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Version: Windchill 12.1
Use Case: I want to have multiple rows with different columns as value for the attribute for a WTPart. Ex PartA2300 is applicable to have 3 studs with X and Y axis information. So attribute "Arrangement" will give me three row as Stud No, X axis, Y axis as headers and then it will have 3 or 4 rows with values. Similar to infotable
Description:
This is an idea
For reference, Infotable is a Thingworx concept. These are all the options you have for attributes in Windchill:
You could do it as String but you would have to create data utilities to facilitate data entry and display if you wanted it transformed to a table. But you have to consider what you are asking could be very large which would blow out the limits on a String attribute. Is this something that you want to iterate with WTParts? Might there be a better want to store that data somewhere else and provide a mashup to display back to the Part? I think I saw ability to create custom tabs in Windchill that link back to Thingworx mashups.
I understand the limitations based on the different attribute types which windchill offers. Achieving this with a string attribute witha data utility is out of equation because than I would not be able to perform a search on data specific to sub attributes.
Storing data in some other place and linking it back to WIndchill using TWX mashups will be the last resort.
I am looking if someone has faced similar situatuion and worked out an intelligent way to deal with it.