Electronic Catalogs: Revisions
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Can factors aside from those of the catalog program force its substitution? -
Unfortunately, yes. The list of reasons leading to incompatibility is long and never complete.
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Can a company do the manual changes necessary when revising a catalog with overlays, or are external programmers needed for this? -
Often, but unfortunately not always, manual changes can be done without external assistance.
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When is a revision required? -
A revision becomes necessary when adjustments to the content or the catalog software must be made.
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Why do I need an additional work step after updating my data in the electronic catalog? -
In this additional work step the links between the illustrations and the entries of the parts list are created.
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When revising an electronic catalog, why is such a big effort needed to update links between new illustrations and revised parts lists? -
So far, most of the programs that are used for updating parts lists and illustrations do not usually support links between them.
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What are the main cost factors of an electronic catalog? -
The main cost factor is the inevitable, recurring costs for revisions.
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What are the costs for revising an electronic catalog? -
The costs depend on the kind of changes to be made. In most cases, the changes refer to the contents and affect the text and/or the illustrations.
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What are the benefits and disadvantages of each electronic catalog distribution method? -
CD-ROMs are less expensive, but also less up-to-date while network-based catalogs are more up-to-date but the data transfer to the user usually requires a higher financial effort.
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What advantage do intelligent illustrations offer in contrast to common ones when it comes to updating the hotspots during a revision of an electronic catalog? -
The hotspots of intelligent illustrations do not need to be aligned manually because they automatically adjust themselves to the exchanged graphical objects.
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How can I keep an electronic catalog up-to-date? -
When a catalog is distributed via a network, the timeliness of the data on the server determines the need to update. On CD, the updates must be reduced to a minimum.
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What factors go into a decision about software for electronic catalogs? -
First, you must decide whether you wish to have a customized or a standard solution.
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What influences the efficiency of the automatic generation and revision process? -
These processes depend on the desired target environment and the kind of available data for generation and revision.
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A revision leads to an effort in which parts of an electronic catalog? -
When an electronic catalog is revised, not only do the text of the parts lists and the illustrations have to be changed, but also the appropriate links.
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