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Version: Windchill 12.0 Use Case: In some cases, we need to add a model in an assembly just for reference or space claim reasons and we do not want the WTPart associated to that reference model to show up in the Windchill WTPart structure and therefore end up to ERP BOM.Description: What is the recommended/best practice for excluding items from WTPart structure?I thought that the preference "Part Structure Override Attribute Name" would be the way to do this, as the description for that preference says that it "Identifies a boolean soft attribute name that determines if the CAD document participates in build. This soft attribute can be on: iteration, master, member link, model item, or model item link. This soft attribute also determines whether to autoassociate the model to a part." So I created a reusable boolean attribute, added it as a global attribute to the "CAD Document Uses Link" type and inserted the internal name of that attribute to the preference. Then I crea

Version: Windchill 13.0 Use Case: For a change status monitoring system based on SQL reports against the oracle source tables, we want to accommodate a specific department's practice of tracking in-progress efforts by saving and updating comments on open tasks.Description: As https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS153902 makes clear, WFVOTINGEVENTAUDIT stores user comments for completed workitems, but it is not populated before they're complete. However, users can enter comments on a task and save it without completing it, and there is no alternate source mentioned in this article for comments on running tasks. I have a complete change task tracking setup already built, and pulling comments on completed tasks is no problem.  I just can't figure out where the comments are if they're saved on a task with no entry in the voting event audit table.  My efforts to trace known comment strings in the source tables have come up empty, but our database has some grant i

I am using Windchill PDMLink Release 12.0 and Datecode with CPS 12.0.1.1I would like to set permissions to Data Monitor for a specific user. What permissions do I need so that this user can view reports and download data monitor executed reports. Please advise. Note I didn't find any details in KB.

Version: Windchill 12.0 Use Case: Hello, Can I set my file name as HS001.000.000.000.asm in Windchill? When I try, I get the following error. File name "HS001.000.000.000.asm" contains more than one "." characterDescription: Hello,Can I set my file name as HS001.000.000.000.asm in Windchill?When I try, I get the following error.File name "HS001.000.000.000.asm" contains more than one "." character

Version: Windchill 12.1 Use Case: I would like to list all items of a selected folder, then to extract all documents related to the selected itemDescription: I've found several solutions using Odata, but I don't succeed to rerpoduce the same requests. And I would prefer to use REST queries to get result formated in json. Does the REST API can give access to all data that are accessible from the user web interface ?Thanks for any help.Fred Context: Although the product version is 12.1.2.0, the REST Services version is 2.3.

Hi,  I have installed Windchill with ERP connector. I have loaded a demo data while installing Windchill. There are OOTB distribution targets available on Windchill. I have created a part, assigned Distribution Target of Oracle type, then navigate to Action > Send to Distribution Target. I can see the message that Publication started, however there is no ESI Response file generated. I can see below log in BGMS.  ] tasks.com.ptc.windchill.esi.export.ExportToJMSQueue  - Error while executing the Create-Object webject. (com.infoengine.util.IEResource/151) com.infoengine.exception.fatal.IEInternalServiceException: no ldap context found for administered objects. at com.infoengine.messaging.MsgService.getInitialContext(MsgService.java:416) at com.infoengine.messaging.MsgService.initializeQueueSupport(MsgService.java:368) at com.infoengine.messaging.MsgService.getMsgService(MsgService.java:280) at com.infoengine.webject.msg.CreateObject.invoke(CreateObject.java:23)

Hi, I am new to MPMLink, so this might be something basic. My requirement is to add some custom types for the BOM Type in the drop down menu (which by default has the values Costing, Production & Testing). This is while creating a new Downstream branch from the Manufacturing Associative Part Structure Browser. The BOM Type is not an object I believe, could not find anything so far. Please help or any clues how to proceed further would be great. Thanks  

Version: Windchill 13.0 Use Case: I have a requirement to provide information to users which provide details of when common attributes were modified. For example, if the number of a part with significant development history needed to be changed, how can I provide visibility of the details of the change to the user in the GUI? For example, when the change was made, who made the change, what the number was changed to, what it was before etc...Description: Without this ability, users are not able to obtain full traceability of how a part has developed which is required for legislative compliance. 

