ECO Field in Search Dialog

This section defines the property used to configure the ability to search for ECOs.

To enable whether or not the search dialog box includes an ECO field, enter a value for this property in the ief.properties file:

mcadIntegration.ECOAttributeName= 

As installed, the value for this property is blank and the ECO field does not show on the search dialog box. Set the value for this property to the attribute used to store the connected ECO value. X-CAD Design Management installs the IEF-ConnectedECO attribute that you can use for this purpose.

When the field is present and the user enters a valid value, the search results include all objects that have that ECO value in the IEF-ConnectedECO attribute on the design object. This attribute is not populated by the out-of-the-box design, but must be populated by a custom trigger (for example, a trigger on the Part object that runs when an ECO is connected to it).

The Search Results page also shows the ECO value. If a value is not entered for the ECO field, the ECO column does not show on the Search Results page.

You can also configure whether or not users can enter wildcards in the ECO field on the search dialog box using this property:

mcadIntegration.AllowWildCardsInECOSearch=true 

To disable wildcards for ECO searches, change the value to false (default is true).