SUPPORT Q&A - Adding a New Change Type to the Part Pop Up Menu

KamranAftab - Thursday, December 5, 2013 5:01 PM:

Hi All,

I have created a custom change type (ETAR). I want it to behave like the ECR in that when I press the right mouse button on a part, it gives me an option to "Add Item(s) to Change" option. When I pick this option, a dialog comes up with "Change Type: " drop down. The drop down has values for the OOTB types listed. How do I add my custom change type do this drop down?

Thanks in advance.

Kamran

dennis - Friday, February 21, 2014 8:47 AM:

You will need to modify the following methods:

PE_ChooseCMItem_API

• Modify the line: this.ChangeItemList = top.aras.newArray("PR", "ECN", "ECR", "Simple ECO", "Simple MCO", "Express ECO", "Express DCO", "ETAR");

PE_AddChangeItem

• Modify the switch (typeName) to include a case for ETAR

switch (typeName)

{

case "PR":

changeItem = new PRChangeItem(item);

break;

case "ECR":

case "ECN":

case "Express ECO":

case "Express DCO":

case "Simple ECO":

case "ETAR":

changeItem = new GenericChangeItem(item);

break;

case "Simple MCO":

changeItem = new MCOChangeItem(item);

break;

}

KamranAftab - Monday, March 10, 2014 3:25 PM:

Hi Dennis,

I was able to figure this out, but I appreciate you replying to this post and hence documenting the solution in the forums.

Regards,

Kamran