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Version: Windchill 12.0 We manage multiple environments, including a production system, a test system, an integration system, and three separate developer machines. When deploying workflow templates from a developer machine to the integration system, we often struggle to determine exactly what has changed in the workflow template. Manually identifying differences is challenging, as some of our workflows have grown significantly in size—one of the largest contains around 1,000 nodes. This makes each deployment a time-consuming process. To streamline this, we attempted to compare two workflow versions (one from integration and one from a developer machine) by exporting them as ZIP files and using Notepad++’s compare feature to analyze the TAG-NmLoader-0.xml files. While this approach is an improvement over manual comparison, it presents several challenges:  The order of XML elements is not preserved across exports, causing unnecessary differences to be flagged.Wo

We have scanned documents that are not searchable, so we would like to use OCR functionality to create viewables using Adobe Livecycle Server. When enabling the OCR capability we receive an error and it is unclear what the cause is. Any one having experience with configuration of OCR based on Adobe Livecycle Server (ES3)?

Does Thingworx Docker support, windchill Navigate?

Hello Guys,   I have gone through most of the existing posts regarding this topic. Unfortunately I didn't find any answer matching my needs. I am new to windchill customization. We would like to publish only PDF after the drawings are released with promotion request.    I have managed to publish PDF to a WTdocument with AdditionalFilesPostPublishDelegate. However, I would like to auto publish pdf to drawing content as attachment instead of WTdocument.   I was also wondering how do other companies manage dxf files for laser cutting in windchill? Drawing DXF file created through auto publishing are useless for us as we can't feed that directly to machine. Also dxf scalling would be a issue.    Attached publish rule xml file.   Thanks in advance SV

Version: Windchill 12.1 Use Case: Get Checked out documents by a User.Description: Is there any OOTB way to GET checked out objects of a subtype (for eg. WTDocument) by a specific user?I don't want to create a custom endpoint

I am using Windchill PDMLink Release 11.0 and Datecode with CPS M030-CPS11配置了3台CAD可视化服务器，但是三台运行的数据量差距大，最快的一天跑了600条数据，最慢的一天只有130条Here are the errors that I faced无

I am using Windchill PDMLink Release 12.1 and Datecode with CPS 12.1.2.8I have the Discussions on my JSP page for Change Tasks. I was wondering if there is anyway to automatically have it expand all without having to hit the Expand button. Is that even possible? I am not finding anything and figured I would ask and see but kind of have a gut feel that it cannot.

Hi Guys, How can we enable the Import to spreadsheet option in role-based? Regards, AJ

I am using Windchill PDMLink Release 12.1 and Datecode with CPS 12.1.0.0I installed Windchill 12.1's Ldap related active directory settings. I'm trying to upgrade from Windchill11.0 m030 version to 12.1, (DB Data = Windchill11.0) I imported the DB data, set db.properties to wtadmin, and when running Upgrademanager, Ldap > Initialize Upgrade doesn't proceed.Here are the errors that I facedCheck JNDI Adapter's connection properties or provided inputsLdap Provider Url: ldap://CN=Manager:ldapadmin123!@plmopen.intelliantech.com:389/CN=Users,DC=plmopen,DC=intelliantech,DC=com Check if Directory Server configured for the adapter is running. The adapter must be configured properly to upgrade successfully. Please make the necessary changes.

My windchill is installed on drive D, and the file electronic repository is also on Drive D. The space on Drive D is full and cannot be expanded. How can I move the current electronic repository to another drive on this computer? Are there any detailed operation steps?

As per the original post.    Hi Randy, can you explain me how you modified the  getControlBranchesOf() method to add SearchConditions to limit the controlbranches to the same viewId? Your support can be very helpful for me. Thanks in advance Luigi

Version: Windchill 12.1 Use Case: How to use multiple plans under same project in parallel without losing task's critical chain?Description: Windchill PLM creo Project Plan multiple plansHow to use multiple plans under same project in parallel without losing task's critical chain?  

Version: Windchill 12.1 Use Case: Create Plan under product contextDescription: Hello,I need to create Plan under product, I have tried below code but still Plan is not getting created. can someone have idea how to create Plan from code -public static Plan createPlan(WTContainer container) throws WTException { Plan plan = Plan.newPlan(container.getContainerReference()); PlanHelper.service.createPlan(plan);return plan;}Thanks,Vedant@HelesicPetr 

I'm having this same problem with Creo 8. Reference topic: https://community.ptc.com/t5/Windchill/Windchill-opening-old-iteration/m-p/693075#M62966 Opening the assembly I see that there are old iteration of subassemblies. Checking inside the workspace I see the same subassemblies at the latest iteration. How could CREO open an old iteration that is not even in the workspace?   If I open the same subassemblies alone they open latest iteration, indicating that the problem is in the assembly. Something is wrong with it and I cannot figure this out.

