topic Re: Change the Internal Name of the Attributes in Windchill

Change the Internal Name of the Attributes

NG_9451104 — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 15:46:46 GMT

Hi,

We've created and used several attributes in CAD, and now we'd like to modify the internal name, but it's graded out. If there is a way to change the internal name of the attributes, please advise.

Re: Change the Internal Name of the Attributes

BenLoosli — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 15:09:36 GMT

Probably inside the database with SQL this may be possible.

But WHY?

These names are only internal to the system and you can change the Display Name to something understandable to your users.

Re: Change the Internal Name of the Attributes

NG_9451104 — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 16:13:28 GMT

Ben,

But we've created a Drawing template with some of the attributes, So in the template, we need to map the attribute with the internal name,

Users need to change the internal name

for example:

Display name: Colour 1 and Colour 2

Internal name: Colour1 and Colour2

But the user needs to change the Colour_1 instead of colour1

Re: Change the Internal Name of the Attributes

BenLoosli — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 16:55:45 GMT

Map the attributes in Windchill to Creo Parameters and then use the parameters in your drawing templates.

That is how I have done it for years.

My users never see the internal names.

Looking at my attributes I see where I misspelled an internal name, but the users only see the correct Display Name.

Re: Change the Internal Name of the Attributes

BenLoosli — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 17:03:17 GMT

Do they need to change the attribute/parameter name or just the value assigned to the parameter?

Re: Change the Internal Name of the Attributes

NG_9451104 — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 13:01:59 GMT

Hi Ben,

We like to change the internal/Parameter name of the attribute,

Not a value of it.

Re: Change the Internal Name of the Attributes

BenLoosli — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 17:49:18 GMT

These changes to the internal name should only be done by the system admin and not by end users on any frequent basis. Once set up, they should require little administration of the internal name.

Re: Change the Internal Name of the Attributes - Status changed to: Clarification Needed

olivierlp — Mon, 03 Jan 2022 19:40:55 GMT

Hi @NG_9451104

Thank you for publishing your idea. I just moved it from its initial location to this Windchill idea board where it will receive more attention. Early December 2021, we started a new process to published Windchill ideas, by which we ask more information up front.

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Re: Change the Internal Name of the Attributes

BenLoosli — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 22:44:17 GMT

I think a simple CS article with the SQL commands to rename the internal attribute name would be sufficient. I do NOT see this as being something that should be done frequently. In my case, I did not catch a misspelled internal name and I would like to correct it.

Re: Change the Internal Name of the Attributes

olivierlp — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 14:05:48 GMT

Hello NG_9451104,
We are following up on our request for additional information on your idea. In the absence of further comments from you, we are archiving your idea. You still have the option to post a new idea with all the details required.
Thank you.

Re: Change the Internal Name of the Attributes

d_graham — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 15:35:47 GMT

The internal name of an attribute can be changed with a simple database edit.

In the example below the original internal name, AuditRecord, has been changed to AUDIT_RECORD

NOTE: Windchill restart after the database edit is required to take affect.

Before

After

Re: Change the Internal Name of the Attributes

BenLoosli — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 21:35:00 GMT

What table is the information stored in?

Re: Change the Internal Name of the Attributes

rhart — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 23:50:12 GMT

Another option for you could be to use PTCs attribute utility, create a new attribute and the utility can move the old attribute onto it, effectively renaming it and keeping the old one which you can delete later. Seems less risky, there’s definitely some attribute internal names which would cause major failures if they were just changed.

http://support.ptc.com/help/windchill/wc110_hc/whc_en/#page/Windchill_Help_Center%2FTypeAttrChp_MoveUtility.html%23