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Smart Collection Objects
The Smart Collection feature provides the ability to break a complex structure into cohesive or workable chunks from which manufacturing planning can be executed. In Windchill ESI, you can publish a smart collection using the ERP Connector. Read more about smart collection.
Windchill ESI passes smart collection objects to the EAI software components. Information related to a smart collection object is published in the following element types in the ESI response:
AddedSmartCollection
ChangedSmartCollection
UnchangedSmartCollection
The following table describes different element tags in the ESI response message:
Scenario
Element Type in ESI Response
New smart collection objects
AddedSmartCollection, AddedContextPart, AddedContentPart, AddedNavigationCriteria
Updated smart collection objects
ChangedSmartCollection, ChangedContextPart, ChangedContentPart, ChangedNavigationCriteria
Existing smart collection objects
UnchangedSmartCollection, UnchangedContextPart, UnchangedContentPart, UnchangedNavigationCriteria
Deleted smart collection objects
DeletedContextPart, DeletedContentPart, DeletedNavigationCriteria
The following sample ESI response message shows the use of AddedSmartCollection element type.
<AddedSmartCollection NAME="AddedSmartCollection" TYPE="Unknown" STATUS="0">
<SmartCollection>
<ObjectID>OR:wt.associativity.accountability.AccountabilityMap:181663:894790991-1617868295803-119202251-236-71-192-10@i7750.ptcnet.ptc.com</ObjectID>
<Class>com.ptc.windchill.esi.SmartCollecion</Class>
<Number>SMC_0003</Number>
<Name>SMC_0003</Name>
<State>IN WORK</State>
<Version>A</Version>
<PreviousVersion/>
<Description/>
<LastChangedBy>wcadmin</LastChangedBy>
<TargetID>FILE_0001</TargetID>
</SmartCollection>
</AddedSmartCollection>
<AddedContentPart NAME="AddedContentPart" TYPE="Unknown" STATUS="0">
<Part>
<ObjectID>OR:wt.part.WTPart:181570:894790991-1617868295803-119202251-236-71-192-10@i7750.ptcnet.ptc.com</ObjectID>
<Class>com.ptc.windchill.esi.ContentPart</Class>
<Number>0000000004</Number>
<Name>C3</Name>
<State>INWORK</State>
<View>Design</View>
<Version>A</Version>
<Iteration>1</Iteration>
<PreviousVersion/>
<Path>8ef18e84-2786-4477-a59d-da963516f67b</Path>
<Quantity>1</Quantity>
<Context_Part_ObjectID>OR:wt.part.WTPart:181544:894790991-1617868295803-119202251-236-71-192-10@i7750.ptcnet.ptc.com</Context_Part_ObjectID>
<TargetID>FILE_0001</TargetID>
</Part>
<Part>
<ObjectID>OR:wt.part.WTPart:181617:894790991-1617868295803-119202251-236-71-192-10@i7750.ptcnet.ptc.com</ObjectID>
<Class>com.ptc.windchill.esi.ContentPart</Class>
<Number>0000000007</Number>
<Name>C002</Name>
<State>INWORK</State>
<View>Design</View>
<Version>A</Version>
<Iteration>1</Iteration>
<PreviousVersion/>
<Path>d7b24664-f0f7-4f1f-b362-78b5890bd4f1/9b7c6143-5bd8-4f82-bb0b-44a395780770</Path>
<Quantity>1</Quantity>
<Context_Part_ObjectID>OR:wt.part.WTPart:181544:894790991-1617868295803-119202251-236-71-192-10@i7750.ptcnet.ptc.com</Context_Part_ObjectID>
<TargetID>FILE_0001</TargetID>
</Part>
</AddedContentPart>
<AddedContextPart NAME="AddedContextPart" TYPE="Unknown" STATUS="0">
<Part>
<ObjectID>OR:wt.part.WTPart:181544:894790991-1617868295803-119202251-236-71-192-10@i7750.ptcnet.ptc.com</ObjectID>
<Class>com.ptc.windchill.esi.ContextPart</Class>
<LastChangedBy/>
<Number>0000000001</Number>
<DefaultUnit>ea</DefaultUnit>
<Name>BOM_0001</Name>
<State>INWORK</State>
<View>Design</View>
<Version>A</Version>
<Iteration>2</Iteration>
<PreviousVersion/>
<Usage/>
<Alternate/>
<isUpstream>true</isUpstream>
<Smart_Collection_ObjectID>OR:wt.associativity.accountability.AccountabilityMap:182198:894790991-1617868295803-119202251-236-71-192-10@i7750.ptcnet.ptc.com</Smart_Collection_ObjectID>
<TargetID>FILE_0001</TargetID>
</Part>
</AddedContextPart>
<AddedNavigationCriteria NAME="AddedNavigationCriteria" TYPE="Unknown" STATUS="0">
<ESINavigationCriteria>
<ObjectID>OR:wt.filter.NavigationCriteria:182204:894790991-1617868295803-119202251-236-71-192-10@i7750.ptcnet.ptc.com</ObjectID>
<Class>com.ptc.windchill.esi.NavigationCriteria</Class>
<Product_Configuration_ObjectID/>
<ApplyToTopLevelObject>true</ApplyToTopLevelObject>
<UseDefaultForUnresolved>false</UseDefaultForUnresolved>
<SharedToAll>false</SharedToAll>
<HideUnresolvedDependents>false</HideUnresolvedDependents>
<Context_Part_ObjectID>OR:wt.part.WTPart:181544:894790991-1617868295803-119202251-236-71-192-10@i7750.ptcnet.ptc.com</Context_Part_ObjectID>
<TargetID>FILE_0001</TargetID>
</ESINavigationCriteria>
<ESIConfigSpec>
<ObjectID>OR:wt.part.WTPartConfigSpec:182205:894790991-1617868295803-119202251-236-71-192-10@i7750.ptcnet.ptc.com</ObjectID>
<Class>wt.part.WTPartStandardConfigSpec</Class>
<Navigation_Criteria_ObjectID>OR:wt.filter.NavigationCriteria:182204:894790991-1617868295803-119202251-236-71-192-10@i7750.ptcnet.ptc.com</Navigation_Criteria_ObjectID>
<View>Design</View>
<Variation1/>
<Variation2/>
<LifeCycleState/>
<WorkingIncluded>true</WorkingIncluded>
<Change/>
<AssignedPlant/>
<AssignedPlantDateEffectivity/>
<AssignedPlantUnitEffectivity/>
<ConfigSpecOrder>0</ConfigSpecOrder>
<TargetID>FILE_0001</TargetID>
</ESIConfigSpec>
</AddedNavigationCriteria>
The following attributes are sent to the distribution target when you publish a smart collection object:
Content Part Attributes
ObjectID
Class
Number
Name
State
View
Version
Iteration
PreviousVersion
Path
Quantity
Context_Part_ObjectID
TargetID
Context Part Attributes
ObjectID
Class
LastChangedBy
Number
DefaultUnit
Name
State
View
Version
Iteration
Usage
Alternate
isUpstream
Smart_Collection_ObjectID
TargetID