Version: Windchill 12.1 Use Case: I need to traverse the folder structure in a Windchill Library via the REST API'sDescription: I see there are a few relevant API's. "/v6/DataAdmin/Containers('"+containerId+"')/Folders" provides us with a way to get the root folder, which I believe is pretty much always "/Default", but how do I get the list of folders in that folder, to recursively traverse the folder structure?I see there is "/v6/DataAdmin/Containers('"+containerId+"')/Folders('"+folderId+"')" but that only gives me the information about the folder I already have the ID for and does not tell me what subfolders exist in that folder.

Version: Windchill 12.1 Use Case: how to identify the type of Change Notice being created in the Implementation Plan Screen before the CN is actually created?Description:  Is there a way to identify which type of ECN is selected on window 1(set Attributes) and see that on window 3 (Define Implementation Plan) or in the window below 

Hello PetrH,   I have a similar requirement.  I have two Global attributes "Attribute_A" & "Attribute_B" on Drawing (EPMDocument), i want to make sure that when drawing is get published, this two attributes will be displayed in Title Block of Drawing.   Can you please help me here, how to achieve this ? any input will be helpful.   Thanks and Regards, Vivek      

Version: Windchill 13.1   Use Case: An identified administrative correction is needed (non form/fit/function) within the business confines of what is allowable. System needs to all an iteration of an object at its current end state. Description: What are other using for this situation? I have seen a few ways to do this from using a CR or a Peer Review or just a workflow on a document. In short, what I am looking at is a simple process with a few system checks at the start to make sure the proposed admin change is within the company business rules.  We have the workflow iterate the object and then when it moves forward we flip the lifecycle to a Single State lifecycle. That has an ad hoc permission for the assignee to modify at that state. At that step we add a comment to be displayed in the history table of the object. Once the task is completed we flap back to the Lifecycle called on the OIR and set the state back to the same state it was submitted. What we want to avoid is

I am looking for information on when CATIA MBD (PMI data) will be supported in Windchill. Any information on this topic is highly appreciated. 

I am using Windchill PDMLink Release 11.0 and Datecode with CPS M020-CPS02deleting the ghost entries from the databaseHere are the errors that I facedConflict Description:A referential integrity violation occurred for this operation:Cannot delete CAD Part - xxxx11111.prt because it is referenced by Assembly - 70000678726.asm, -.4A referential integrity violation occurred for this operation:Object "CAD Document Reference Link - wt.epm.structure.EPMReferenceLink:843001095" references the object "wt.epm.EPMDocumentMaster:843001052" that was removed from the system.Cannot check in place holder document CAD Part - xxxx11111.prt, -.1.A referential integrity violation occurred for this operation:Object "CAD Document Reference Link - wt.epm.structure.EPMReferenceLink:843001095" references the object "wt.epm.EPMDocumentMaster:843001052" that was removed from the system.

Version: Windchill 12.1 Use Case: I use this URL to get Info on the Reporesenation attached to the wtPart and the attached CAD Docs: https:///Windchill/servlet/odata/v7/ProdMgmt/Parts('<wtpart_id')?%24select=Name%2CNumber&%24expand=PartDocAssociations(%24expand%3DRelatedCADDoc(%24select%3DNumber%2CName%2CCategory%3B%24expand%3DRepresentations))%2CRepresentations.Description: I use this URL to get Info on the Reporesenation attached to the wtPart and the attached CAD Docs: https://<Windchill URL>/Windchill/servlet/odata/v7/ProdMgmt/Parts('<wtpart_id')?%24select=Name%2CNumber&%24expand=PartDocAssociations(%24expand%3DRelatedCADDoc(%24select%3DNumber%2CName%2CCategory%3B%24expand%3DRepresentations))%2CRepresentations. What I am missing is the Information from the Details column in the Representationn/Annotations table on the Part Information Page. (see attached picture) Is there a other Rest Service API to get the information (Positioning Assembly / EPM only

I am using Windchill PDMLink Release 11.0 and Datecode with CPS M030-CPS16工作流程的会签节点的路由选择驳回时，要必填备注意见

Version: Windchill 13.0 Use Case: I have several global attributes contained under object types which have been linked to reusable attributes. However, the basis for selecting which reusable attribute should be linked to the attributes of the object has been solely down to the data type of the reusable attribute and if it aligns with the data type of the attribute I want to associate with my object type.Description: Is this bad practice and should I have more control of my understanding of where I have used my reusable attributes? For example, I could have three reusable attributes called "Material", "Manufacturing Process" and "Product Type" which are linked to the global attributes called "Material", "Manufacturing Process" and "Product Type" in an object type called "Object A". These reusable attributes could be contained in an attribute organizer folder called "Object A Attributes" to make it clear where they are used and to which attributes they are associated to. What are th

I am using Windchill PDMLink Release 12.0 and Datecode with CPS 12.0.1.0I cannot retrieve the log data requested by PTC because the reporting interface is faulty and displays cryptic text.

