Custom Field Generator

Overview

Custom Fields Generator is used to define custom fields and the relationships between them for various Processes, Components and Resources. Custom Fields Generator can also be invoked from the Tools menu of the Component Editor or the Process Editor. A Project need not be loaded to invoke the Custom Fields Generator.

Rules

•	Name and Data Type are mandatory for any custom field.

•	Fields can be created for each type of

•	Process (Operation, Activity or an Element)

•	Component (End Item, Assembly, Feature, Manufactured Item, Purchased Item, Raw Material or some other Item)

•	Resource (Internal Classes User Classes).

Figure 1: Custom Field Generator

1. Entity type

2. Entity type sub-classifications

3. Custom fields

4. Relationship

Adding a Custom Field

1. Select an entity type and an entity type sub-classification to which the custom field has to be attached.

2. Click on the ‘Add Field’ link. A dialog asking for field details is displayed. Name and Data Type are mandatory fields.

Figure 2: Adding a field

3. Enter the details & click ‘OK’. The field should be displayed in the table containing all the custom fields.

4. Click ‘Apply’ or ‘OK’ to save in the ‘Custom Field Generator’ window. Note: The name cannot have any spaces in them; for e.g. “Feed Rate” is not a valid name instead the user should type “FeedRate”.

Editing a Custom Field

1. Select the custom field that has to be edited & click on the “Edit Field’ link

2. Change data as required. (Name & Data Type are mandatory fields) & click ‘OK’

3. Click ‘Apply’ or ‘OK’ to save in the ‘Custom Field Generator’ window.

Deleting Custom Fields

1. Select the field in the ‘Custom Fields’ table and click on the delete link.

2. Click ‘OK’.

3. Click ‘Apply’ or ‘OK’ to save in the ‘Custom Field Generator’ window.

Adding a Relationship

To add a relationship, custom fields should have been already defined.

1. Select the Entity & the Entity Type sub-classification. The Custom Fields table will show you a list of available fields.

2. Select ‘Add Relations’. A ‘Relationship Form’ will be displayed with a drop box containing a list of available fields.

Figure 3: Relationship form

1. Available fields

2. Selected fields

3. Relationship definition box

2. Use the ‘Select’ and Remove buttons to add fields to the selected fields table.

3. Double click on the required fields, functions or operators to define a relationship. Alternately, the entire relationship can be typed in the relationship definition box

5. Click ‘OK’.

6. Click ‘Apply’ or ‘OK’ to save in the ‘Custom Field Generator’ window.

Editing a Relationship

1. Select the relationship in the ‘Custom Field Generator’ you want to edit and hit the ‘Edit Relationship’ link.

2. Make changes as described in ‘Adding a Relationship’ section and click ‘OK’

Deleting a Relationship

1. Select the relationship in the ‘Custom Field Generator’ window and click the ‘Delete Relationship’ link.

2. Click ‘OK’.

Adding Values to Custom Fields

The custom fields tabs for entering values for Components can be found both on the eBOM, mBOM tabs as well as the Component Editor, whereas for the process it is available in mBOM tab and the Process Editor. For Resources, custom field values are defined by clicking on the Custom Data tab for Resources (not Internal Class & User Class).