Work with Contact documents

Use the Content editor to add and edit contact details of persons or organizations involved in measurement processes. All elements are optional and you can use as many address lines as you need.

Elements and their function

The following figure shows a Contact document displayed in the Content editor of PLA 3.0.
Figure 1. Content editor of a Contact document

Use the Creatable Elements pane to add the elements you require. To edit an existing entry, double-click the element in the Element pane.

Element Description Specification

Salutation

The salutation of the contact person (for example, Mr, Ms, Mx).

optional

First Name

The first name of the contact person.

optional

Middle Name

The middle name of the contact person.

optional

Last Name

The last name of the contact person.

optional

Title

The academical title of the contact person (for example, Dr).

optional

Company

The company name of the contact.

optional

Department

The department of the company.

optional

Phone

The phone number of the contact.

optional, several elements are possible

Fax

The fax number of the contact.

optional

e-Mail

The e-mail address of the contact.

optional

Website

The website of the contact.

optional, several elements are possible

Address

A Contact document can have one address. An address consists of at least one address line. You can add as many address lines as you need.

optional

Remark

Any remark for this contact can be added in plain text.

optional, several elements are possible

Simplified Wiki notation

Some Text elements with an M symbol () support the use of a simple Wiki notation to provide formatting capabilities. Typically, these Text elements require formatting because they consists of several sentences, such as comments or journal entries. You can add a text with headlines and several lines.

The following markups are supported:

Markup Formatting Sample
=H1= Heading Level 1 =Main Heading=
==H2== Heading Level 2 ==A second level heading==
=====H5===== Heading Level 5 =====A fifth Level Heading=====
* Bullet List Bullet List Level 1 * Sample
** Bullet List Bullet List Level 2 ** Level 2 Sample
# Numbered List Numbered List Level 1 # Sample
## Numbered List Numbered List Level 2 ## Sample Level 2
*bold* Bold Markup *Sample*
_italic_ Italic Markup _Sample_
Tip: If you write a text with several lines or paragraphs, press Alt + Enter to start a new line.