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AP_1048312614-Alexandrite
14-Alexandrite
July 19, 2023
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Impacts of skipping revisions

  • July 19, 2023
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I would like to know what are the major impacts of giving a freehand to end users to skip revisions.

1)Is there performance impacts in Windchill.

2)Are there any downstream impacts due to the skipped revision sequence.

3)What are the impacts on the search engine of Windchill

 

 

Best answer by d_graham

@AP_10483126 

Here’s your concise answer.

1)Is there performance impacts in Windchill.

No

2)Are there any downstream impacts due to the skipped revision sequence.

No

3)What are the impacts on the search engine of Windchill

None

 

Keep in mind OOTB Windchill has a wt. property which allows you create a “skip list” of rev values to skip. This alone should confirm there’s nothing wrong with skipping revs. Skipping revs is very commonly done.

 

 

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avillanueva
23-Emerald I
avillanueva23-Emerald I
23-Emerald I
July 19, 2023

So, you are considering allowing users to alter what is default on the next revision when you revise items. As far as I know, there are no performance impacts or search impacts. The system keeps an sort order of what revision is latest even if you insert a revision that was skipped later. I know there is insert for docs and parts but I am not sure about CAD. 

 

From a CM perspective, I would never give users that ability. The only thing they can do is mess it up. Say, they are at C and want to go to E but oops, picked F. There is no action to alter. Only thing you can do is delete and recreate which can be a pain, sometimes requiring admin rights. In a tight system, there should be no reason to skip revisions for in house work. If you are looking to do alternate sequences like numeric then alpha, that's another configuration.

 

The only case I have seen for not using the default is for importing customer or external data where you may only get bits and pieces of their data periodically. What's your use case for considering this?

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rleir17-Peridot
17-Peridot
July 19, 2023

Would you not want your CAD version to match that of the part gear?

 

What version do you get when you checkin the CAD with 'build part structure'?

 

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18-Opal
d_graham18-OpalAnswer
18-Opal
July 19, 2023

@AP_10483126 

Here’s your concise answer.

1)Is there performance impacts in Windchill.

No

2)Are there any downstream impacts due to the skipped revision sequence.

No

3)What are the impacts on the search engine of Windchill

None

 

Keep in mind OOTB Windchill has a wt. property which allows you create a “skip list” of rev values to skip. This alone should confirm there’s nothing wrong with skipping revs. Skipping revs is very commonly done.

 

 

    avillanueva
    23-Emerald I
    avillanueva23-Emerald I
    23-Emerald I
    July 20, 2023

    I hadn't thought they might be asking about the skip property. Good catch. Well summarized.

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