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Update workflow process to latest Workflow Map

Morgan — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 00:13:45 GMT

Any ideas on the topic?

Failing this, resetting the workflow?

Make server side code wait

Morgan — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 17:34:04 GMT

Hi Community,

Hopefully an easy question -

I am calling a server side method from a client method and I need the server side method to wait a few seconds to allow the items to save before processing. I tried the standard sleep commands but they don't seem to work. I also tried to use a timeout on the client side but since I am closing the window after the save, it sometimes will not allow the code to continue.

Any suggestions?

Where Used Report - Multiple Levels

Brooke — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 17:44:09 GMT

Is it possible to generate a Report containing the results from the Where Used function? Other solutions I've seen only contain one level of results - I am looking for a Where Used Report that goes through multiple levels.

Snapshot Isolation - On or Off?

Morgan — Tue, 02 May 2023 21:00:35 GMT

Hi Community,

We have this turned on due to some issue with migrating data but noticed it causes problems with certain methods, causing them to run twice. Generally this involves methods that vault files.

Any suggestions on how to address this?

Self Service Reporting - Latest Released

Morgan — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 17:28:47 GMT

I need to pull a report but only for latest released however it seems SSR can only pull current?

I've tried messing around with filters on the is_current and is_released properties but when set to 1 and latest isn't one of these I don't get the expected result.

Suggestions?

Is it possible to update an item with AML and not change modified_by_id and modified_on

Morgan — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 18:52:36 GMT

Just as the question says. I want to mass update some background properties but not show Super User as the modifier.

TIA.

Adding a CUI button, getting context item

Morgan — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 15:12:12 GMT

Hi aras team,

I am adding a cui button to the command bar, but random question...

How can I get the context item for my method? The usual ways don't seem to apply and I am getting an error:

"identifier 'options' has already been declared"

the onClick event I setup has attempted to run against document.item, document.thisItem and I also tried parent :/

All the blogs seem to focus on get selected items in a grid, not the active window item.

Update an item causes recursive loop

Morgan — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 15:55:48 GMT

Hi team,

So I am looking to run a method on an item whenever it is updated to update two hidden properties on the item that drive some functionality later on down the workflow.

The issue I am having is that when I use the onAfterUpdate event, because the method updates the item it causes a recursive loop and runs itself indefinitely.

I attempted onAfterVersion however this caused two weird scenarios - the logging wouldn't show the correct result until the second time the item was saved and even then it never actually updated the properties. I have this same event running onAfterAdd and it works successfully there but I need it to update anytime the item is saved.

Finally, I got the idea to run it via a wrapper from a client event on the form. In this case, onFormPopulate causes the recursive loop again, and so I am attempting a field even for onChange of the field that drives these in question. It still seems to have an issue so any suggestions would be welcome.

Warning: Versioning and tab pane very buggy in new Innovator versions!!! Are you affected?

AngelaIp — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 15:40:20 GMT

Hi community,

I need your help to investigate an error that occurs in newer Innovator versions. In my case it occurred in Innovator 12SP17 and 12SP18 but NOT in Innovator 12SP7 / 9 / 10.

I look for a bug fix for this one, cause unfortunately Aras rate this one as unimportant glitch and not as high risk behavior. From my POV the bug is a huge source for trouble (data loss!!), so I just can warn people to update to SP17 and SP18 without this bug fixed.
I want to investigate, which service pack version is NOT affected by this bug. I am not able to test out all available service pack, so I would be happy if community could help:

If you are a user of Innovator 12 SP11 / 12 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 I would be happy if you could test out at least the Error 1 scenario!! (2 minutes required!)

Scope

In 12SP17 and 12SP18 the tab pane can crash to easily when using item versions (like in Parts, Documents and Methods).
In addition, old item revision can overwrite the latest item without the user noticing it!
Both errors can occur easily, as soon users display previous revisions of an item. Comparing old and new revisions is a typical work during a Change Management process, so it´s an error that affects daily work of PLM users.

Test Setup

If possible perform this test in a test database. No data is edited during the test when you closely follow the instructions. But I don´t want to bring you in trouble in case of error!

1. Go to TOC -> Administration -> Open ItemType "Method" search grid
2. Search for Method with with "Ver 2" or higher, to ensure the Method has more than one revision.
(If you need extra safety, create a temporary custom Method for this test that you can delete after test finished)
3. Open this Method (it doesn´t matter which one)
4. Open the 'Versions' dialog
5. Select a previous version (e.g Ver 1) of this Method
6. A Form with the previous version of your Method shall open.
7. Do not touch the new window with the previous version
8. Simply switch back to the tab with the newest version of the Method and close the "Versions" dialog

We now have both versions in parallel in the tab pane. This is our basic setup. So far everything is fine.

Reproduce Error 1 (Tab pane crash)

1. Start from setup above. We are in the tab with the latest revision
2. Click "Edit" (but do nothing else)!
3. Now just switch back to the tab with the previous revision of the Method and simply close this window
4. After closing the previous revision, we will automatically jump back to our latest revision tab
5. Click "Discard" as we never wanted to edit anything
6. Now the error should happen:
In case of error a second tab reappears. We now have the two tabs for the item. They do not work and you cannot close them. Tab pane is crashed. Everything will be fine again after restarting Innovator in browser.
If you don´t see this error, your Innovator version is not affected by this bug. You can skip all other tests. Please share which version you used!

