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I have pushed attributes from a Change Activity to a Change Notice upon completion of the activity.  Now what I would like to do is push an attribute from a document approval workflow to a soft type of document.  I have defined a workflow variable called string1 as type java.lang.String and also a variable parentDocument of type wt.doc.WTDocument.  I tried to use the logic that I had but I am getting an error.  It would be great if this possible.   Here is my transition code:   com.ptc.core.lwc.server.LWCNormalizedObject obj=new com.ptc.core.lwc.server.LWCNormalizedObject(parentDocument,null,null, new com.ptc.core.meta.common.UpdateOperationIdentifier()); obj.load("string1"); obj.set("string1",internal_name_string_on_softtype); obj.apply(); wt.fc.PersistenceHelper.manager.modify(parentDocument);   The error I get when I check the syntax is:   warning: Supported source version 'RELEASE_7' from annotation processor 'com.microsoft.azure.management.

I have some questions that are specific about Windchill integration into JDE. More specifically pushing additional information into JDE, such as PTC_MATERIAL.Short history: My company has been using Windchill now for about 8 years. Our parent company is now pushing out their own Windchill implementation that is directly tied into JDE, was initially deployed with non-fabricated items in mind, and has only been used up to this point by business units that only sell to other business units. All of this has some what tied our hands, and I have no direct contacts that I can get information from on what is/isn't possible in JDE. My impression is our JDE people don't want to change, so our Windchill people are trying to work around it. Also, HQ is in France, so there is a language barrier that complicates things.Anyone with some knowledge on this, I would love to pick your brain a little. I'm not sure how many companies are using JDE and Windchill, but since both are common softwares, I'm hop

Hi All, Getting exception while deleting epm documents, please check below exception and provide code snippets if anybody knows :  - INFO : wt.system.err wcadmin - (wt.fc.fcResource/46) wt.fc.ReferentialIntegrityException: Referential integrity violations occurred for this operation:- INFO : wt.system.err wcadmin - The following items cannot be deleted because they are members of "EPMCheckpoint - wt.epm.workspaces.EPMCheckpoint:1266915". "Assembly - 0000000501.asm, A.1 (1); "- INFO : wt.system.err wcadmin - The following items cannot be deleted because they are members of "EPMAs Stored Config - ". "Assembly - 0000000501.asm, A.1 (1); "   Thanks.  

We have an requirement to add Viewables for Documents attachments. And add the list view for the Search page. Has anyone tried to modify the OOTB mashup? They used to be editable now they are read only. I tried editing the extension properties however no luck so far.   thanks, Preeti

Hello I am really struggling with creating a report that has a result like (or similar) to this query. SELECT A0.Typ ,A0.namecontainerInfo ,pv.VALUE as Dokumenttyp ,COUNT(distinct d.IDA3MASTERREFERENCE) as Anzahl_Dokumente FROM (SELECT A0.idA2A2,A0.namecontainerInfo, 'Bibliothek' as Typ FROM WTLibrary A0 UNION ALL SELECT A0.idA2A2,A0.namecontainerInfo, 'Produkt' as Typ FROM PDMLinkProduct A0) A0,WTDocument d , WTTypeDefinition wttd,LWCTypeDefinition td ,LWCLocalizablePropertyValue pvWHERE d.idA3containerReference = A0.idA2A2 and wttd.idA2A2 = d.IDA2TYPEDEFINITIONREFERENCE and td.name = wttd.logicalIdentifier and pv.idA3B4 = td.idA2A2 group by A0.typ ,A0.namecontainerInfo, pv.VALUE order by a0.typ desc, a0.namecontainerInfo, pv.VALUE ; It lists 4 colums Type of context (Product/Library) , Name of context, Documenttype  (Subtype), and count of WTDocmaster in this context Can anyone guide me or upload an export. The issue are the relations to wttypdefinition etc.PS: give your vote f

Our server had a unexpected shutdown and now the Method Server refuses to start. Error log from Method Server: 2020-10-20 18:02:11,284 ERROR [main] wt.method.server.startup.services - Failed to create: wt.services.service.2180=com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.generic.server.GenericService/com.ptc.wpcfg.generic.WpcfgGenericService(wt.services.servicesResource/17) wt.util.WTException: Unable to find manager class from entry: "wt.services.service.2180=com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.generic.server.GenericService/com.ptc.wpcfg.generic.WpcfgGenericService"Nested exception is: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.generic.server.GenericServiceat java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:381)at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:424)at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:349)at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:357)at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:264)at wt.services.M

Is there a way to prevent attachments from being duplicated when performing a Save As action on a CAD Document in Windchill?    When publishing secondary content such as PDF or STEP as an attachment to the CAD Document, the Save As process moves the source object's attachments forward to the new object. This results in old attachment(s) with the old name(s). When the CAD drawing or CAD model is checked in again, it will have multiple attachments; the old one(s) and the new one(s).   Maybe there is a more elegant way of removing the old attachment when publishing the new PDF or STEP attachment? In some cases, the CAD document also contains other attachments, so removing all attachments while creating the new attachment would not be the best solution.    There is an existing idea for this functionality if you'd like to vote it up. https://community.ptc.com/t5/Windchill-Ideas/Prevent-Remove-attachments-from-copying-over-in-Save-As/idi-p/574120 

What's the use of the primary object icon which indicates that the selected object is the focus of the baseline. What purpose does it serve? 

