Output Jobs - Automated

Altium Article - Using the PCB Release View to Automate Output Job File Processing

You may want to edit your *.PrjPcb File.  As shown below I am changing all instances of OutputPath to Project Outputs in the Project.PrjPcb file.

Steps:

1. Set Containers in the Output Job to [Release Managed]
2. Using the Configuration Manager, set the Configuration name to Project Outputs.
3. In the Configuration Manager enable the applicable Output Job.
4. Save the Project.PrjPcb to store your Released Managed Configuration.
5. Use the PCB Release View to run Validation Checks and Generate Outputs.

Menu Selections:

With your Output Job or any other Source Document Open in the Project.

Project > Configuration Manger

Name the Configuration (Output Folder), Enable Output Jobs, then Save *.PrjPcb.

Link to any applicable Variants and the Select Output Jobs.

Note: In the Release Managed Outputs the Variant is applied to all of the outputs.



View > PCB Release View



You can review your Output Folder Structures here. However, you will need to edit your Output Job file if wish to make changes to the folder structures.

If you have setup DRC checks in the Output Job, you can select the Validate Design Button to run only the Design Rule Checks.

Selecting Generate Outputs will Run any Validate Design Checks in the Output Job first.

DRCs will cause the Process to abort without Generating the Outputs.

If you have DRCs, you will need to resolve the DRCs to continue or disable DRC Checks in the Output Job.


The SystemBOM.xml reflects the overall status of the Managed Release.


Randy