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1.User Exits:  ITK Programming-Teamcenter Login
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one can use them when you want to call your functions from Java in the Teamcenter Rich client.

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1.Method Message Customization Archives

There are three main conditions of Method Message Customization in ITK.

 July 2023 (1)
a.Preaction
 April 2023 (1)
if you have to perform some action before executing the method is called Pre-action.  January 2023 (1)
 December 2022 (1)
Example: We have discussed one business case-if I have deleted ItemRevision then it copies all dataset of previous ItemRevision
 June 2022 (1)
to current ItemRevision at the time of deletion.
 March 2022 (1)
b.PreCondition:
 February 2022 (2)
if you have to check any condition before the execution of the method.  January 2022 (5)
 December 2021 (2)
Example: We have discussed one business case-if Item is revising please check the condition ItemRevision is release then its work
 November 2021 (3)
otherwise Item Revision is not released then showing custom error message popup
 September 2021 (1)
c.PostAction
 January 2021 (2)
Use if you have to perform some action after the execution of the method.  December 2020 (4)
 November 2020 (2)
Example: We have one business case-if you perform SaveAs operation on ItemRevision the property value on its ItemRevision
 October 2020 (3)
Master form should be filled automatically.
 September 2020 (3)
2.Handler Customization
 August 2020 (3)
Handlers are mostly used in the Workflow designer application of Teamcenter. Custom Handlers are the C programs that are  July 2020 (5)
compiled and linked into user exit shared libraries. One can create Action Handlers and Rule Handlers using ITK.  June 2020 (6)
a.Action Handler:  May 2020 (3)
 November 2019 (1)
Perform needed action using workflow.
 October 2019 (1)
Example: Create an additional object after the review task.  September 2019 (5)
 August 2019 (9)
b.Rule Handler:  July 2019 (11)
 June 2019 (11)
Perform check during the workflow.
 May 2019 (6)
Example: Validates Property and Verify reactions etc.  April 2019 (7)
 March 2019 (2)
3.Runtime Property Extensions  February 2019 (3)
 January 2019 (2)
Runtime Property Extensions worked on runtime execution with help BMIDE.
 December 2018 (1)

Basic Terminologies to write User Exits.  November 2018 (3)

 October 2018 (2)
1.Register Callbacks

It is a function that provides entry points to custom libraries. PLM Tags

2.Custom Register Callbacks

ACTIVE WORKSPACE (2) Agile plm tutorial (2)

This function registers customization for all customization contexts registered in the options dialogue box. Basic ITK Customization
This function loads the custom library and calls entry point function pointer to register custom exits. (17) CAD Tools (2) Data Science (3) Data
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Example: int_function name_register_callbacks()
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a. This function registers custom exit( a custom function pointer) for a given User exit function. Interview (8) Important term in NX (2)
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int CUSTOM_register_exit ( const char* context, /* <I> */
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CUSTOM_EXIT_ftn_t custom_ftn /* <I> */
*/);
); (15) ITK Customization
(18) Key Configuration Folder of Teamcenter
Context: Specifies the context in which this custom exit has to be registered. It is the name of the customization library.
Environment (2) NX (6) NX Article (5) NX
base_ftn_name
Specifies the name of the USER_ exit for which the custom exit must be registered (for example, USER_init_module). Module (5) NX Tutorial (5) PLM
custom_ftn
Specifies the name of the customs exit (a custom function pointer). (67) PLM Enovia Interview
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4.Custom Execute Callbacks
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This function executes the custom callbacks registered for a particular USER_ exit.
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4. Please create Custom Register callbacks function to Register customization and to call the entry point function. Interview Questions (6) Teamcenter
5. Please create Custom Register Exit function to register a custom exit. Dispatcher (2) Teamcenter Dispatcher

6. Please create Custom Execute Callbacks to execute custom callbacks registered for a particular USER_ exit. Teamcenter
parameters (3)
7. For Method message customization
customization, Use APIs like ‘Method_Find_Method
Method_Find_Method’ and Method_add_precondition/
Method_add_precondition/post- post-
action/preaction (depending on business requirement). Interview Questions (14)
8.For Handlers,Use APIs like EPM_Register_Action/Rule_
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Handler, EPM_ask_root_task
EPM_ask_root_task,EPM_ask
EPM_ask _attachments etc. Teamcenter Interview
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Note: In ITK Customization only rule handler returns Decision. Teamcenter Organization (2) Teamcenter Workflow
(2)
EPM_decision_t:
{
Categories
EPM_ nogo: when not satisfied
EPM_undecided: pending
EPM_go: passed Select Category
}

9. Write program logic (custom code) as per requirement under the custom function.

Frequently Used ITK Modules & APIs in Module

1.Application Encapsulation(AE)
This module contains APIs which are mainly dealing with Dataset operations.
Example:
AE_ask_dataset_tool
AE_find_datasettype
AE_import_named_reference

2.Application object module(AOM)

This module contains APIs which are mainly dealing with information and operations related to Business Objects.
Example:
AOM_ask_name
AOM_Lock
AOM_ask_prop_names

3.Bill of Materials(BOM)
This Module contains APIs for BOM line operations
BOM_compare
BOM_create_window
BOM ask window top line.

4.Error message Handlers(EMH)

This Module contains APIs which mainly deals with error operations
EMH_ask_error_texts
EMH_user_error_base
EMH_store_error_s1

5. System Administration(SA)
This Module contains APIs which mainly deals with organization related operations
SA_ask_current_role
SA_find_group
SA_create_user

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Bhumit says:
January 6, 2021 at 11:29 am

Can we write pre-action on Item_create ?

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