When you create an item by adding a file to a project, Dimensions CM uses the project folder structure and the name of the file to create a project filename. The project filename determines the name of the item file when it is accessed from or to your work area. For example, if you add a file named cabin.c to a project folder named src, the new item project filename is src\cabin.c. You can change the default project filename.
In the desktop client, if you create an item without adding a file, you must type a project filename for the new item.
If your process model has been set up to automatically generate a unique item ID, this will be based on the project filename and extension. For example, if you add a file named cabin.c the item ID will be set to CABIN C. Dimensions CM may add an integer to the item ID to make sure it is unique within the product. If the process model has not been set up to automatically generate the item ID, you must enter one, and make sure it is unique within the product.
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