I've gone done a serious rabbit hole but failing to see my error. I am assuming it must be me. I have two instances and both experience same behavior. I can start and stop SOLR normally as my non-root user.  But when I configure my solr.service (which is identical to my previous installs), it fails to see that solr is running, exits and stops the process. I can verify that SOLR does indeed start but the part of the solr script  (called from Index_Search_Server.sh) where it checks that SOLR is running, I think is not detecting it. It times out after 180 seconds and stops.  Here is what I observed: Confirmed that SOLR starts from java process, PID file and logs. Noticed "lsof -v" running while it was waiting for SOLR to start and consuming high CPU. Disappears when it bails after the time out.  I identified the part of the solr script where it tries to verify SOLR is running. (rabbit hole). I can see that it checks the lsof version (where I see "lsof -v", and then ru

Version: Windchill 13.0 Use Case: How can we modify the OIR to add a condition that if it is a design view it should follow lifecycle XYZ and if the view is A or B Or C it should follow the lifecycle EFG?Description: How can we modify the OIR to add a condition that if it is a design view it should follow lifecycle XYZ and if the view is A or B Or C it should follow the lifecycle EFG?

Version: Windchill 12.0 Use Case: for example if i select type as A then it should be take lifecycle template as PART A lifecycle. similarly for B it should take lifecycle template as PART B lifecycle.Description: How to define lifecycle template based on type. while creating new part.

Version: Windchill 12.0 Use Case: Using a listener via API in order to update attributes at check-in of the corresponding WTPart / WTPartUsagelink.Description: Updating values of the attributes works perfectly, but after check-in using the browser UI, the new attribute values are not displayed on screen. The UI is not refreshed. Is there a command/hook or something that makes the web ui refresh?If the user manually refreshes (hits F5), then the new values are displayed...I tried those functions, but either wasn't competent enough or they are not made for this use case...: // refresh for changes that might have been made to the object working_part = (WTPart) PersistenceHelper.manager.refresh(working_part, true, true); WorkInProgressHelper.service.refreshObject(working_part); PersistenceServerHelper.manager.update(working_part); PersistenceServerHelper.update(working_part); wt.fc.PersistenceHelper.manager.save(working_part); // this all does not help... Anybody have an i

Hello,Currently I am working with Windchill Requirement Connector which is helpful to create export from one tools to other. I would like to automate work with this tools to have possibility do automatic export. From my observation I have possibility to use batch mode Using batch mode for Windchill Requirement Connector or Remote API To start a new PTC Requirements Connector application on the server. I investigated batch mode and Remote API. Both potentiality do not allow me to create a project and export the items with API but only help me with automate export. Very important is API which will help me automate all work: create the project, create the roundtrip and do export. Exist some API which will help me to automate this job?

Version: Windchill 12.0 Use Case: assume for example if am creating new part and type should be A. i need to select lifecycletemplate based on type. it should show the lifecycle template drop down like A,B, C etc.Description: assume for example if am creating new part and type should be A. i need to select lifecycletemplate based on type. it should show the lifecycle template drop down like A,B, C etc

I am using Windchill PDMLink Release 13.1 and Datecode with CPS 13.1.0.1Is it possible to show different list of values for selection for an attribute based on a value of attribute on the context. For example : In context , A attribute called 'Confidential' with Enum of 3 values "Yes, No, Partial'. In Part, I have an attribute called 'Preferred delivery' with Enum value - Electronic, Notification, Paper, Package.When I create a part, if Confidential=Yes on context, then the list of values for 'Preferred delivery' should only be 'Electronic', 'Notification'. If confidential=No, then then the list of values for Preferred Delivery' should only be 'Notification', 'Paper'. If Confidential=Partial, then the list of values for 'Preferred delivery' should be all enum values.Is this possible to achieve?