Representation Publish - Delete

[Amirtharaj_K]

Hi Guys,

I want to delete the bulk old representation. How we can delete it in Windchill?

Regards,

Amir

[avillanueva · Accepted solution]

Are you asking how to delete in bulk old representations? For non-current iterations? There are some add ins you might need.

https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS211115?source=search

Clarify question if this is not what you were looking for.

[Amirtharaj_K]

Thanks for sharing @avillanueva 

Can we use this same step to delete the default representation in only one iteration?

Regards,

Amir

[mmeadows-3]

FYI:

Another option is to use PTC's command line utility.

https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS62748

It isn't as popular because

• It must be run as a system administrator from the desktop of the Windchill application server.
• Antonio's UI recommendation is better if you need non-system administrators to do the cleanup.
• You can purge very explicit lists of objects, but it can be difficult to build those lists.

But, if this is a one-time cleanup and really just an administrative task, the command line solution will do the job without injecting that customization into Windchill.

A third option comes from INNEO's GENIUS TOOLS for Windchill.

https://www.inneo.co.uk/en/product-development/inneo-in-house-products/genius-tools/genius-tools-for-windchill.html

The Genius Tools Publishing Bundle is mentioned on page 3 of their brochure.

https://www.inneo.co.uk/files/content/product-development/tools-and-extensions/genius-tools/genius-tools-for-windchill-brochuere-bundles.pdf

It is designed to clean up obsolete visualizations and free up file vaults disk space via automated background maintenance tasks.

[Amirtharaj_K]

Thanks for the reply @mmeadows-3 @avillanueva 

How and where we can get the OID https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS62748

Regards,

Amir

[avillanueva]

If you mean the OID of the container, I recommend using the CONT_PATH option which is simpler. To get the OID of the representation, I recommend using a QueryBuilder report to get a list and report out its OID. Then that file can be including in this command.

[Amirtharaj_K]

Hi @avillanueva 

Can you give me a small example of this?

Regards,

Amir

[avillanueva]

Which part? Knowledge base has lots of examples of reports that you can mod for your needs:

https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS377342?source=search

[Amirtharaj_K]

@avillanueva Thanks for both articles.

AJ