Is it possible to add new attribute on WTPart into Edit Common Attributes page in Windchill PDMLink

[JR_10893579]

Version: Windchill 12.1

Use Case: We are looking to add a new IBA (attribute) to WTPart and make it editable through the "Edit Common Attributes" action in Windchill PDMLink. The key requirement is that:. We do not want the part to be checked out.

Description:

We need to enable editing of a custom attribute added to the WTPartMaster object in Windchill PDMLink through the "Edit Common Attributes" action available in the UI. This is commonly used to update shared attributes across multiple versions of a part without checking out the part.

Although the attribute has been successfully defined on the WTPartMaster using the Type and Attribute Management utility, it does not appear on the Edit Common Attributes page, and currently, there's no direct way to expose or make it editable from this interface.

[Catalina]

Hi @JR_10893579 

Thank you for your question! 

I’d like to recommend to bring more details and context to your initial inquiry. For example:

• Have you already defined the new attribute using the Type and Attribute Management utility in Windchill?
• Is the new attribute visible in other parts of the Windchill interface, or is it only missing from the "Edit Common Attributes" page?
• Are there any specific configurations or settings that you have already tried to make the attribute appear on the "Edit Common Attributes" page?

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[BenLoosli]

You will need to edit the display page to add your new attribute to show it.

Any time you make an edit to an attribute of an object, it should be checked out, revised and checked back in. If the user has admin rights, they can do it with just an iteration change, otherwise it will require a revision to the object. Why do you not want to do this without checking out the part? The checkout provides accountability to the change.

[d_graham]

@JR_10893579 your post is ambiguous.

In "Use Case" you state the WTPart but in "Description" you state WTPartMaster.

Which is it?

[HelesicPetr]

Hi @JR_10893579 

There is no configuration for changing the Edit Common Attributes page

https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS294516

You can just try to edit jsp page where the ...\Windchill\codebase\netmarkets\jsp\part\editPartCommonAttrsWizardStep.jsp

add your custom iba attribute to the definition.. You have to know how to crate dataUtility and so on. 

PetrH

[joe_morton]

I don't think this is supported OOTB. You may need to investigate some customization, or else find a different way to achieve your business requirement.