The Text Maps tab in the Database window displays the item codes and descriptions that currently reside in the opened database. Text maps allow you to have any number of item codes and descriptions for the same materials. To switch the view between item codes and descriptions, click the appropriate tab: Item Code or Description.
Controlling the Display of Data
You can control which text maps the window displays by using the Material > Show > <ComponentType> command or by clicking the appropriate Show Only button on the toolbar. In the previous illustration, Show All is active, thus all of the item code text maps are displayed. To limit the view so that only flange text maps, click Show Only Flanges . The software updates the view accordingly.
The second panel in the Database window status bar indicates the group currently displayed. Refer to View database properties for information about other database properties that display in the status bar.