vcProductTypeManager
The product type manager is used to create, modify and delete vcProductType or vcAssemblyProductType objects. It is owned by a vcProcessController.
Properties
| Name | Type | Access | Description |
| Controller | vcProcessController | R | Gets the owner process controller. |
|
ProductTypes |
List of vcProductType or vcAssemblyProductType | R | Gets a list of all product types in this process controller. vcAssemblyProductType are listed where appropriate. |
Methods
| Name | Return Type | Parameters | Description |
| createProductType |
or |
String name, vcProcessFlowGroup groupToPlaceObject, Boolean createAssemblyProductType |
Creates new product type and assigns it to the given flow group. The name must be unique. When createAssemblyProductType is set to True, creates and returns vcAssemblyProductType. Otherwise, creates and returns vcProductType. |
| deleteProductType | None |
vcProductType typeToDelete or String typeName |
Tries to delete the given product type. Cannot delete system product types or product types from a different process controller. Tries to delete product type with given name. Cannot delete system product types or product types from a different process controller. |
| findProductType | vcProductType |
String name |
Tries to find a product type with the given name. Returns None if not found. |
Events
| Name | Parameters | Description |
| OnProductTypeAdded |
vcProductType or vcAssemblyProductType productType |
Triggered when a new product type has been added to this process controller. |
| OnProductTypeRemoving |
vcProductType or vcAssemblyProductType productType |
Triggered when a product type is being removed from this process controller. |
Examples
Example. Access the vcProductTypeManager from the ProcessController
| from vcScript import * process_controller = getSimulation().ProcessController product_type_manager = process_controller.ProductTypeManager |
Example. Check to which process controller the manager belongs to.
| #print product_type_manager.Controller Get the list of ProductTypes ##To get the list of ProductTypes #print product_type_manager.ProductTypes |
Example. Find and Create a new product type
| #You need to get the flow group to add product types flow_group_manager = process_controller.FlowGroupManager flow_group = flow_group_manager.findGroup('Flow Group #1') my_productType = product_type_manager.findProductType('MyProduct') if not my_productType: my_productType = product_type_manager.createProductType('MyProduct', flow_group) |
Example. Delete a given product type
| #if my_productType: # product_type_manager.deleteProductType('MyProduct') |
Example. Get event when you add and remove product type from UI
| def productAdded(prod): print 'New ProductType added. Product name is "{}".'.format(prod.Name) def productRemoved(prod): print 'ProductType "{}" is removed.'.format(prod.Name) product_type_manager.OnProductTypeAdded = productAdded #trigger when a new product type is added product_type_manager.OnProductTypeRemoving = productRemoved #trigger when a an existing product type is removed |