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Leadership is wanting to swap from a alphanumerical revisioning system to a purely numerical system. They understand that the changes can not be retroactive to existing components but still want to make the change to future components. Is it possible to setup windchills versioning and iteration system to reflect this desired change? This change would also need to effective for new parts that are created (instead of being A.1 they would be 01.1). Ex:Part A.1 once revised under the new system would be 02.1 (B.1)Part C.5 once revised under the new system would be 04.1 (D.1)

Hi, With reference to your response in this topic. We are following same approach on WTPart create Page from classification node taking description as value and using it to a update name of that part. But here thing is our custom function when we are calling in ootb .js then it works fine but as per article we should create a .jsfrag and then run the combine command to combine all javascript code in single.js file which is windchill-all.js. But in our case after running that command windchill debug.js file getting updated correctly but EMPTY windchill-all.ja file got created and that's why our Functionality is not working as expected and we don't want to touch ootb .js file. Please suggest the solution on the same where we are doing wrong thing.

Version: Windchill 12.0 Use Case: When creating a CAD object and checking in to create a associated PART with owner links, sometimes (not always) the CAD object gets a visualisation OK but the PART is not visualising, instead it has a "open default config spec in creo view" instead of the 3D visual.Description: I would like to try to get an explanation to this behavior - its a little convoluted to explain, so hopefully this makes sense.create a CAD object and check in via WGM to create an auto association PART as ownerthe CAD object triggers a visualisation job and creates okthe PART doesn't trigger a job and is listing no thumbnail or visualthe PART has "open default config spec in creo view" instead and the content tab just list the structureIf you goto the PART and try to republish - it has a different wizard and settingsSome screenshots to helpthe PART with owner association

Version: Windchill 13.0 Use Case: Installing Windchill in Amazon AWS. Preferred architecture is EC2 (Windchill App server) and an RDS instance.Description: Looking for clarification on options to install Windchill (13.1) on Amazon AWS/RDS.  The research I've done implies that people have done this, but I've not seen any specifics on how this was accomplished. SQL ServerIn a perfect world, I'd like to be using Microsoft SQL Server on Amazon RDS.  The short of it is that this would allow Windchill and ThingWorx to share a database server (while having their own databases, obviously).  This would also help limit the number of EC2 servers that need manually maintained down the road.  I'm aware that PTC documentation states that "SQL Server RDS is currently not supported".  https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS255536 "Not supported" doesn't mean "won't work", so I've continued down this path for a while.  The issues I've found trying to lever

Version: Windchill 13.0 Use Case: WC 13 PSI installation stuck, a pop up the " Authorization Request" window for user details.Description: Hello expert.I am installing the WC 13 with Directory server as OpenDJ. Installation fails at the Loading data into Database. (I am using Windows server 2019 and oracle RDS service).  PSI installation stuck and waiting for authorization request pop up.  It was expecting the username and password. I tried to enter wcadmin but it's not authorizing it. Not sure what's the issue with Authorization.? Can someone quick guide. If this issue is related to OPENDJ then can someone guide me what i have missed. There is not much info available related OpenDJ ...like how to add etc.   

Version: Windchill 12.1 Use Case: We are in the process of integrating Windchill application with our IGA tool. Goal is to utilize Windchill APIs to perform provisioning and deprovisioning capabilities.Description: We have IGA (Identity Governance Administration) tool called Saviynt where we are onboarding Windchill application. We are successfully onboarded accounts and access (groups, licensed groups, containers) into Saviynt without any issues. However, we are not finding any available APIs to configure provisioning/de-provisioning tasks like create account/user, add license group access or remove access and so on.Below are the API calls we are currently able to consume from Windchill REST Services (https://pdmlinkd.xxxx.com/Windchill/netmarkets/html/wrs/doc.html) - PTC.PrincipalMgmt- PTC Data Administration Domain Release: 12.1.2.10Products InstalledCreo View - Clientswindchill 2.7.1 REST Serviceswindchill projectlink 12.1.2.1Creo View - Adapters 10.0.

