StartCalculation Functions
The
StartCalculation and
StartCalculationSession functions start calculations for a specified System file in a specified Project. These two functions differ only in respect to parameters for login. For more information, see
Login Parameters.
Syntax
The following is the syntax for an HTTP request:
POST /WindchillRiskandReliability12.0/DataEngine.asmx/StartCalculation HTTP/1.1
Host: vm-test
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: length
UserName=string&Password=string&GroupName=string&ProjectName=string
&SystemName=string&CalculationOption=string
Parameters
In addition to login parameters, both the StartCalculation and StartCalculationSession functions use these parameters:
• ProjectName—The name of the Windchill Risk and Reliability project. This value is case-sensitive.
• SystemName—The name of the System file. This value is case-sensitive.
• CalculationOption—A string in JSON format from the AdditionalData tag returned from the GetCalculationOption function. For example, assume that the AdditionalData tag contains this string:
{"FMEA":true,"FRACAS":true,"FTA":true,"UserCalcs":true,"userCalculationData":[]}</
The following is an example of an HTTP POST request:
POST /WindchillRiskandReliability12.0/DataEngine.asmx/StartCalculation HTTP/1.1
Host: vm-test
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: length
UserName=Bill&Password=passwd&ProjectName=Tablet PC&GroupName=Managers&
ProjectName=Tablet PC&SystemName=Tablet PC&CalculationOption={"FMEA":true,
"FRACAS":true,"FTA":true,"UserCalcs":true,"userCalculationData":[]}</
Returns
If the user is authenticated and the specified parameters are found, the request ID for the calculation in Task Manager is returned.
If the call fails, the AdditionalData tag provides the reason for the failure.