RelatedInstanceNodes

Returns nodes for instances related to parent instance node.

Precondition: can be used only if parent node is ECInstance node. If there is no immediate parent instance node, the rules engine walks up the hierarchy until it finds one. If that fails, this specification has no effect.

Attributes

Name Required? Type Default Meaning Performance Notes
Filtering
relationshipPaths Yes RelationshipPathSpecification[] List of relationship path specifications to follow when looking for related class instances.
instanceFilter No ECExpression "" Condition for filtering instances
hideNodesInHierarchy No boolean false Hide nodes provided by this specification and directly show their children. Expensive
hideIfNoChildren No boolean false Hide nodes if they don't have children. Expensive
Ordering
priority No number 1000 Changes the order of specifications used to create nodes for specific branch.
doNotSort No boolean false Suppress default sorting of nodes returned by this specification. Improves
Grouping
groupByClass No boolean true Group instances by ECClass
groupByLabel No boolean true Group instances by label Expensive
Misc.
hasChildren No "Always" | "Never" | "Unknown" "Unknown" Tells the rules engine that nodes produced using this specification always or never have children. Improves
relatedInstances No RelatedInstanceSpecification[] [] Specifications of related instances that can be used in nodes' creation.
nestedRules No ChildNodeRule[] [] Specifications of nested child node rules.

Example

{
  "specType": "RelatedInstanceNodes",
  "groupByClass": false,
  "groupByLabel": false,
  "relationshipPaths": [{
    "relationship": { "schemaName": "BisCore", "className": "ModelContainsElements" },
    "direction": "Forward",
    "targetClass": { "schemaName": "BisCore", "className": "PhysicalElement" }
  }]
}

Last Updated: 21 May, 2020