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

  • June 18, 2025
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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 ?
    Best answer by Marco Tosin

    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

     

     

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    Marco Tosin
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    Marco Tosin21-Topaz I
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    June 18, 2025

    Have you already looked at this article?

     

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

     

    Marco
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    AK_1013136413-AquamarineAuthor
    13-Aquamarine
    June 19, 2025

    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
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    Marco Tosin21-Topaz IAnswer
    21-Topaz I
    June 19, 2025

    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

     

     

    Marco
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