Creating Enterprise Item Number Business Rules

Users can assign enterprise item numbers to products using the "Set Enterprise Item Number" command. You can create a business rule that defines the enterprise item number.

Note: If you create a numbering format using a parameterization formula and a business rule, the business rule takes precedence.
You can create business rules using either the Data Model Customization app or the Data Setup. The Data Model Customization app is available only onPremise. The Data Setup is available on onPremise and Cloud.

For more information, see Set the Format Using a Parameterization Formula.

Required Responsibility:

  • Baseline: Administrator

This task shows you how to:

Using the Data Model Customization App

You can use the Data Model Customization app if you are working on premises. The app is not available on the cloud.

  1. Click the north quadrant of the Compass and open the Data Model Customization app.
  2. In the app, select Data & Behavior Customization > Manage Business Rules.
  3. In the list of business rules, expand ENOXEngineerBusinessLogic and select PLMComputePartNumber.
  4. Click Create in the toolbar to create the business rule.
  5. Under PLMComputePartNumber, click the new business rule.
  6. In the Type list, enter VPMReference and complete the List of arguments fields.
  7. In the Body text field, enter the code for the business rule and click Approve.

Using the Data Setup App

You can use the Data Setup app if you are working either on premises or on the cloud.

  1. In the Data Setup app, select the Resource Tables tab
  2. In the tab, right-click Engineering Release Resources and select Create a new Resource Table.
  3. In the Resource Set dialog box, click OK.
  4. In the Resource Table tab, open the resource table that you created.
  5. In the Resource Table dialog box, double-click <Unset> in the Resource column.
  6. In the Select a Business Rule dialog box, click the ellipsis.
  7. In the Business Rule dialog box, select the Business Rule tab and click OK. A dialog box opens for the new business rule.
  8. In the dialog box, locate ThisObject in the argument list and double-click <Unset> in the Type column. A menu opens.
  9. In the menu, select VPMReference.
  10. In the field below the argument list, enter the code that defines the business rule using your own EKL code.
  11. Click Apply and OK.
  12. In the Select a new Business Rule dialog box, click the business rule that you created and click OK.
  13. In the Resource Set dialog box, click OK.
  14. In the Resources Tables tab, locate the new business rule under Engineering Release Resources.
  15. In the Collaborative Spaces binding pane, locate the collaborative space in which you want to apply the business rule.
  16. Drag the business rule from the Resources tables tab to the collaborative space.
  17. Type CTRL+S to save changes to the collaborative space.
  18. In the Resource Tables tab, right-click the business rule and select Deploy the server Business Rules.
After you create the business rule, you can modify the "Enterprise Item Number post process" business rule to invoke an action whenever a user enters an enterprise item number. For more information, see Customizing the EIN-Triggered Business Rule.