Data Link Manager

Quick Reference

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Creates, edits, and manages data links.

Access Methods

Button

Ribbon: Insert tab

Linking & Extraction panel

Data LinkNot available on the ribbon in the current workspace

Menu: Tools

Data Links

Data Link ManagerNot available in menus in the current workspace.

Command entry: datalink

List of Options

The following options are displayed.

Data Link Tree View

Displays links contained within the drawing. Also gives options for creating new data links.

Excel Links: Lists the Microsoft Excel data links within the drawing. If the icon displays a linked chain, then the data link is valid. If the icon displays a broken chain, then the data link is broken.
Create a New Excel Data Link: Launches a dialog box where you enter the name for a new data link. Once a name has been created, the New Excel Data Link dialog box is displayed.

Details

Preview

: Displays a preview of the linked data as it would appear in the drawing table. When a data link is not currently selected then no preview is displayed.