Problem with Configurator - Cannot Update Item Attributes for a Config item

Question

Hi!
We configured an item to reproduce the following feature of Oracle Configurator in our business case (Oracle Configurator Modeling Guide - 115czmod.pdf): «For example, if you have raw materials that are ordered by lengths, do not create an item for each length. Instead, define a single item for each raw material with an attribute: Length. Then capture the needed length from the end user by a numeric input or from a List of Options, and associate that input with the attribute.»
However, after we run the AutoCreate Configuration Items program the item was created in the Item Master but no Attribute was updated with the user defined values (within OConfigurator).
We associated Item Attributes to Propoerties and these are associated to Feature Options.
we wish to have the Item Descriptive Element Values (Item Catalog)
transferred from the Configurator run time, after we configure any item.
This is because we are working with item dimensions, such as length and width.
We need to define these dimensions during the Configurator run time and have them transferred into the final configuration so that we can use them later on manufacturing. We wish to display these dimensions on a job.
Support said that "The descriptive element value for the configuration item is copied from the model. This process will not look at the properties in the configurator.
You may consider using the custom hook for catalog descriptions to get the selected attributes from CZ to the descriptive elements for the config item. Please see Custom CTO Packages under Setup page 2-63 in CTO Process Guide for more details."
I'm trying to implement the suggested solution.
I've customized user_catalog_desc procedure on CTO_CUSTOM_CATALOG_DESC package to populate the item catalog values.
I'm failing to find the descriptive element values defined on configuratior for a specific inventory item id.
I have managed to found a relation between "p_params.p_item_id" given in procedure user_catalog_desc and
the configurated item_id in order to update the catalog data on the CTO_CUSTOM_CATALOG_DESC package.
This is what I've done:
procedure user_catalog_desc (
p_params IN CTO_CUSTOM_CATALOG_DESC.inparams,
p_catalog_dtls IN OUT NOCOPY CTO_CUSTOM_CATALOG_DESC.catalog_dtls_tbl_type,
x_return_status OUT NOCOPY VARCHAR2)
is
begin
declare
counter number;
i number;
l_value varchar2(30);
begin
-- Put your logic here in such a way that you populate p_catalog_dtls
-- parameter. p_catalog_dtls is a array of records. The attributes of
-- this record are cat_element_name and cat_element_value.
-- viz. record (
-- cat_element_name varchar2(30),
-- cat_element_value varchar2(30)
-- Example : p_catalog_dtls(1).cat_element_value := 'XYZ';
-- IMPORTANT : DO NOT ALTER THE VALUE OF cat_element_name . Doing so will
-- result in incorrect or inconsistent behaviour.
-- Make sure you set the x_return_status variable to one of the following:
-- FND_API.G_RET_STS_SUCCESS to indicate success
-- FND_API.FND_API.G_RET_STS_ERROR to indicate failure with expected status
-- FND_API.FND_API.G_RET_STS_UNEXP_ERROR to indicate failure with unexpected status
select count(*) into counter from MTL_DESCR_ELEMENT_VALUES
where inventory_item_id = p_params.p_item_id;
for i in 1 .. counter loop
select
distinct to_char(nvl(cz.input_num_val,cz.item_num_val)) into l_value
from OE_ORDER_LINES_V oe
, oe_order_headers_all oeh
, CZ_CONFIG_CONTENTS_V cz
where oe.header_id = oeh.header_id
and oeh.order_number in (
select distinct oeh.order_number
from OE_ORDER_LINES_V oe
, oe_order_headers_v oeh
where oe.header_id = oeh.header_id
and oe.inventory_item_id = p_params.p_item_id)
and cz.ps_node_name = p_catalog_dtls(i).cat_element_name
and oe.config_header_id = cz.config_hdr_id
and oe.config_header_id in (select distinct cz.config_hdr_id from CZ_CONFIG_CONTENTS_V cz)
and cz.ps_node_name in (select element_name from MTL_DESCR_ELEMENT_VALUES where inventory_item_id = p_params.p_item_
id);
p_catalog_dtls(i).cat_element_value := l_value;
end loop;
x_return_status := FND_API.G_RET_STS_SUCCESS;
end user_catalog_desc;
end;
Although the customization seam correct the AutoCreate Configuration Items process
terminates with warning, and the catalog info is not updated as expected.
Can anyone help me on this?
Many thanks in advance.
Paulo Santos

Answer 1

How did you solve this issue? During my testing I found there to be no link to the order lines when I was within this program. Therefore I am having issues getting the configuration information to populate the catalog. Is there a link and I just was doing it wrong? Thanks for any help!
Thanks,
Angela