File Menu

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

Menu Item

Description

Open

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

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Menu Item	Description
Open/Create master database	Displays the Open Master Database dialog. Select the master database to open or create a new master database. See the Master Database topic for details.
Open another master database	Displays the Open Master Database dialog. Select a master database to open in addition to the current master database. See Opening a Master 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 the master 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 Master Database Item. This command is useful for opening an item from a path sent between users.

Availability: Always

Toolbar: None

Keyboard Shortcut: None

Recent master databases

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

Master database settings

Contains menu items for opening a master database, transportable database or guest database.

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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
Get database identifier	Allows database identifier (for a database to which user does not have access) to be saved to a text file. See User Permissions for details.
Emergency permissions reset	Grants a user administrator access to a database via an emergency reset file. See User Permissions for details.
User defined flags	Displays the User Defined Flags dialog. See Data Flags for more information.
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 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 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

Toolbar: None

Keyboard Shortcut: None

Database update

Contains menu items for updating master databases and transportable databases from previous versions of InfoWorks ICM to the current or selected version.

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Menu Item

Description

Update current master database to latest version

Updates the currently selected master database to the latest version of the database. See the Master Database topic for details.

Update master database

Displays the Open Master Database dialog. Select the master database to be updated, and the version number that the database is to be updated to, and click OK.

See the Master Database topic 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.

Availability: Always

Toolbar: None

Keyboard Shortcut: None

Save

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

Print layout

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

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. More...

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. More...

Print setup

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

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. More...

Exit

Closes the InfoWorks ICM application. More...

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