topic Re: Creating custom preference with loadfile in Windchill Customization

Creating custom preference with loadfile

rhart — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 09:49:08 GMT

Version: Windchill 12.1

Use Case: Need to create a preference which only accepts a number as input

Description:

I can create string, type or boolean preferences using a loadfile with the right handler, but I cant find any example handler for Integer, does it exist?

e.g. Boolean

com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.preference.handler.BooleanPreferenceValueHandler:

e.g. String

com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.preference.handler.StringPreferenceValueHandler:400:400

e.g. Type Picker

com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.search.preference.handler.TypePreferenceValueHandler:/com/ptc/windchill/enterprise/search/allSearchTypes

e.g. Integer

??? where do you find it?

e.g. Preference loadfile

<?xml version="1.0"?> <!DOCTYPE NmLoader SYSTEM "standardX10.dtd"> <NmLoader>  <csvUnlinkPreferenceClientDefinition handler="wt.preference.LoadPreference.deleteClientDefinitionLink"> <csvname>/ext/ws/elecReportDocumentType</csvname> <csvclientName>WINDCHILL</csvclientName> </csvUnlinkPreferenceClientDefinition> <csvDeletePreferenceDefinition handler="wt.preference.LoadPreference.deletePreferenceDefinition"> <csvname>/ext/ws/elecReportDocumentType</csvname> </csvDeletePreferenceDefinition> <csvPreferenceDefinition handler = "wt.preference.LoadPreference.createPreferenceDefinition"> <csvname>/ext/ws/elecReportDocumentType</csvname> <csvvisibility>ORGANIZATION</csvvisibility> <csvcategoryName>COMPANYE_WS</csvcategoryName> <csvdisplayName>ext.core.prefs.PreferenceRB:COMPAN_WS_ELEC_REPORT_DOC_TYPE</csvdisplayName> <csvdescription>ext.core.prefs.PreferenceRB:COMPANY_WS_ELEC_REPORT_DOC_TYPE_SHORT_DESC</csvdescription> <csvlongDescription>ext.core.prefs.PreferenceRB:COMPANY_WS_ELEC_REPORT_DOC_TYPE_LONG_DESC</csvlongDescription> <csvdefaultValue>WCTYPE|wt.doc.WTDocument</csvdefaultValue> <csvhandler>com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.search.preference.handler.TypePreferenceValueHandler:/com/ptc/windchill/enterprise/search/allSearchTypes</csvhandler> </csvPreferenceDefinition> <csvLinkPreferenceClientDefinition handler = "wt.preference.LoadPreference.setClientDefinitionLink"> <csvname>/ext/ws/elecReportDocumentType</csvname> <csvclientName>WINDCHILL</csvclientName> </csvLinkPreferenceClientDefinition> </NmLoader>

Re: Creating custom preference with loadfile

HelesicPetr — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 07:13:36 GMT

Hi @rhart

If you try to search a csvPref definition in all files in the Windchill folder, you could find what you are looking for.

example with number

<csvPreferenceDefinition handler="wt.preference.LoadPreference.createPreferenceDefinition"> <csvname>/Tables/DataSourceClientSideLimit</csvname> <csvvisibility>USER</csvvisibility> <csvcategoryName>TABLES_CATEGORY</csvcategoryName> <csvdisplayName>com.ptc.core.components.rendering.renderResource:CLIENT_SIDE_DATASOURCE_MAX_LIMIT_NAME</csvdisplayName> <csvdescription>com.ptc.core.components.rendering.renderResource:CLIENT_SIDE_DATASOURCE_MAX_LIMIT_DESC</csvdescription> <csvlongDescription>com.ptc.core.components.rendering.renderResource:CLIENT_SIDE_DATASOURCE_MAX_LIMIT_LONG_DESC</csvlongDescription> <csvdefaultValue>2000</csvdefaultValue> <csvhandler>com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.preference.handler.NumberPreferenceValueHandler:1:100000</csvhandler> </csvPreferenceDefinition>

PetrH

Re: Creating custom preference with loadfile

rhart — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:36:58 GMT

Thanks @HelesicPetr I found it in there, it's called com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.preference.handler.NumberPreferenceValueHandler:1

I was searching Integer

Re: Creating custom preference with loadfile

HelesicPetr — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 10:09:11 GMT

Hi @rhart

I used "csvPreferenceDefinition" as a search key word ::D

PetrH