Inventor DataStandard - Property Validation

[d_stockinger]

Hello,

I have a configuration, where a Property is required for one Category, but not for the other one. 

Here is a ScreenShot from the Configuration of the Property.

the default Configuration from DataStandard Inventor.xaml wos adopted with WPF:ValidateBinding:

<TextBox x:Name="txtComments" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="4" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="{WPF:ValidatedBinding Prop[Comments].Value}" BorderThickness="0,1,1,1"
VerticalContentAlignment="Top" AcceptsReturn="True" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto" Height="50" />

The RedFrame always appears around the TextBox, but the DynamicGrid RedFrame for the property appears only for one of the selected category.

How can this be achived for the TextBox?

Many Thanks

BestRegards
Daniel

[Markus.Koechl]

Hi Daniel,

to achieve this, I would leverage the custom validation capabilities for properties:

$Prop["PropName"].CustomValidation = { MyCustomValidation }
function MyCustomValidation
...

 See also the help documentation to extend this by tooltips/error messaging: https://help.autodesk.com/view/VAULT/2023/ENU/?guid=GUID-1FE5AF32-38BB-48D2-9E90-657AEF8F6063

[d_stockinger]

Hi Markus,

Thanks for your answer. 

I feared it. To do this, the category and the associated properties must be evaluated. Is there an example for this?

$Cat = $vault.CategoryService.GetCategoryById("24")

$CatDef = $vault.CategoryService.GetCategoryConfigurationById($Cat.Id, $String)

$CatDef.BhvCfgArray[0].BhvArray

What I'm still missing is finding out whether the property is a required field or not.

Many Thanks

Daniel

[Markus.Koechl · Accepted solution]

Yes, you would need to evaluate the constraints for the given category. Use the Find() method of the PropertyDefinition.DefinitionConstraints class.
But why are you making all these efforts instead of leveraging the intelligent behavior of the dynamic grid?

[d_stockinger]

Hi Markus,

Thanks for you answer, and your suggestions. 

The issue is, that i have to prefill ComboBoxes and other Elemtens depending on ERP Classification.

Many Thanks
Daniel