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MJ_142959434-Participant
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October 13, 2025
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Computed Field: Association Type and ID

  • October 13, 2025
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Hi all,

I was searching in the documentation but couldn´t find it. 

I´m trying to have a computed field which takes the ID of the referenced items that are linked through an association with the type "derived from". 

Is this possible and if yes, how? 

https://support.ptc.com/help/codebeamer/r3.1/en/index.html#page/codebeamer/user_guide/ug_suspectedref_funcs.html 

Best answer by GeoffreyClemm

My personal goal is to unify references and associations, so that there are properties you can set on a reference field that cause it to act like today's associations.  We do not yet have a planned release for this unification, but that is the approach we are considering.

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Catalina
CatalinaCommunity Manager
Community Moderator
October 17, 2025

Hi @MJ_14295943 

Thank you for your question. 

Your post appears well documented but has not yet received any response. I am replying to raise awareness. Hopefully, another community member will be able to help.

Also, feel free to add any additional information you think might be relevant. It sometimes helps to have screenshots to better understand what you are trying to do.

 

Best regards,

Catalina | PTC Community Moderator
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Istvan_Molnar12-Amethyst
12-Amethyst
October 20, 2025

Hello @MJ_14295943 

 

Currently, it is possible to do field computations over

  • upstream references,
  • downstream references,
  • and parent-child relationships;

however, computation based on associations is not supported.

 

 

Best Regards,
Istvan

 

 

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MJ_142959434-ParticipantAuthor
4-Participant
October 21, 2025

Thanks for the reply - This was what I feared. 
Are there any plans to include this functionality? 

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GeoffreyClemm13-AquamarineAnswer
13-Aquamarine
October 21, 2025

My personal goal is to unify references and associations, so that there are properties you can set on a reference field that cause it to act like today's associations.  We do not yet have a planned release for this unification, but that is the approach we are considering.

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