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Known Issues and Workarounds

Cost Insight Connect (also known as aP Connect) 2022 R1 contains unresolved issues from prior releases (as described in the release notes for the release in which they were identified) and these newly identified issues:

  • ENOVIA® description Mapping Unsupported – Mapping to the out-of-the-box description field is not supported for ENOVIA PLM system integrations. Although you can create a mapping for the description field during connector setup, using the mapping in an associated workflow will result in failure to read inputs from or write outputs to ENOVIA.
  • ENOVIA® Return Latest Revision Option Unsupported – The option to Return Latest Revision in the Query Definitions for a Workflow is not supported for ENOVIA PLM system integrations. Although you can select the Return Latest Revision checkbox when you define a query, all revisions of components meeting the defined query criteria will be returned.

  • Unsupported ENOVIA® OOB PLM Fields – Mapping to the following out-of-the-box (OOB) ENOVIA PLM fields is not supported:

    • Title
    • Structure Content
    • Classification Path
    • Part Family
    • Derived From
    • Design Collaboration
    • Design Controlled
    • Configured
    • Unit Of Measure
    • Target Release Date
    • Procurement Intent

    If the connector settings contain a mapping to an unsupported field, any workflows associated with that connector will fail to execute at the query phase.

    Workaround

    To represent an unsupported field and pass its value via the POST /api/workflows/{workflowIdentity}/runPartList Cost Insight Connect Agent REST API endpoint, set up a User Defined Attribute.

    Note:

    Do not also map to the unsupported field in connector setup.

  • Monolithic Assembly and Family Table Assembly Costing Not Supported – Cost Insight Connect 2022 R1 does not support monolithic neutral format assemblies, such as those that use a STEP or JT format, or assemblies that reference family table components. Attempts to analyze an unsupported assembly scenario via a Cost Insight Connect workflow result in a failed costing.

    Workaround

    To analyze a monolithic assemblies or assemblies that reference family table components, use aPriori Professional via AppStream.

  • Assembly Molding Process Group Not Supported – Although the Assembly Molding Process Group is supported for aPriori Professional, it is not supported for Cost Insight Connect.

  • Bar & Tube Fabrication Process Group Not Supported – Although the Bar & Tube Fabrication Process Group is supported for aPriori Professional and Cost Insight Design, it is not supported for Cost Insight Connect.
  • Limitation for Executing Concurrent Jobs that Decouple an Assembly from Its Children – Splitting an assembly and its children (the components that make up the assembly) across two or more concurrently executing jobs results in a costing failure for the assembly scenario. To generate assembly scenario costing results that consider all available children, either:
    • Submit an assembly and its children in the same Cost Insight Connect job.
    • Serialize the job containing an assembly to execute after all the children that you want to include in the assembly results have been costed and published.

  • Limitation for Part Scenario Hyperlinks From Prior Releases – Part scenario hyperlinks that are embedded in Cost Insight Generate email notifications, report attachments, and the Cost Insight Connect Job Details view expire once you upgrade from the release in which they were generated.

    For example, part hyperlinks that were generated against Cost Insight Connect 2021 R1 expire when you upgrade to the Cost Insight Connect 2022 R1. Expired part hyperlinks are removed from the Job Details view; however, they are not removed from pre-existing emails or reports that are stored in your local environment.

    Workaround

    To access a scenario that is referenced by an expired part hyperlink, you can search in aPriori Professional or Cost Insight Design.

  • Required runPartList Request Body – Regardless of whether you intend to specify costing input values, when using the runPartList endpoint, you must include the costingInputs section in the request body. For more information, see the Cost Insight Connect Agent REST API Reference Guide.

  • POST Shutdown REST Endpoint Unsupported – In Cost Insight Connect 2022 R1, the POST Shutdown endpoint of the Cost Insight Connect Agent REST API is unsupported. Attempts to use this endpoint result in a 400 error.

    Workaround

    To shut down the Cost Insight Connect Agent service, you can use either the command line or the task manager.

  • Agent Server Outbound Proxy Limitation – The Cost Insight Connect Agent communicates with the Cost Insight Connect application through a secure websocket connection. The agent does not support outbound proxies.