Using Custom Fields and Custom Field Values
Custom fields provide users who are not Windchill RV&S system administrators the ability to define fields for capturing project-specific metadata using the Windchill RV&S client GUI.
Project administrators with appropriate permissions to create or edit an instance of a project backing item can define custom fields. When items are associated with a specific project, those items allow users to specify values for the custom fields defined on the project backing item.
Users with appropriate permissions to edit an instance of an item can modify the custom field values.
Custom Fields Pre-Requisites
For project administrators to configure custom fields on project backing items, a Windchill RV&S system administrator must complete the following actions using the Windchill RV&S Administration Client GUI:
1. Define a project backing item type and enable the Back Projects attribute on the type.
2. Define field visibility for Custom Fields for the project backing item type.
For more information on these pre-requisite actions, see the following topics:
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Define a project backing item type
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Define field visibility
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In addition to the pre-requisites, project backing items also must be created.
Windchill RV&S system administrators can create a project backing item using the
Windchill RV&S Administration Client GUI. For more information, see
To back a workflow and document project with an Item.
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The Custom Fields field can only be visible on a Type that backs projects. The Custom Field Values field can then be set as visible on Types where users set custom field values.
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Defining Project-Specific Custom Fields
Windchill RV&S system administrators can define custom fields on a project backing item using the Windchill RV&S Administration Client GUI.
For more information on defining custom fields, see
fDefining Project-Specific Custom Fields.
Key Considerations
The Custom Fields field is created automatically in an Integrity system, in version 10.9 or later. To enable users to set custom field values on items, a system administrator must complete the following tasks:
• Make the Custom Field visible on the item type that is backing their project.
• Make the Project field visible on the target item type.
• Make the Custom Field Values field visible on the target item type.
Once project administrators have created custom field definitions on the project backing item, users can specify custom field values on items that participate in that project.
Relevance and editability rules apply to the Custom Field field and the Custom Field Values fields as a whole, and not to individual fields or values. For more information, see
Setting Field Relevance and
Setting Field Editability.
Known Limitations
When working with Custom Fields and Custom Field Values, note the following limitations:
• Mandatory fields on an item Type cannot include Custom Fields or Custom Field Values.
• The visible fields on an item Type cannot include both Custom Fields and Custom Field Values.
The following Windchill RV&S functional areas do not support Custom Fields or Custom Field Values:
• Trigger rules
• Type constraints
• Type attributes
• Query Backed Relationship (QBR)
• Item Backed Pick List (IBPL)
• Field Value Attribute (FVA)
