Production Input Mappings
The following aPriori out-of-box (system-defined) production inputs can be mapped to CAD properties. Note that in the XML file, you must use the system-defined name, NOT the display name, in those cases where they differ.
System Name
(MUST be used in XML mapping)
Display Name
Process_Group
Process Group
VPE
VPE
Material
Material
Annual_Volume
Annual Volume
Batch_Size
Batch Size
Description
Description
Revision
Revision
In the mapping file, these standard, out-of-box production inputs are defined as type "system". No other aPriori system-defined attributes can be mapped to CAD properties.
For information about mapping CAD properties to aPriori User Defined Attributes (UDAs), see the next section, UDA Mappings. Note that it is possible to create UDAs with the same names as system-defined production attributes. If you do, you can map CAD properties to either the UDA, or to the production input, or to both. And you can display either or both on the Cost Guide.
Of the mappable production input attributes, Material and Description exhibit some special-case behavior as described below.