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We are using Windchill to manage aircraft repair parts and have a set of standard General Notes, currently numbered GN01–GN30.Each GNxx is a reusable standard note. For example, GN05 is one standard WTNote containing the approved text.The problem is that the same standard note may need to appear under a different G-number depending on its position within an individual repair.For example:Repair A requires GN01–GN10 → displayed as G01–G10 Repair B may not require GN03, so GN04 might need to appear as G03 Another repair may use GN05 as G04We can currently use Add Note to add an existing GN05 to a Part, which is what we want from a reuse perspective. However, the Name belongs to the WTNote itself. Therefore, changing GN05 to G04 would change the name of the actual shared note rather than just its designation within that particular Part.What we would ideally like is:            Master WTNote                 GN05              /       \             /         \       Repair A       Repair B  

I am using Windchill PDMLink Release 12.0 and Datecode with CPS 12.0.2.26 We have rehosted Windchill from the Production server to the Development server. After completing the rehost, we configured the JNDI adapter on the Development environment. Following this configuration, the Participant Administration → Find Participants page is not opening and displays the error: “The identifying information for the objects being processed is corrupted.” We suspect this may be related to the JNDI/LDAP configuration. Please advise on the cause of this issue and the supported procedure to validate and resolve the JNDI inconsistency.

I am using Windchill PDMLink Release 12.0 and Datecode with CPS 12.0.2.25 PVZ is missing as option when creating Technical Data Package Here are the errors that I faced When configure Technical Data package to include PVZ, PVZ is not an option to select and so PVZ is missing in output Technical Data Package Steps to reproduce: -Create new package in Product context -Select Technical Data package -Configure Technical Data Package to include all publish content -Select Lock in package -Add PVZ content (missing as option in the list)

I am using Windchill PDMLink Release 12.1 and Datecode with CPS 12.1.2.6 I would like to publish values on Workgroup manager of Creo parameter. please schedule a call to discuss on the same Here are the errors that I faced No error

I am using Windchill PDMLink Release 13.1 and Datecode with CPS 13.1.2.9 How to create a dxf export file of a flat pattern configuration from SolidWorks using Windchill and Creo View Adapter 11.0? The flat pattern is created as a configuration.

I am using Windchill PDMLink Release 10.2 and Datecode with CPS M030 안녕하세요 windchill 13.1.2버전 이상의 최신버전으로의 업그레이드를 위한 데이터 요청 드립니다. 현재 10.2 m030버전이 설치되어 있는데.. 업그레이드를 하려고합니다.. 하지만 download페이지에서 cps 최신버전을 찾을 수 없어 파일 요청드립니다. 상세 releaseID는 pdml.10.2.30.00.39 입니다. windchill 11버전으로 올리기 위한 cps 최신 파일과 windchill 11버전 파일들이 필요합니다.

I am using Windchill PDMLink Release 12.0 and Datecode with CPS 12.0.2.18 We are currently experiencing a performance and check-in issue in Windchill. After selecting the files to be checked in and clicking "Finish", the process remains in progress for a very long time and does not complete. At present, we are unable to check in any files. In addition, logging in to Windchill is very slow, and almost every command or operation takes an unusually long time to execute. Please help us investigate the cause of this issue and advise how it can be resolved.

We are working on upgrading Windchill 13.0 to Windchill 13.1 version. Source Windchill is having WindchillDS. So, as part of upgrade we are trying to install WindchillDS on target server, then complete upgrade and then migrate users to Active Directory & decouple WindchillDS (referring PTC article # Article - CS337554 - [Knowledge Hub] WindchillDS Removal & Migration to other Directory Servers) I believe WindchillDS is require as temporary step for upgrade activity. But WindchillDS installation is failing on new target server (RHEL 9.8) with below error. Has anyone faced similar issue? How to resolve this? DEBUG  2026-09-16 13:36:10 - There were no deferrals in the last pass.DEBUG  2026-09-16 13:36:10 - java.lang.NullPointerExceptionDEBUG  2026-09-16 13:36:10 - at com.ibm.wizard.platform.linux.utils.UnixShellInterface.shutDown(UnixShellInterface.java:45)DEBUG  2026-09-16 13:36:10 - at com.ibm.wizard.platform.linux.LinuxSystemUtilServiceImpl.cleanup(LinuxSystemUtilServiceImpl.ja

