In this example, you map the Pro/ENGINEER PART_NUMBER parameter to the Enterprise PDM Number variable for use with .prt files.
Mapping variables for Pro/ENGINEER files requires a separate Pro/ENGINEER connector installation.
If you create a variable to map to a Pro/ENGINEER attribute, the variable name cannot contain a space.
To map to a Pro/ENGINEER attribute:
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In Pro/ENGINEER, click to view the parameters information of a file to identify the attribute to map Enterprise PDM variable to.
- In the Administration tool, expand Variables and double-click Number.
- In the Edit Variable dialog box, click New Attribute.
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Under Selected attribute:
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For Block name, select CustomProperty.
- For Attribute name, type PART_NUMBER.
- Type the Pro/ENGINEER file extensions that contain the property, separated by commas.
For example: drw, prt, asm.
- Click OK.
- In the Card Editor, open the .prt Pro/ENGINEER file data card and ensure that it has a control that uses the Number variable.
If the variable is not present, add a control and associate it with the Number variable.
- Save the card and close the Card Editor.
When a user adds an Pro/ENGINEER part file to the Enterprise PDM vault, the .prt file data card shows the Pro/ENGINEER part number.