Using Windchill; how to start a part without having the assembly have locked parameters?

[bpoon]

Hi All--

I have a part I want to add to an assembly (which I created from within the assembly using the "Create Component" feature. However, checking-in the assembly fails because the part does not have certain descriptive parameters filled out. Those descriptive parameters show as "locked" when I open the part, right-click in the model tree, and select "Edit Parameters". If I can't upload this document to Windchill, how am I supposed to fill out those parameters?

Do I *have* to start every document from Windchill itself? How would I do that for a part that I'm creating from within an assembly?

FYI, I am new to Creo Parametric as well as Creo Windchill. Please forgive my ignorance.

Thanks all

.bp

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[kdirth]

Go to tools tab. Select Parameters.

This will get you to the part parameters.  Trying to get there from the tree is probably getting you to a feature parameters.

You can also use Edit / Attributes from WindChill.

[bpoon]

Even clicking via that path, the parts are still Locked with a padlock icon in the "Access" column. The "Source" column says Windchill for all except the first entry, which says PDM.

[bpoon]

And to the second part of your answer, the part isn't yet in Windchill. Is there a way I can upload the parts?

Thanks for helping me out.

[kdirth]

The parts should only need to be in a WindChill work space for you to edit the attributes.  The attributes causing the issue need to be fixed before you will be allowed to upload to the windchill server.

[kdirth]

If you are trying to check these in they should be in a WindChill workspace.  The parts I show in the second screenshot are new and have not been uploaded to the server yet.  I can edit the parameters through the Edit Attributes function.

[James62]

Hi,

What do those params look like? Will Creo not let you just unlock them and get rid of them?

[bpoon]

I can't modify them in any way. They're "'locked' by windchill" -- but I can't edit them or anything before I try to check it in. The part in question is located in my Windchill workspace.

[BenLoosli]

There are certain parameters that are locked by the system, most begin with 'PTC'. These parameters are being pulled from the system and you cannot change them.

[bpoon]

Would these be populated when I create a new part with a specific template? Could it be that I inadvertently chose a template that didn't fill those parameters? Do I have to start from scratch or can I populate these fields with a different template's parameters?

[TomU]

Windchill doesn't normally prevent check-in just because parameters aren't filled in.  Parameters that are locked are usually locked for a reason to keep people from changing them.  I would suggest you talk to one of your Windchill administrators.  They can probably show you in 30 seconds what could take pages to explain on here...

[bpoon]

I'll try to check with them. Thanks