Finding original name of a renamed file

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November 20, 2014
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Is there a method to find or have Windchill capture the original name of a
renamed file? If we create a part, 1000307.prt with number 1000307, use it in 10
assemblies and then decide to use the vendor's name. We rename 1000307.prt to
loc-246.prt with number LOC-246. The assemblies will load loc-246 instead of
1000307, so that is good. Now management wants to see which parts used 1000307.
As far as I can tell and get from Windchill is nothing if I search on 1000307.
If I know that the new number is loc-246, I can get the where used and show the
assemblies, but still no reference exists between 1000307 and loc-246. Is there
a table in Windchill that might have this information?

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soerton

12-Amethyst

You should be able to find the original name in the Rename History table (see attachment).

Stephen Oerton

Windchill Process Specialist

S

soerton

12-Amethyst

We started with 10.1 and are on 10.2 M020 now. we created this tab called Additional History and added it from the customize drop down

Stephen Oerton

Windchill Process Specialist

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RandyJones

20-Turquoise

On 11/20/14 15:01, Ben Loosli wrote:
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> Is there a method to find or have Windchill capture the original name of a
> renamed file? If we create a part, 1000307.prt with number 1000307, use it in 10
> assemblies and then decide to use the vendor's name. We rename 1000307.prt to
> loc-246.prt with number LOC-246. The assemblies will load loc-246 instead of
> 1000307, so that is good. Now management wants to see which parts used 1000307.
> As far as I can tell and get from Windchill is nothing if I search on 1000307.
> If I know that the new number is loc-246, I can get the where used and show the
> assemblies, but still no reference exists between 1000307 and loc-246. Is there
> a table in Windchill that might have this information?
>

Attached is a report that we use here. It allows you to search for the old cadname and will give you the new cadname. I think I actually originally recvd this report from someone on the exploder. Unfortunately I don't remember who it was to give them credit.

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1_rename_history_report.zip