URL Parameters

[Anonymous]

Hi,

is there any way to pass 'seach' parameters via a PLM 360 URL. For example, can I add something like '&keyword=test' to the end of the standard search url to get it to run a search for something with 'test' in it? 

Also is there any way to generate an URL to workspace item using one of the item parameters instead of the dmsID. For example;

https://<NAME>.autodeskplm360.net/workspace#workspaceid=77&tab=itemdetails&NUMBER=12345

Thanks,

David

[JohnCHill]

Hello David,

There is no propcess in place for using the url to pass search parameters.  Is there a reason you don't want to just use the search tool that is in place?

[Anonymous]

Hi John,

Is there any way to pass a parameter when creating a new item via the URL? For example the following URL is used to create a new item;

https://<NAME>.autodeskplm360.net/createItem.do?dmsID=&workspaceID=77

Lets say that I have a field called 'TITLE'. Can I autopopulate the field using something like this

https://<NAME>.autodeskplm360.net/createItem.do?dmsID=&workspaceID=77&TITLE=test

David

[gasevsm]

This is not possible.

You need to resort to using our API and rely on leveraging standard HTTP methods like POST, GET, PUT, DELETE to create, retrieve, update or delete items. When doing PUT, you would provide in the API payload information of about which field you wish modified and its new value.

Please refer to the online API help. Also let me know if have further questions regarding API and we can discuss in private so I better understand your needs and guide you to appropriate solution.

Hope this helps,

[Anonymous]

Hi John,

Thanks for the quick reply. All I'm trying to do here is autopopulate some fields on a form in a different way for different users. I don't want to create the item. Is this not standard functionality for any web application? The API won't suit us here I think.

Should I put this into the IdeaStation?

David.

[gasevsm]

PLM 360 offers setting default values for fields. Have you looked into this admin area? Its a fixed value and may seems insufficient to what you're looking for. If so, by all means place it on idea station.
Although still little unclear what the problem is, it seems you are asking for something like native browser's auto-fill form, just a smarter one offering different values for different users. I'd like to better understand the use scenario that drives you to want this capability.
As you're writing the idea, kindly provide concrete examples of the problem and its impact on your users and business. It's more valuable to understand that, and less how you wish it solved eg. pass params in URL or another proposal. Thank you for your patience,
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Martin Gasevski

[Anonymous]

Hi Martin,

The issue is this. I'm creating a workspace to allow sales managers to submit RFCQs (Request For Customisation Quotation) to the engineering department. When the sales manager goes to create an RFCQ he does so by clicking on a shortcut that brings hin directly to the form for a new RFCQ in PLM;

https://<NAME>.autodeskplm360.net/createItem.do?dmsID=&workspaceID=77

The sales managers are required to fill in fields on the form such as 'Customer', 'Sales Region', 'Industry Type' etc. However some of these fields (like 'Sales Region' will always be the same for each sales manager. So I want to give them a shortcut that links them a new RFCQ where the 'Sales Region' field is already filled in to match their personal requirement. Some other fields like 'Customer' should default to the largest customer for that region.

The functionality allows us to embed 'smart' hyperlinks from within other enterprise systems that open up new forms in PLM that are pre-populated with the correct information. We already use this to great effect with SAP and some other web-based applications we use.

David.

[gasevsm · Accepted solution]

That's what I thought. 😉 I encourage you to log this in ideastation as 'support to pre-fill create forms via HTTP url parameters'. This way we can weigh the Community's desire to have this functionality. If you can provide the details you outlined below with the new idea, that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you once again,
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Martin Gasevski