To add new items in a Massive Entry list

Massive Entry offers four options for adding new items to a project:

•	Creating a new item

•	Copying a single item

•	Creating multiple copies of an item (N-copy)

•	Quick create

To create a new item

1.	Open the Massive Entry list.

2.	Make selections for prediction method, family and Item type in the list’s list boxes.

3.	From the Item menu, choose Create

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Press F7

4.	The component data entry window opens.

5.	Enter component data and choose OK.

6.	Repeat steps 2–4 to add more components.

To copy a single item with the Massive Entry list

To copy an item within the Massive Entry list, click on it and select Copy from the Item menu. RAM Commander appends the new item to the end of the list and assigns it the next available number in the # column.

To create multiple copies of an item (N-copy)

1.	Click on an item in the massive entry list.

2.	From the Item menu, choose N-Copy; the N-Copy dialog box opens:

MassiveEntry_NCopy

3.	In the Number of Copies field, enter the required number of copies.

4.	To give each new item a unique reference designator, select the Increment Ref. Des. check box (works when the last character is a numeric, for example if you create 3 copies of component R1 you will get R2, R3 and R4).

5.	Choose OK.

RAM Commander updates the massive entry list and Product tree view with the new items.

Quick Create

Should you have a Generic Name, Part Number, Military Number or Catalog Number, but you don't know the component Item type, choose Quick Create from the Item menu to find the item in the component library.

The Quick Create dialog box opens:

ProductTree_QuickCreate

Provide the component identifier you know and RAM Commander will try to find its data in the component library.

The Massive entry list will automatically switch to that group of items.