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N-Pyn15-Moonstone
15-Moonstone
March 28, 2024
Question

Auto associate / Edit associations not checking OIR or ACL

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:

 

NPyn_0-1711626170584.png

 

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":

 

NPyn_2-1711626553116.png

 

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.

 

 

12 replies

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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