MES Stateless API

GetByCharacteristic Method

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GetByCharacteristic Method

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Last UpdatedNov 06, 2025
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The GetByCharacteristic() method retrieves one or more cause groups and their causes indirectly related to the characteristic through the category links.

Syntax

'Declaration
 
Public Shared Function GetByCharacteristic( _
   ByVal charId As Integer _
) As DataSet

'Usage
 
Dim charId As Integer
Dim value As DataSet
 
value = CauseGrpCategoryLink.GetByCharacteristic(charId)

public static DataSet GetByCharacteristic( 
   int charId
)

Parameters

charId: Required. Holds the ID of the characteristic whose related cause groups and causes are being retrieved.

Return Value

Returns a DataSet that contains all the cause groups and their causes that are indirectly linked to the characteristic through the category. If no matching records are found, an empty DataSet is returned.

The columns of the returned DataSet are described below.

Column Name	Description
cause_grp_id	An integer that is the ID of the cause group.
cause_grp_desc	A string that is the description of the cause group.
cause_grp_display_seq	An integer that is the display sequence number of the cause group.
cause_id	An integer that is the ID of the cause.
cause_desc	A string that is the description of the cause.
cause_display_seq	An integer that is the display sequence number of the cause.

MES Stateless API

GetByCharacteristic Method

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GetByCharacteristic Method

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