New workspace within a workspace?

[jonas.andersson]

Hi, can I create a workspace within a workspace without using workflow?

I have a workspace, with a field that is a workspace picklist. I would like to be able to generate new items from within the original workspace. 

For example, I have a workspace for "Purchasing Orders". In this workspace, I have a picklist that refer to the workspace "Payments". I wish to within the "Purchasing Orders" workspace be able to add a new payment and thus creating a new item in the "Payment workspace" at the same time. (Normally I have several payments per purchasing order).

Kind regards,

Jonas

[jpiggee · Accepted solution]

Jonas,

Yes you can do this, by using the embedded workspace (by computed field and a behavior script if need be), this would eliminate the need to use a workflow, and allow you to show more than one workspace at a time.

I know there are a few examples of how to embedded webpages here in the forums and in the plm talk sessions. 

[jonas.andersson]

Hi John, unfortunately I cannot find any information. Could you please link an example?

Kind regards,

Jonas

[jpiggee]

Hi Jonas,

You can see an example of this inside your own tenant by looking at computed field text of the workspace: Sales & Marketing> Customers. The field you want to look at is: Item details >Map.

Example of imbedding

[jonas.andersson]

Hi Joe, I can see how linking up to a map based on fields can be very useful, but I don't understand how I can use this to make a new item in an other workspace (within my current workspace).

Can you please clarify?

Kind regards,

Jonas

[jpiggee]

Jonas,

The computed field text is the same, it just depends on what you use for the "red text". 

i.e.

<iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="Insert url here"></iframe>

So by using this method you could have a PLM in your PLM so to speak.

[jonas.andersson]

OK, so no chance to have a workspace-picklist with one entry "new item" within the picklist?

The new item in the picklist with get infromation derived from the original workspace.

Kind regards,

Jonas

[jpiggee]

Jonas,
I’m not too clear on what you’re asking here.
Can you please explain what you mean by this?