Engineering Subroutines

PDM/XREF - engineering data management and cross-references

Subroutine count: 7

VB_PDM.REV1
VB_PDM.REV2
VB_PDM.TRANS
VB_XREF.ADD
VB_XREF.DEL
VB_XREF.REV1
VB_XREF0001

`VB_PDM.REV1`

Signature: SUBROUTINE VB_PDM(CO,REQTYPE,PDMID,P1287REC,ADDFLAG,MESSAGE)

Source: S:\LinuxShare\pro3prog\VBBASE\VB_PDM.REV1

Property	Value
Status	[X] deprecated
Args	6
Superseded By	`VB_PDM.REV2`

Arguments:

Index	Name	Direction
0	CO	in
1	REQTYPE	in
2	PDMID	in
3	P1287REC	out
4	ADDFLAG	in
5	MESSAGE	out

API Call Example:

POST /api/admin/subroutine/call
{
    "name":  "VB_PDM.REV1",
    "args":  {
                 "0":  "",
                 "1":  "",
                 "2":  "",
                 "4":  ""
             }
}

`VB_PDM.REV2`

Signature: SUBROUTINE VB_PDM(REQTYPE,PDMID,NEWPDMREC,ADDFLAG,MESSAGE)

Source: S:\LinuxShare\pro3prog\VBBASE\VB_PDM.REV2

Property	Value
Status	[+] analyzed
Safety	[COND] conditional
Pattern	CRUD
Args	5
Description	Manages PDM (Product Data Management) records with support for checkin, checkout, sync, release, and delete operations. Updates the PDM.1287 master file and maintains PDMXREF.1287 cross-reference records per employee.
Dangerous REQTYPE	CHECKIN, CHECKOUT, SYNC, RELEASE, DELETE

Arguments:

Index	Name	Direction	Description
0	REQTYPE	in	Request type: CHECKIN, CHECKOUT, SYNC, RELEASE, or DELETE
1	PDMID	in	PDM document identifier (e.g. ‘000001.SLDPRT’)
2	NEWPDMREC	inout	PDM record data; on input contains new field values for checkin/checkout/sync; not used as output
3	ADDFLAG	in	Add flag: ‘Y’ if creating a new PDM record (used by CHECKIN and SYNC)
4	MESSAGE	out	Status/error message (e.g. ‘LOCKED’, ‘DELETE SUCCEEDED’)

Tables Referenced: EMPLOYEE.ACCESS.1287

Tables Written: PDM.1287, PDMXREF.1287

API Call Example:

POST /api/admin/subroutine/call
{
    "name":  "VB_PDM.REV2",
    "args":  {
                 "0":  "",
                 "1":  "",
                 "3":  ""
             }
}

`VB_PDM.TRANS`

Signature: SUBROUTINE PDM.TRANS(INREC,OUTREC,MESSAGE)

Source: S:\LinuxShare\pro3prog\VBBASE\VB_PDM.TRANS

Property	Value
Status	[+] analyzed
Safety	[SAFE] safe
Pattern	Inquiry
Args	3
Description	Retrieves PDM document information for a list of IDs. Supports local, checked-out, and vault views; resolves SolidWorks file extensions and traverses reference hierarchies to build a complete document list with metadata.

Arguments:

Index	Name	Direction	Description
0	INREC	in	Input parameters: <1>=value-marked list of PDM IDs, <2>=transaction type (I=inquiry, O=checkout, S=sync)
1	OUTREC	out	Output array of PDM record fields for each resolved document (filename, description, extension, paths, checkout info, timestamps, version, MRP, GT code)
2	MESSAGE	out	Error message if PDM record does not exist or process is aborted

Tables Referenced: PDM.1287, PDMXREF.1287, EMPLOYEE.ACCESS.1287

API Call Example:

POST /api/admin/subroutine/call
{
    "name":  "VB_PDM.TRANS",
    "args":  {
                 "0":  ""
             }
}

`VB_XREF.ADD`

Signature: SUBROUTINE XREF.ADD(CO,PARTNO,REF,TYPE,MSG)

Source: S:\LinuxShare\pro3prog\VBBASE\VB_XREF.ADD

Property	Value
Status	[+] analyzed
Safety	[WARN] dangerous
Pattern	Process
Args	5
Description	Adds a cross-reference entry to PRODXREF, REFXPROD, and XREFINDEX tables. For MFG type references, also updates the manufacturing code in ITEMMANF. Inserts are sorted by ascending reference and descending part number.

