Windchill

Hello, I've recently taken up the position of Administrator for Windchill PDM Link.  One of the things I've ran into since taking on this position is related to licensing.  We currently use Creo, Inventor, and Solidworks cad tools and have the required PDM Licenses for Solidworks and Inventor users.  Is it true that we also need to have a light or heavy user licenese for each of the Solidworks/Inventor users?   Thanks for your help RJ  

We are creating 3D models using AutoCAD and WC is configured to assign a number automatically the first time it is saved.  We then update metadata within WC, by checking out and editing the attributes.   My question is:  Is there not a way to create a list in Excel with all the filenames as per WC, where the metadata is created/updated and this list then imported into WC which then populates the spaces for the data?   Regards   Kobus

Hi All,I have created change request workflow. my requirement is like, Admin group user has ability to "Reject" Change Request at any time, but at same time normal users This "Reject" routing must be hidden.Is any way to do this.Regards,Vivek

Is there a way the methodserver to see changes in wt.properties without restarting services, i.e. if i changed a property, the server is aware of it?

Hi everyone,   I was recently assigned to be in charge of reliability for my teams projects and have no previous experience.  After using the WQS I find it somewhat user friendly.  I do have a particular question if someone is able to answer.     Currently using the Prediction module and trying to calculate MTBF for a synchro.  Under the Parts Table, the following are what I have:  Part Classification: EPRD Category: Synchro Subcategory: Receiver/transmitter   Is there anywhere I can get detailed information on the parameters under the Prediction Data tab?  For example, I have no idea what I'm suppose to put down for "Subtype".  Attached is the Prediction Data pane for a synchro. 

Hi everyone, I created some custom views for Doc Control, the downside is that now all users get those Views as the default view in My Tasks Anyone know how to set the default back to Open for all users?   11 M020. Cheers.

In the Document of the knowledge base cs175282 there is a statement: Only one lifecycle state can be used at a time and not multiple lifecycle states.   Does anyone publishes PDF from Word Documents using Cover Sheet from the Adobe DOC Worker at more than one lifecycle state ? For example, is there are more than one type of Document having different lifecycle templates without any common state for adding a cover sheet, how can I do that ?

We're using Windchill 11.0 M030. Strange thing noticed after testing CPS12 is; Windchill 11.0 M030 CPS12 OOTB installation and Windchill updated from 11.0 M030 CPS10 to CPS12 are showing different versions of components   Screenshots are attached here. Any idea why? Will this have any issue in future if production is upgraded to CPS12? A PTC case is also opened to see if it is something we missed during CPS12 update.

I am running 10.2 M020.  When I try to run the command java wt.access.UpdateSecurityLabels -inputFilePath="F:\doc_security_set.xlsx" -allVersions It ask me to login in.  I have tried my wcadmin account, my admin account and my personal account who is also a site admin.  I receive the Error: Unable to connect to the Windchill server. Contact your administrator tostart Windchill before you retry.  Windchill is up and running fine.  I have verified that all these accounts belong to the site admin group.  The install guide says to set this propertywt.access.UpdateSecurityLabels.authorizedParticipant or it defaults to the Site Admin group.  Has anyone else ran into this problem.

We have a huge backlog of jobs listed in the queue from an issue that was causing publishing to fail. I'm unsure of exactly how many there are because each page is limited to 2000, but I have a feeling it's close to 50,000 if not more (this is including the successful jobs as well). What would be the easiest way to clean this up? I can manually do it but that'll take a lot of time because loading and deleting takes a while for 2000 jobs at a time. I tried setting up a scheduled clean up job to start immediately but it just sits there saying Ready and doesn't do anything. Do I have to set up a new worker that specifically does this task? If so, can someone show me an example of setting this kind of worker up?Thanks

Hi!   how are you handling data protection with Windchill? ok Permissions for general access.   But is there a way to prevent Creo users from downloading cad files and passing to other companies? Encryption was skipped with Creo 3.0  I think.   Our reseller suggested remote workstation in a data center. Prevents physical access. But they can still upload files to wetransfer or dropbox. Mail, chat, ...   Anybody using some type of logging? Scann trail file for download actions?! Firewall or mail logging?   I found security labels, but they are more or less another layer within Windchill. (and quite tricky for setup)   br Bernhard

I have a life cycle that contains out of the various state two that can be set with a Set State action. Both have a right mouse button in the Action menu. When I click either one, I get a pop up window (the same window for both) with a pull down from which I can select which Action/State I want.    Is there a way to have the pull down show the state that I select in the pull down based on which Action menu I click?  For example: State 1 = Library. --> Action menu = "Library" --> pop up window pull down "Library" State 2 = Publish. --> Action menu = "Publish" --> pop up window pull down "Publish"   The current behavior is that regardless of which action menu I select, I still have to make the secondary selection to pick the state I want in the pull down menu from the pop up window.     

We have a scenario where we need to view a WT structure offline, the user will be at a test facility with no internet connection and needs to see both visualisations and structure with expressions. We can export the PVZ for visualisation and export a Excel of PDF of the structure tab but where we have more than 1 occurance of a part we might have different expressions against them and its impossible to know which is which from the visualisation.   Anyone have any ideas?

