Writing an Export Converter
1. Determine how entity or attributes in Windchill Schema is mapped to an Automotive Design (AP214) Schema.
2. Create a new converter file with name ExportWTChangeRequest2.innand place it under the <Windchill>/codebase/registry/stepdex/ap214/export/includes directory.
3. Add mapping for the object and attributes in inn file created in step 2.
◦ Map WTChangeRequest2 entity in Windchill Schema to Versioned_Action_Request entity AP214 Schema
◦ Map r_number attribute associated with WTChangeRequest2 entity to its counterpart Id attribute in Versioned_Action_Request.
“number” is a reserved word in EXPRESS modeling language. Hence it has been renamed to “r_number”
The following code sample depicts how to map these attributes
MAP xpxmWTChangeRequest2 FOR ver_act:aim :: versioned_action_request;
FROM (wt_chnage: wnc::e_WTChangeRequest2)
WHEN TRUE;
BEGIN_MAP
LOCAL
--Local variable
END_LOCAL;
ver_act.id :=wt_change.r_number;
END_MAP;
FROM (wt_chnage: wnc::e_WTChangeRequest2)
WHEN TRUE;
BEGIN_MAP
LOCAL
--Local variable
END_LOCAL;
ver_act.id :=wt_change.r_number;
END_MAP;
Attribute mapping goes with the ver_act.id :=wt_change.r_number; segment.
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For more information on the EXPRESS Data Manager see EDMassist.
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4. Register/Include the converter file in the export-specific project file (WNCTOAP214.xpxprj) as shown in the code below..
SOURCE_FILES
"WNCTOAP214.xpx" --Main file
"includes/ExportWRPart.inn"
"includes/EportEMPDocument.inn"
"includes/ExportEPMMemberLink.inn"
"includes/EportEPMDescribeLink.inn"
"includes/ExportWTChangeRequest2.inn"
"includes/ExportRepresentation.inn"
"includes/ExportWRPartDescribe.inn"
"includes/ExportWTPartReferenceLink.inn"
"includes/ExportWTPartUsageLink.inn"
"includes/ExportEPMReferenceLink.inn"
"includes/ExportContentItem.inn"
"includes/AP214UnitValueProcessor.inn"
"includes/ExportOrganizationName.inn"
"includes/ExportHandlePropertyDefinition.inn"
"includes/ExportGlobalInstanceFunctions.inn"
"./../ includes/export/ExportBusinessFields.inn"
"./../ includes/StringUtils.inn"
"./../ includes/AggregateUtils.inn"
"./../ includes/DateTimeUtil.inn"
"./../ includes/MesurableUnitsUtil.inn"
END_SOURCE_FILES
"WNCTOAP214.xpx" --Main file
"includes/ExportWRPart.inn"
"includes/EportEMPDocument.inn"
"includes/ExportEPMMemberLink.inn"
"includes/EportEPMDescribeLink.inn"
"includes/ExportWTChangeRequest2.inn"
"includes/ExportRepresentation.inn"
"includes/ExportWRPartDescribe.inn"
"includes/ExportWTPartReferenceLink.inn"
"includes/ExportWTPartUsageLink.inn"
"includes/ExportEPMReferenceLink.inn"
"includes/ExportContentItem.inn"
"includes/AP214UnitValueProcessor.inn"
"includes/ExportOrganizationName.inn"
"includes/ExportHandlePropertyDefinition.inn"
"includes/ExportGlobalInstanceFunctions.inn"
"./../ includes/export/ExportBusinessFields.inn"
"./../ includes/StringUtils.inn"
"./../ includes/AggregateUtils.inn"
"./../ includes/DateTimeUtil.inn"
"./../ includes/MesurableUnitsUtil.inn"
END_SOURCE_FILES