I'm looking into putting attributes on a document that I am working on putting into Windchill but have seem to come across a limitation.  I have footers and headers and the headers are different from page 1 to page 2.  In the header sections I want to put Name, Number and Version attributes.  However, it seems that each attribute can only be used once on the document though I have added it in both places.  I change the template to reflect this and it does not act as expected.  Is there something I am missing?  Is this functionality?  How do I get the same attribute in two places?  I'm on Windchill 11.2.1.4. Thanks, Brian

Hi,   I want to load all the Reference Documents of a WT Part by passing its Part number/containeroid/oid.   1) Does Navigate has the feature already in OOTB apps? Which app? 2) For customization, where I have to start from?   Regards, Janakiraman P

Hi,I am trying to customize the columns in the Uses tab under the Structure part info tab.The Uses tab renders a Table component with a column Reference Designator with cells that are editable. I want to change the cells in such a way they are not a text box that is editable, but a Link that opens a WTDocument in Windchill.Please help me how to do this.Thank you in advance.

We have users like "purchasing agents" who only log into Windchill to grab a .pdf of a drawing to send to a supplier. They don't create objects, or kick off any workflows and yet we are required to pay $300 a year for a license for them. This seems rather pathetic and greedy for PTC. There should be an out of the box Profile like "guest" that is read only that admins can assign users to that doesn't require a license.

Hello all, I am quite new to Windchill Administration and now and I am faced with a big task. For my client, I have to update Intralink 11.1 to Windchill PDMLink 11.1. I found a quick guide here but it is not clear to me. What are the steps of this update? I know I have to make all backups like for a regular system upgrade and then I should run PSI and select Update Existing Installation.  If someone has the experience and can help me with this update it will be a huge help. Thanks in advance. 

Hi,   We have migration project ongoing from Windchill to Windchill using WBM. During full load migration, we observed that some CAD documents are already available in target system. We have renamed the data in staging database and continued with loading. Data loading was done successfully into Windchill. But when opening assemblies containing the renamed CAD documents, it is throwing errors and references to old name of cad documents are being searched.   Please guide, how to handle these kind of issues when dealing with renaming the duplicate objects   Regards Srikanth

Description of the customer :     The Customer is implementing the "As-Built / As-Maintained" product configuration. they are able to create part configurations, part instances. incorporate them in next higher level part instance levels and release the part instance structure. The initial As-built configuration can be built.During the lifecycle of a part instance (serial number) the part can get a mid life update or configuration modification. The part instance identification (e.g. serial number) has to stay the same but the product configuration is changed. As a consequence the part number (base part) of that part instance is changed. Based on the information the customer has, they are not able to update/change the base part.The Question is how to support this use case and change the base part of a part instance? Goal is to be able to track a specific part instance throughout it's entire service lifecycle?   Any information or documentation is more than welcome.

We have the case where a teamleader logs on to Windchill in one engineering pc and then goes to the workshop and logs on (using the same account) another time on a production pc. As we are making the move to Windchill 11.2 I wonder if this is still possible ? 

Only Conduct Online CRB Review task is showing in My Tasks App.  What are the steps to show the Change Request and Change Notice Tasks in My Tasks App.

Hello.  As the subject states, we have recently split up our company into two different entities and now I have the need to store certain things under a new organization. Is this something that is possible to do in Windchill 11.0?     Thanks

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Hi, Windchill 11.2 may not be recognizing internal value of lifecycle state when internal key is using special character like '&'. Here is the entry from custom StateRB info file. PUBLISHED_R&D.value=Published R&D   Set State operation throws an error. wt.util.WTInvalidParameterException: No EnumeratedType exists with "wt.lifecycle.State.PUBLISHED_R&D" as its internal value. Nested exception is: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException   Trying to figure out whether usage of special character is not supported anymore in rb info file? 

I am working in Windchill 10.1 and have an assembly that is a family table.  The instances are different configurations of the generic.  Now, I have an assembly with 2 of the instances assembled in it and when the WTPart structure is built for this assembly, the instances show up as separate Parts in the structure.  I currently have the generic as the owner of the WTPart with the instances with an Image type.  Is there a way to have the WTPart structure to roll these instances up and show a quantity of 2?   Thanks for any insight or help,   Ian Wexler

I just noticed interesting article in tech support (Article - CS328900,Update regarding state of PTC System Monitor (PSM) due to end-of-life of Dynatrace Appmon).   I am wondering how many is actually using PSM and any opinions about pure SaaS solution for application monitoring, which could mean that you have to open monitoring agent connections from your production server to SaaS cloud over the internet? 

We will host a live Expert Session: "Thingworx Navigate 3D Viewer" on October 9th at 11:00 AM EST.   Please find below the description of the expert session and the registration link .   Expert Session: Thingworx Navigate 3D Viewer Date and Time: Friday, October 9th, 2020 11:00 am EST Duration: 1 hour Host: Robbie Morrison, Product Management Senior Manager   Description: Following the series of new capabilities released with Navigate 9.0, this session will focus in the details of Navigate 3D Viewer leverage this to your use cases   Register here   Existing Recorded sessions can be found on support portal using the keyword ‘Expert Sessions’.   You can also suggest topics for upcoming sessions using this small form.   Here are some recorded sessions that might be of your interest. You can find recordings for the full library of webinars using the keyword ‘Expert Sessions’ in PTC support portal search   Navigate 9.0 – What’s New? This ses

So some of this might be a Microsoft capability issue... some might be Windchill.  However, Looking to find a way to link checked in spreadsheets together.   Example.  I have a Summary Workbook.  I am going to perform statistics against multiple other workbooks.  Develop charts, sum, calculate etc.      Has anyone handled this with Excel + Windchill (DTI or not?)     Thanks in advance Jim

Hi All, I guess you heard already about the new Windchill 11.1 License Management functionality introduced with 11.1 F000.   A HUB ( https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article?n=CS277240 )article is created to place all the related information.   I hope this helps to get started with the Licensing.   Thanks, Amit