Create an Enterprise CUI File (Concept)

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Create an Enterprise CUI File

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An enterprise CUI file typically stores customization information that is shared by many users, but is controlled by a CAD manager. Enterprise CUI files make maintaining and modifying customization data easier for the individual responsible for controlling company standards.

Create an enterprise CUI file by performing the following tasks:

• Create an enterprise CUI file from an existing CUI file or a new CUI file. Make a copy of the main customization file (acad.cui) or another customization file of your choice that contains all the base user interface elements you need. If you want to start with a new customization file, use the Transfer tab to create a blank customization file.
• Designate the new file as your main CUI file. Using the Options dialog box, you must load the customization file as your the main customization file so you make edits to all of the different user interface elements. Make sure to note which customization file is currently designated as the main customization file, as you will need to restore it later.
• Modify the contents of the enterprise CUI file. Once the customization file is designated as the main customization file, you can change the customization group name and modify the CUI file contents as needed. Changing the customization group name allows you to load more than one CUI file in the program at one time. CUI files with the same customization group name cannot be loaded into the program.
• Replace the main CUI file. Using the Options dialog box, replace the previous customization file that was designated as the main customization file.
• Save the enterprise CUI file to a shared network location. When you save the new enterprise file to a shared network location, all of your users that have access to the specified location can access the file.
  NoteThe folder where you place the enterprise CUI file should be in a shared location that your users can access. To learn more about creating a network share, see “How to Create a Network Share” in the Network Administrator's Guide.
• Specify the enterprise CUI file location. The program automatically designates an enterprise customization file as read-only when you specify its file location in the Options dialog box. Specifying the enterprise customization file location can be done on individual workstations or in the Deployment wizard. For more information about setting the location in the Deployment wizard, see “Select Search Paths and File Locations” in the Network Administrator's Guide.
  WarningEven though the Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor loads the enterprise customization file as read-only, this still doesn’t completely protect the file from being modified. The enterprise customization file could be loaded as the main customization file and then modified. To protect the enterprise customization file, the location where it is stored be marked as read-only and write access should be limited to those you want to be able to edit the file.