Latest entry: Scenario

The Latest entry in revision rules selects the most recent item revisions, regardless of their release status. The Latest entry provides you with various settings, including Creation Date, Alphanumeric Rev ID, and Numeric Rev ID, each determining how Latest is defined. Understand the Latest entry in revision rule with an example. A latest entry is used for selecting the latest item revisions regardless of whether they are released or not. For this entry, Teamcenter does not differentiate between working revisions and revisions with status. The following settings are available for Latest entries: Creation Date Selects the latest item revision by the date the revision was created. Alphanumeric Rev ID Selects the latest item revision by revision ID in alphanumeric (individual characters) order. Numeric Rev ID Selects the latest item revision by revision ID in numeric order. Revisions with non-numeric IDs are not configured. Alpha+Number Rev ID Selects the latest item revision by revision ID, sorting letter portions as an alphabetic group, and sorting digit portions as a number. For example: Setting Rev ID 1 Rev ID 2 Rev ID 3 Latest Notes Alphanumeric Rev ID aa b b Letters sorted alphabetically (individual letters). ANSI value of b is > a. Alpha + Number Rev ID aa b aa Letters grouped and sorted numerically. ANSI value of aa is > b. Alphanumeric Rev ID 21 3 3 Digits sorted as alphabetic (individual digits). ANSI value of 3 is > 2. Alpha + Number Rev ID 21 3 21 Digits grouped and sorted as number. 21 is > 3. Alphanumeric Rev ID a5 b3 b23 b3 ANSI value of b > a, so on first character comparison, b3 and b23 are selected. Continuing to the second character, ANSI value of 3 > 2. Alpha + Number Rev ID a5 b3 b23 b23 ANSI value of b > a, so on first character comparison b3 and b23 are selected. Continuing, numerical digits are grouped and compared by number value. 23 > 3. Alphanumeric Rev ID aa4 bc123 bc22 bc22 ANSI value of b > a, so on first character comparison bc123 and bc22 are selected. Continuing, as the first two characters are the same it goes for third character where ANSI value of 2 > 1. Alpha + Number Rev ID aa4 bc123 bc22 bc123 ANSI value of bc > aa, so on first comparison bc123 and bc22 are selected. Continuing, numerical digits are grouped and compared by number value. 123 > 22.

Example of a revision rule with latest by creation date entry The following example shows a revision rule that configures with the latest by creation date: Copy Latest( Creation Date ) If you configure the following item with this rule (dates are creation dates): Copy Part1/A : Status = Production [1-Apr-2006] Part1/B : Working [1-Jun-2006] Teamcenter configures Revision B because it was created later than revision A. It is not relevant if the revision is working or has status.