Arguments:

Index	Name	Direction	Description
0	CO	in	Company number
1	PARTNO	in	Part number to cross-reference
2	REF	in	Cross-reference code (e.g. vendor part number, manufacturer code)
3	TYPE	in	Cross-reference type (e.g. ‘MFG’ for manufacturer)
4	MSG	out	Error message (initialized to empty)

Tables Written: PRODXREF, REFXPROD, XREFINDEX, ITEMMANF

API Call Example:

POST /api/admin/subroutine/call
{
    "name":  "VB_XREF.ADD",
    "args":  {
                 "0":  "",
                 "1":  "",
                 "2":  "",
                 "3":  ""
             }
}

`VB_XREF.DEL`

Signature: SUBROUTINE XREF.DEL(CO,PARTNO,REF,TYPE,MSG)

Source: S:\LinuxShare\pro3prog\VBBASE\VB_XREF.DEL

Property	Value
Status	[+] analyzed
Safety	[WARN] dangerous
Pattern	Process
Args	5
Description	Deletes a cross-reference entry from PRODXREF, REFXPROD, and XREFINDEX tables. For MFG type references, also clears the manufacturing code in ITEMMANF. Deletes entire records when they become empty.

Arguments:

Index	Name	Direction	Description
0	CO	in	Company number
1	PARTNO	in	Part number whose cross-reference is being removed
2	REF	in	Cross-reference code to delete
3	TYPE	in	Cross-reference type (e.g. ‘MFG’)
4	MSG	out	Error message (initialized to empty)

Tables Written: PRODXREF, REFXPROD, XREFINDEX, ITEMMANF

API Call Example:

POST /api/admin/subroutine/call
{
    "name":  "VB_XREF.DEL",
    "args":  {
                 "0":  "",
                 "1":  "",
                 "2":  "",
                 "3":  ""
             }
}

`VB_XREF.REV1`

Signature: SUBROUTINE VB_XREF(CO,ACTION,PARTNO,XREF,TYPE,MESSAGE)

Source: S:\LinuxShare\pro3prog\VBBASE\VB_XREF.REV1

Property	Value
Status	[+] analyzed
Safety	[COND] conditional
Pattern	CRUD
Args	6
Description	Wrapper for product cross-reference operations. Dispatches to XREF.ADD or XREF.DEL based on ACTION parameter, passing pre-opened file handles for PRODXREF, REFXPROD, XREFINDEX, and ITEMMANF.
Dangerous REQTYPE	A, D

Arguments:

Index	Name	Direction	Description
0	CO	in	Company number
1	ACTION	in	Action to perform: ‘A’ for add, ‘D’ for delete
2	PARTNO	in	Part number to cross-reference
3	XREF	in	Cross-reference value (vendor part number, manufacturer code, etc.)
4	TYPE	in	Cross-reference type (e.g. ‘MFG’)
5	MESSAGE	out	Error or status message

Tables Written: PRODXREF, REFXPROD, XREFINDEX, ITEMMANF

API Call Example:

POST /api/admin/subroutine/call
{
    "name":  "VB_XREF.REV1",
    "args":  {
                 "0":  "",
                 "1":  "",
                 "2":  "",
                 "3":  "",
                 "4":  ""
             }
}

`VB_XREF0001`

Signature: SUBROUTINE VB_XREF0001(CO,PARTNO,DATAFILE,NEWREC,OLDREC,ACTION,MSG)

Source: S:\LinuxShare\pro3prog\VBBASE\VB_XREF0001

Property	Value
Status	[+] analyzed
Safety	[WARN] dangerous
Pattern	Process
Args	7
Description	Cross-reference audit processor that compares old and new record values, then adds or deletes cross-references accordingly. Reads PART.XREF.AUDIT configuration to determine which attributes trigger xref updates, then calls XREF.ADD and XREF.DEL as needed.

Arguments:

Index	Name	Direction	Description
0	CO	in	Company number
1	PARTNO	in	Part number being updated
2	DATAFILE	in	Data file name used to look up audit configuration in PART.XREF.AUDIT
3	NEWREC	in	New record (dynamic array) with updated field values
4	OLDREC	in	Old record (dynamic array) with previous field values for comparison
5	ACTION	in	Action code: ‘D’ for delete (skips adding new xrefs)
6	MSG	out	Error message (initialized to empty)

Tables Referenced: PART.XREF.AUDIT

Tables Written: PRODXREF, REFXPROD, XREFINDEX, ITEMMANF

API Call Example:

POST /api/admin/subroutine/call
{
    "name":  "VB_XREF0001",
    "args":  {
                 "0":  "",
                 "1":  "",
                 "2":  "",
                 "3":  "",
                 "4":  "",
                 "5":  ""
             }
}

Last updated: 2026-02-05 11:29 PM

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`VB_PDM.REV2`

`VB_PDM.TRANS`

`VB_XREF.ADD`

`VB_XREF.DEL`

`VB_XREF.REV1`

`VB_XREF0001`

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