Workflow > Link Sharing

Link Sharing lets you create a clickable link to a specific item in PrimeCut — a quote, a workorder, a plate or a part — and send it to a colleague. When they click the link, PrimeCut opens on their machine and jumps straight to that item, connected to the same server and datastore. It saves describing “open the such-and-such workorder on the Vulcan datastore” in words.

Creating a link

Use the Share command to copy a link to the current item onto the clipboard:

•Plates and Parts can be shared from their explorers. You may select more than one row first — the link will then open all of the selected items at once.

•Workorders and Quotes are shared from the editor for the open workorder or quote.

PrimeCut confirms with a message such as Link to “Workorder 233398” Copied to Clipboard. The link is now on the clipboard, ready to paste.

What the link contains

A shared link is a custom primecut:// URL. It names the action to perform, the item(s) to open, and the server and datastore they live on, so the recipient lands in the right place:

primecut://OpenWorkorders?workorderid=233398&server=zeus3&datastore=Vulcan

The actions are OpenQuotes, OpenWorkorders, OpenPlates and OpenParts. The singular form works too (for example OpenPart), and the item value may be a single id or a comma-separated list of ids. The server and datastore are filled in automatically from your current connection.

Where you can paste it

The link is placed on the clipboard in two forms at once, so it pastes usefully almost anywhere:

•In email and word processors (Outlook, Gmail, Word) it pastes as a ready-made clickable hyperlink.

•In plain-text places — a text editor, a chat box, a browser address bar, or a Redmine issue — it pastes as the plain primecut://… text.

Opening a shared link

The recipient simply clicks the link (or pastes the primecut://… text into their browser address bar and presses Enter). PrimeCut starts, connects to the named server and datastore, and opens the shared item(s).

PrimeCut must be installed on the recipient’s machine for the link to work — the installer registers the primecut:// link handler with Windows. The recipient also needs access to the server and datastore named in the link.

Making a link clickable in Redmine

A primecut:// link pasted into a Redmine issue or note appears as plain text. To make it clickable, wrap it in Redmine’s Textile link syntax — "link text":URL:

"Open workorder 233398":primecut://OpenWorkorders?workorderid=233398&server=zeus3&datastore=Vulcan