Use Case 4: No BOM Transformation Based on the Part Type
Consider that the following structure is present in the BOM Transformer:
• An equivalent link exists between Upstream Parent Part (Design) and Downstream Parent Part (Manufacturing).
• All the parts except Part C2 (Design) in the structure have the part type as wt.part.WTPart.
• Part C2 (Design) in the structure have the part type as ElectricalPart.
1. Access the associativity.properties.xconf file located in Windchill/codebase/com/ptc/core/foundation/associativity.
2. Add the following restructuring rules:
<Property name="com.ptc.windchill.associativity.reconciliation.addusage.wt.part.WTPart" multivalued="," default=""/>
<AddToProperty name="com.ptc.windchill.associativity.reconciliation.addusage.wt.part.WTPart" value="attributeMapping.rule1=AttributeNum1:String1:AttributeNum2:String2"/>
| In case of properties that involve mapping, the mapping attributes specified for upstream and downstream must not be the same. |
<Property name="com.ptc.windchill.associativity.reconciliation.addusage.com.ptc.ElectricalPart" multivalued="," default=""/>
<AddToProperty name="com.ptc.windchill.associativity.reconciliation.addusage.com.ptc.ElectricalPart" value="doNotTransform=true"/>. This property takes precedence over the other properties
| After you initiate the action on the selected part in the upstream, the Windchill system traverses the structure below the selected part. This configuration ensures that : • If the Windchill system detects a part with the part usage attribute AttributeNum1 set to String1, then the detected part is added in downstream as a new part, under the part whose part type is wt.part.WTPart and the part usage attribute AttributeNum2 value set to String2. • If the Windchill system detects a part with part type as ElectricalPart, the part is not added under any part in the downstream. |
3. Select the
Upstream Parent Part (Design) and click
in the middle pane tool bar.
4. The following structure appears in the BOM Transformer:
| • Part C1 (Manufacturing) is added as a new part under Part T1 (Manufacturing) as Part T1 (Manufacturing) satisfies the criteria set in the property. • Part C2 (Design) has the part usage attribute AttributeNum1 set to String1. However, it is not added in the downstream, as it is an electrical part. In this case, the <AddToPropertyname="com.ptc.windchill.associativity.reconciliation.addusage.com.ptc.ElectricalPart" value="doNotTransform=true"/> takes precedence over the other properties. |