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jimolson12-Amethyst
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January 12, 2024
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A Newbie Question About New File Attributes

  • January 12, 2024
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When I drag and drop a file to my Windchill Documents folder using Windows File Explorer, the following Windchill Desktop Integration pop-up window prompts me to associate attributes with this newly introduced file.

One of the attributes on which the pop-up seeks guidance is file name.  My first reaction is "the file name is obvious: the name of the file I just dragged in".

But then I realized that Windchill is probably giving me an opportunity to rename the dragged-in file to something else, so I renamed the file to something else.

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But afterwards if I hover the cursor on the newly-added file using Windows File Explorer (which should give me the file's complete path including the file extent) I see my old file name, not the modified name.

So my question is: why does the File Attributes pop-up give me an opportunity to rename a file if Windchill plans to retain the old file name?  Why would Windchill try to manage dual file names for the same file?

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Best answer by jimolson

Thanks, avillanueva.  That's what I guessed. 

To parrot back what you just wrote:  the prompt for Name: in the pop-up window is actually a request to name the managed object.  There is a rebuttable presumption that the object's name is the file's name, but this need not be so. 

If I wish to name the file's Windchill-managed object something different from the file name, I can specify the object name.

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avillanueva
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avillanueva23-Emerald I
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January 12, 2024

Its the file name but its the object name. They can be different. The default copies the filename into the name field but trust that the filename is a different attribute associated to the primary content.  If you look at this in the web browser and its details page, you will see what I mean. For example, say I have a document filename called myanalysis.xlsx. I drop in but I want it to have a document number G55-9987 and name would be "Structural Analysis of Rocket Fairing". Name you are seeing is like a descriptive name or document title if you prefer.

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jimolson12-AmethystAuthorAnswer
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January 12, 2024

Thanks, avillanueva.  That's what I guessed. 

To parrot back what you just wrote:  the prompt for Name: in the pop-up window is actually a request to name the managed object.  There is a rebuttable presumption that the object's name is the file's name, but this need not be so. 

If I wish to name the file's Windchill-managed object something different from the file name, I can specify the object name.

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