Summary of Included Files and References dialog box

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Summary of Included Files and References dialog box

This dialog box lists the following information:

  • The top section lists files that will be included in a file transfer. If the list contains any files you do no want to transfer, clear the corresponding checkboxes.

  • The bottom section lists externally referenced filesDrawing files often reference other files, including other drawings, as well as plot styles, images, standards, and font files associated with the drawing. Those references, or dependencies, are simply an embedded record of the path to the referenced objects or files. (XREFs) that Project Center found and will be included in a file transfer (via email or Info Exchange). Clear the checkboxes of the XREFs you do not want to include. Files that were found are listed in black.

  • The bottom section also lists XREFs that could not be found for the file transfer. Mark the checkboxes of the XREFs that are missing that  you want to locate to add them to the file transfer. Missing XREFs are listed in red.

Columns – top section

The top section lists the files that are being transferred. You can remove a file from the transfer by clearing its checkbox.

Filename

The name of the file being transferred.

Type

The file’s type.

Action

The action that will be taken on the file.

Status

The file’s current status.

Size

The size of the file.

Date

When the file was last modified.

Zip Folder

The folder the .ZIP file will be stored in.

Path

The full path to the file.

 

Columns – bottom section

The bottom section lists both included and missing XREFs. XREFs that Project Center found are automatically included in the transfer, and their checkboxes are marked by default. Missing XREFs or XREFs that can’t be resolved are listed in red, and their checkboxes are cleared by default.

You can remove an XREF from the transfer by clearing its checkbox.

You can search for missing XREFs by marking their checkboxes to open the Change Path of Project File dialog box.

External Reference

The name of the externally referenced file.

Type

The file’s type.

Action

The action that will be taken on the file.

Status

Not Published indicates the XREF was found and will be included in the transfer if it is selected.

Missing indicates the XREF could not be found and will not be included in the transfer unless you locate it.

Size

The size of the externally referenced file.

Date

When the file was last modified. This is displayed only for XREFs that were located.

Saved Path

The path stored in the host drawing that references this XREF. This is displayed only for XREFs that were located.

Used Path

The path where the XREF was found. This is displayed only for XREFs that were located.

Referenced By

The full path to the host file that references the XREF. This is displayed only for XREFs that were located.

 

Reset Master Copy to Selected Files

This option appears only when publishing a project folder or document set to Info Exchange.

Mark this checkbox to publish only the selected files to Info Exchange, and remove any other files that are already there. The files selected here become the new master set. If the checkbox is not marked (which is the default), then the selected files are merged with the current set of published files.

Locate File

Click to open the Change Path of Project File dialog box to locate the selected missing external reference file.

Report

Click to open the Create a Report dialog box to select the type of external reference report to create.

Continue

Click to save any changes and continue your with the file transfer.

Cancel

Click to close this dialog box without making any changes.

Help

Click to open this Help page.

 

To access this dialog box

You can access this dialog box in the following ways:

This dialog box appears automatically when you transfer files that have external references.

This dialog box opens if the Review Complete List of Files checkbox is marked in various dialog boxes throughout Project Center.