Bind textual information

You can bind information found in the text field of an object's properties. You can enter free-form text within the asset to complement the bound information. For example:

Operator must tighten &&SUM()&& bolts with torque &&MAX()&& and any other &&alias_3&&.

Procedure

1. Detach the Work Instructions tab.

2. In the detached tab, click .

Teamcenter creates a placeholder for the text on the work instruction page.

3. Save the work instruction.

You must always save a work instruction once to create the dataset before you can populate an asset.

4. Click the Text Tool button to add free-form text to the asset.

5. Right-click the placeholder and select Bind.

Teamcenter displays the Bind Text Placeholder dialog box.

6. From the Transfer Modes list, select tcm_export transfer mode.

You can select only one transfer mode per text alias.

7. In the Aliases list, open the ObjectProperties entry and select the piece of textual information that you want to embed. You can choose to manipulate the asset data using the list of simple formula.

Each piece of bound data is added to the end of the text asset. You may have to rearrange the information after binding the data.

8. Click Add.

Tip

You can also type the binding directly into the text asset if you know the format.

You can bind multiple times to create free-form text plus embedded text in one asset. Switch back and forth between binding and typing free-form text by doing the following:

Click the Arrow Tool button and right-click the text asset to access the bind dialog.

Click the Text Tool button and select the text asset to type free-form text.

9. With the Work Instruction tab still detached, select the object in the structure pane containing the text that you want to embed in the Teamcenter window. For example, if you want to embed the description of a particular item revision, select that item revision in the structure pane.

10. In the detached Work Instruction tab, with the text placeholder still selected, click the Populate Asset button .

Teamcenter displays the specified text on the work instructions page.