We have a requirement to customize Windchill Change Summary Repot to include IBM custom attributes.

[AK_10131364]

I am using Windchill PDMLink Release 13.0 and Datecode with CPS 13.0.0.2

We have a requirement to customize Windchill Change Summary Repot to include IBM custom attributes.

Here are the errors that I faced
We have a requirement to export OOTB Windchill Change Summary Report ( Change Notice -> Actions -> View Summary Report ) , copy it and extended to include our IBM specific object, relationship, attribute information.

I believe , the OOTB report uses infoEngine tasks as a datasource to fetch the data from Windchill.So we need copy the OOTB template and implement new infoEngine Tasks to fetch the required IBM data , along with the one windchill provides OOTB.

Do you suggest we follow this approach to use infoEngine tasks ? Do you know if PTC plans to discontinue the infoEngine tasks in future ?
If so , do you have any suggestions on the alternate approach ?

[Marco_Tosin]

Have you already looked at this article?

How to add the custom attributes to Change Notice Log report and Change Request Log report

[AK_10131364]

Thanks Marco for sharing the article. 

I tried the solution mentioned in the link to add a custom attribute to the Change Notice Log. It worked.

I have requirement to copy existing report and modify it to add our custom attributes ( type /rel attributes ) . If I modify existing infoEngine xml  as mentioned in the link , it will impact the report Windchill provides OOTB. Do you know if I can use Jasper Studio to modify the Report Output ( displaying data in tables ) ? If Yes , how can I link it to the infoEngine task ? How do I create one  ? 

Is there any documentation/link/samples do you have which can help me understand how to create a Jasper report with steps. I tried to go through the PTC link below , I could not proceed much. 

https://support.ptc.com/help/wnc/r12.1.0.0/en/index.html#page/Windchill_Help_Center/customization/WCCG_BusLogicCust_ReportGeneration_JasperCustomization_Introduction.html#

[Marco_Tosin · Accepted solution]

In the KB of PTC support there are summary articles by homogeneous themes (HUB articles).

If you search with the keywords HUB, InfoEngine, and Jasper you should find this article first

[Knowledge Hub] Windchill PLM - Jasper Report

Inside you will find this one

[Knowledge Hub] Windchill PLM - Jasper Report with Info Engine

I hope they can be useful to you

[AK_10131364]

Thanks . I will go through the links.