Linking PDM Number to Filename

All,

Is there a way to link the filename to the PDM Number for
EPMDocuments?

From what I understand, the filename and the Number for EPMDocuments
must be unique. If they could be linked (the filename drives the PDM
Number), then the users don't need to manually sychronize these should
the file be renamed.

Thanks in advance!

Tom Hogan

 

All,

Is there a way to link the filename to the PDM Number for
EPMDocuments?

From what I understand, the filename and the Number for EPMDocuments
must be unique. If they could be linked (the filename drives the PDM
Number), then the users don't need to manually sychronize these should
the file be renamed.

Thanks in advance!

Tom Hogan


Here are two instances I'm sure you can do.
1.. You're in Pro/e and create a part (EPMDoc) while in a linked, registered workspace. It's possible to create and auto-associate a wt_part.
2.. You're in the product structure and create the wt_part to autogenerate the part number. In Pro/e, using this part number to create a new document can be made to auto-associate the EMPDoc to the wt_part.
Either or both of these is possible. Sorry, I don't know the technical details and inner workings of how to accomplish their set up. But, with the system I'm using, I've done both.

David Janes

 

Just to clarify my question..

A user creates a part in Pro/E called "bracket.prt"...this will create
an
EPMDocument with a PDM Number of "bracket.prt"

When the design is finalized, the user needs to rename the file to
"p1000.prt"...
I would like the PDM Number to automatically be renamed to
"p1000.prt"...one
less thing for the users to worry about.

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As I write this, I am wondering if I am stuck in the old school way of
doing things
and being "file centric" and worrying about file names.. It seems that
I have to
manage both since the filenames are important for Pro/E use, while the
PDM
Number is important to PDM use. Just a passing thought.

Tom

 

Just to clarify my question..

A user creates a part in Pro/E called "bracket.prt"...this will create
an
EPMDocument with a PDM Number of "bracket.prt"

When the design is finalized, the user needs to rename the file to
"p1000.prt"...
I would like the PDM Number to automatically be renamed to
"p1000.prt"...one
less thing for the users to worry about.

--------

As I write this, I am wondering if I am stuck in the old school way of
doing things
and being "file centric" and worrying about file names.. It seems that
I have to
manage both since the filenames are important for Pro/E use, while the
PDM
Number is important to PDM use. Just a passing thought.

Tom

Wait till you get this all hooked up with SAP and a 12-digit random number is generated automatically that replaces or gets linked to all of this as you MRP part number. If you get into this deeply enough, every part/component can have 20, 100, an infinite number of different numbers, depending..... However, your part number business might be taken care of with a parameter in your start part that picks up something from PDMLink.

David Janes