topic Alias Attribute Mapping for a WTPart to Display WTDocument Number with Reference Link in Windchill

Alias Attribute Mapping for a WTPart to Display WTDocument Number with Reference Link

BenPerry — Wed, 02 May 2018 10:47:11 GMT

Hello,
I've been searching around trying to figure out the syntax for alias attribute on a WTPart. It should display the Number of the WTDocument that is associated using "References Documents" association.

I have seen a similar article here: https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article?n=CS106471. However, this is the opposite direction.

Specifically, I would like this to only pertain to my soft type WTDocument ... not all of the WTDocuments that are associated with Reference link. Screenshot shown below to help describe the situation.

desired result

Re: Alias Attribute Mapping for a WTPart to Display WTDocument Number with Reference Link

Vincent-Kulak — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 14:58:52 GMT

I dont think that is possible because the link is on WTDocumentMaster ( CS131357 )

referencedBy@wt.part.WTPartReferenceLink~references^wt.doc.WTDocumentMaster~number

But you can try to replace by your sub type

Re: Alias Attribute Mapping for a WTPart to Display WTDocument Number with Reference Link

BenPerry — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 14:33:00 GMT

Correct. The mapping doesn't work to restrict down to particular soft type of WTDocument.

referencedBy@wt.part.WTPartReferenceLink~references^wt.doc.WTDocumentMaster~number

Does anyone know if it is possible to create alias attribute on WTPart that displays Number for particular soft type of WTDocument associated as "reference" ... not "described by"?

Do I possibly need to use a configurable link to achieve this requirement? Or will that still not work?

Re: Alias Attribute Mapping for a WTPart to Display WTDocument Number with Reference Link

OliverDroop — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 17:15:41 GMT

Since the WTPartReferenceLink is a WTDocument Master relation it is not possible to configure this like this.
But you could either introduce a calculated attribute or as you already proposed you can use a dedicated configurable link to be navigated.

Re: Alias Attribute Mapping for a WTPart to Display WTDocument Number with Reference Link

Fadel — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 08:48:28 GMT

@BenPerry try by creating a subtype of the WTPartRefLink , the new sybtype should reference only your give doc subtype

we can then use the new soft type link in mapping , didn't test this but theoretically should work .

Re: Alias Attribute Mapping for a WTPart to Display WTDocument Number with Reference Link

Fadel — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 13:27:29 GMT

@BenPerry I got it working with OOTB referncelink , used below mapping

referencedBy@wt.part.WTPartReferenceLink~references^wt.doc.WTDocumentMaster~masterReference@com.ptc.myRefDoc~number

a part is having 2 ref doc one is OOTB Type and the other is my soft type

on the info page of part only the softtype is shown :

The hook here is that the ref doc is having multiple iterations , the alias will show a value to each one :

BR,

Fadel