Pre Check Duplicate (PLMPreCheckClone)

An opening ID is an entry point used to customize business logic. Pre Check Duplicate describes conditions to be satisfied when operating the creation of the version. When the check fails, a message can be provided to the end user, explaining the reason why.

Important: This opening ID is not called if administrators select the Primary and Secondary revision format in Collaborative Spaces Control Center. For more information, see Configuring Lifecycle and Collaboration Commands.

Note: For more information about customization by business rules, see Installation and Setup: Customize: Behavior: Data Setup: Customization by Business Rules.

This page discusses:

Environment: On premises only

General Information

This opening ID is called before creating a new clone of a component.

The table below provides you with information related to the definition of the Opening ID.

Opening ID: PLMPreCheckClone
Customization intent: Validation
Execution context:Server

Input Objects

Input objects must be of the following types:

  • ThisObject
  • Parameters corresponds to the context object.
  • Validation

Context Object Parameters

Parameter NameTypeRead/WriteComments
PolicyStringReadPolicy name.

Sample

/*The following rule is an example of what can be done*/

/* ----------------- */
/*      Declare      */
/* ----------------- */
Let DescriptionValue=""
Let Idx=-1

/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
/*    Retrieves the object description and searches for specific string sequence  */
/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
DescriptionValue = ThisObject->GetAttributeString("V_description")
Idx = DescriptionValue->Search("PLMPreCheckClone")

if (Idx >= 0)
       Validation = true
else
       Validation = false