Way to search across multiple classes?

[Steve]

Let's say I want to search for a drawing, but I don't know if it's an ME10 (me_drawing class) or an Annotation (sd_drawing class) drawing.

Rather than searching twice, is there a way to search across multiple classes?

Steve

[Steve]

This is in Work Manager Desktop.

Steve

[MikeBoswell]

extra -> admin
query -> show

click the button next to any of the predefined queries.

then pick the classes you want to search and fill in any attributes.

I know this works w/ Design Data Manager not sure of the diff.

[Steve]

That sounds like the "classic" interface, not the desktop interface, correct?

I'd like a solution from directly within the desktop interface, instead of having to go into the classic interface, if possible.

Steve

[alexniccoli]

Originally posted by Steve

I'd like a solution from directly within the desktop interface, instead of having to go into the classic interface, if possible.

Steve
There is no a predefined solution, but with some macro programming you can accomplish this task.
For instance we developed this funcionality for a lot of our customers which needed an Interclass Search for Parts(some of them have more than 100 classes).
We introduced a new button in the desktop interface wich opens a window with common attributes,the user introduce query restrictions and the the output is sent to the Lister as usual.

Alessando Niccoli
Marco Coli

[dszostak]

The Model Manager and Drawing Manager Search UI's can handle searches across a group of related classes, as described above. All Drawing classes can be grouped, all Model classes can be grouped, all Part classes can be grouped.

[Steve]

Cool...another reason to migrate to MM.

Steve

[ChrisE]

Originally posted by Steve
Cool...another reason to migrate to MM.

Steve

Hi Steve,

before you turn onto that painful road :D, you might want to try this approach:

Define a Query, add the two classes in question to the query, add the attributes you are interested in to the query, and then set the query as the default query for your classes.

See examples in the files:
..../WorkManager/desktop/startup/democust.m
or ..../WorkManager/desktop/startup/std_cust.m,
and look for keywords like
QUERY_CREATE
QUERY_ADD_CLASS
QUERY_ADD_COLUMN
and
Awmc_ui_set_query_layout

Simple example:

QUERY_CREATE "my_drawings"
QUERY_ADD_CLASS "my_drawings"
"me_drawings" "sd_drawings" END
QUERY_ADD_COLUMN "my_drawings" "NAME" "VERSION" "SHEET_NO" "DESCRIPTION" "STATE" .... END

Awmc_ui_set_query_layout "me_drawings" "my_drawings"
Awmc_ui_set_query_layout "sd_drawings" "my_drawings"


Good luck!