To Concatenate Length Property in Description Field for BOM


  
 Applies To 
  
 Product(s):OpenPlant Isometrics Manager
 Version(s):08.11.09.XXX
 Environment: Windows 7 (64 bit)
 Area: Settings/Attributes
 Subarea: -
 Original Author:Rahul Kumar, Bentley Product Advantage Group
  

Overview

In OpenPlant Isometrics Manager, user requirement is to Length of Spool Piece under Description Field in BOM.

Problem Description

In OpenPlant Isometrics Manager, using OpenPlant Modeler, user wanted to concatenate Length for Spool Piece with its Description field in BOM list. Below are the steps to get the desired output. 

Steps to Resolve

  1. In class editor, open “OpenPlant_3D.01.06.ecschema.xml” & supplement it with below schemas.

    “OpenPlant_3D_Supplemental_Modeling.01.06.ecschema.xml”
    “OpenPlant_3D_Supplemental_ModelingViews.01.06.ecschema”
    “OpenPlant_3D_Supplemental_Isometrics_Isoextractor.01.06.ecschema”

  2. Expand and navigate to PLANT_BASE_OBJECT class.

  3. Right click on it & select custom attribute-> Copy. See image below. 



  4. Select “Default Bill of Material Labels” option to copy from the list shown in below dialog. 



  5. Navigate to SPOOL_PIECE class.

  6. Right click on it & Select Custom attribute -> paste it to override “Default Bill of Material Labels” custom attribute.




  7. Check “Other Attributes[9]” option and modify it to value like shown in below image.

    IM.GetValue("DESCRIPTION",IM.GetValue("NAME","NODESC"))  & System.Math.Round(this.LENGTH,2)



  8. Save & Close Schema.

  9. Generate Isometrics which contains Spool piece in drawing.

  10. Check BOM generated & verify results. See image below. 



  11. Similarly user can combine different existing properties based on usage. 

Still a Problem?

If above problem still persist, then please create a Service Request and contact the Bentley Product Advantage group.  Please include a list of all relevant details to get in depth analysis for a solution or workaround. 

See Also

communities.bentley.com/.../13393.settingsattributes-openplant-isometrics-manager

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