1. Do you use Windchill to generate the pdfs and, if so, are they associated to Windchill parts?
Yes, basically publisher. PDF displayed is of WTDocument (Drawing softtype) associated to parts. Our engineers upload the pdf of CAD Drawing as the
primary content of Drawing softtype. Note that our viewables are permanently watermarked.
2. Does the user need to log into Windchill or does the portal manage that?
The user will be prompted to login when search portal (as the search portal pages are in authenticated domain) is accessed but user will never have to log
in directly to Windchill.
FYI, my collegues will be presenting this topic "Scaling Windchill PLM For Dynamic Enterprise Landscape" during this year's PTC User Conf and
they will demo this functionality. Following is a brief session description
Session Description: In today’s business world acquisitions and divestitures have become a common occurrence. Stryker Orthopaedics has leveraged
these avenues to continuously expand its foot print in the medical device sector. Windchill has been a critical component for Stryker Orthopaedics to
manage the controlled data. The goal of this session is highlight the challenges faced by Stryker Orthopaedics in increasing its Windchill
footprint from 400 users to 4400 + users within a period of 5 years. The session is not focused on the hardware scaling but on the process definition and
business alignment hurdles that has made this an interesting journey. The main points to be covered in this session are:
- Explain current footprint of Windchill at Stryker Orthopaedics
- Scaling Windchill from the concept of site specific to Divisional
- Challenges faced related to user experience, support, scalability and solutions developed to overcome them
