Knowledge Dialog

This topic provides you with information about the Knowledge Dialog operation.

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See Also
Knowledge Relations
Knowledge Certify
EKL Action Operation

Accessing this Operation

This operation can be accessed by clicking Knowledge Dialog .

Describing this Operation

You can handle knowledge dialog operations in the build time and in the run time environments.

Build Time

You can create a Knowledge Dialog operation that works with any of the knowledge-based dialog that exists in the current PLM Knowledge Component. Available knowledge dialogs are listed in a simple browser accessible from the operation interface. An automatic mapping between the knowledge dialogs inputs/outputs and the operation inputs/outputs is guaranteed. Those outputs may be used in other operations of the same sequence, to link the knowledge dialog to the current process.

Make sure you have created a knowledge dialog in the Know-how Apps component to use it in the Knowledge Dialog.

Run Time

At run time, the specified dialog is retrieved from the Know-how Apps Component defining the user app, and is launched, waiting for user interaction if necessary (depending on the dialog design). When the dialog is closed (for example by clicking OK or Cancel), the operation ends its operation and the sequence continues by running the following operations.

Using this Operation Interface

You can find information concerning the interface.

Name Name attributed to the operation.
Comment Comment attributed to the operation.
Knowlege Dialog
Dialog name Enables you to type the name of the dialog to be launched at run time. Click .... A browser opens. Select the dialog you want to insert in the list.
Edit Enables you to switch from the Know-how Apps Components app to the Know-how Apps User Experience app and edit the selected dialog which can be in another component.
Important: When exiting the Know-how Apps User Experience app, save the component if you have modified the dialog.
Defined inputs and parameters
Add/Modify/Delete Enables you to add, modify, and delete inputs and parameters. The inputs names must be identical to the ones defined on the Dialog.
Defined outputs and parameters
Add/Modify/Delete Enables you to add, modify, and delete inputs and parameters. The inputs names must be identical to the ones defined on the Dialog.
Map Attributes Enables you to map the attributes and the local redefinition of those attributes to the Dialog Operation. This mapping is automatic and is created without any user interaction. if the Knowledge Dialog defines any input or output attribute, attributes with the same name are created on the operation, thus allowing you to link the Knowledge Dialog operation with other operations. The Dialog name attribute is the only mandatory input of the Knowledge Dialog operation. If this input is nos valuated, the operation is in CannotOperate state and is not operated at run time.