I have a custom property in a part file called "Machine".
When I create a new variable called Machine, and map it to a
CustomProperty block with an attribute called Machine, the value is
not being shown on the file card, nor are the custom properties
being shown in the preview pane.
The variables that "shipped" with PDMWE show up fine. (Description for example.)
Is there something I am overlooking? This seems simple enough.
The variables that "shipped" with PDMWE show up fine. (Description for example.)
Is there something I am overlooking? This seems simple enough.
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It isn't just the one variable; it is any variable that was not made by the installer.
Hrm, I just realised that it works fine for drawings, but not parts.
When you add the file to the vault you want to see the value of the value show up in the datacard in the spot for Variable Machine...
Look at the 3 attached images for how I set it up...
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Can you try one thing. Create a dummy part and add a value for the Machine Property - something like ACME ... if you want, Export you data card, zip it and attach it to the reply and I'll try it..
So, I opened the part shown in the above screenshots and then saved it. That worked.
What I did in the first place was copy and paste the part file from another directory into the vault and the variables wouldn't show up.
Please don't tell me I am going to have to do this for all of our parts.... We are currently migrating from PDMWorks Workgroup to Enterprise, and we have thousands of parts to manage.
Copy and paste teh documents should pick up the properties.
If you updated the data card AFTER the data was placed into the vault, then it will not automatically show up. The variable is being read at check in and is populating a table in the database.
I still have a lot of work ahead of me. (Templates, lists, ECO's, ECN's etc.)
The card was made before I put any files into the vault. I noticed this when I was messing with the Enterprise on my own machine before I set up our server.
It does work as expected now. I guess I just needed to save/check in one file before the changes to the db were made.
Thanks for your help Joy.
Lee.