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Dobi17-Peridot
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October 21, 2022
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How to make drag and drop into DTI select a document subtype?

  • October 21, 2022
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For those that are using DTI, is there a way to predefine a document subtype of an incoming file that is dragged and dropped in? 

Creating a new document through a right click launches the Windchill menu and that works, but drag and drop seems to default to the parent wt.doc.WTDocument type. 

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    ScottMorris
    ScottMorris17-Peridot
    17-Peridot
    October 21, 2022

    Use this preference to set the default document type. You can set it at the site, org or container level.

    Create and Edit > Document Create Default Type

     

    The downside is you can only have one document type/container. It would be much nicer if there was a document type picker or some other method of setting the document type for multiple documents during drag-n-drop.

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    Dobi17-PeridotAuthor
    17-Peridot
    October 22, 2022

    The preference is set to indicate that a user must select a document type. While this happens on a drag and drop into a browser, it doesn't happen for a drag and drop into DTI. 

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    For the multiple documents I'd be great that on a drag and drop into a browser the document type is a pull down PER DOCUMENT in the table. 

     

    For this instance with DTI, though, it seems as though the role is completely bypassed. 

    ScottMorris
    ScottMorris17-Peridot
    17-Peridot
    October 23, 2022

    When you refer to "drag-n-drop into DTI" does that mean drag-n-drop into Windows File Explorer? I assumed you were referring to the browser. Windchill Desktop Integration (DTI) is a tool. It is what performs the actions of drag-n-drop in Windchill. It only supports drag-n-drop from the Windows Desktop or Windows File Explorer to Windchill running in a browser or a Windows File Explorer windows open to the Windchill location.

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