Hi all,
This is a hard bug to describe. I have a complex multi-page schematic. No heirarchical blocks, just multiple pages, off-page connects and refdes control (page number prefixes for ref des). I select all the components in a particular page, (i.e. selection filter set to parts only), right-click on one of the selected parts and click on Edit Properties to bring up the property spreadsheet. I then sort by the value column (double-click the column header). I then change a value of one part and then drag the value into multiple cells (i.e. drag the little plus sign on the bottom-right corner of the first cell). The problem is that more than one column gets changed. I wanted the value to change but another column somewhere to the left gets changed as well as if I dragged the top cell contents to lower cells on that column as well.
This bug has caused a big headache for me as I use the value field for components that have values, such as resistors or capacitors, but for ICs or connectors, etc. I put a dummy value in this field (that I filter out later in the BOM output) and create a part number property to display on the schematic (helps with BOM generation). When I do the drag operation to the value field, all my part numbers get changed. I have lost several hours of work due to this bug.
I tried a to create a dummy design and could not reproduce the bug. It does not always happen either. The bug seems intermittent (or perhaps I am unable to identify what characteristics are present to make the bug happen).
Has anyone else encountered this?
Regards
Allan