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Symbols all get the same value after migration
Symbols all get the same value after migration Description of problem:
Customer used the "Define Symbol Attr" command to creates symbol attributes that are associated with symbol definitions and subsequently used symbol instances.
In this case the symbol "KVGRP_BOMLINE" holds four Attributes:
A1=PosNr
A2=Qty.
A3=ItemNumber
A4=ItemName
and was placed five times above the titleblock to show up like a BOM list.
After migration the values of the attributes in each of the "KVGRP_BOMLINE" symbol instances are all the same.
How to reproduce the problem:
Migrate Drawing "Weldgr boomsupport" to NX using CMM
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Workaround:
None
Platform:
Intel
Versions:
TC 8.3.2
TCII 8.3.5
CMM 8.0.2
NX 8.0.3.4.r.MP2
I-deas 6.2
Version Specific:
No
Problem is part specific:
No
Additional Information:
Migration of this customer is a pilot project for 4 other sites in other countries. Those symbols are on each assembly drawing, for that reason it is a serious issue for this customer.
Customer expecting a fix for Version CMM 8.0.x
Siemens PLM believes that the problem you reported where Symbols all get the same value after migration will be resolved by code changes made to therelease of our product NX12 and backported to NX11.0.2mp2. PR 1926170 Product Information: Product: NX , Application: TRANSLATOR , Version: V8.0.3
Source: https://support.sw.siemens.com/en-US/knowledge-base/PL8095294 · retrieved 2026-10-02