After a system has been designed, the key section needs to be changed.
PM8: All versions
PM8 systems have a main key section. That key section and all lower ranked key sections from the same family are available when assigning key codes.
If the decision is made to use a different key section after a system has been designed, this procedure will change the key sections of all keys within the system, while keeping the key code unchanged.
Do not uses this process when a system needs to be expanded by promoting the key section to a higher ranked section within the same family. For that scenario, refer to Promote the key section of a system
Note that some design modules do not allow key sections to be altered.
Change design button and choose Change key sections. The Change key sections window is shown.Change key section to choose the key section to change the system to. Then click Load key sections. The chosen key section and all lower ranked key sections from the same family will display in the list on the right.Old key section listed (in the left list), click it and assign a replacement key section by clicking on a new key section (in the right list) and then clicking the Assign replacement key section button.Confirm operation and then click the OK button.The confirmation is a prompt to stop and check your changes. Check carefully as there is no undo.