Windchill PLM is it possible to make a downloaded file unusable after a certain period of time ?

Forum|Forum|2 years ago
July 31, 2024
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Version: Windchill 12.0

Use Case: People are downloading document from Windchill and they keep them in their local computer instead of downloading them again each time. this leads to error in document version?

Description:

we'd like to add an expiry date to documents downloaded from Windchill, making them unusable after a certain period of time.
For example, if a production technician downloads a work instruction from Windchill, it would be unusable 24 hours after downloading.
Is this possible in Windchill?

thanks in advance

Document Mgmt

avillanueva

23-Emerald II

I know that Adobe has a DRM (Digital Rights Management) tool and there was an integration with Windchill or Creo. The concept is similar to what you are asking where files can be blocked at a time period of your choosing after creation or on demand. I would look into that.

joe_morton

19-Tanzanite

Best case is to prevent the files from being downloaded in the first place, if possible. We had a similar scenario with technicians and made a solution where they were only able to view the files via a web viewer. I think that involved developing some customization, though.

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FL_9311864

Author

1-Visitor

Hello

thanks for your answers.

Actually, Files have to be downloaded by users because they have to be fill in some production information (Batch Nb, Serial numbers...).

As the file is constantly changing, we do need to ensure they are not keeping it in their computer.

They have to download the file quite each day.

jbailey

18-Opal

What about watermarking them with the download date? and having an included statement something to the effect of "Document valid for 24 hours from XX/XX/XXXX HH:MM:SS"

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