Problem while controlling auto association types based on CAD document category

Question

I am using Windchill PDMLink Release 12.0 and Datecode with CPS 12.0.0.0

We want to disable "Owner" association to a specific type of CAD document. We have some special types of CAD documents such as Pseudo, Reference parts. Currently, they are defined as such by boolean attributes "isPseudo" and "isReference". We need to disable to "Owner" link association type to Pseudo parts and disable "Owner", "Contributing Image" and "Image" association to Reference parts.

We have seen the preferences
1. Disallow Structure CAD Document Sub-types
2. Disallow Structure CAD Document Types
3. Disallow Structure Model Item Sub-types and
4. Disallow Structure Model Item Types

We did not understand the difference between Model Item types and CAD Document types. Could you help us with that?
Note : If we are able to use item types/sub types to difference between our Pseudo and Reference parts, our plan is to use them to disable the association types using these preferences.

Hari_Vara · Answer

Hi,I would like to hear about your use case , before diving into a technical solution.This way, we don't constraint ourselves to some technical hurdle. Somehow I feel that the reason why you have subtyped CAD document may have some other solutions instead of subtyping.Of course, your requirement can be achieved by writing customization on CAD-Part build. I am not sure on Model Item , to the best of my knowledge it should be in the domain of Windchill Data "Modeller", where we 'Model" types as per our needs (Though its a heavy thing). There are some preferences to disallow Part Build from CAD based on an attribute on CAD Document, as you might know, Thanks & RegardsHari

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