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Does anyone have the guide that explains how to create new standard or regulation in WPA?

From 10.1 version the download option for EPM has been removed by PTC. Here i'm trying to add an action which will execute the 'download action' , kindly review the java code and see if thats enoughpackage ext;import java.io.*;import java.util.*;import java.rmi.RemoteException;import java.net.URL;import wt.util.*;import wt.content.*;import wt.epm.*;import wt.fc.*;import wt.query.*;import wt.representation.*;import wt.method.RemoteAccess;public class dlRep implements RemoteAccess, Serializable{ private static String extractContent(EPMDocument EPMDoc, String dlLoc, String conType) { String rtnStg="NO Data Found (extractContent)"; try { Representation defaultRep=RepresentationHelper.service.getDefaultRepresentation(EPMDoc); if(defaultRep != null) { ContentHolder holder=ContentHelper.service.getContents(defaultRep); Vector contents=ContentHelper.getContentListAll(holder); ApplicationData data=null; for (int i=0;i<contents.size();i++) { if (contents.get(i) instanceof ApplicationData) { d

Hi, I would like to develop few utilities using WWGM Toolkit. Currently i have "WWGM Toolkit, Version: WC11" along with Visual Studio 2015. I am new and trying to run the "wwgmtk_hello_world" program.   I am getting linker error LNK1561 when i compile it. I have also not used to C++. How do i get started. I am unable to run the test programs.  Also would like to know if it is possible to use VB or C# to develop WWGM Toolkit, if yes how to get started. Any sugesstions would be really helpful...    Thanks.

We used to be able to create sequential Change Tasks within New Change Notices where the creator would be the CT Assignee and the different CT Reviewer approvers (Checker, Engineer, etc.) would have their approvals sequenced appropriately (Checker first, then Engineer, etc.). I'm not certain exactly when it happened, but now when the Change Tasks are set up as I have described, the CT Reviewers all get set to be the CT Assignee. Once it gets submitted, you can go back in and set the CT Reviewers again and it sticks. Doing a single Change Task with all approvers on one works fine. I'm wondering if there's a setting that got changed during an update or what. Thank you.

Hi All,How do we migrate/upgrade data from legacy systems in Windchill ? Can anyone please let me know about it once.Can anyone please answer the below questions1.) Say for suppose if we wish to migrate/upgrade from Windchill Versions which are less than 9.x (say Windchill 8 or 6 or even less than that ) to a Windchill which is 10.x version. How will we be doing that ?2.) And how do people used to migrate or upgrade or do any customizations before Windchill 9.1 ? Like from Windchill 6 to Windchill 8 or from Windchill 8 to Windchill 9. So is it possible ? If yes how was that done ? 3.) Is there any documentation or guide for Legacy Windchill Migrations/Upgrade or any other development like customizations to the 10.x version ? If yes please let me know. Thanks in advance.Best Regards,Aditya Achanta

I tried to upgrade Windchill with the Upgrade Manager and it looks like something is missing or might run with the wrong version,could you please help to find and fix the problem?Failed: Populate the fields Prefix, First, Middle, Last and Suffix in the WTUser table.UUID: *IU Description: This migrator uses the current value assigned to the full name and last attributes for a user in the directory server. If the wt.org.populateUserFullNameFields property is set to true, the migrator parses the full name attribute into Prefix, First, Middle, Last and Suffix values, and persists them into the new columns created in the WTUser table. If wt.org.populateUserFullNameFields is set to false, the migrator instead persists the full name and last attributes into the First and Last columns respectively and sets the other name columns as null. For disabled users, full name is calculated from the existing persisted values as "prefix first middle last suffix"; the first column is set to the calculated

Greetings, We only use an eBOM. Our company is new to the idea of wtParts. Historically, the tools and fixtures that are needed to make a component are called out as children to the component they are used to make. This was displayed in our ERP system. In Windchill, we did not include these tools/fixtures in the BOM.   We created a tool/fixture part for all the tools and fixtures we use.   Our plan is to have these tools and fixture Parts be parents of any components that requires a tool or fixture to make it.   The plus side is the eBOM will not include these tools / fixtures. The downside is that when a tool/fixture Part is released, it could be published via ESI to our ERP system.   The tools and fixtures are called out in text within the manufacturing document that is used to make the assembly. Our manufacturing documents are created in Arbortext (subtype EPMdocument) and would require a described by relationship. To get around this, we use a Publ

