Windchill Publishing - End job error

[MattPat]

Hi,

I created publish rule for generating PDF files from DRW. It works on my local Windchill with no errors but on clients server, I have this error (other) in job monitor:

2020-01-13 10:33:56:Start Job: Other  - s4456215.pdf, A.2
2020-01-13 10:33:56:make temp dir C:\ptc\Windchill_11.1\Windchill\temp\pubtemp\publish6171712364649683954.tmp
2020-01-13 10:33:56:"As Stored" Config Spec is available
2020-01-13 10:33:56:The EPMDocument As Stored Config Spec was selected as the default
2020-01-13 10:33:56:Start: Other  - s4456215.pdf, A.2
2020-01-13 10:33:56:Authoring Application: Creo
2020-01-13 10:33:56:Creo Assembly Conversion
2020-01-13 10:33:56:make temp dir C:\ptc\Windchill_11.1\Windchill\temp\pubtemp\publish1083216001341765289ed
2020-01-13 10:33:56:Start: Other  - s4456215.pdf, A.2
2020-01-13 10:33:56:Authoring Application: Creo
2020-01-13 10:33:56:No Processing Required
2020-01-13 10:33:56:End: Other  - s4456215.pdf, A.2
2020-01-13 10:33:56:remove temp dir: C:\ptc\Windchill_11.1\Windchill\temp\pubtemp\publish1083216001341765289ed
2020-01-13 10:33:56:Creo Assembly, Number of Components Processed: 1
2020-01-13 10:33:56:End: Other  - s4456215.pdf, A.2
2020-01-13 10:33:56:End job (with error): Other  - s4456215.pdf, A.2
2020-01-13 10:33:56:Publish Complete event dispatched
2020-01-13 10:33:56:remove temp dir: C:\ptc\Windchill_11.1\Windchill\temp\pubtemp\publish6171712364649683954.tmp

 It should be generating PDF in post publish into the direct folder but it returns an error. I don't know if that is some problem with Creo? Thanks for help 

[MattPat]

Has anyone had an idea what happened? Job Monitor in attach. 

[sconroy]

Are you trying to create a viewable of a PDF with Creo?

[MattPat]

Sorry but I don't really understand your question. I have a publish rule that generates pdfs from drw file as additional files in checkin. 

[sconroy · Accepted solution]

Sounds like its trying to create viewables for the files generated from your rule, as this the case its worth adding a few additional lines to your xconf file like below

    <Property name="worker..DWG" overridable="true" targetFile="codebase/WEB-INF/conf/wvs.properties" value="DUMMY,preconverted=true"/>
    <Property name="worker..TIF" overridable="true" targetFile="codebase/WEB-INF/conf/wvs.properties" value="DUMMY,preconverted=true"/>
    <Property name="worker..TIFF" overridable="true" targetFile="codebase/WEB-INF/conf/wvs.properties" value="DUMMY,preconverted=true"/>
    <Property name="worker..GIF" overridable="true" targetFile="codebase/WEB-INF/conf/wvs.properties" value="DUMMY,preconverted=true"/>
    <Property name="worker..JPG" overridable="true" targetFile="codebase/WEB-INF/conf/wvs.properties" value="DUMMY,preconverted=true"/>
    <Property name="worker..JPEG" overridable="true" targetFile="codebase/WEB-INF/conf/wvs.properties" value="DUMMY,preconverted=true"/>
    <Property name="worker..PNG" overridable="true" targetFile="codebase/WEB-INF/conf/wvs.properties" value="DUMMY,preconverted=true"/>
    <Property name="worker..PDF" overridable="true" targetFile="codebase/WEB-INF/conf/wvs.properties" value="DUMMY,preconverted=true"/>
    <Property name="worker..DXF" overridable="true" targetFile="codebase/WEB-INF/conf/wvs.properties" value="DUMMY,preconverted=true"/>

[MattPat]

site.xconf right? Should I restart windchill after that?  

[sconroy]

Yes you can add to the site.xconf and you will need to restart after. Please note that wvs.properties location is different in earlier versions of Windchill so check first that is the correct location

[MattPat]

OK thank you for help. BTW my rule doesn't work on client server. It doesn't generate any files it's only published checkin cad nothing more. It's weird because they are no sign of it in monitor logs, trail etc. about this publish rule. Maybe publish rules are disabled on this machine? Is any way to check that? I recall that it works on my local machine. 

[sconroy]

Check that you have enabled the a rule for the application, look at help centre for more details