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CC_100814266-Contributor
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May 3, 2023
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Traffic Light Attribute Implementation

  • May 3, 2023
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Hello everybody,

 

I have a very short question about generating a new attribute including a traffic light. I have created a new integer attribute with the following formula behind:

 

 

 

(state.state == “CANCELLED”) ? 0 : (state.state == “INWORK”) ? 1 : (state.state == “RELEASED”) ? 2 : 3

 

 

 

But when I try to save the changes I get the following warning: "Value entered for Formula is invalid."

 

What am I doing wrong here?

 

Many thanks!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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rhart16-Pearl
16-Pearl
May 3, 2023
((state.state == “CANCELLED”) ? 0 : ((state.state == “INWORK”) ? 1 : ((state.state == “RELEASED”) ? 2 : 3 )))
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CC_100814266-ContributorAuthor
6-Contributor
May 4, 2023

Still not working ...

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rhart16-Pearl
16-Pearl
May 4, 2023

I guess the == operator can't compare two strings then.

Perhaps try a Business Algorithm to compare them.

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avillena14-Alexandrite
14-Alexandrite
July 10, 2025

Hi, I know it's been a while since you opened this thread, but I had the exact same issue, and I have recently discovered what the problem was!

 

If you want to create a "traffic ligh" attribute the normal thing is to go to the WIndchill Help, and copy the example code:

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The problem is that the quotation marks of this example code are the reason why you get the message "Value entered in Formula is invalid", although the code is correct!!

I have realised that the quotation marks copied from Windchill Help are different from the quotation marks that you type, and this is the reason of the error!

avillena_1-1752134363302.png

So just change the quotation marks and the value entered in the formula will work!!!

 

 

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