A way to capture PLM 360 page load or native browser events?

[Carter.Mast]

Hello!

Is there anyway to capture PLM 360 page events (similar to using an onload HTML event) so workspace values can be updated when a tab is opened/changed/refreshed?

I am trying to provide the user with realtime feedback about the elapsed time since a workspace item was created just by looking at a field on the Item Details tab. Is there a way to update these values whenever the item is viewed?

Any insight or link to documentation would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!

[gasevsm]

Hi,
You shouldn't need a on view tracking.
You can use scripting item.descriptor.createDate to fetch item's date of creation. Via simple JS creative date calculation, an on create/edit script can easily update a field with the datetime difference.

[Carter.Mast]

Hi Martin-

Thank you for your quick reply.

I am able to use the item.descriptor.createDate and quickly compute the elapsed time since creation via a simple JS function.

However, I am only able to call this function to display the value when the workspace is edited or the workflow is modified (milestone transition or state change) .

Is there a way that this field can be updated everytime the user refreshes or opens the Item Details tab or a workspace (without having to edit an item or change/modify the workflow)?

Thank you,

Carter

[gasevsm]

There isn't, unfortunately. Could you clarify the purpose behind this please while we explore possibilities?

[Carter.Mast]

Hi Martin-

Thanks again for your quick reply.

In our case we have condensed workflows that must be completed within 24 hours of creation. We were planning on statusing the workflow based on the time left (or elapsed). For these particular workspaces the milestones do not provide the granularity we need, as these cannot be refined for increments less than 1 day.

Perhpas future releases of PLM 360 could allow developers to tap into some events typcially captured in HTML and browers? Or at least capturing the "onload" of a tab could be useful for providing realtime information to users.