I want to add a button with a specific function to a Windchill panel using the Windchill Client Architecture (JCA), but how do I identify the Model Name and the button name to specify the new button's location?Dimitri

We’re starting to use options and variants and a use case we want is that when we update parts in the overloaded BOM at the sub-assembly level, the subsequent reconfiguring of the Variant Spec updates the related variants that use those sub-assemblies.  As it stands, we get new variants created. 

Hello everyone, I'm using Windchill 13.1.4.0 Rev 01 (a virtual machine downloaded from the PTC website). I'd like to create a button (with an icon) to insert into the Windchill Contents folder so that clicking the button modifies an attribute of the selected row. The figure below shows the panel where I'd like to insert the button. I tried adding an action in custom-actions.xml and custom-actionModels.xml, but nothing appears. Any suggestions?BRDimitri

I am using Windchill PDMLink Release 12.0 and Datecode with CPS 12.0.2.4 Windchill Workflow Issue: I created a global workflow process variable and assigned the current task activity comments to it. The value is displayed correctly in the current activity using System.out.println(). However, when I access the same process variable in the next workflow activity, it returns null instead of the expected comment.

Hello,In a CAD-centric configuration (Windchill 12.0.2.8+SolidWorks), to handle “wire” and similar component with multiple representation, we use the Flexible Assembly method and its fine...until we need to Released this Part in order to Released a Product (EBOM) while other CAD Team also use this Part to work on the design of other products (EBOM)… As soon as we need to do a Change notice, I fear that the problems will start :Who across the different CAD Team is responsible of this Change notice is not clear.The Change notice will be open during a longue periode.Change request coming for released product or on the document of this Part will leads to the need to modify and Released this Part while other new CAD linked to this Part for new product are still not approved.How to manage properly the lifecycle and change management of the “Wire” Part (EBOM) using the Flexible Assembly method?(We have MBOM with no CAD, visualization for MBOM is based on the BOM structure and the occurrence l

I am using Windchill PDMLink Release 12.0 and Datecode with CPS 12.0.2.7 在windchill 12.0.2.21中创建了多个组织，两个组织都有单独的配置（初始化规则、生命周期模板、工作流模板），是否可以将一个组织中的部件和CAD文档移动到另外一个组织？

We’re using Windchill Navigate 10.1 with custom mashups that display 3D models from Windchill as well as PVZ files published from Creo Illustrate.  Our illustrators take advantage of the nice render modes in Creo Illustrate but ThingView can only display as “Shaded”.  We’ve been in contact with PTC about this, asking if there are any plans to add render modes to ThingView, or at least be able to display 3D models using the render mode of the source file.  PTC’s response is “want to do it at some point but currently no plans to implement”.We’re beginning a project to implement Connected Work Cell and trying to decide if we need to have the Creo Illustrate authors stick to “Shaded” render mode since that’s what (I assume) will be displayed in CWC.I’m curious if others have encountered the same issue or found any workarounds.Thanks!

I am using Windchill PDMLink Release 13.1 and Datecode with CPS 13.1.0.2 I created a configurable Describe Link for two document subtypes. For the parent document subtype, the Describe Link is visible in the UI. However, for the child document subtype, the Describe Link is not visible in the UI.

