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September 25, 2023
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Windchill Reliability Project and System File Access for Multiple Users

  • September 25, 2023
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We are using Windchill 11.1., teams (not enterprise) edition.

 

Once we have created a project, how can we allow another user to open, work on and/or edit the project and system files?

We have tried "hacking" around this by going into file explorer and granting permissions to the .rfp (system) files, but Windchill seems to be able to revoke that and/or the permission isn't "sticky".

 

Chris

 

 

Best answer by HelesicPetr

Hi @Unreliable_User 

Normal user can not see that icons. org/site level. Only administrators can.

There is not difference between normal/enterprise version. All Windchill versions from 10 to now has this icons. Just appearing is based on an access. Org admin can see org level, Site admin can see site level. 

Product Manager can manage a teams and so on.

 

PS> in my case there is also custom icon 😄

PetrH

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HelesicPetr
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September 26, 2023

Hi @Unreliable_User 

You need to add user to the project team, as a member, or another role.

An access is granted by ACL rules, OOTB each role in a team has some ACL definition that grant the access.

 

Also do not forget to assign license group to the user. 

 

PetrH

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Unreliable_User3-NewcomerAuthor
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September 26, 2023

Thank you.

I looked into this subject within some Windchill support pages on the web, this one was of particular interest:

https://support.ptc.com/help/windchill/plus/r12.0.2.0/en/index.html#page/Windchill_Help_Center%2FTeamMembersAdd.html%23

 

If I understand this correctly, the reason that I don't see any tools to change or add team members is because I don't have any admin capability. (See attached jpeg capture, circled in red.)  

 

I've forwarded this information to our site admins.

In the meantime, I'm trying to understand the different layers of administrative power within Windchill:

content manager

organization administrator

site administrator

site supervisor

 

What I'm not clear about is whether I would be considered the "content manager" on a project that I create myself.

 

Chris

HelesicPetr
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September 26, 2023

Hi @Unreliable_User 

Context manager is a Project Manager role, or Product Manager or Library manager role in a team of context. 

Org admin is a org admin defined on organization level in Windchill

Site admin is a admin defined on the site level in Windchill

 

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PetrH

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