What's new in PDM 2013

Looks like some nice enhancements are coming...it also looks like I have some workflows to re-write!

Here's a nice preview from the fine folks at 3DVision Technologies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wWoCYraXWgc#!

~Corey Hinman, CEPA, CSWP

Get out and Vote

I hear Romney is Pro-PDM Enterprise :)

~Corey Hinman, CEPA, CSWP

New & Improved? CEPA certificates

I was part of the first test group of CEPA test takers at solidworks world 2012, since they've formally released that test to the public they've released a new certificate, not that I the paper copy of it for anything, but at least it looks a little more professional

New:

~Corey Hinman, CEPA

Quiet = Busy!!

Been a little busier than normal around here, making finding new topics, or time to post more difficult.

I did just register for Solidworks World 2013 though, I am looking forward to this one as well so I can get a test drive of PDM 2013 capabilities!

~Corey Hinman, CEPA

Enterprise PDM Zero BOM Qty

I have a BOM that is showing some items as 0 qty items.They are not 0 qty items, they are not excluded from BOM. As built is not selected, the pictures are using the default configuration.

The zero qty items appear as yellow (meaning modified), so I backspace over the value, which reverts to it's real BOM count. But when I hit save on the BOM it reverts back to zero on 1 of the items. If I fix that one, and save, it reverts to zero on all items.

2012 sp3

If you're experiencing this, you'll need to wait for 2012 SP5.0 apparently.

~Corey Hinman, CEPA, CSWP

Christian Bale - Class Act

Christian Bale visited the hospital in Colorado where many of the theater shooting victims are still recovering. This wasn't politics, this wasn't Public Relations, this wasn't sponsored by Warner Brothers....this was one man who could give back and try to help in the healing.

Well done Sir.

~Corey Hinman
CEPA, CSWP

Using Dispatch to send email by card variable

I want to set users for specific tasks and then have enterprise send emails to those people without doing it through workflows (which I've done in the past). In this example it's a button on the data card, but I plan to send the emails once the files pass through a transition.

I'm not a programmer, I don't know how to use the API, but this is what I came up with. I'm looking for feedback and maybe some ways to improve upon this.

• First, the data card needs to have the variables for said tasks, I used the user login name for the list, which matches our windows user names, and also outlook.
  
  

• Second, create 2 files in the vault
  • File #1: email_template.txt
    • This file will be used by dispatch to output a command line prompt that includes variable values.
    • "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\OFFICE14\OUTLOOK.EXE" /c ipm.note /m "%ECO Val owner DFMEA%;%ECO Val owner Cust App%;%ECO Val owner DVPR%;%ECO Val owner CWO%;%ECO Val owner Risk%;%ECO Val owner Gage%;%ECO Val owner Times%?do=newpm&u=&subject=You have open Tasks in ECRxxxx"
    • This looks like a lot but it breaks down like this.....
      • enter the path to your outlook
        • "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\OFFICE14\OUTLOOK.EXE"
      • Add the following arguments:
        • /c ipm.note /m
      • Add the variables (usernames) separated by ; <this becomes TO data>
        • "%ECO Val owner DFMEA%;%ECO Val owner Cust App%;%ECO Val owner DVPR%;%ECO Val owner CWO%;%ECO Val owner Risk%;%ECO Val owner Gage%;%ECO Val owner Times%
      • End with the following:
        • ?do=newpm&u=&subject=You have open Tasks in ECRxxxx"

• File #2: tasks_email.bat
  • This is the parameter file that Dispatch will Create.
• Dispatch Setup

~Corey Hinman
CEPA, CSWP