"I can retrieve a parameter from the cadDocument and add it to the name of the published PDF using the publish.afterloadermethod as shown in the link below. For example, the stock number parameter. However, this parameter is empty for drawings. Therefore, I am thinking of pulling this parameter from the associated WTPart so that it appears in the name of the published output for all CAD documents. Can you support me in this? Is this possible, or is there another method you would suggest?" Article - CS252900 - An example Afterloader hook method to add the attribute value from the viewable files to the name of output Additional File Types

Is there any way to get the history of standard time of operation from Process plan ? - can we get the history of standard time of operation when it changed. 

Version: Windchill 13.0   Use Case: A Manufacture builds own custom harness and cables, The cables have always different length and number of pins. We are trying to avoid a drawing usage and switch to model based information. The harness information is really a challenge Description: Hello I would like to store information from the Cabling in a WindchillThis information is available only in harness model or drawing if I generate a table with cabling information.Is it possible to share this information into Windchill ? Similar as a parameters if you set designated to yes The information should be used for a following processes for a manufacturing planning.I'm looking for someone who try to solve similar case who could get a hint how to solve it or if it is possible. Thank you in advanced.  PetrH  

Version: Windchill 12.1 Use Case: Configured the Worker Daemon to automatically start when a user logs in. Followed steps mention in PTC article - CS93677. Steps: 1. Create a Windows shortcut on the user's desktop for the WorkerDaemon.exe: The WorkerDaemon.exe is located in the i486_nt\obj sub-folder of the adapters installation For example, here: C:\PTC\creo_view_adapters\i486_nt\obj\WorkerDaemon.exe Note: Starting Creo View Adapter 6.0, WorkerDaemon.exe location has been changed to C:\PTC\creo_view_adapters\x86e_win64\obj\WorkerDaemon.exe 2. Right-click on the shortcut and select Properties 3. Modify the shortcut's Target: Append the port number on which the Worker Daemon should listen for connections from the WVS Worker Agent For example: C:\PTC\creo_view_adapters\i486_nt\obj\WorkerDaemon.exe 601 Where 601 is the port number that the Worker Daemon will listen on and the Worker Agent should be configured to connect to 4. Right Click on Start menu > Run and: Type shell:startup

For Upgrading Windchill 10.1 to Windchill 12.0, we are following hop upgrades from 10.1 -> 11.0 -> 12.1As from Windchill 11.1 onwards, the Licenses usage have changes for Windchill, we would need to understand what kind of licenses we would need when the Upgrade is complete. As per article : https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS307145 , this CDs should have been available in the Downloads under Windchill 10.1 in PTC portal. But they are not. We tried to follow steps written in article: https://www.ptc.com/en/support/enablement/windchill-licensing/process/understand-windchill-licensing?source=search , but the utility when run gives us error. (unsupportedclassversionerror major.minor version 52.0) Any help in this regard would be appreciated.

Hello,How can I activate the cascading attrbutes tab in the activity type under type and attribute in Windchill.

When adding Replacement (substitute/alternate) to a specific Part , only a specific part should be available in selection list ( no other part type should be allowed)

Version: Windchill 13.0 Use Case: I am trying to add the company coversheet to the CAD Parts/Drawings that we have but the error shows "ATTENTION: Failed to add coversheet Cannot find pdf content to apply coversheet for object EPM Document:"Description: "ATTENTION: Failed to add coversheet Cannot find pdf content to apply coversheet for object EPM Document:<part_name>"

Version: Windchill 12.1 Use Case: OpenDJ Control Panel issue.Description: Hi, I'm very much feeling like a noobie with everything related to Windchill DS and now OpenDJ (ver. 4.6.5 on Win Server 2022)... In Control Panel I started encountering issues with accessing the lowest levels of the branches. If I click on them the entries are not shown and the GUI starts asking about Unsaved Changes. When I clicked the save option there's "Error: The entry is not correct. Details: the DN is not valid." I've read the Control Panel may have issues with ldif file encoding, characters etc. Could this be it? Looking at the file contents it seems ok compared to similar from WindchillDS on another server. What to do? 

