wtpub:/// Can be explicit path?

[mganzer]

can any of these config options use an explicit path? Such as:

wtpub://www.mywinchillserver.us.com/Libraries etc

Or do they have to use the alias name used when registering the server?

wtpub://The Windchill Server/Librariesetc

A few users could not handle conforming to the common name when registering the server in Pro/E

Thanks,

Mark

[avillanueva]

The wtpub:// paths use alias names. It's a Bummer since you cannot
guarantee that they are named exactly the same to put in a standard
config.pro. We are in the same boat.

[sdrzewiczewski]

i believe in WF 3 and beyond if you leave off the servername, it will
default to your default Windchill Server. You have to update your
config.pro files manually to change that. Give it a try and see if it
recognizes it.

Steve D.

Quoting "Villanueva, Antonio" <->:

> The wtpub:// paths use alias names. It's a Bummer since you cannot
> guarantee that they are named exactly the same to put in a standard
> config.pro. We are in the same boat.
>
>
>

[pwilliams-3]

We are having the exact same problem. We have a material file .mtl located within PDMLink. However; when we specify the directory as:

Pro_material_dir wtpub://Sandbox1/Products/Amia/Standard/material

...Pro/ENGINEER doesn't see the file. Can anyone give us a working example of this functionality?

Patrick Williams | Engineering Systems | Sr. Applications Engineer | Steelcase Inc. | 616.698.4078

[ptc-113113]

Hi,
We have experienced unreliable behavior with this and similar Pro_xxx_dir options pointing into 3.4.
Since it appears that the issues occur in 3.4 and in Windchill, I suppose the issues are with Pro/E.

Andrew Amsden
CAD\PDM Administrator
Midmark Corporation
937-526-8770

[jlittle]

There are two parts to making this work.

One is the entry in the Config file:

PRO_FORMAT_DIR wtpub://PDMLink//Libraries/Commonly Used Parts
Library/Formats


The other is the name of the server in the Server Registry entry. Is
has to be the same as the referenced name in the path:

PDMLink in the previous example is the name given to our server in the
Server Registry. Otherwise, the path cannot be resolved.

Regards,

James Little
Corning Cable Systems
CAD Administrator

[mdebower]

pro_material_dir wtpub://TriMark OnDemand/Libraries/Cad Library/Materials Library

As has been pointed out the Server Registry entry for the server has to agree, even down to capitalization for it to work, but it works.

[pwilliams-3]

Marc,
Can you give me the exact process on how to setup/import the material into PDMLink in the first place? We found a TPI on how to do it (with WF 2 and WC 8.0) but it didn't work. Can you give me some steps?

Patrick Williams | Engineering Systems | Sr. Applications Engineer | Steelcase Inc. | 616.698.4078

[rjessen]

The key to making it work is the portion in red below:

Pro_material_dir wtpub://Sandbox1/Products/Amia/Standard/material

Must come from the Name and not the Location when you register the server, for example:

Pro_material_dir wtpub://Production PDMLink/Products/Amia/Standard/material

[carchuleta]

Marc brings up a good point with the capitalization, if you forget to capitalize something it will not work. I have a user's guide that I instructs my users to copy and paste from it when setting up ProE. But that requires them to read the guide which does not always happen.

Chris Archuleta
Windchill/CAx Administrator
Residential Solutions
Ingersoll Rand
6200 Troup Highway
Tyler, TX 75707

[mdebower]

Going from memory:

1. Create a material file outside of Windchill. (Or locate the existing one.)
2. Open Pro/E attached to a Windchill server.
3. Create / Open a part.
4. Add the material on the hard drive to the part. (Change the Look In drop down to the hard drive folder with the material file)
5. The part now contains the material, Save the material to your workspace. (Highlight the material in the "Materials in Model" box, and pick the left facing three arrows between the Materials in library box and the Materials in model box.)
6. Once it is in your workspace, check it in just like you would a part, drawing, or assembly.

(see attached screenshot)

[pwdmarshall]

This is a good discussion, I've had issues on the same.

I've got a couple of things to add.

To ensure the alias has exactly the correct name and syntax, use a mapkey -
that way you're not reliant on your users typing in what you've asked them
to


At the time of Pro/E starting up, it evaluates the config.pro and tries to
connect to any "wtpub://...." entries. If at this time, Pro/E can't connect
... then it won't for that session. Correct the reason it can't connect and
restart Pro/E.

Reasons Pro/E may not connect to "wtpub://...."
- Server Registry alias doesn't match wtpub:// entry in config.pro
- Pro/E-PDMLink Server Registry is set to 'No Server'
- Pro/E-PDMLink Server Registry is 'Offline'
- Any others I've missed?



2009/9/30 Little, James O. <james.little@corning.com>

> There are two parts to making this work.
>
> One is the entry in the Config file:
>
> PRO_FORMAT_DIR wtpub://PDMLink//Libraries/Commonly Used Parts
> Library/Formats
>
>
> The other is the name of the server in the Server Registry entry. Is
> has to be the same as the referenced name in the path:
>
> PDMLink in the previous example is the name given to our server in the
> Server Registry. Otherwise, the path cannot be resolved.
>
> Regards,
>
> James Little
> Corning Cable Systems
> CAD Administrator
>