Hello, I need to make the query-object search case insensitive. According to the documentation, it is by default. But it my test it does not work. So I put the explicit parameter   <ie:param name="WHERE_CASE_SENSITIVITY" data="FALSE"/> but the case still sensitive. Is there further parameters or changes needed?   Thank you.

Hey all looking for a good reference manual for windchill/pdm link.  A lot of the things I want to do in our system are not turned on or ready out of the box.  For instance, email the users when an item is added to their task list or customizing the windchill branding to our own.   It just seems like the information is spread out everywhere.  See link thru PTC support and link thru Ptc.    http://support.ptc.com/help/windchill/whc/whc_en/index.html#page/Windchill_Help_Center%2FWCCG_Oview_LoginPageCust.html%23  https://www.ptc.com/cs/help/windchill_hc/wc100_hc/index.jspx?id=WCCG_UICust_CustHTMLClients_CustUIBrand&action=show     I would love just one location I can flip thru for all the information I need.  Any recommendations? 

Hello,   A customer reported that his security team did a scan of his Pro/Intralink server and found the Oracle Database needs patches for vulnerabilities.  I am trying to get more data from the scan, such as CVE or anything helpful to further identify.  The scan snippet had little helpful info.   I opened a case to ask where to find these patches.  I presumed PTC would have them since they bundled the database.  The rep told me I had to get them from Oracle.  You cannot get anything from Oracle without a "Support Identifier", so I pushed back.  While I wait for a response, I wanted to get any insight from the Community on this.   Thank you!    

Does anyone have any good resources for learning how to set up new Cognos reports for Windchill? There are some books out there, and I'm sure IBM has courses, but has anyone found any good resources that fit the Windchill niche need?   I keep getting asked for hierarchical reports starting from product structure and mapping down to models, drawings, and documents. I can try to hack at the multi-level bom report but was looking for more general training/information to actually use Cognos when Query Builder is unable to cope.   

Is there a way to create new WTPart using Windchill Workgroup manager Toolkit API?

Dears, Anyone have practice can share regarding the HA architecture regarding Windchill Navigate? Does Thingworx connection server a required componet in this kind of configuration?

Hi,   Please refer the attachment for proper understanding. It has pictures for better description.   Current access options are:   No access – Prevents the user from selecting the item or using it. Modify – Allows a user to access an item, change it and then save it. Create – Allows a user to create new files. Delete – Allows a user to delete items in the system.   'Read' option should allow a user to access a property and change it but then not save the changes they have made. This would be exceptionally useful for ourselves with giving users a default table format view that they can modify but then are unable to save when they close the application, thus not affecting other users.   The current set up seems bizarre to go from no access at all, to being able to modify and save changes. There needs to be an intermediate level.   Thank you Mohammed

Hi All, I wanted to know what are the possible issues that will arise while upgrading windchill on RHEL? I have done multiple successful upgrades on Windows server but trying it on RHEL for the first time. I have experience working with RHEL and Windchill but never tried upgrading. If anybody has done Windchill upgrade on RHEL please let me know if you have faced any issues during upgrade.

 Sort functionality on Test Specification Editor table in FlexPLM      Currently, there is no way to sort "Test Specification Editor" table columns.   It provides a great value to the user if we can add sort option so that user can sort by Property Type or Method or  Condition columns and enters the test results.   I would request to have an ability to sort this table by columns.   see the Test Specification Editor table in an attached file  

I know this can be done for WVS scheduler but I am looking for general instructions related to a old Windchill idea Task for notifying users on running old Tasks. Cat herding has not worked and I believe there are a set of infrequent users who let the "you have a task" emails flow by.  I am looking to see if anyone has written a custom job scheduler in Windchill that can run daily or on a schedule to process open tasks and look for the late ones.   My requirements on email notifications would be unique but I am looking for the hooks to schedule jobs and execute them. Are there existing queues to piggie back on or do I need my own queue? Looking for your feedback and I will share what I learn on my own.

Hello I am facing a problem that I have no idea how to solve.   Use case: Under Workspace when the user creates a new CAD Document, there is a possibility to associate a part on creation. If the “Create and Associate Part ” is checked on CAD Document creation, an extra step should be implemented where the associated part attributes can be filled. (This way the user don’t need to find the created part and fill its attributes separately after CAD Document creation.)   Could you suggest me a way to solve this issue? Windchill version is 10.2 M030. 

All I want to do make the existing SW templates active in Windchill, so when I start a new part from workgroup manager it opens new parts in SW correctly.Reading all the guides like Workgroup Manager for SolidWorks® Installation and Configuration Guide, which refers to the workgroup Help files I am getting nowhere in finding a simple answer. All is based on Creo. Manuals refer to manuals, PTC e-support is even worse, all looks like it is written for lawyers with references and over-complex screens, but no solutions.Suggestion for improvement: When PTC supplies Windchill to SolidWorks customers, Windchill - SolidWorks should contain a help file document based on SW, not one that explain all about Creo with occasional notes about AutoCad or Solidworks.Back to my question.I need a simple step-by-step instruction of how setup Windchill using my existing part PRTDOT, assembly ASMDOT and drawing DWGDOT templates.Thanks, Gerard