Update class_structure with AML?
Hi Everyone,
I'm trying to add new classes to the class_structure of the Part ItemType with AML, but the results are giving me an empty class_structure.
What I tried is something like
<AML>
<Item type="ItemType" action='edit' id = "xxx">
<class_structure>
<class id="xxx">
<class name="Component" id="xxx"/>
<class name="Assembly" id="xxx"/>
<class name="Material" id="xxx"/>
<class name="Software" id="xxx"/>
<class name="Phantom" id="xxx" />
<class name="MBOM only Part" id="xxx"/>
<class name="Cat" id="xxx"/>
</class>
</class_structure>
</Item>
</AML>
and the result is an empty class_structure.
Hi Kevin,
It appears that the class_structure property on ItemType is a Text field. Here's what it looks like for the Part ItemType:
I believe your issue is that you're treating the XML within the class structure as an extension of your AML, when in reality it's basically a long string within your class_structure property. I've created a basic ItemType with a modified class structure and exported it via the export tool. Here's how it looks:
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It looks like the contents of the <Class_structure> tag are wrapped in a CDATA wrapper. your code should look like
<class_structure><![CDATA[ your class structure here ]]</class_structure>I'm curious why you're using AML for something like this? Generally going into the instance for a change like this would make more sense, where you can then export it and reimport if necessary.
AJ
