Parameterizing a Query Component

You can use the Query Component Operation to launch a parameterized query and to instantiate its result.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: You must have created a type.
See Also
Query Component

Create the Operations

The creation of operations is the first step to create an app.

  1. Double-click the type you have created and click Sequence Combination to create a combination of operations.
  2. Click Bind Object .
    Bind a PLMComponent.1 appears in the tree.
  3. Click Query Component .
    QueryComponent.1 appears in the tree.
  4. Click Loop Operation .
    Loop.1 appears in the tree.
  5. Click Get Item from List .
    GetItemFromList.1 appears in the tree.
  6. Click Manage Components .
    ManagePLMComponents.1 appears in the tree.

The operations are created.

Link the Operations

After creating the operations, you must create links between these operations.

  1. Double-click the Bind Object operation.
    The Bind Object operation tab opens.
  2. Enter ExtObj in the Relative Name field and click OK. This retrieves the extended object at execution.
  3. Double-click QueryComponent.1.
    The Query Component dialog box opens.
    • In the PLM type scrolling list, select the type you want to use, Product DS in our example. The attributes available for this type are displayed in the Available attributes on the chosen PLM type area.
    • Use the Up arrow to select PLM_ExternalID and LOCKUSER.
    • Double-click the PLM_ExternalID line in the Attributes Used to Define the Query area. The Create or modify attribute dialog box opens.
    • Enter the attribute value, and click OK.
    • Check Multiple results.
    • Click OK when done.
  4. Double-click GetItemFromList.1.
    The Get item from List dialog box opens.
  5. Select the List field and click the Query Component operation in the tree.
    =QueryComponent.1\ComponentsList appears in the List field. Click OK.
  6. Expand the GetItemFromList.1 node.
  7. Right-click the Index variable, select Index object >Link To and click the Iteration variable located below Loop.1.
  8. Double-click ManagePLMComponents.1.
    The Insert components dialog box opens.
  9. Click the BindOjbect.
  10. Expand the GetItemFromList node, click the Existing component field and click the GetItemFromList.
  11. Right-click the Link variable, select Link object >Link To and click the List variable located below the GetItemFromList operation.
    Both variables are now linked.
  12. Expand the Loop.1 node.
  13. Right-click the NumberOfIterations variable, select NumberOfIterations object > Link To and click the ListSize variable located below the ComponentsList variable of the QueryComponent operation.
  14. Click OK and save.

Your application is now created.

Generate the App

You must generate the app before using the created app.

  1. Click Create App in App Menu .
    The Edit App Definition dialog box opens.
  2. Type the name of the app in the Default Title field.
  3. Select the workshop in the Workshop scrolling list, Product in our example.
  4. Click Apply, Toggle Exposition, and OK.

The app is generated. To find out more, see Creating an App.

Launch the App

After creating your application, you can test it.

  1. From the Compass, click 3D Modeling Apps and select Your app.
  2. Select Product.
  3. Enter the product name and click OK.
  4. Click your type in the section and click the product in the tree.
    The Knowledge Engineering Specification dialog box opens.
  5. Enter the representation name and click OK.
  6. Expand the representation in the tree.
    The typed product appears.
  7. Right-click it and select xxx object > Select Sequence.1.
    The Query Results tab appears.
  8. Select the product you want to instantiate and click OK.
    Your Product is instantiated.