for database users. See User Permissions for details.	Always
Users and network roles	Displays the Users and network roles dialog. This dialog is used assign one or more roles to users for the current database or asset network. Network roles are associated with editing (or write) permissions. See User Permissions for details.	Always
Get database identifier	Allows database identifier (for an on-premise database to which user does not have access) to be saved to a text file. See User Permissions for details.	Always
Emergency permissions reset	Grants a user administrator access to a database via an emergency reset file. See User Permissions for details.	Always
User defined flags	Displays the User Defined Flags dialog. See Data Flags for more information.	Always
User defined field names	Displays the User Defined Field Names dialog. This dialog is used to edit the field names of User Fields for the current database. See Editing Global User Defined Field Names.	Always
User defined objects	Displays the User Defined Objects dialog. See User Defined Objects.	Always
User custom actions	Displays the User Custom Actions dialog. This dialog is used to set up shortcuts to tasks that are regularly performed. User custom actions are specific to individual users. See Custom Actions.	Always
Shared pre-commit validations	Displays the Pre-commit Validations dialog. This dialog is used to specify what type of network (asset, collection or distribution) the validation is for and which validation object is to be applied when committing changes to the network. See Pre-commit Validations.	Always
Shared custom actions	Displays the Shared Custom Actions dialog. This dialog is used to set up shortcuts to tasks that are regularly performed. Shared custom actions are available to all database users. See Custom Actions.	Always
Default logo	Displays the Default Logo dialog. Select the logo to be applied to printouts for the current database. See Setting the Default Logo.	Always
Set remote roots	Displays the Set Remote Roots dialog. Enter the paths of directories to be used as remote roots. See Remote Root for further information.	Always
Standards & choice lists	Displays the Standards and Choice Lists dialog. Allows the CCTV and Manhole Coding standards to be set for the database. Also allows choice lists to be edited See Choosing the CCTV Standard, Choosing the Manhole Coding Standard and User Defined Choice Lists for more.	Whenever there are no networks currently open
Pipe shapes	Displays the Pipe Shapes Editor used to view and edit pipe shapes for the database. See Editing Pipe Shapes for more information.	Whenever there are no networks currently open
Custom scheduling	Displays the Custom Scheduling dialog used to specify any SQL Queries to be run when creating Scheduled Tasks and/or updating completed Scheduled Tasks. See Custom Scheduling for more information.	Whenever there are no networks currently open
Time-series data sources	Displays the Time Series Data Source dialog, which is used to specify which time series data is to be used as a global default when linking applicable network objects to data streams. See Time Series Data Sources for more information.	Always Note that TSD functionality is only enabled if the TSD option is enabled on your licence

Toolbar: None

Keyboard Shortcut: None

Database update

Contains menu items for updating on-premise databases and transportable databases from previous versions of InfoAsset Manager to the current or selected version.

Menu Item

Description

Update database

Displays the Open/Create dialog so you can choose which type of database - workgroup or standalone - you want to update.

See Update a database for details.

Update transportable database

Displays the Update Transportable Database dialog. Select the transportable database to be updated, and the version number that the database is to be updated to, and click OK.

See Transportable Databases for details.

Update current database to latest version

Updates the currently selected database to the latest version of the database.

See Update a database for details.

Availability: Always

Toolbar: None

Keyboard Shortcut: None

Save

Saves changes to the data that is currently being edited. Most data in InfoAsset Manager is saved automatically so this option is not often available.

Availability: Whenever the current view is of a type that is not saved automatically.

Toolbar: File

Keyboard Shortcut: None

Print layout

Displays the Print Layout View. The most recently used Print Layout will be opened when the view is displayed.

Availability: Whenever there is an active network window.

Toolbar: None

Keyboard Shortcut: None

Print…

Prints the currently active window using the classic printing method. There are a number of special options available when printing the GeoPlan Window that allow customisation of the printed output. See Printing from the GeoPlan for more details.

Availability: Whenever there is an active window.

Toolbar: File

Keyboard Shortcut: None

Print preview

Displays a preview of what will be printed when the print command is used. Click Close to close the preview. The current item will remain open.

Availability: Whenever there is a currently active window.

Toolbar: None

Keyboard Shortcut: None

Print setup

Enables changes to be made to the printer setup, including which printer to use, paper size and orientation.

Availability: Always

Toolbar: None

Keyboard Shortcut: None

Page setup

Enables changes to be made to the page setup for the classic method of printing, including margins and title block options. Choosing this menu item displays a Page Setup dialog. The options on the dialog will vary depending on the type of view that is currently open.

Availability: Always

Toolbar: None

Keyboard Shortcut: None

Exit

Closes the InfoAsset Manager application.

Availability: Always

Toolbar: None

Keyboard Shortcut: None

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