Advanced Search Attributes

[Turko]

Version: Windchill 13.0

Use Case: I am trying to setup an "Advanced Search" against the "Change Notice" object type. However, I have noticed I have no option to add any "Attributes" into the "Criteria" section of my search. Please refer to the attached image.

Description:

I have noticed that I can select other object types which provides the opportunity to add attributes into "Criteria" section of the search. Can anybody suggest why I don't have this option for the "Change Notice" object type?

[TDT]

Hi @Turko,

It works fine on my system.

I just wanted to check whether any attributes are displayed when you click on Add Condition?

[Turko]

Hello @TDT 

Nothing seems to happen at all when I select "Add Condition" 

[TDT]

Anything in Method Server logs?

[Turko]

Not sure if these are related to the issue but these crept up at a similar time that I tried to select the "Add Condition" button:

2026-01-27 10:54:12,164 ERROR [QueryBuilder Type Pre-Loader] com.ptc.core.lwc.common.view.AttributeDefinitionReadView - Invalid mapping : theChangeable2@wt.change2.RelevantRequestData2~theChangeRequest2^xxx_ChgMgmtReview~state.state for attribute : alias_state ATI : WCTYPE|wt.doc.WTDocument|xxx_DesignChgDoc com.ptc.core.meta.common.impl.LogicalAttributeFormatException: Unable to find logical attribute: "xxx_ChgMgmtReview"
at com.ptc.core.meta.common.impl.LogicalIdentifierFactory._translate(LogicalIdentifierFactory.java:770)
at com.ptc.core.meta.common.impl.LogicalIdentifierFactory._translate(LogicalIdentifierFactory.java:504)
at com.ptc.core.meta.common.impl.LogicalIdentifierFactory.get(LogicalIdentifierFactory.java:300)
at com.ptc.core.meta.common.impl.LogicalIdentifierFactory._translate(LogicalIdentifierFactory.java:576)
at com.ptc.core.meta.common.impl.LogicalIdentifierFactory._translate(LogicalIdentifierFactory.java:504)
at com.ptc.core.meta.common.impl.LogicalIdentifierFactory.get(LogicalIdentifierFactory.java:339)
at com.ptc.core.meta.common.impl.LogicalIdentifierFactory._translate(LogicalIdentifierFactory.java:548)
at com.ptc.core.meta.common.impl.LogicalIdentifierFactory._translate(LogicalIdentifierFactory.java:549)
at com.ptc.core.meta.common.impl.LogicalIdentifierFactory.get(LogicalIdentifierFactory.java:1088)
at com.ptc.core.lwc.common.view.AttributeDefinitionReadView.initAttributeTypeIdentifier(AttributeDefinitionReadView.java:973)
at com.ptc.core.lwc.common.view.AttributeDefinitionReadView.getAttributeTypeIdentifier(AttributeDefinitionReadView.java:858)
at com.ptc.core.lwc.common.view.AttributeDefinitionReadView.getAttributeTypeIdentifier(AttributeDefinitionReadView.java:1952)
at com.ptc.core.lwc.server.cache.ConstraintFactory.getConstraintDefViews(ConstraintFactory.java:224)
at com.ptc.core.lwc.server.cache.ConstraintHelper.translateUnpersistedConstraints(ConstraintHelper.java:696)
at com.ptc.core.lwc.server.cache.ConstraintHelper.translateAttConstraintsToViews(ConstraintHelper.java:652)
at com.ptc.core.lwc.server.cache.AttHelper.translateAttDefsToViews(AttHelper.java:1120)
at com.ptc.core.lwc.server.cache.TypeDefinitionManager.translateTypeDefToView(TypeDefinitionManager.java:2874)
at com.ptc.core.lwc.server.cache.TypeDefinitionManager.retrieveAndCacheType(TypeDefinitionManager.java:625)
at com.ptc.core.lwc.server.cache.TypeDefinitionManager.getTypeDefView(TypeDefinitionManager.java:802)
at com.ptc.core.lwc.server.StandardTypeDefinitionService.getTypeDefView(StandardTypeDefinitionService.java:486)
at com.ptc.core.lwc.server.StandardTypeDefinitionService.getTypeDefView(StandardTypeDefinitionService.java:1056)
at jdk.internal.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor222.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:568)
at wt.services.ServiceFactory$ServerInvocationHandler.invoke(ServiceFactory.java:399)
at jdk.proxy2/jdk.proxy2.$Proxy37.getTypeDefView(Unknown Source)
at com.ptc.core.lwc.server.LWCLocalizedValuesAugmentor.augment(LWCLocalizedValuesAugmentor.java:176)
at com.ptc.core.meta.descriptor.server.impl.AbstractLocalizedValuesFactory.addToLocalizedValues(AbstractLocalizedValuesFactory.java:678)
at com.ptc.core.meta.descriptor.server.impl.AbstractLocalizedValuesFactory.get(AbstractLocalizedValuesFactory.java:165)
at com.ptc.core.meta.descriptor.common.impl.RetrieveDefinitionDescriptorRemoteWorker.doWork(RetrieveDefinitionDescriptorRemoteWorker.java:62)
at com.ptc.core.command.common.RemoteWorkerHandlerImplementation.handleRemoteWorker(RemoteWorkerHandlerImplementation.java:29)
at com.ptc.core.meta.common.RemoteWorkerHandler.handleRemoteWorker(RemoteWorkerHandler.java:38)
at com.ptc.core.meta.descriptor.common.impl.DefaultDescriptorFactory.get(DefaultDescriptorFactory.java:184)
at com.ptc.core.meta.descriptor.common.impl.DefaultDescriptorFactory.get(DefaultDescriptorFactory.java:225)
at com.ptc.core.query.report.command.server.ReportTypeModelCommandDelegate.doExecution(ReportTypeModelCommandDelegate.java:155)
at com.ptc.core.command.common.delegate.AbstractCommandDelegate.execute(AbstractCommandDelegate.java:216)
at com.ptc.core.command.common.CommandDelegateForwarder._remoteExecute(CommandDelegateForwarder.java:284)
at com.ptc.core.command.common.CommandDelegateForwarder.remoteExecute(CommandDelegateForwarder.java:232)
at com.ptc.core.command.common.CommandDelegateForwarder.execute(CommandDelegateForwarder.java:194)
at com.ptc.core.command.common.bean.AbstractServerCommand.execute(AbstractServerCommand.java:202)
at com.ptc.core.query.report.common.impl.TypeDisplayInfo.buildTypes(TypeDisplayInfo.java:159)
at com.ptc.core.query.report.common.impl.TypeDisplayInfo.<init>(TypeDisplayInfo.java:109)
at com.ptc.core.query.report.common.impl.TypeDisplayInfo.<init>(TypeDisplayInfo.java:115)
at com.ptc.core.query.report.common.impl.TypeDisplayInfo.getTypes(TypeDisplayInfo.java:76)
at com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.queryBuilder.StandardQueryBuilderService$TypePreLoader.run(StandardQueryBuilderService.java:173)
at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:833)