Version: Windchill 12.0 Use Case: Logs and server status check to find the root cause of stuck issues.Description: Hello,i have a site admin access and we are using WC 12.0we often face CN workflow stuck issue and we don't know what is causing this.i know that we can get something from logs but i don't know which log and how to pull that log from sever status/monitoring tool.can someone please help on what logs can be pulled, how and what to check to find the root cause?Br,Sandy

Version: Windchill 12.1 Use Case: Good day I am a newbie and I am trying to create a new attribute under "Type and Attribute Management Utility" where it has multiple values in one line. For example, it must read XXX-XXXX-XXXX-XX-XX when I run a report and the input when creating a new part must have 5 blocks(fields) in a row separated by a dash. Please give suggestions.Description: Good dayI am a newbie and I am trying to create a new attribute under "Type and Attribute Management Utility" where it has multiple values in one line. For example, it must read XXX-XXXX-XXXX-XX-XX when I run a report and the input when creating a new part must have 5 blocks(fields) in a row separated by a dash.Please give suggestions.

Hi avillanueva,I need your assistance .Currently we are using Legal Value List and that list contains 1000+ values which are poll separated.We have random values like some values starts by Number some of them starts by ABC so we want to enhance the search capabilities so user can search by any numeric or characters value ,and then it will highlight in legal value list.Now if any value user want to selects then he needs to scroll complete list .For the same need a assistance which approach will be better .like if we can use DU to add searching criteria within same legal value list or any different approach for this things because here we add values in runtime from WC UI so need to think in that way .Please suggest the solution or approach to achieve this

I have users that are in need of renaming documents, but the Rename is not visible in the Actions pull down?  After investigating I see that the Visualization license has the Rename turned off (see attached).  My users need this license to use Creo so not sure how to allow both?

There are different reference types in Windchill database. Where I can get more information about these? Like what are they and how are they used. Please refer attached screenshot. Your response is greatly appreciated.  Thank you.

I wrapped up my questions to PTC with utility "works to specification" which is not the deep level of understanding I was hoping for, I was assured that things like purging and deletion would be unaffected but I want to test that to be sure or at least document them. @Marco_Tosin, let me know if you've seen anything odd since you said you ran this before me.  Here is what I wanted to document. In our use case, all MFG views were created from the Design view using "New View Version". We never revised from the MFG view downward. I am sure the conversion had to make some compromises for other use cases but the database does record the predecessor version in its tables showing it came from the Design view in each case. Post conversion, except for the first version of the MFG view, all now show as revises.  While the predecessor version was altered, as mentioned in my previous post, the iteration that the version was created from was retained showing the Design version. The

We've set up SSO in Windchill with Shibboleth. This works fine. But now we want to login with a local user (like wcadmin) and don't know how to do this. We always get redirected to the Shibboleth and Microsoft Page. Does anyone know how to get this achieved?

Hello, Is it possible to create a visual overview from Productstructures? For example I have a Product A which is made out of 5 Material and one material out of the 5 is used in Product B.   If you don't know that you have to open every component and go to where used and see it there. In my mind there should be something like a visual thing, which you can open and you can basically follow the structures whereever you want. In my simple example it is probably fast, but if the product structures are bigger, it gets more complex. Up to Windchill 11.1.something there was something like this (don't remember the name), which had kinda the idea of this, but was really slow and very unintuitive. Is there something out there where you could create something like this? Going even further this would be so fantastic to have to go through the whole productstructure and go down and up from one component and not switching between different parts. Best

I need to configure the title block to display the name of the last person who modified the document, instead of the original creator's name.Thank you for helping me, with any informations.

Version: Windchill 12.0   Use Case: Unable to create wt document and part or any object suddenly in Windchill.   Below are the logs   system.err mehtar2 - java.lang.NullPointerException 2025-01-20 14:37:24,135 INFO [ajp-nio-127.0.0.1-8010-exec-3] wt.system.err mehtar2 - at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.jsp.shell_jsp._jspService(shell_jsp.java:525) 2025-01-20 14:37:24,135 INFO [ajp-nio-127.0.0.1-8010-exec-3] wt.system.err mehtar2 - at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:70) 2025-01-20 14:37:24,135 INFO [ajp-nio-127.0.0.1-8010-exec-3] wt.system.err mehtar2 - at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:623) 2025-01-20 14:37:24,135 INFO [ajp-nio-127.0.0.1-8010-exec-3] wt.system.err mehtar2 - at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:466) 2025-01-20 14:37:24,135 INFO [ajp-nio-127.0.0.1-8010-exec-3] wt.system.err mehtar2 - at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:379) 2025-