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Part Schema
The following describes the elements contained in the part schema.
Element
Description
ObjectHeader
The system information for the current object. For more information, see Common Business Object Schema: Object Header.
WCID
Unique identifier for part; internal to Windchill PDMLink.
Part
Unique identifier to be used as part number in the distribution target. This is the number displayed in Windchill PDMLink when the part is being looked at.
Description
Descriptive text provided with the part.
UnitOfMeasure
Units in which the part is measured. For example, liter, inches.
Type
Type of part. For example, finished good, semi-finished.
Source
Indicates if the part is bought or made internally by the business organization.
Effectivity
Values used to determine planning. Contains the following sub-elements:
StartDate: Date when the part becomes effective within the organization.
EndDate : Date when the part effectivity ends.
Version
The part version. Indicates a major change to the part. Version maps to Part/Version. If Version contains “.” then the first element before the period is considered to be the most significant and is mapped.
PreviousVersion
The part previous version. Indicates whether the same version was published before or not. This helps to determine whether to publish the version or not. If the version and previous version is same then new version will not be created. If version and previous version are not equal then version gets created in SAP. PreviousVersion maps to Part/PreviousVersion. If PreviousVersion contains “.” then the first element before the period is considered to be the most significant and is mapped.
ChangeNumber
Value for the Engineering Change Number for creating, deleting, or updating the part.
CurrentAUMs
Contains the Alternate unit of measure for the Part. For more information see AUM Schema.
PartUserArea
Optional. Stores all user-defined data used for customization.