Windchill 10.1, Internet Explorer 9While trying to initiate a simple search I received the following error:Status Code: 501Message: com.ptc.jca.mvc.components.TypeBasedRedirectionInterceptor: unable to determine the context type for based lookupsI closed Windchill and re-launched. Tried it again and the search worked.The problem is this error message is popping up frequently.Note: I have chosen the correct context type when running the search. The search itself only provides a few search results (maybe 2-4 files).Anyone know what might be causing the error?

Does anyone know what are some base specs(memory, disk space) for the recommended standalone Solr server for PDMLink 11.0? Thanks in advance!

The problem: I need some task instructions that are robust enough to require multi tiered list but not so robust that they require a whole other document.   The solution: Indented lists in the Task.   OOTB the tasks in Windchill look similar to the following... You have been assigned a task for the change notice. 1. Review the object displayed. 2. Complete the work required. 3. Enter comments in the Comments text field below. 4. Click Complete Task to advance the change activity. You have been selected as a Evaluator of the Nonconformance. To complete the task:-   a. Add comments(Optional) and save the task. If no comments are required, skip this step.   b. Click on the <b>Task Action</b> and identify the Business Impact.   c. Determine if <b>Further Investigation</b> is required.   d. Determine if <b>Disposition</b> needs to be performed for the Nonconformance.   e. Click <b>Complete Task&

I am in need of a resource for workflow code writing? We are on Windchill PDMLink 11, M020 Nothing very complicated. On a CR, I need a bit of code that would: If primaryBusinessObject = INWORK then set sate UNDERREVIEW, else do nothing.   Any item on a CR that is submitted that is in a In Work state should be set to Under Review. If it's not in a state of In Work then do nothing to that item. I would then also need to back that out again on a rework loop. If its Under Review then set to In Work, if its anything else then do nothing to that item.  

Hi everyone, we regularly have a problem when trying to zip a Windchill delivery for sending to a Supplier. The error message states "The delivery ZIP file could not be created because one or more objects were deleted during the process". Retrying the operation has no effect. By increasing the logging level, you get the following exception in the MethodServer log: wt.access.NotAuthorizedException: ATTENTION: Secured Action. You do not have the necessary authorization for this operation. Discussing the problem with PTC Support, it seems that this problem is caused by either the User not having the Package Creator role (which they do have in our case), or that a related WTPart object is checked out to a Designer, making it inaccessible to the zip process. We are only interested in sending the EPMDocument to the Supplier and thus filter the parts out in the delivery.   My questions are: 1. Has anyone with the Package Creator role ever come across this issue? 2. In our situation, it i

Logic for calculating the compliance verdict is too strict for some business needs.  Specifically, having one or more supplier parts with no data, when there are one ore more supplier parts with a Pass status, does not mean the company part is a Partial Fail, or the BOM is a Fail.  In reality, it is just partially unreported.   Ability to configure this for a company's needs would be a very useful enhancement.  Currently we need to do this via customization outside of WPA.

So far the WPA solutions from PTC have been addressing the changes in REACH candidate list SVHC which changes every six months (in June and Dec) . However there is no spec update happening for REACH Authorization(annexure XIV) and Restricted(Annexure XVII) and the last spec update shows 2014 though there have been many updates from ECHA since then. Many of the customers have been asking for compliance to Authorisation and Restricted list .Please let us know the roadmap for release for specs for REACH Authorization(annexure XIV) and Restricted(Annexure XVII). This have become a critical requirement from the industry now . Would like to hear from other OEMs and EMS companies who use WPA on this topic as well.

