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Srikanth113-Aquamarine
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November 22, 2023
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Describes and DescribedBy relationship

  • November 22, 2023
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Is it possible to add CAD Documents in the 'Description' relationship? The help center suggests so.

https://support.ptc.com/help/wnc/r12.0.2.0/en/#page/Windchill_Help_Center%2FObjectOviewObjectRelationships.html%23

However, we could only create/search for WTDocs in the described by table of a part. 
Any insights will be helpful

Best answer by Fadel

The links between , EPM and part are different and more complicated 

the given link WTPartDescribeLink is using roles as below

wt.doc.WTDocument describedBy wt.part.WTPartDescribeLink describes wt.part.WTPart

 

The link between parts and cad can be for different associations (image,owner,content..) and it is created by actions like build structure (starting from CAD assembly or from Part BOM) or by auto-associate ..

 One of the tables that holds cad-part is EPMBuildHistory 

EPMBuildHistory has two roles one is to WTPart, the other is to EPM 

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For content association we have below table 

Fadel_1-1700633663207.png

 

 

 

Hope this helps, 

 

 

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Fadel
Fadel23-Emerald IAnswer
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November 22, 2023

The links between , EPM and part are different and more complicated 

the given link WTPartDescribeLink is using roles as below

wt.doc.WTDocument describedBy wt.part.WTPartDescribeLink describes wt.part.WTPart

 

The link between parts and cad can be for different associations (image,owner,content..) and it is created by actions like build structure (starting from CAD assembly or from Part BOM) or by auto-associate ..

 One of the tables that holds cad-part is EPMBuildHistory 

EPMBuildHistory has two roles one is to WTPart, the other is to EPM 

Fadel_0-1700633450616.png

For content association we have below table 

Fadel_1-1700633663207.png

 

 

 

Hope this helps, 

 

 

Buiꓘa
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    Srikanth113-AquamarineAuthor
    13-Aquamarine
    November 22, 2023

    Thanks Fadel.

    I agree with your explanation above and thats my understanding on the part-EPM doc associations.

    I am however trying to understand the reference of the CAD(EPM) documents in the Description relationship details in help center. 

    https://support.ptc.com/help/wnc/r12.0.2.0/en/?_gl=1*o9e91n*_ga*MjE0MjU1MDM0MC4xNjg3Mjc1Mjc0*_ga_7NMP2MSYPM*MTcwMDY3MDgyOS42NC4xLjE3MDA2NzM2NDMuNDEuMC4w*_ga_1QBT6P6HR1*MTcwMDY3MzYyNC4xMjkuMS4xNzAwNjczNjQzLjQxLjAuMA..#page/Windchill_Help_Center%2FObjectOviewObjectRelationships.html%23 

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    Fadel
    Fadel23-Emerald I
    23-Emerald I
    November 22, 2023

    this an issue with the help center , kindly open a support case , one of my colleagues will raise a documentation  SPR to correct it .

    The WTPartDescribeLink is WTDoc<-> WTPart 

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    even on that table the insert new is offing only WTDoc, and if you try to customize the table view , you will see only

    WTdoc and its subtypes 

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