Article - CS41608

Alias attributes based on Global attributes shows duplicated values in Windchill

Modified: 15-Aug-2024   


Applies To

  • Windchill PDMLink 10.0 to 13.0
  • Windchill MPMLink 10.0 to 12.1

Description

  • Alias attributes based on Global attributes shows duplicated values
  • Alias attributes based on Global attributes shows old as well as newer values
  • Start Date Effectivity attribute which is an Alias attribute shows double values in details page of object
  • Alias attribute on Document show multiple values from Part which is associated Describe Link
  • e.g. Mapping for Alias attribute on WTDocument where TestingPart is WTPart subtype and AliasAttr2 is internal name of attribute
describedBy@wt.part.WTPartDescribeLink~describes^TestingPart~AliasAttr2
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  • When an Alias Attribute is created on WTPart with below mapping, if the EBOM/Design/Upstream Part (which has an Equivalent Link with a MBOM/Manufacturing/Downstream Part) is Revised and if the Equivalent Link is updated using Update to Current Upstream Equivalent Object, then the Attribute Value shows all Revisions instead of the Latest one
roleBObject@wt.associativity.EquivalenceLink~roleAObject^wt.part.WTPart~revision
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  • When an alias attribute is created on WTPart to map Extended Data attributes, the WTPart attribute shows the attribute value of all the Extended Data revisions instead of latest
  • When an alias attribute is used to map attribute from a parent document to a child document, the child document attribute displays all iteration values instead of the latest one
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