topic Re: Computed Field: Association Type and ID in Codebeamer

Computed Field: Association Type and ID

MJ_14295943 — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 08:30:27 GMT

Hi all,

I was searching in the documentation but couldn´t find it.

I´m trying to have a computed field which takes the ID of the referenced items that are linked through an association with the type "derived from".

Is this possible and if yes, how?

https://support.ptc.com/help/codebeamer/r3.1/en/index.html#page/codebeamer/user_guide/ug_suspectedref_funcs.html

Re: Computed Field: Association Type and ID

Catalina — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 12:56:48 GMT

Hi @MJ_14295943

Thank you for your question.

Your post appears well documented but has not yet received any response. I am replying to raise awareness. Hopefully, another community member will be able to help.

Also, feel free to add any additional information you think might be relevant. It sometimes helps to have screenshots to better understand what you are trying to do.

Best regards,

Re: Computed Field: Association Type and ID

Istvan_Molnar — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 09:38:14 GMT

Hello @MJ_14295943

Currently, it is possible to do field computations over

upstream references,
downstream references,
and parent-child relationships;

however, computation based on associations is not supported.

Best Regards,
Istvan

Re: Computed Field: Association Type and ID

MJ_14295943 — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 07:32:34 GMT

Thanks for the reply - This was what I feared.
Are there any plans to include this functionality?

Re: Computed Field: Association Type and ID

GeoffreyClemm — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 15:35:08 GMT

My personal goal is to unify references and associations, so that there are properties you can set on a reference field that cause it to act like today's associations. We do not yet have a planned release for this unification, but that is the approach we are considering.