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Supported Data Types
The following data types are supported for attributes:
Data Type
Icon
Values Associated with Data Type
Boolean
(java.lang.Boolean)
True/false.
Care/Wash Images
(com.lcs.wc.flextype.datatypes.FlexCarewash)
Images that represent various care and wash instructions.
Composite
(com.lcs.wc.flextype.datatypes.FlexComposite)
Indicates the content composition of an item.
Date and Time or Date & Time
(java.sql.Timestamp)
Date-only value. Displays in a format appropriate for the browser locale and your system configuration settings.
Hyperlink or URL
(com.ptc.core.meta.common.Hyperlink)
Allows linking to some external content, such as a web page. Specified as a URL. For more information, see Hyperlink Attributes.
Image
(com.lcs.wc.flextype.datatypes.FlexImage)
Web-viewable image for the related type instance
Integer Number
(java.lang.Long)
Numerical values without decimal points. The grouping separator is displayed appropriately for the browser locale.
Multi Entry
(com.lcs.wc.flextype.datatypes.FlexMultiEntry)
PTC FlexPLMMulti Entry attributes include the following:
Multi Entry—Multi entry of user-supplied list values as the attribute value.
Multi List—Multi selection from a list as the attribute value.
Multiple entries as the value for a single attribute; delimited string value.
Object Reference or Reference
(com.ptc.core.meta.common.TypeInstanceIdentifier)
PTC FlexPLMReference attributes include the following:
Reference—Filterable list of objects.
Reference List—Unfiltered list of objects.
Object instance selected from an object library.
Real Number
(com.ptc.core.meta.commmon.FloatingPoint)
PTC FlexPLMReal Number attributes include the following:
Float—Decimal number.
Currency—Decimal number with currency code (symbol).
Real Number values always render with the same number of significant digits as entered by the user when the value was originally specified.
The decimal and grouping separators are displayed appropriately for the browser locale.
Sequence
(com.lcs.wc.flextype.datatypes.FlexSequence)
Sequential value from a predefined sequence that already exists in the database
String
(java.lang.String)
PTC FlexPLMString attributes include the following:
Color Choice—Block of color that represents the choice made from a defined list of colors
Derived String—Concatenated or calculated value using a string of entered variables, including constants and text variables
Driven—Set of parent and child selectable lists (including grandchildren), where the parent selection drives the available child selections
Single List—Single selection from a list as the attribute value
Text—Text string
Text Area—Longer block of text, including multiple lines of text
Unit of Measure
(com.lcs.wc.flextype.datatypes.FlexUOM)
Numerical measurement and specified unit of measure
User List
(com.lcs.wc.flextype.datatypes.FlexUserList)
User name of PTC FlexPLM system user. The list of users presented is determined by the configured user group membership filter.
Version Reference
(com.ptc.core.meta.common.TypeInstanceIdentifier)
Latest iteration of an object instance selected from an object library. PTC FlexPLMReference attributes include the following:
Reference—Filterable list of objects.
Reference List—Unfiltered list of objects.