Creating Multiple Items

Purpose

Create a number of new items by adding files in your work area to a project/stream in Dimensions CM.

The most straightforward way to do this is to have the project root folder set to a folder in your work area and upload (deliver) the new files from a folder structure beneath that folder that corresponds to their required location in the project.

In the case of a stream, you add new items by performing a deliver from a work area to which new files have been added.

To create multiple new items from files in your work area

  1. Copy the item files to the folder(s) in your work area corresponding to where you want them to belong within the project folder structure. For details, see About Work Areas

  2. In the web client, select the required project. Make sure your Project Default Design Part, Project Default Request, and Project Default Branch are set to the required values if necessary. For details, see Opening Projects and Setting Defaults.

  3. On the My Current Project tab or Items tab, in the navigation pane, select the project folder under which you want to add the items. and click the Deliver button.

  4. On the first page of the Deliver Items wizard:

  5. Click Next.

  6. On the second page of the Deliver Items wizard:

  7. Click Finish.

Related Topics

About Setting the Item Type

About Setting the Item Data Format

About Setting the Item ID and Project Filename