Rename part error "part not unique" error during checkin

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Hi @dsalotto,

Are you looking to rename or renumber?

Renaming will not cause any errors.

However, when renumbering, you cannot assign a number that already exists in Windchill. This action is not allowed.

Thanks for responding but not a basic 101 resolve.  I've been a Sys admin Interlink/Windchill user of 33 yrs.   

I've identified this as a incredibly disastrous WC 12 issue and not a renaming issue.  WC 12 can't upload or check in harness files without a "part not unique" issue.  Putting in a ticket is as painful as a root canal.  Was looking for someone with the same issue.   

Thanks, 

When you say renaming in Creo 9.0, do you mean you are opening and using that tool to do the rename. Just know that this creates a copy in the system as if you did a save as. Previous copy still exists. Is it possible that your renames are causing a conflict on the way in. Both filename AND Number have to be unique which is why most use filename=number so that you have only one unique attribute to deal with. Let us know if this has been solved since it was a few weeks old.