Create new, modify or remove columns in a part assembly

This guide explains how to add specifications as new columns in a part assembly, add columns, remove columns or change sorting.

This guide is valid up to version 5.0 (legacy user interface)

Create step-by-step guide

Follow these steps to show a part row specification as a column in the Web Viewer.

  1. Open the 'Specification type' storage in Signifikant Manager
  2. Select the specification type of the specification that should be displayed in a new column
  3. Add a code to the selected specification type and save the change.
    In the example below, the part row specification for "Length" should be displayed in its own column.



  4. Update the profile.config with a custom part assembly column setting. Select the specification to be displayed in the column by using the code.

    <PresentationSettings>
    <Settings>
    <CustomPartAssemblyColumnSetting caption-key="Length" order="85">
    <HideEmpty>true</HideEmpty>
    <Value property="RowSpecifications[Code=length].FormattedValue"/>
    </CustomPartAssemblyColumnSetting>
    </Settings>
    </PresentationSettings>
     
  5. Restart IIS to load the new profile configuration.

  6. Verify the specification is displayed as a new column in the part assembly

Modify step-by-step guide

Follow these steps to modify an existing part assembly column in the Web Viewer.

  1. Find the id of the part assembky column to modify. That can be done by examing the html for the part assmbly table in the Web Viewer.

  2. Update the profile.config with a part assembly column setting. Select the column to modify by specifying the id attribute.
    <PresentationSettings>
      <Settings>
          <PartAssemblyColumnSetting id="number" caption-key="OrderingNumber" order="0"/>
       </Settings>
    </PresentationSettings>
  3. Save the change and restart IIS to load the new profile configuration. Verify the change.

Remove step-by-step guide

Follow these steps to remove an existing part assembly column in the Web Viewer.

  1. Follow the steps in the Modify step-by-step guide. Set the enabled attribute to false.
    <PartAssemblyColumnSetting id="number" enabled="false"/>