Windchill Customization

Windchill 11.0 F000-CPS04I am wanting to programatically find the database column(s) associated with a custom standard attribute. This would be the columns created by using the AddColumns utility and then are used when creating a custom standard attribute. The Type and Attribute Manager shows it as shown in the screenshot. How does it find it?So starting with a given subtype and a given standard parameter internal name how would I find this same information that the Type and Attribute Manager is showing?

In one of the Workflow process activity we are asking the user the manually convert the EPMDocuments into IGES file format using Creo.Are there any Windchill APIs to convert EPMDocument contents into IGES file format, so that we can get rid of the manual intervention.Please suggest how can I handle the Family table instace use case, as they don't have physical files associated to them.

Hello everyone,I'm windchill beginner, and i want to create WebApp out of Windchill, that will call for Windchill services (ex : ReportTemplateHelper.generateReport() )So, for me, to do that, i need to create RestFull web service into windchill, that will call for Windchill services. And out of windchill call my Rest services.It is possible to do that? How can i create RestFull web service into windchill? it is possible to call this services out of Windchill?Thanks!

Need this as i have lot of boolean attributes so need to have checkbox instead of radio and dropdown list

I'm creating a Collection object using the code below.  The objects in the Collection are FlexObject type.  I would assume that the setObjectsState method would convert the FlexObject types to LifeCycleManaged, but it doesn't.  Do I really have to walk through the Collection and type cast each object and put it into a new Collection to use this method?  com.lcs.wc.placeholder.Placeholder ph = (com.lcs.wc.placeholder.Placeholder)primaryBusinessObject;java.util.Collection col = com.lcs.wc.placeholder.PlaceholderQuery.findProductsForPlaceholder(ph);com.lcs.wc.lifecycle.SetStateUtil.setObjectsState(col, wt.lifecycle.State.toState("ESTIMATED"), true);

Hello everyone,i'm windchill beginner, and i want to use this method in ReportTemplateQueryHelper to find template ReportTemplatefind(String a_nameValue, WTContainerRef a_containerReference, boolean a_hierarchicalContainerLookup)but i don't know wath to put in a_containerReference, how to get the containerReference?Thanks for Help !

Currently the column width resets each time to its default width. It would be a great advantage that the column widths could be dragged to a wished width and that it stays that way afterwards.Or a default width could be adjustable per attribute column (accessable for the admins only?).

I have an odd one for the gurus here: has anyone ever tried to track equipment maintenance and calibration in Windchill?  If so, how hard was it to set up initially?  Any suggestions/recommendations?I am looking at trying to replicate some of the basic functionality of Benchmate CMMS in Windchill so we can track the equipment, its maintenance, and any calibration/certification paperwork all in one system.  Really, all we want to do besides store/link the documents is to generate a PM document we can track with a due date of when the next required PM is.  This way, running a report listing PM objects that are incomplete would show us what is due and when.-Lawrence

Our Manufacturing Team Uses Creo model files to generate the CNC code. As they don't have creo installed on their system, so we have developed customized utility to download the primary content (3D Model) files of CAD objects. PTC was supporting this functionality prior to Windchill 10.0 but now removed this due to data security reasons.We are unable to download the Content of Family table instances using this utility, as primary content file only exist for Generic object. Looking for some type of solution on this ,so will able to download 3D model of instance files from PDMLink. Current workaround is open that File on Designer system and save instance as standalone CAD file, which is long way to do it.Any help or thoughts will be helpful.Thanks in Advance.

Hai All,  Is there any Shortcut in Windchill to perform several actions. For eg : If i want to rename a 100 Pro-e Files is there any way to perform it easily, now i am doing it part by part so its taking me too much time.Please help me to solve this problem.With Best Regard'sAghil.M

Hi All,1) I need to configure a additional database which has usernames and when I try to login to winchill , after entering credentials, My request has to go the additional Database( like oracle) which has usernames ( In some users table) and some business logic need to validate the entered username against the usernames present in the newly created db (users table).  if the user exists, it need to redirect to windchill, otherwise It need to display a not authorized message. The whole process should be completed before touching the windchill application or Windchill DS.2) I need to know how to break the flow to add the additional authentication.Thanks.

