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dkinsley
Creator II
6 years ago
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Set dispositions to "N/A" on all affected documents with action set to "Revise"

I added this method under the "Server Events" tab, client-side, C# but it does not work. What is incorrect? if (this.getProperty("action") == "Revise" && this.getProperty("item_type") == "Docume...
  • christopher_gillis's avatar
    christopher_gillis
    6 years ago

    Hello,

    Ah. This is an Affected Item. Affected Items are pretty unique in terms of their data model. It'll likely take a little more work to get the ItemType of the affected item you've selected.

    The first step is to establish what data you have access to inside of this in your server event. You can check this a few ways either by turning on logs or by debugging into the method. this is going to store the request that's being sent to the server to add your affected item. As an example, let's work under the assumption that you're only given the bare minimum of information.

    <Item type="Affected Item" action="add">
         <action>Revise</action>
         <affected_id keyed_name="My Document">BC5157C0BB844887817719973C32C5AD</affected_id>
    </Item>

    From this request, we don't know what the ItemType of the affected item is; we just know the ID. To work around this, we can do a query to see if there's a Document in the system that has this ID. If we get a result, we know that the affected item is a Document and we should set the default values for the properties. If we get back nothing, the affected item is not a Document, and we should not set the default values for those properties.

    Innovator inn = this.getInnovator();
    Item affectedDocument = inn.newItem("Document", "get");
    affectedDocument.setID(this.getProperty("affected_id"));
    affectedDocument = affectedDocument.apply();
    if (affectedDocument.isEmpty())
    {
         // The affected item is a Document
    }
    else
    {
         // The affected item is not a Document
    }

    Chris

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dkinsley
Creator II
6 years ago

We currently have an affected item server event that populates all four of the dispositions when the affected item action is “Release”. This happens when the user adds the affected items and then saves the CN. The event is set to “onBeforeAdd”. This is the script:

 

if (this.getProperty("action") == "Release") {

                this.setProperty("dispo_assemble","N/A");

                this.setProperty("dispo_repairs","N/A");

                this.setProperty("dispo_stock_kit","N/A");

                this.setProperty("dispo_supplier_stock","N/A");

                this.setProperty("dispo_wip","N/A"); 

}

return this;

 

I need to add something similar for affected items that are set to the action “Revise” but only for item type “Document” (not part). The item_type “Document” is not displayed until after the save occurs. I created the following script but it does not work. The item_type property “Document” is not populated until after the save so I don’t know which event to use. I think I have the script correct but not sure.

 

if (this.getProperty("action") == "Revise" && this.getProperty("item_type") == "Document") {

                this.setProperty("dispo_assemble","N/A");

                this.setProperty("dispo_repairs","N/A");

                this.setProperty("dispo_stock_kit","N/A");

                this.setProperty("dispo_supplier_stock","N/A");

                this.setProperty("dispo_wip","N/A"); 

}

return this;

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christopher_gillis
Community Manager
6 years ago

Hello,

The type of item a request affects can be found in the type attribute of the request as you can see below.

<AML>
    <Item type="Document" action="add">
         <!-- Property data would be here -->
    </Item>
</AML>

You can access this data most easily by using the getType() function, so your if statement could be easily modified to instead check for the type of item like so.

if (this.getProperty("action") == "Revise" && this.getType() == "Document")

Chris

Christopher Gillis

Aras Labs Software Engineer

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    dkinsley
    Creator II
    6 years ago

    Chris,

    Not working.

    When we create a new affected item relationship we select "Revise" from the "Action" drop-down field. Then we search for the document number which displays in the affected item row. However, the item type (Document) does not display until we save. I have the following script set to the CN affected item server event "onBeforeAdd". The only data displayed at that time is the action and the document number. Is there a way to get the type from the document number (affected_id) displayed?

    if (this.getProperty("action") == "Revise" && this.getType() == "Document"){
        this.setProperty("dispo_assemble","N/A");
        this.setProperty("dispo_repairs","N/A");
        this.setProperty("dispo_stock_kit","N/A");
        this.setProperty("dispo_supplier_stock","N/A");
        this.setProperty("dispo_wip","N/A");    
    }
    return this;

    • christopher_gillis's avatar
      christopher_gillis
      Community Manager
      6 years ago

      Hello,

      Ah. This is an Affected Item. Affected Items are pretty unique in terms of their data model. It'll likely take a little more work to get the ItemType of the affected item you've selected.

      The first step is to establish what data you have access to inside of this in your server event. You can check this a few ways either by turning on logs or by debugging into the method. this is going to store the request that's being sent to the server to add your affected item. As an example, let's work under the assumption that you're only given the bare minimum of information.

      <Item type="Affected Item" action="add">
           <action>Revise</action>
           <affected_id keyed_name="My Document">BC5157C0BB844887817719973C32C5AD</affected_id>
      </Item>

      From this request, we don't know what the ItemType of the affected item is; we just know the ID. To work around this, we can do a query to see if there's a Document in the system that has this ID. If we get a result, we know that the affected item is a Document and we should set the default values for the properties. If we get back nothing, the affected item is not a Document, and we should not set the default values for those properties.

      Innovator inn = this.getInnovator();
      Item affectedDocument = inn.newItem("Document", "get");
      affectedDocument.setID(this.getProperty("affected_id"));
      affectedDocument = affectedDocument.apply();
      if (affectedDocument.isEmpty())
      {
           // The affected item is a Document
      }
      else
      {
           // The affected item is not a Document
      }

      Chris

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        dkinsley
        Creator II
        6 years ago

        Does this look correct? I couldn't get it to work. I have it on the onBeforeAdd affected item server event.

        Innovator inn = this.getInnovator();
        Item affectedDocument = inn.newItem("Document", "get");
        affectedDocument.setID(this.getProperty("affected_id"));
        affectedDocument = affectedDocument.apply();
        if (affectedDocument.isEmpty())
        {
        // The affected item is a Document
        if (this.getProperty("action") == "Revise"){
               this.setProperty("dispo_assemble","N/A");
            this.setProperty("dispo_repairs","N/A");
            this.setProperty("dispo_stock_kit","N/A");
            this.setProperty("dispo_supplier_stock","N/A");
            this.setProperty("dispo_wip","N/A");    
        }
        }
        return this;