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Keynotes Table
This table defines the individual keynotes for all the groups identified in the Groups table. The following fields are
included:
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ID: A sequential number identifying a particular row in the table. This number should never change. This ID,
combined with the GUID of the database, is tracked by the AEC Keynotes field when you insert a keynote into a
drawing. This enables keynotes in a drawing to be updated when changes are made to the keynote database.
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Parent Group: Identifies the parent of the keynote, displaying the Group and Description field values from the
Groups table.
TIP If you want a flat (non-hierarchical) keynote list, you can assign the root parent group (\-*) to all keynotes in this
table.
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Key: Specifies the key for the keynote. If you are creating a database and have already created the Groups table,
this field displays the value from the Group field. The delimiter and suffix are user-definable.
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Note: Provides the note for the specified key.
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Modified: When the box is checked, it indicates that the row has been modified and prevents the row from being
overwritten if the database is migrated when new content is released by Autodesk. You must click the box to enable
this protection for any row you modify. For more information on database migration, see “
Migrating Detail
Component and Keynote Databases ” on page 2173.
KeySort Table
This table contains key sort masks that represent the different key patterns used in the database. The order in which
the masks are listed in this table determines the order in which key patterns are listed in the Keynote Editor, the Select
Keynote dialog box, and keynote legends; that is, all keynotes with keys using the pattern identified by the mask in
record 1 are listed before keynotes with key patterns identified by subsequent records in the table. The illustration
above shows the key sort mask for the AecKeynotes database provided with AutoCAD Architecture. The following
conventions are used for key sort masks:
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Enclose sortable fields in brackets [ ] and delimiters in curly brackets { }. Example: [field]{delimiter}[field].
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Delimiters can be any character except a backslash (\) or any character string that does not begin with a backslash.
(The backslash is reserved for system use.)
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