Changes to the CES Data Model

R17 to R18

In R18 several changes have been made to the CES data model

  • The following properties have been added to the Item to PLM Item Class:

    • GPSyncStamp

    • SyncStamp

    • CATIA Type

    • Design Table Name

    • Is Reserved

    • Sync Mode

    • Resolution Mode

    • Introduced By

  • The CATIA Type property in the Item to PLM Item class is a mandatory Primary Key. To insert a record in this class, you must set the value for the CATIA Type property.

  • If you are manually migrating the R17 database to R18, using the DBLoad Utility, the DBLoad files will update the Item to PLM Item class with these new properties. If you are automatically migrating the R17 database to R18, the CESDBUpdate script will automatically update the Item to PLM Item class with the new properties. For more information about manually migrating a database, refer to Using DBLoad. For more information about migrating a database automatically, refer to Updating the CES Database Automatically.

  • After you migrate the CES database from R17 to R18, you must manually update any existing records with the appropriate CATIA Type.