I'm in the process of testing an upgrade to Windchill 11.  In my test environment that is hosting the test Windchill 10.2 environment, I went backwards to a point in time on my virtual servers that I needed to do something from again.  However, Windchill will not start up now.  I get the following error in my logs.  Any ideas as to how to fix?  I've gone backwards before and have never had an issue.   (wt.services.servicesResource/21) wt.services.ManagerException: Unable to start manager: "wt.audit.AuditService" with implementation class: "wt.audit.StandardAuditService"Nested exception is: wt.services.ManagerException: Could not initialize Auditing service.Nested exception is: wt.util.WTException: (wt.federation.PrincipalManager.PrincipalManagerResource/CONFIG_ERROR_INCORRECT_NAMING_PROVIDER) com.infoengine.util.IEException: Info*Engine configuration error -  The default Directory Service Provider URL and/or Service Search Base could not be retrieved

Currently many of the resistors we have in our WPA database are failing REACH (compliance status on manufacturer part information page) because the manufacturer lists Lead Monoxide and Diboron Trioxide, two frits that go into the glass passivation, in the substance data they have submitted.  While we have pressured them to change their data by replacing the reactants with the products, they are reluctant as there is no CAS# that correctly fits their case. So the parts comply with REACH in that there is no Lead Monoxide in the part, just leaded glass, but the data we have on file indicates a failure to comply.  We have other parts that have similar issues, for instance plastics that use Phthalates as a polymerization agent that is consumed in the reaction, or places where the vendor lists solvents that are volatilized once the material is applied.   We do not want to edit our supplier's data because we view it as a legal document, and many of our suppliers do not want to

I was asked to look into moving to a sso for Windchill PDMLink 10.2 with Active Directory. I found information suggesting that JNDI adapter would make this possible. Does anyone know of issues that would prevent us from moving towards sso in this configuration? Is anyone curently using this configuration in their enviroment?   Thank you,    

Does anyone know if it's possible to get Creo View to display alias attributes?  I have created a master attribute on the CAD Document Master object and then mapped it with an alias attribute to the CAD Document object.  It performs just like I would expect inside Windchill and the value does show up on the CAD object's detail's page.  Unfortunately, when viewing inside Creo View, this alias attribute is not listed.  Is there something I can modify in either Windchill or Creo View so it will show up?  If not, is there some other way to have a master attribute show up that doesn't involve using alias attributes (similar to how "name", "number", and "filename" work?)

Good day Everyone, I have added content from the event in Stuttgart - PTC Forum Europe 2016 In addition to the presentations, you may also watch keynotes and session recordings from your computer. I hope you find the content valuable. Best, Toby

Hi folks,   We're starting our attempt to setup a reverse proxy solution with our windchill 10.2 / 11 envorments .   Does anyone have any pointers or experience setting this up with PING?I've glanced through the advanced configuration guide but looks to be a bit vague.    It appears I need to pass on the REMOTE_USER header value over to my windchill application.  If you have any steps, configuration examples, etc it would be quite helpful as this is our first attempt on this and we do not have experience in this area so we're trying to figure it out.Architecture would look something like this: client > reverse proxy load balancer > reverse proxy > windchill load balancer > application server

Does anyone know how to hide the example action groups supplied with Windchill 11 M030. 

Hi everyone, I have to hide attributes from the 'new downstream part' page in MAPSB of Windchill 11.0. it seems to be GWT page but I'm not able to find where the 'layout' is defined for the GWT pages. Thanks !

I have a problem report with multiple change requests associated with it. Is there any way to modify Synch robo in Problem report to make it wait untill all the change requests are resolved ?

I've been using Pro/Engineer for 562 years, but Windchill is new to me.... still have trouble not thinking like folders and subfolders.I create a new part and drawing offline, i.e., on my hard drive or on the company server. The drawing has a format with title block, etc. We have this format on the company server (i.e. a drive letter), but the definitive version with the same name is on Windchill. If, when the part and drawing is complete, I check them in to Windchill, what happens to the format file? Does it load up as well? I don't want that to happen. What I want is, next session that I open that drawing (from Windchill) I want the format to come from Windchill, not from the drive.

It would be a great feature to have it it was successful, and we didn't have to deal with time consuming work arounds.  Even after we set applicability to parts that don't have compliance, the report is missing data, and the XML doesn't import into a builder.  If anyone has had luck, please share your secret.   If no one has luck, is there interest to have this report work?