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Ketan_Lalcheta1-Visitor
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September 23, 2019
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Assembly check-in without part into windchill

  • September 23, 2019
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Hi

I have an assembly file which is having only one part file as dependent. These both cad are not on windchill.

Unfortunately , I have only assembly file on local disk without having its part file. What I need to do is to checkin assembly into windchill... But it is asking for missing part file. How to check-in assembly with missing link for assembly file.

Any thought would be of great help.

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Chris3
Chris321-Topaz I
21-Topaz I
September 23, 2019

First: What you are trying to do is a bad idea. This is only going to cause issues for someone else down the road.

 

The best things to do would be to either:

 

1. Find the referenced part and check it in along with the assembly.

2. Delete the reference from the assembly so the assembly doesn't need the part anymore

 

The last thing you can do which I don't recommend but will work is to just create a dummy empty part (with the same filename) so it has something to check in. The dummy empty part could be checked out and replaced with the real part down the road.

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Ketan_Lalcheta1-VisitorAuthor
1-Visitor
September 23, 2019
I do understand what you are saying.

I am gonna do check-in when missing parts are available to me. Till that time, is there something (config option either from windchill or Creo) to allow check-in? This is bussiness request for us. Does this not at all possible? Wbm tool of PTC do allow this..
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BenLoosli23-Emerald III
23-Emerald III
September 23, 2019

You will need the component parts eventually!

 

The best option is to find the parts so they get loaded with the assembly.

Deleting the component from the assembly will not be good for the future.

Creating a dummy part with the right part number for your assembly may be the best option to get things checked in now. You will certainly need to keep track of which parts are empty dummies so they can be cleaned up at a later time.

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