Hoping someone might have already solved this one and be willing to share their approach. By default any floating point number passed to an EPMDocument from a CAD file has the precision set to the max (14 I think), which means the value has to show using scientific notation, which is not easy to read. There is a configuration option to ignore precision, but then you lose all precision on all attribute values on all objects, which does not meet our requirements. Ideally I would like to control the display of those particular attributes to limit the number of significant figures, which is going to take some level of customisation. Perhaps modifying the data processor to change rendering for a configured list of attributes, or catching the store of the attribute value and reducing the precision.Has anyone tackled this issue, able to share any details or lessons learned?

Hello,   We're trying to create a front-end configuration tool based on data in windchill. This data consists of a configurable part with a set of components which have expressions on them. Based on the choices made in the optionset you can 'configure' your new part.To create this front-end we'd like to fetch the configurable part and its BOM, the assigned option set with its options & choices, and the associated include/exclude/conditional/.. rules that go with this option set.   Getting the configurable part is pretty straight forward with the REST services (1.7), but the optionset with options,choices and rules proves more difficult as I can not find the right API endpoints. Can anyone point me in the right direction?  

I am using Windchill PDMLink Release 12.1 and Datecode with CPS 12.1.2.3 Creo 8.0.5.0 chromium browser is blank and the tabs show up as small windows in the corner that can be set to fullscreen but are otherwise unusable. Already tried (all failed): - DPI compatibility override on parametric.exe (Application/System/System Enhanced) - Changing display scaling (including to Windows-recommended value) - Clearing local cache (.wf and Creo\Platform folders) - Deleting creo_parametric_customization.ui - CEF/Chrome environment variable flags

I am using Windchill PDMLink Release 13.0 and Datecode with CPS 13.0.2.13 What dictates the value of template.templated which is often used to dictate the life cycle an object is set to in OOTB OIRs?

With the 13.1.4 patch there were some “enhancements”  made to the rich text editor.There is increased functionality allowing users to embed images directly into the fields, but we are noticing some unwanted trade offs already. The text box is smaller. Change Notices that have a lot of text are now reduced to a smaller viewable box, where 13.1.2 it was almost double. Users also cannot select words or lines out of the text box, but the entire field of text.Is there any way of getting around this? Reverting the field to a plain text field is not an option at this time.

Hi there,after successfully Installing Windchill 13.0 including working Solr-Server and working “search” within windchill, I migrated my data to that new location.all issues in upgrademanager were solved successfully.I can accesss my files and all data is shown. I even can checkout files with Creo Parametric and check them in again.But Indexing does not work at all. Solr - Server is running. I can login via http://localhost:8085Credentials for solr are set in Windchill via xconfmanager -s wt.index.solrAdminUser=<User> -t codebase/WEB-INF/conf/index.solrAuth.properties -pxconfmanager -s wt.index.solrAdminPassword=<Password> -t codebase/WEB-INF/conf/index.solrAuth.properties -pBut queue is not starting.The number of “remaining items” is stuck at 20k+ items, the number of processed Items is stuck at zero( Site → Utilities → Indexing Administration ).I tried “windchill wt.index.BulkIndexTool” in windchill’s hell and I got this:Core 'wblib' is selected.

HiI like to add disposition information when exporting a ECN by ERP Connector. Does anyone know how to add the disposition values to the output?

When creating a Change Notice from a Part Details Page Actions it does not add the part automatically to the affected objects table in the CA. IS there a preference for this ? 

Hello Team,We would like to seek your support regarding the following customer requirement.Customer Requirement – Lifecycle State-Based Publishing:The customer wants to configure publishing based on a specific Lifecycle State. Currently, publishing is occurring for all Lifecycle States, but the customer requires publishing only when the object reaches the “Released” state.The requirement is applicable to both:EPM CAD Documents (Creo, Inventor, SolidWorks) WT Documents (Office documents)Could you please confirm whether it is possible to configure Windchill to publish only objects in the “Released” Lifecycle State and prevent publishing for other states?The customer is using Windchill 12.1.2.7If this configuration is supported, could you please share the relevant PTC Article / Please provide the steps Any guidance or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.Thank you in advance for your support.