### Creating and Modifying a PC-DMIS Planner Default (IPD) file

To create a new IPD file or make changes to an existing IPD file, follow this procedure:

1. Select the Edit | Preferences | Inspection Plan Defaults menu option.

2. If password protection is enabled for PC-DMIS settings, an IPD Password dialog box appears, and you must type the correct password to proceed. The password is case-sensitive. See where the Password button is discussed in the "Setup Options: General Tab" topic in the "Setting Your Preferences" section for more information on password protection.

3. The Modify Default Parameters dialog box appears.

Modify Default Parameters – PC-DMIS Planner Default File

4. From the Default Parameters File Name drop-down select or browse to the file you want to modify or open. Click Browse… to open a select file dialog box if the IPD file is not already listed.

File Name list box - IPD

Note: The default path and file name that will be used for your IPD file is stored in the Parameters File option the Inspection Plan section of the Settings Editor. If no file name is specified, the default value of <PC-DMIS Install Directory>\default.ipd will be used.

5. Click the Open button to modify or open an existing IPD file. Or if you want to create a new IPD file, click Create. The Default Parameters dialog box opens for the selected or new IPD file.

Default Parameters for PC-DMIS Planner

6. To edit a parameter, from the right column, click on that parameter’s value. A drop-down list becomes visible.

7. Select the drop down list, and finally choose a different value. These values may represent distance, amount, or some measured value. You can select values from option lists or toggle fields.

- Option lists provide a list of choices relevant to the associated item.

- Toggle fields provide only two choices, such as ON/OFF, YES/NO, or TRUE/FALSE.

6. Click the Sort check box if you want to sort the List of properties alphabetically.

7. Select either Inches or Millimeters to determine how units are displayed in the Default Parameters dialog box. PC-DMIS will also convert imported Inspection Plans to the specified units if different from the Inspection Plan units.

8. Click the Collapse/Expand All button to collapse or expand the List of properties.

Important! If you do not achieve the desired results for imported Inspection Plan items, you may need to update the needed parameter and recreate the IPD file. IPD files from different versions of PC-DMIS are not compatible with a version different from the one used to create it. For example, an IPD created for PC-DMIS 4.2 is not compatible with PC-DMIS 4.3.

9. Click OK to open the Save As dialog box, or Cancel to abort any changes that have been made.

10. Click Save to save the IPD file.

11. Click Set as Default if you want to make the file listed in the Default Parameters File Name box the default file.

12. Click Exit when finished.