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DaniloCalzavara1-Visitor
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May 25, 2012
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Change an attribute if change other

  • May 25, 2012
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Hi.


I have an attribute called Customer_Version, that I have to change if the version of my document change.


e.g. My company has a version scheme like A, B, C, ... and my customer has a different version scheme, like 1, 2, 3, ... I want that if I revise my document and it goes to version B, the attribute Customer_Version has to change too, to version 2. And so on.


How can I do this?


Thanks

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JørnAHansen1-Visitor
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May 26, 2012

In Windchill 10 I noted that there is an attribute type called "calculated" maybe that's the simplest way to do what you want to do? Note I have not tried this out myself though.

Another option might be to add a listener for when the object gets stored (the PRE_STORE event, I think it's called) and in the listener event handler add code to calculate and store the customer_version. That option is also available in versions prior to 10. Search for "listener" in the customizers guide to find an example of this approach.

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MikeLockwood22-Sapphire I
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May 29, 2012

Calculated attribute type (new for 10) is like a Sum column in a spreadsheet - it performs a calculation on existing other attribute value(s). Can also be string functions as far as I know.

So - Primary example: Calculate difference between Date1 and Date2.

Other example that may be possible: Calculate Customer_Version based on Version (using a lookup table possibly).

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DaniloCalzavara1-VisitorAuthor
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May 29, 2012

Hi guys...

Thanks for reply.

I thought about use calculated attribute. But is that possible use conditional comands within it?

Like, if the version attribute value is A, Customer_Version attribute value be 1, and so on.

version customer_version

A ---> 1

B ---> 2

C ---> 3

Thanks

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vmcdaniel1-Visitor
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July 2, 2012

Danilo,

Did you find a method to do this?

I want to do similar: IF ATTR-A=1, then ATTR-B list is 1-1,1-2,1-3, but if ATTR-A=2, then ATTR-B=2-1,2-2,2-3.

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