This Specification Flow Task will generate multiple new serial numbers.
Note: Ensure the SolidWorks PDM Plugin Settings is set up and enabled.
| Property Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Serial Number Generator | The name of the serial number generator. |
| Quantity | The quantity of new serial numbers to be generated (Cannot be greater than 1000). |
When this task is added the properties are static by default.
See How To: Change A Static Property To A Dynamic Property to enable rules to be built on these properties.
| Property Name | Example Rule | Example Result | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial Number Generator | AssemblyNSerialNumber | AssemblyNSerialNumber | Will get multiple serial numbers from the generator AssemblyNSerialNumber |
| Quantity | 8 | 8 | 8 new serial numbers will be generated. |
The result passed to the New Serial NumbersOutput node is an array.
Using the example above this will look like:
{"Index","New Serial Numbers","Success","Error Description";1,"DSN-0001",TRUE,"";2,"DSN-0002",TRUE,"";3,"DSN-0003",TRUE,"";4,"DSN-0004",TRUE,"";5,"DSN-0005",TRUE,"";6,"DSN-0006",TRUE,"";7,"DSN-0007",TRUE,"";8,"DSN-0008",TRUE,""}When viewed as a table:
| Index | New Serial Numbers | Success | Error Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DSN-0001 | TRUE | |
| 2 | DSN-0002 | TRUE | |
| 3 | DSN-0003 | TRUE | |
| 4 | DSN-0004 | TRUE | |
| 5 | DSN-0005 | TRUE | |
| 6 | DSN-0006 | TRUE | |
| 7 | DSN-0007 | TRUE | |
| 8 | DSN-0008 | TRUE |
This task has different types of Outputs. For more information about Outputs see Specification Macros Task Node.
Outputs are only available within Specification Macros. Currently Outputs are not available for Specification Flow.
A Table of new serial numbers generated in the current vault.
This task supports Status Outputs. They can be used to perform different actions depending on what the status outcome of the task is. For more information see Status Outputs in the Task Node Outputs section of Specification Macros Task Node.
The status output navigation is as follows:
Success
Success with Warnings
Failure (one of the following occurred)