Reproduce Error 2 (glitch)

6. When you directly click "Search Method" in the TOC after above error occurred, a small additional glitch can appear
7. As our tab pane is crashed, the search grid will overlab with the Method Form. None of the tabs can be used reliable anymore

Reproduce Error 3 (previous revision overwrites latest)

Warning: Perform only in test database! Use a custom temporary Method for testing out this one, cause it can corrupt your data!!!

1. Start from setup above. We are in the tab with the latest revision.
2. First switch back to the tab with the previous revision. This time do not close the window, but simply take a look at the "Edit" button. It´s grayed out and you cannot use it. (This is correct behavior, as we never should be able to edit previous revisions)

3. Switch back to the latest revision and click "Edit"
4. Again switch back to the previous revision and take a look at the "Edit" button again. This time it´s not greyed out anymore!!!

5. It´s now theoretically possible to click the edit button inside the Form of the previous revision!
6. In case you click the 'Edit' button, you can create a high risk scenario:

7. After clicking the 'Edit' button, it´s seems to be possible to edit the previous revision. But what you see doesn´t represent the "truth" any more.

a) The shown Method code still shows the content of the previous revision
b) But the context item has switched to the latest revision. But this revision change is not visible to users as they still watch the previous code/properties. You can only see it in the 'Generation' value in the 'Properties' dialog.

If you now save your "fake" previous item, the latest item will be overwritten with code and properties of the previous version. This is a high danger situation not only for Methods, but for all ItemTypes that use revision as it will lead to data loss and corrupted data.

Conclusion

I discovered the bug while merging a few upgrade patches and actually destroyed a few Methods cause of this bug. If I as admin fail to handle versioned items cause of this behavior, I expect that real users will face the same problem soon.

I right would not recommend to use 12SP17/18 just because of this bug. Comparing and working with item versions is a daily task especially when using Change Management. But it´s important that users can trust the data they see. Right now working with revision in SP18 is very risky cause users can crash their tab (best case) or overwrite data without knowing (worst case).

Please let me know if you are able to reproduce any of the above bugs in your Aras Innovator version! If you´re Innovator version doesn´t show the bugs, please also write a short post! When we can determine in which service pack the error appeared first, it´s maybe possible detect the bug more easily.

Thanks for your help!

Angela

Remove a saved search from TOC

Morgan — Wed, 17 Aug 2022 17:46:53 GMT

Hi Community,

I have a saved search that was shared to an identity group. I updated the owned_by_id which based on documentation should control who has access but it is still showing up in this identity's TOC panel. How can I remove access to this search via the ToC sidebar?

Delete

Morgan — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 22:33:23 GMT

Delete

Prevent Popup on download of File

Morgan — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 21:54:56 GMT

Hi community,

Currently, when downloading a file from an innovator installation, like the viewable file property on CAD, a popup window occurs and the file is downloaded in chrome.

Is there a way to get the file to download in the original window?

Editable search grids and Poly Items that are Relationship Items

Morgan — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 17:41:54 GMT

Hi Community,

Recent releases of Aras have enabled editable search grids. Is it possible to use this on poly item types? My use case is a little unique so let me explain -

I am looking to create a dashboard of tasks which are relationship items. The poly item type contains all these relationship items and relevant properties. There are a few properties I need to edit and it would be nice to be able to do so from the grid without opening the source item (which is one of the poly items properties so it is essentially an extra few clicks to get to).

Any advice?

Dynamically Add Workflow Process Path

Morgan — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 18:11:38 GMT

Hi Community,

Just wondering if this error is common.

Basically I have a workflow with multiple activities in sequence. I also have another activity that is not in the sequence and has no paths to it (we'll call this activity X).

I am looking to, via an action, create a workflow process path to activity X and then vote that path. I am getting an insufficient permission error to add a workflow process path. Am I missing something here? Can Add for that item type shows admin has rights. Is there another item I need to take into account?

Affected Items Floating relationship not floating on Express ECO

Morgan — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 18:09:14 GMT

Hi all,

Strange error happening here. For some unknown reason, when an item is on an ECO and it is versioned, the relationship is not floating to latest. In my dev environment it is working fine and the other environment is just a push from the dev environment. I tried resetting the behavior and still nothing.

I've had this issue before and I was able to resolve it by deleting the relationship and reimporting however that was a relationship I had created and in this case the OOB relationship has so much going on that I'd rather not.

Any suggestions?

Morgan さんの グループ アクティビティ

Update workflow process to latest Workflow Map

Make server side code wait

Where Used Report - Multiple Levels

Snapshot Isolation - On or Off?

Self Service Reporting - Latest Released

Is it possible to update an item with AML and not change modified_by_id and modified_on

Adding a CUI button, getting context item

Update an item causes recursive loop

Warning: Versioning and tab pane very buggy in new Innovator versions!!! Are you affected?

Remove a saved search from TOC

Delete

Prevent Popup on download of File

Editable search grids and Poly Items that are Relationship Items

Dynamically Add Workflow Process Path

Affected Items Floating relationship not floating on Express ECO

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