Procedural Lab

Create a Compound Property

This is a procedural lab. Please follow the steps listed below to accomplish the objectives of each activity listed.

Contents
Create or Set a Template Extension........................................................................................................................................ 1
Create a Compound Property for the C9_ItemRevision ......................................................................................................... 1
Create the Segment Path ........................................................................................................................................................ 2
Save changes to the Data Model ............................................................................................................................................ 2
Deploy the Template............................................................................................................................................................... 2
Login to Teamcenter ............................................................................................................................................................... 3
Verify the Compound Property ............................................................................................................................................... 3
Exit the Rich Client .................................................................................................................................................................. 4

Create or Set a Template Extension

Objective: Create or Set a Template Extension.

1. In the Business Modeler IDE, in the BMIDE view expand to c9corporate → Project Files → extensions.
2. Verify if the business_objects.xml exists.
IF the business_objects.xml is not listed, skip step 3, and perform the remaining steps on this page.
IF the business_objects.xml file is listed, perform step 3 and continue to the next page of the activities.
3. Select the business_objects.xml file and choose BMIDE → Organize Extensions → Set active extension file.
4. Choose BMIDE → Organize Extensions → Add new extension file on the menu bar.
5. In the New Extension File window, in the File name field type business_objects.xml.
6. Verify the Set as active extension file check box is selected.
7. Click Finish.
8. In the BMIDE view, expand to c9corporate → Project Files → extensions.
9. Verify the business_objects.xml is available and has a green arrow icon indicating it is active.

Create a Compound Property for the C9_ItemRevision

Objective: Create a Compound Property for the C9_ItemRevision.

1. In the Business Modeler IDE, choose BMIDE → Find.

2. In the Find Business Object window, select C9_ItemRevision.
3. Click Open in Editor.
4. In the C9_ItemRevision editor, select the Properties tab.
5. On the right side of the properties table, click Add....
6. In the New Property window, select the Compound.
7. Click Next.
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8. In the Compound Property Page page, in the Name field replace the current value with c9_ERPTagNumber.
9. In the Display Name field, replace the current value with CCC ERP Tag Number.
10. In the Description field, type CCC ERP Tag Number Compound Property.

Create the Segment Path

Objective: Create the Segment Path.

1. On the right side of the Path field, click Add Segment.

2. In the Add Compound Property Segment window, select IMAN_specification.
3. Click Next.
4. Clear the COTS check box.
5. Select the C9_ERPDataForm Business Object.
6. Click Finish.
7. In the Path field, select C9_ERPDataForm.
8. Click Add Final Segment.
9. In the Add Compound Property Segment window, select c9_ERPTagNumber.
10. Click Finish.
11. In the New Property window, click Finish.
12. In the properties table, verify the c9_ERPTagNumber Compound Property displays.
13. Close the C9_ItemRevision editor.

Save changes to the Data Model

Objective: Save changes to the Data Model.

1. Choose BMIDE → Save Data Model on the menu bar.

2. In the Save Data Model window, verify the c9corporate check box is selected.
3. Click OK.

Deploy the Template

Objective: Deploy the Template.

1. Close any Teamcenter Rich Clients.

2. Open a Services window.
3. In the Services window, verify the Teamcenter Server Manager *** service is set to Running.
4. Verify the Teamcenter FSC Service **** service is set to Running.
5. Verify the Wildfly services is set to Running.
6. Close the Services window.
7. In the Business Modeler IDE, choose BMIDE → Deploy Template on the menu bar.
8. In the Deploy window, if the Recommendations for Backing up Your Template Project Source Files page opens
click Next otherwise continue to the next step.
9. On the Teamcenter Login page, verify the Project field is set to c9corporate.
10. Verify the Server Profile is set to Teamcenter.
11. If the Deploy window requests login information perform steps 12, 13, 14, and 15.
If the Deploy window does not request login information, skip to step 16.
12. In the Password field, type <TC-SYS-PASSWORD>.
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13. Verify the Group field is set to dba.
14. Verify the Role field is set to DBA.
15. Click Connect.
16. Optionally, select the Generate Client Cache? and Generate Server Cache? check boxes.

Selecting the Generate Client Cache? and Generate Server Cache? check boxes will increase client performance
and ensure the data is available at the next client login, however building the caches will dramatically increase
deployment times. If you do not select the check boxes, you will need to restart the Teamcenter Server
Manager *** service after the deployment and prior to testing.

17. Click Finish.

18. Verify the Deployment to Teamcenter Server window opens and begins the deployment.

If the deployment is canceled for any reason a lock will be placed on the deployment process. If this occurs, no
additional BMIDE deployments can happen until the lock is cleared. To clear the locking mechanism, open a
Teamcenter Command Prompt and run the following command:
bmide_deployment_lock -u=<TC-SYS-USER> -p=<TC-SYS-PASSWORD> -g=dba -release

19. Verify the deployment completes successfully.

20. In the Deployment Results window, click OK.
21. In the Business Modeler IDE, close the Console view.

The Console view contains logs for the deployment.

22. Open a Services window.

23. In the Services window, restart the Teamcenter Server Manager *** service.

Login to Teamcenter
Objective: Login to Teamcenter.

1. Double-click the Teamcenter Rich Client shortcut on the Start Menu.

2. In the Teamcenter Login window, in the User ID field type <DBA-USER-ID>.
3. In the Password field, type <DBA-PASSWORD>.
4. Click Login.
5. If the Client cache is empty window displays, click OK.

Verify the Compound Property

Objective: Verify the Compound Property.

1. In the Rich Client, click Home in the Navigation Pane.

2. In the Home view, expand the Home Folder.
3. In the Home view, select the CCC ERP Data Form 2 Form.
4. Choose Edit → Copy....
5. In the Home view, expand the Test Justification Relation Item.
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6. Select the Test Justification Relation CCC Item Revision.
7. Choose Edit → Paste Special....
8. In the Paste Special window, select Specifications.
9. Click OK.
10. Verify the CCC ERP Data Form 2 is added to the Test Justification Relation CCC Item Revision.
11. Right-click the Test Justification Relation CCC Item Revision and choose View Properties.
12. In the Properties window, click the All tab.
13. Verify the CCC ERP Tag Number property displays the 000123 value from the attached Form.
14. Click Cancel.

Exit the Rich Client

Objective: Exit the Rich Client.

1. In the Teamcenter Rich Client, choose File → Exit.

2. In the Exit window, click Yes.

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