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MV_1044146212-Amethyst
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January 31, 2023
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Create Groups and add an existing group as member using LoadFromFile utility

  • January 31, 2023
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Hi all, I'm trying to create a group and add an existing group as member using the LoadFromFile utility.

I came across the snippet to create group but not adding a group to it. Can somebody let me know how it can be done or some possible workaround?

 

 

 

 

Best answer by Pascal_Brunet

Hello @MV_10441462 

 

there is this ptc article : https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS383814 but i advise you to create a CSV file first and then transform it in XML:

 

All CSV formats of  LoadFromFile utility are listed in csvmapfile.txt, it is located in Windchill/loadFiles. About your question, the CSV format is GroupGroup:

Pascal_Brunet_0-1675148725468.png

 

Create a csv file respecting this format. Example:

Pascal_Brunet_1-1675148821532.png

 

then execute csv2xml command to transform your csv file in xml.

 

One additional remark: if you modify your groups and users outside Windchill, then recompute group membership 

https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS29278

and also purge participant cache.

 

 

BR,

Pascal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Pascal_Brunet14-AlexandriteAnswer
14-Alexandrite
January 31, 2023

Hello @MV_10441462 

 

there is this ptc article : https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS383814 but i advise you to create a CSV file first and then transform it in XML:

 

All CSV formats of  LoadFromFile utility are listed in csvmapfile.txt, it is located in Windchill/loadFiles. About your question, the CSV format is GroupGroup:

Pascal_Brunet_0-1675148725468.png

 

Create a csv file respecting this format. Example:

Pascal_Brunet_1-1675148821532.png

 

then execute csv2xml command to transform your csv file in xml.

 

One additional remark: if you modify your groups and users outside Windchill, then recompute group membership 

https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS29278

and also purge participant cache.

 

 

BR,

Pascal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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    MV_1044146212-AmethystAuthor
    12-Amethyst
    January 31, 2023

    Thankyou so much @Pascal_Brunet , the article https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS383814 solved my query.

    Thankyou for your patient response.

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    MV_1044146212-AmethystAuthor
    12-Amethyst
    January 31, 2023

    I was actually thinking there might be a tag similar to <csvuser> like <csvGroupGroup> to add exisiting groups at the time of creating groups.

    Like:

    <csvGroup handler="wt.load.LoadUser.createGroup" >
    <csvGroupGroup>Child Group</csvGroupGroup>
    <csvgroupName>ParentGroup</csvgroupName>
    <csvdescription></csvdescription>
    <csvDirectoryService></csvDirectoryService>
    </csvGroup>

     

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