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.
- Open the 'Specification type' storage in Signifikant Manager
- Select the specification type of the specification that should be displayed in a new column
- 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. - 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>
Restart IIS to load the new profile configuration.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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> - 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.
- Follow the steps in the Modify step-by-step guide. Set the enabled attribute to false.
<PartAssemblyColumnSetting id="number" enabled="false"/>
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