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wharaden16-Contributor
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April 6, 2022
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Multiple Release Targets

  • April 6, 2022
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I am using Windchill PDMLink Release 11.0 and Datecode with CPS M030

Hi,

I am trying to get the functionality of Multiple Release Targets and I am trying to Migrate into Windchill 12.1 and would like to get this functionality working before I move to Windchill 12.1, I have added the a new life Cycle state and still does not work. All I want is for the pull down to happen when you want to select on e of the multiple Release Target states. Please help me get this running so I continue my migration.... TY Bill H. PS I realize we are at Windchill 11.0 but I see in Windchill 12.1 it has the same functionality but want to see this operate before I bring the database across. I don't want the new system to be un available.

Please call.

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    HelesicPetr
    HelesicPetr22-Sapphire II
    22-Sapphire II
    April 7, 2022

    Hello @wharaden1 

     

    First you need to allow the Multiple Release Targets by preference for example on site/Utilities/Preference Management. 

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    If you need your custom state as a target you need to modify the LifeCycleTemplate and use some of transactions which are allowed in Change process

    CHANGE,PRODUCTION_RELEASED,OBSOLESCENCE

    In change task and selection Release Target State you always see the transaction name (not target State).

     

    If you need that the option name should be same as target state, then you need to customize transactions a way as you add custom lifecycle state but you chose transaction.rbinfo file. 

     

    Add new transactions to the list of allowed released target transactions in wt.preference

     

    wt.change2.changeTransitions

    default value is "CHANGE,PRODUCTION_RELEASED,OBSOLESCENCE" (I would check it in your system)

    in the windchill shell run xconfmanager tool to change this property with your transactions that equals to your states.

    After restart server you can use transactions in your lifecycle template. 

     

    I use it several times that users do not care what is change, ProductionReleased options and they just chose correct name of state in change task. 

     

    Hope this general description can help. 

     

    PetrH

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      wharaden16-ContributorAuthor
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      April 14, 2022

      Hi Petr,

       

      I have done everything accept I can find where the " transaction.rbinfo"  is located.  In the EnumCustomize I don't see this .

       

      Where is this located.  I know it must be under lifecycle but not sure.  TrasitionRB.RB.ser.  Thats all I see.  If that is it then I have customized this and still does not give me the pull down.  Call me at 262-560-3217.

       

      Regards,

       

      Bill Haraden

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      wharaden16-ContributorAuthor
      6-Contributor
      April 14, 2022

      Hi Petar,

       

      I found my TransitionRB.rbinfo file.

       

      It looks like this:

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      wharaden16-ContributorAuthor
      6-Contributor
      April 14, 2022

      Here is what my EnumCustomize looks like:

       

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      Don't these have to equal or if you have some instruction on what to change please.

       

      Ty

       

      Bill Haraden

        HelesicPetr
        HelesicPetr22-Sapphire II
        22-Sapphire II
        April 19, 2022

        Hi @wharaden1 

        If you edit a rbinfo file you need to run ant makejar script after a save in the enumcustomization wizard .

        makejar propagates changes to the Windchill.

         

        from Windchill shell run following command:

         

         

        ant -f codebase/MakeJar.xml

         

         

        Stop windchill

        clear tomcat cache

        Start Windchill

         

        After that you should see the transitions in a LifeCycle editor

         

        enumcustomization editor

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        wt.properties (used internal name)

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        LifeCycle editor with transitions

        HelesicPetr_2-1650350171162.png

        The result in Change management SetReleaseTarget with multiple transitions

        HelesicPetr_3-1650350271421.png

        LifeCycle of an object

        HelesicPetr_4-1650350479559.png

         

        Hope this can help.

         

        PetrH

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          wharaden16-ContributorAuthor
          6-Contributor
          May 17, 2022

          Please call as I have not got this working.

           

          HelesicPetr
          HelesicPetr22-Sapphire II
          22-Sapphire II
          May 18, 2022

          Hi @wharaden1 

          Where's the trouble?

          Can you see transitions in a LifeCycle template edit wizard? to be sure that custom transitions are there. 

          Do you set LifeCycle template to use the transitions? You need to set the transition for each target state.

          HelesicPetr_1-1652852160842.png

           

           

          PetrH

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            tschweizer12-Amethyst
            12-Amethyst
            November 23, 2022

            Dear friends

            This post made my day!
            With its help and the reference to CS124047 I was able to enable Multi Target States for change messages in an important customer project!

            Many thanks for this

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