3.2. General Configuration in PDM
3.2.6. Revising
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3.2.6. Revising

If you activate the PARTdataManager the Update geometry [Update Geometry] button button and then performs an export, the revision status is checked on the PARTsolutions website. (The MIdent contains information on this)

Update geometry [Update Geometry] " button

Update geometry [Update Geometry] " button

All Teamcenter CAD combinations and SAP ECTR CAD combinations have this feature.

Prerequisite Revision

  • Part must exist in PLMTABLE2 and PDM.

  • Catalog version must have a different value than the version stored in the new REVISION field.[55]

Procedure

  • Create new revision in PDM

  • Generate new geometry in NEW Cad document.

  • Replace geometry of new revision in PDM with the new geometry (depending on implementation first delete, then upload or overwrite)

Setting options

Revise - Setting options

Revise - Setting options

  • PLM_skipReviseIfPlmtableRevisionEqualsCatalogVersion:

    Do not revise a document if REVISION in PLMTable2 equals the current catalog version?

    This key has no effect if PLMTable2 is deactivated.

    Default is Yes.

  • PLM_ShowConfirmDialogWhenAsmReviseIsForcedByComponentRevise:

    Show confirmation dialog when revising an assembly project where only component(s) have a new version, but the assembly itself not (assembly revise forced by component)?

    Default is No.

Regard the following difference between normal manual revising and revising via PARTsolutions

  • Normal manual revising for geometry/attributes update:

    A new revision of document is created via Cad/Pdm UI. In the course of this the Cad file is copied. Then the changes (geometry/attributes) are made to the copied Cad file and saved. From the point of view of Cad it is still the original file with all internal IDs, etc.

  • Revising via PARTsolutions:

    The revision is carried out via the PDM API. By clicking on the Update geometry [Update Geometry] button button, a copy of the Cad file is created, as with normal manual revision. However, instead of changing it, it is replaced by a new Cad file (delete+new or overwrite). The new file then has the new geometry and attributes right from the start. From the CAD point of view, however, this file is not a later version of the original file, as internal IDs, etc. do not match.

    Background information:

    • There is a separate field in PLMTABLE2. If the exported document has a divergent MIdent, a new revision is entered here.

    • The buttons start an export and set a value beforehand, which can be queried in a category via GetObject("custom.revise").IsActive("geometry"). This allows you to activate or deactivate certain functions in the PDM interface.

View of the Update geometry [Update Geometry] button

If the feature is to be used, the file pdm_revise.vbb must be available at setup/scripts/partdatamanager/autoexec.

The button must also be visible via menustructure.cfg and menuvisibility.cfg.

ReviseButtonGeo

ReviseButtonGeo

See also the corresponding section in SAP ECTRand Teamcenter.



[55] Update LinkDB fields if necessary, see $CADENAS\tools\databases\MSSQL.

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