HD07294: SMARTEAM INVENTOR 6 INTEGRATION: PROPERTIES NOT MAPPED CORRECTLY

APAR status

• Closed as unreproducible in next release.

Error description

• SMARTEAM INVENTOR INTEGRATION: Properties Not Mapped
  Correctly
  
  Scenario:
  1. MappingTest.gdb, create BDE alias, set as default DB
  connection using DB connection manager.
  2. Open Inventor 6, log in to SmarTeam as 'Joe' and navigate
  to SmartInventor->Tools->Property Management.  'Drawing
  Properties' and 'Revision' are the only default mapping
  groups that are created.
  However, on page A-6 of the Inventor integration documents
  their property structure, are automatically written to the
  SMARTEAM database. The System Administrator can now use the
  Integration Tools Setup utility to map these properties
  direct to attributes in the Profile Card."  I'm not sure why
  there are not created but I will create them manually for
  this example.
  3. Create and save an Inventor part to test the default
  functionality.
  Create a new part and save locally.  Save the part to
  SmarTeam.  An individual profile card appears and I can
  modify the information.
  Click "OK" and the part is saved.  There is no problem with
  this.
  4. Now create mapping attribute for the Inventor Part
  Description field.  Open Integration Tools Setup and
  navigate to the Inventor section.  Under "Mapping Group
  Types" create a "File Properties" type.
  Open the groups tree and create groups for "Custom,"
  "Project," "Status," and "Summary."  Add a new mapping
  property under the "Project" category and call it
  "Description."  This corresponds to the iProperties
  "Project" tab and the field labeled "Description."  Add
  a mapping attribute to the Description and map it to
  Inventor Part and the field Description.  We now have the
  Description of the Inventor part mapped to the SmarTeam
  Inventor part class and the description attribute.
  5. Create a new Inventor part, add a description to the
  Project tab, and save locally.  Then save to SmarTeam.  The
  part should save correctly and the field should be mapped.
  6a. Now create a new assembly and then create a new part in
  that assembly.  Be sure to fill in a description for the
  part as you did in step 5.  Save the assembly to SmarTeam.
  This is where the odd behavior occurs.  when I save the
  assembly a profile card for the Inventor part comes up,
  however the description is not mapped.  There are two
  options now.  I can hit cancel or hit OK.  If I hit OK
  the part is saved to SmarTeam and the description is filled
  in with the part number (which is the file name).  SmarTeam
  then asks me where to save my assembly so I pick a project.
  The assembly profile card appears and I hit OK.  Now the
  assembly and part are saved into SmarTeam but the mapping
  was ignored.
  6b. I add a new part to the assembly and save to SmarTeam
  again.  This time when the first profile card appears
  without the mapping I hit Cancel.  Another profile card for
  the new part appears and also does not have the mapping.  I
  hit cancel again.  Now a profile card appears for the part
  but the description is filled in with the file name again.
  BUT it is the file name of the part that was already saved
  (so now the file name and description do not match).  If I
  hit cancel then the part is saved but again with the wrong
  description.
  6c. Now I will create a new assembly and create a new part
  in that assembly.  Again, add a description to the part so
  we can see if the mapping is working correctly.  Now do a
  SmarTeam save.  A profile card appears but there is no
  description mapping. I hit cancel. SmarTeam asks me where I
  want to save the assembly.  I pick a project and hit Save.
  The assy profile card appears and I hit OK.  Another Inv
  Part profile card appears again without the description
  mapped.  I hit cancel again.  And now a third Inventor Part
  profile card appears and the mapping is correct.  I will hit
  OK this time.  The assembly and part are now save correctly.
  7. I have also tried mapping other properties and have
  experienced similar results.  I mapped the Inventor title
  property to the Inventor Drawing class description and
  noticed that the assembly title was mapped to the assembly
  description when I did a SmarTeam save.
  Also, if you go through a couple of examples you will see
  that there are problems with the mapping.
  8. Since the mapping appeard to work when I save the parts
  individually I also tried this approach.  The parts are
  saved fine but when I try to save the assembly SmarTeam
  wants to recognize the parts as new objects. So this
  approach is not an option.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• INVENTOR PROPERTIES NOT MAPPING CORRECTLY
  *DS
  PEZ on 02 Jun.
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Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• THE PROBLEM WAS SUBMITTED ON :
  SMARTEAM VERSION 5 RELEASE 10.
  THIS PROBLEM IS NOT REPRODUCIBLE ON :
  SMARTEAM VERSION 5 RELEASE 13 GA level
  AND ON V5R12SP04 AND V5R11SP07 AND
  V5R10SP10
  Comment: note that this problem is unreproducible since V5R11SP
  4, V5R12SP1 and V5R10SP7.
  
  .
  

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SMARTEAM NT 200

• Fixed component ID

  569199970

Applicable component levels

• R510 PSN

     UP

• R511 PSN SP51107

     UP03/12/08 N 1000

• R512 PSN SP51204

     UP03/12/18 I 1000

• R513 PSN

     UP