Add a planner input field

You can use a planner input field in a standard text document to create generic standard text elements for repeated use in varying scenarios. This is done by combining text and planner input fields. For example:

You can also define the required properties for the new data.

Note

Planner input fields are not visible in the Teamcenter structure.

Procedure

1. Place your cursor at the location at which to add the planner input field and click New pif .

The New Planner Input Field dialog box is displayed.

The following planner input field types are available:

Integer

Real

String

Customized Note Customized planner input fields require a dedicated style sheet. If this is missing, the New Planner Input Field dialog box prevents you from proceeding to the next stage.

All the planner input field types can be user-customized and are automatically supported by the editor.

2. Select the type of planner input field or type it and click Next.

The Planner Input Field Create Information dialog box is displayed.

3. Enter the attributes for the planner input field definition and click Finish.

Name attribute is required; all the other attributes are optional.

The new planner input field is displayed in your document. It displays Name in its title bar.

4. Click Finish. Teamcenter performs a validity check on the new planner input field.

Planner input field type

Teamcenter checks that...

Integer

The value is not less than the minimum (if defined) and does not exceed the maximum (if defined).

Real

The value is not less than the minimum (if defined) and does not exceed the maximum (if defined). The number of fraction digits does not exceed the allowed number (if defined).

String

The number of characters in the string does not exceed the maximum length. If it does, Teamcenter truncates the excess characters when saving the planner input field. The default maximum length is 512 characters. The string is in the legal format (if defined). Teamcenter checks whether the string conforms to regular expression patterns. The following are examples of commonly used regular expression patterns:

Date (dd/mm/yyyy): (0?[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])/(0?[1-9]|1[012])/((19|20)\d\d)

Email: ^[_A-Za-z0-9-]+(.[_A-Za-z0-9-]+)@[A-Za-z0-9]+ (.[A-Za-z0-9]+)(.[A-Za-z]{2,})$

IP address: ^([01]?\d\d?|2[0-4]\d|25[0-5]).([01]?\d\d?|2[0-4] \d|25[0-5]).([01]?\d\d?|2[0-4]\d|25[0-5]).([01]? \d\d?|2[0-4]\d|25[0-5])$

Note

If the validity check fails, the system issues an error message detailing the problem. The Planner Input Field Create Information dialog box remains active until the problem is solved.

You cannot copy planner input fields.