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  • BOM Report Job

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    To celebrate the release of Vault 2015 R2, I wrote an app that lets you generate BOM reports automatically through the Vault job server. If you are not already aware, Vault 2015 R2 has a BOM Report feature. From any BOM view, you can run the Report command and it will generate a report of…

  • Vault 2015 R2

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    Warning: A new version of Vault Professional has been released to Subscription Center. For the first time in many years, the Vault team put out a full release in between the standard yearly releases. R2 is not a service pack, which is why you need to be careful.

  • Component BOM Rows

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    Previously, I talked about how to disable and re-enable a BOM row, but that’s only half the story. There are actually 2 types of “off” BOM rows. The type I discussed earlier is an Item that has been disabled. The other type is a Component BOM Row, which means that the child is not a…

  • Position Number vs. Row Order vs. Detail ID

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    When it comes to ordering a Bill of Materials there are a surprising number of options. Three to be specific. This might seem overkill to some people, but BOM ordering is a pretty important topic. So there are couple of different mechanisms used to fit the various requirements. Hopefully, you will find one that is…

  • Assigning a File to an Item

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    In Vault 2015, PromoteFiles has been removed from the ItemService.  Previously, the quickest way was to call PromoteFiles followed by UpdateAndCommitItems.  Of course, more complex cases would require more API calls and data checks.  Anyway, the simple workflow just got more complex in 2015.  That’s sometimes the price you pay for better functionality. Before I…

  • The BOM Pipeline

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    I want to explain a bit how bill of material data works in Vault. It’s not very intuitive looking at the API. I’ll also attempt to answer the question, “Why did they do it that way?”

  • Parts List Tab 2013

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    Parts List Tab received the most votes when I asked which apps I should update. Keep in mind, this is a straight port from the Vault 2011 version. I didn’t have time to add new features. For those of you not familiar with the app, it creates a new file tab. When you select a…

  • Properties in Vault 2011 – Part 3

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    This article will focus on Item properties, so feel free to skip this one if you are not using Vault Professional or do not use Items.  If you haven't read the article on Entities, you might want to do that first.  And, obviously, parts 1 and 2 should be read. Item Properties Items is one…