Associating files with directories and records

You can create and remove associations between:

In order to make any of these associations, you must have the appropriate windows open in the ECMap workspace. If you are associating a file with a directory, you must have the Files/Databases window and the Directories (Mailboxes) window open; if you are associating a file with a record, you must have the Files/Databases window and the Records/Tables window open.

StepsCreating an association between a file and a directory

  1. Choose Application Files>Directories (Mailboxes) from the main menu.

    The Directories (Mailboxes) window displays side-by-side with the File/Databases window.

  2. Drag a file from the Files/Database window and drop it onto a directory in the Directories (Mailboxes) window.

    Once the link is created, all files associations with a directory display when you double-click the directory.

StepsAssociating a record and a file

  1. Choose Record>Open from the Files/Databases window menu.

    The Records/Tables window displays next to the Files/Databases window.

  2. Drag a Record from the window and drop it onto a directory in the Files/Database window.

    Once the link is created, all record associations with a file display when you double-click the file.

StepsRemoving an association between a file and a directory

  1. Select a file on the Directories (Mailboxes) window.

  2. Choose Application Files>Remove.

StepsRemoving an association between a record and a file

  1. Highlight a record on the Files/Databases window.

  2. Choose Remove from the Record menu.