I need to get the Assigned Date from My Task once the activity is started. Using the self variable, I can retrieve the WFAssignment object that contains all task details. From this, I want to take the Assigned Date, add 5 days to it, and then set that new date to a date attribute using IBA.Can anyone help me with example code that should be written in the Transition tab of the workflow for this?

Hello, is it possible to customize the drawing bundle app, to download additional file formats? I know it's called 'drawing bundle', but can it be modified to also download STEP/IGES files of the related 3D? best regards,Stijn

I am trying to give a user Set State permissions of a document,  but it is not showing in his Actions drop down list. If I open the information page for that document, logged in as the user, and then Edit Access Control, the screen comes up with his name and a list of permissions. Set State is not listed. If I then select the icon for View Access information, it shows that Members have Set State permission set by policy. In the top portion of the screen, it shows that under the Granted permissions is +Set State. I have restarted Windchill after modifying the permissions, but that makes no difference. Windchill 12.0.2 CPS10.

Version: Windchill 12.1 Use Case: I need to create a automatic process, preferable a worker, to transform CREO drawings to DXF but only the second page and if the model is a PRT, and if possible only sheetmetal.Description: I've seen that PROE worker can output drawings in DXF, but I don't know how to set which files should and should not be used.We already have a PROE worker for thumbnails.

Version: Windchill 12.1 Use Case: I have thousands of WTParts that need to be renamed and their part subtyped updated.Description: I have thousands of WTParts that need to be renamed. The CAD parts cannot contain a "/", but their P/N in windchill needs a "/". Is there a way to batch associate part numbers using loader or queryspec? Is it possible to rename the WTParts after checkin?

I am using Windchill PDMLink Release 12.1 and Datecode with CPS 12.1.2.0The instructions in Article CS36017 do not work as expected. Using this article as a reference, I need to address a similar issue by creating a workflow variable that utilizes my custom class as its data type. This variable should display a predefined set of roles as dropdown values, allowing it to be used as a participant in another activity.For example, Activity 1 which has the variable "Role_of_activity_2" which user will select the role for next activity (Activity 2).

In Manufacturing Associative Product Structure Browser (MAPSB), Can we not copy Assigned Usage Expressions/Line number when user Cut (or Copy) and Paste objects in the Downstream tab to restructure the MBOM. I try to review <Windchill_Home>\codebase\com\ptc\windchill\mpml\xconfs\mpmlink.properties.xconf. But only find the information relate with FindNumber.Need your help. 

As per the original post.    Facing the same problem, but it says hidden by SetStateURLActionDelegate. Can you guide on this issue?

Version: Windchill 12.1 Use Case: Is it possible to link SolidWorks Family table instances with the Generic drawing through SolidWorks itself, similar to 'Add model' option in Creo?Description: We are using Windchill Workgroup Manager to manage SolidWorks CAD in Windchill.We are also using Family Table instances in SolidWorks (Configurations). One of the issue for us is the procedure to link the Instance CAD/Parts with Generic Table drawing so that the Instances should have link with this Generic drawing. Right now we are using 'Edit Association' from Generic drawing to Link all the Instance Parts with Drawing.But this procedure is highly manual and requires a lot of steps.However, in Creo we have 'Add model' option available in Drawing to associate the Instance CAD with drawing. Is it possible to have such option within SolidWorks too?

I found the article that explains why:  https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS242317?source=search And sure enough, I have the "All Users" group in this context added as Guest. But I think this should be a bug or the "spec" is wrong. I am also a Product Manager in this area so the combined rights should allow me to see this report. What do you think? Force the issue with PTC or replace their filter to make the logic take into account a user being in both roles.  Tell me I am wrong but I see no issue to make users Guest to allow all people to see content but then add them again as a member or other role to elevate their rights to allow create and update.   

I have an external MES tool. Aside from static images, I would like to leverage Creo View annotations (including animations) to show step by step procedures. I know I could take the thumbnail annotation images and make it a URL back to Windchill. I can see exporting and importing a PVZ file into the MES tool as an attachment.  What would be really neat would be to have Creo View display in the browser like the Structure visualization tab. This way, the user can remain in the MES page for their operations but have a large graphics windows rendering the annotation set via Creo View webgl. Has anyone done some or all of this?