Mass move between products

[gchampoux]

I need to move a large number of CAD Documents from one product to another. (Windchill Intralink 9.1)
What I have to start with is a list of 1,200 part numbers.
For each part number, there will be multiple drawings and models that begin with the same part number prefix.
For example, for part 12345, I need to move 12345*.* from product A to product B, and in the same respective folder.
Both products were created from the same template.
They have identical QIR's, roles, policies, life cycles, & folder structure.

Is there some way to script this massive move?

Extra challenges:
Some of the CAD documents might be checked out, or in a pending promotion.
Some part numbers might not exist at all (no models or drawings).
This would most likely happen if someone mistyped a part number in the list that was given to me.

Gerry Champoux
Williams International
Walled Lake, MI

[blehman]

Hi Gerry! Not sure if you are still looking for an answer, but your problem can easily be solved with a Java class that takes in a list of EPMDocument numbers. I do tasks similar to this (data cleansing, other data utilities) all the time for my clients as they see things they want to change all at once. It would take a little bit of development time, but for an experienced Windchill developer it would be a pretty simple task to accomplish.

Brandon Lehman, PLM Consultant

brandon.lehman@stechservices.com