Creating Object IDs based on Item ID

When the integration preference Generate Object IDs based on Item-ID is enabled, during Save to PLM process of new files, DOC-ID, FILE-ID, FILE NAME are created based on the Item-ID.

Incase of files for which Items are not created (Example drawing), FILE-ID and FILE NAME are created based on DOC-ID.

This is applicable only to the files that are being saved newly into PLM. This is not applicable to the files that are already present in PLM.

A new ProE file (assembly and part), during its initial SaveToPLM will be renamed based on newly generated Item-ID (for its default/generic configuration). Item-ID is generated based on mask defined in PLM.

At the time when Set Attributes dialog is displayed (during Save to PLM), the Item-IDs (for the new files) are displayed as (**Auto-number**). When you click Ok in this dialog box, IDs are generated for the files.

When user specifies an Item-ID in the Set Attributes dialog box (during Save to PLM), the file names (and other object ID’s) are defaulted based on the Item-ID specified.

If Link to Item/Capture DV is performed for a new file, the Filename and other Object IDs are set based on the ItemID in the set attributes dialog (during SaveToPLM). DOC-ID, FILE-ID, Filename are generated based on the Item-ID. The object revisions also match the revision of Item. This requirement (of renaming files) will be applicable only for new files.

When the new assembly is saved to PLM, the components are renamed according to Item-ID. Therefore, parts are renamed based on the Item-ID.

While renaming the files, Family Table instances are also renamed. Instances are renamed according to its Item-ID. You can change only the Instance Name column but not the Common Name column. This column is used by windchill.

If you perform Save to PLM operation with the Create Document Only = True preference enabled, then Object IDs are created based on Doc-ID. File is also renamed based on Doc-ID.

Drawing files must be renamed based on Item-ID of the model file name (with some naming convention) and also the CDI_TYPE parameter defined on the Model of the Drawing.

Neutral files will be renamed based on the new name of the files.

You must be aware of the implications of defining mapping rules from (CAD to PLM) for file-name attributes, especially during Save to PLM (of new files).

If ProCabling assembly is renamed according to Item ID, .mfg, and .rsd files which are linked as slave files to assembly document, are also renamed.

Note: Ensure that the let_proe_rename_pdm_objects option is enabled in the current ProE session for this functionality to work correctly.