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ptc-53788291-Visitor
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February 17, 2014
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Primary Content search in Windchill

  • February 17, 2014
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Hi,

I want to search in Windchill for Primary Content attributes of documents but without succes. Is there a filter or configuration option/possibility to achieve this need?

Specially for managing documents in Windchill this is necessary to prevent entering double attribute information when uploading a new document. Now we have to copy e.g. the original pdf filename into another attribute field to find a suppliers document.

Has someone a solution?

Regards,

Bas

Best answer by d_graham

@ptc-5378829 

You can search for WTDocuments using Advanced Search by entering only Filename.

This works OOTB.

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JoãoGonçalves1-Visitor
1-Visitor
February 17, 2014

I'm not following...

You have doubts with Advanced Search?

If so, you should add a new Custom Criteria to make a query to search a particular attribute.

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ptc-53788291-VisitorAuthor
1-Visitor
February 17, 2014

Thanx!

For example:

I upload a vendor document catalog pdf in Windchill with original vendor document filename x and a logical name for us to identify this document within our organisation.

Then in Windchill I want to search only name for this (Primary Content filename) x.pdf to find out if this catalog is already uploaded in Windchill.

That's not possible in my opinion.

Regards,

Bas

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JoãoGonçalves1-Visitor
1-Visitor
February 17, 2014

I understood now.

A custom search for a CAD Document is possible to search by File Name.

A custom search for a Document is not possible to search by File Name.

A workaaround may be create a new attribute, and with a OIR, fill this attribute with File Name value.
Now you will be able to make a search by the file name wich is descrived by this new Attribute.

I recomend that you contact PTC.
They may provide a better solution.

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ptc-53788291-VisitorAuthor
1-Visitor
May 13, 2014

The same problem with Secondary content search; e.g. pdf attachments of ECAD documents. These files can only be found by a separate Full Index Search server of Windchill...

Very disappointing to make this conclusion. Or is there someone with a solution for these problems?

Thnx in advance!

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mrane1-Visitor
1-Visitor
November 3, 2014

If you are looking to search on contents of the attachments, then you'll have to use Index Search module of Windchill.

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    DH_91668617-Bedrock
    7-Bedrock
    January 30, 2025

    Stumbled across this post due to the same issue.  Noticed this was 10 years ago.  

     

    Have ptc or anyone come to a solution or workaround in this time?  My scenario is exactly as you described below and want to avoid needing our IT dept to add any customisation, likewise don't want to add the data in another field as it'll just be time consuming and liable for different users potentially including a typo or mistake in there too.  

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