Mapping restrictions

Depending on the attributes selected in the PLM Mapping Tool dialog box, mapping to PLM, to Autodesk Inventor, or both can be unavailable. The mapping restrictions are described in the following sections. Attributes not included in the following lists are available for mapping to PLM, Autodesk Inventor, and to both. For all mapping rules that you want to define, the target "attribute" must be a modifiable field.

PLM

The following PLM attributes are only available for mapping from PLM to Autodesk Inventor:

Item
  • Lifecycle - all attributes related to an item's life.
  • Business process - the attributes related to an item business process or a business process.
  • Keywords - keyword attributes.
  • Business partner - Manufacturer, Supplier, Customer, and Subcontractor attributes.
Document
  • Lifecycle - all attributes related to an item's life.
  • Business process - the attributes related to an item business process or a business process.
  • Keywords - keyword attributes.
Project
  • All "project" attributes.

Attribute format restrictions

To enable you to define mapping rules, the PLM attributes and the Autodesk Inventor attributes must have the same format or must have a conversion in order to facilitate the following matches:

Table 1: Attribute formats

From: To: —> String Integer Date Real
String +
Integer + + (*) + (*)
Date + + (*)
Real + + (*)

+ (*) According to regional settings.

The target "attribute" must be of type string if more than one "attribute" is mapped to this "attribute". The target PLM "attribute" to which Autodesk Inventor dimensions are mapped is of type string, because the value and the unit must be concatenated to a string. The target PLM "attribute" in a Autodesk Inventor file-specific rule can have no other general mapping.

Relationships

You can map one Autodesk Inventor "attribute" to one PLM "attribute", one Autodesk Inventor "attribute" to many PLM attributes, or many Autodesk Inventor attributes to one PLM "attribute".