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N-Pyn15-Moonstone
15-Moonstone
March 28, 2024
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Auto associate / Edit associations not checking OIR or ACL

  • March 28, 2024
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Is it normal that Windchill does not consider Object Initialization Rules (or Access Control List) at all when creating parts with edit associations or auto associate? Or do I just have some kind of configuration issue?

 

I have hidden some subtypes of parts in different organizations and contexts from the part creation drop down menu by defining a non-existing lifecycle template in the OIR of those types that I want to hide.


When I'm creating a part in Commonspace or Workspace, the OIR is checked before showing what types I can create and the dropdown list of type selection filters out the ones that I cannot create:

 

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But when I'm using "Edit associations" or "Auto associate" on an existing CAD document, it seems that Windchill just shows *all* subtypes which have "Instantiable" flag on and doesn't consider the context-specific OIR.

Auto associate:

NPyn_1-1711626466276.png

 

And same thing with "Edit associations":

 

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I can create and associate any of those types of parts in Workspace. But when I try to check in, the ACL and OIR are checked and the check in fails.

 

Is there any way to get Windchill to consider the context/organization specific settings when using auto associate or edit associations? Or do I just need to submit a Windchill Idea and hope that PTC looks at it in the coming decades.

 

 

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Hari_Vara16-Pearl
16-Pearl
April 1, 2024

Hi,

As far as my best of memories are considered, I think there is a Context level preference for "Auto Associate Part type". Please check that.

 

Cheers

Hari

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N-Pyn15-MoonstoneAuthor
15-Moonstone
April 2, 2024

Hi,

That setting is on the CAD document sybtype. It just tells which of these types is automatically selected, but it won't affect the drop-down menus in these association dialogs.

Our users need to select one of those types in the first screenshot for associating and I don't want them to get confused about all the other types. Automatically selecting the most used type helps a bit, but it does not solve the problem.

 

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Hari_Vara16-Pearl
16-Pearl
April 2, 2024

Hi,

I think among your part types , can you please segregrate on which ones will be auto associated to CAD?

Then use a CAD designer Role and have an ACL for that role that prevents other part types to be created.

This could be one idea.

Let me know.

Thanks

Hari

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