2026-01-27 10:56:18,267 ERROR [wt.intersvrcom.SiteMonitor.timer] wt.intersvrcom.SiteMonitor - Names=[xxxxxx], URL=xxxWindchill/servlet/WindchillGW, Status=SERVLET ENGINE NOT RESPONDING, ResponseSeconds=0.965, TimeOfPing=2026-01-27 10:56:16.401 +0000

[TDT]

Hi @Turko,

There appears to be an invalid alias attribute mapping.

Please refer to the following article to resolve this issue.

https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS429528?source=search

[Turko]

Thanks @TDT but I don't think this is likely to explain why I have no attributes available to add to my criteria for an "Advanced Search" and cannot activate the "Add Condition" functionality. Would you agree? 

[TDT]

Ok, Have you tried addressing the Alias Mapping issue to see if it resolves the problem?

[Turko]

I have not yet no. This is what I was referring to in my last post. I wasn't sure if it was related to the issue. However, if you fell it could be, I will prioritize looking into this.

[TDT]

Hi @Turko,

I was able to reproduce the issue to some extent.

I encountered the same error on my system.

2026-01-28 09:28:43,942 ERROR [ajp-nio-127.0.0.1-8010-exec-4] com.ptc.core.lwc.server.cache.AttValidatorHelper pdmadmin - Invalid mapping value: ~theChangeRequest2^xxx_ChgMgmtReview~state.state com.ptc.core.meta.common.impl.LogicalAttributeFormatException: Unable to find logical attribute: "xxx_ChgMgmtReview"

at com.ptc.core.meta.common.impl.LogicalIdentifierFactory._translate(LogicalIdentifierFactory.java:770)

at com.ptc.core.meta.common.impl.LogicalIdentifierFactory._translate(LogicalIdentifierFactory.java:504)

Steps to reproduce

I attempted to add the alias attribute created on the Change Notice to Advanced Search using the following command
xconfmanager --add advancedSearch.wt.change2.WTChangeOrder2=testAlias -p

After executing this command, the other attributes are no longer visible.