TABLE element - Isogen - Help

Creates a table using data taken from the POD file. You can reference this data table elsewhere in the configuration file. In addition, you can create derived tables that contain aggregated values, such as Sum, Count, Min and Max.

Basic syntax:

<TABLE Name='PODCPTS' Source='Components'>
<COLUMNS …>
<COLUMN …. />
<COLUMN … />
</COLUMNS>

<VIEW …. />

<GROUPBYTABLE … >
<VIEW … />
</GROUPBYTABLE>
</TABLE>

The TABLE element contains the following mandatory attributes:

• Name indicates the name of the table.

  Name="Table01"

• Source specifies the source of the data in the table. Specify from the following: POD, Pipelines,Components, Materials, InformationElements, Spools, WorkPieces, CutPieces, and DrawingSheets.

  Source="Components"

  

  • A work piece is a "sub-spool" that consists of a cut piece and welded parts.

  • The following table lists the macros that you can use in the Content attribute of TABLE elements. The macro appears as a string, such as $P.PIPELINE-REFERENCE$. The macro enables you to specify the property of an object other than the Source setting. For example, you can use a macro to specify a pipeline property when the Source for the Table element is set to Components. When Isogen evaluates the element, the macro is substituted with a value taken from a property of the POD file being processed. For more information, see Appendix: Available Macros.

• Because the POD object is the "parent" of everything, you can use the POD macro in any TABLE element. Similarly, you can use the Pipeline macro (P) in every table except tables in which Source="POD".

• Spool, CutPiece, and WorkPiece can support a "reference component" that can be addressed using the C macro. You can use the reference component to derive all the component properties, such as size, item code, and description, that might be required for the object. Valid reference components are listed below:

  • The reference component for a spool is the component that owns the spool identifier.

  • The reference component for a cut piece is the first component in the cut piece.

  • The reference component for a work piece is the same as the cut piece on which it is based. In cases where the work piece does not contain a cut piece, the reference component is the first component in the work piece.

In addition to the mandatory attributes, a COLUMNS element, which defines the columns of data in the table, is also mandatory in a TABLE element. For more information, see COLUMN and COLUMNS element.

Optionally, a TABLE element can contain one or more GROUPBYTABLE elements. GROUPBYTABLE elements support the creation of aggregated data, such as the sum, count, minimum, or maximum of columns in the table.