Hi, I am new to PDMLink. can anyone let me know where the expression robot will write the output.Thanks..

Hi,I've written some code that works well in creating a document and uploading an attachment. I can run it from the command line but whenever it reaches the point in the code where it references a PersistenceHelper I get prompted for authorization. This makes the whole thing pretty useless because my next step is to call it from a .NET application after turning it intoa web service.Does anybody know how to prevent this authorization request from popping up?I have tried      myServer = RemoteMethodServer.getDefault();     myServer.setUserName("login");     myServer.setPassword("password");but this makes no difference.For instance this lineQueryResult qr = PersistenceHelper.manager.find((StatementSpec)qs);brings up a box asking for user and password. I can't have this when calling remotely. It defeats the purpose of having an automatic customized project.ThanksBen

My customer wants to implement a Workflow without CA3. They want to complete with CA2itself. Is it possible???

Is it possible to add role based recipients to subscriptions in Windchill PDMLink 10.1, 10.2

API's to create a Disposition Plan for Nonconformance.

Hello EveryoneI am glad to see everyone at the 2015 June conference in Nashville,TN. I wanted to ask to see if everyone on this group wants to have a Web session every three months? And what days and times is best for everyone? I like your thoughts. Thank you.

Dear Users,Pls suggest on the clarification I have on the Sync Robot defined in WF's1. I have modified the robot to use Object even but my Initial and Routing expression needs to wait for the Child / Associated part of PBO. Which mean I need to update the parents state based on the state change happening in child. But if I use Object Event , it listens to the PBO and not the child. Also i doont want to use Class event due to the performance constraint.Pls suggest if any customisation / ideas is feasible to overcome this .Regards.Srira,

Consider criteria where objects are searched by Latest then "add to workspace" is performed and Windchill should use filter "Latest"When "add to workspace" criteria is "Production" then Windchill should use filter "As Stored".PDMlink does not store / no option to store these settings.For example1)Add to workspace2)Edit filter3) Configuration Spec changes, Let say in Step #1 search  criteria is “Latest” then the Configuration Spec should be Latest search and if Step #1 is Search for Production file then the Configuration Spec should be “As Stored”

As a PTC Partner with custom netmarkets additions, schema tweaks, and Info*Engine tasks for Windchill 10.2 where can we find guidelines for evolving our extensions to support Windchill 11?Where can we find new material on the OSLC resources that PTC Windchill 11 now exposes? OSLC CM? OSLC RM? OSLC PM? Service Providers? Discovery URLs? Support for Creation and Selection and Preview Dialogs?

We have Windchill PDMe (V 10.2) creating IGES and STEP files while promoting CAD models to Released.  WC also creates PDF and DXF files while promoting drawings to Released.  The problem is that our CNC programmers want a slightly different version of IGES files to read-in to MasterCam software that the default WC settings are not currently producing automatically.The CNC guys want the IGES files WC creates with the following options turned on: Surfaces, Wireframes and Datum Curves  and Points.  By default WC gives the surfaces only.  If we create the IGES files individually while in Creo 3.0, we have all these options available and the files come out just the way the CNC guys like.Any thoughts about how to modify the IGES creation via a config setting or rule, directly out of Windchill?Thanks,Bob SchwerdlinSr. Design EngineerDukane Corp.2900 Dukane DriveSt. Charles, IL  60174

Is it possible to open the pdf file of a published creo drawing file directly in Acrobat reader from the search results table ?The menu action is available as "FIle > open pdf" in 'Representation / Annotation' under content tab of a drawing as shown below :This particular link is needed in the search result table as a pdf icon or on the right click of the object listed in search. Note this is specific to drawings published as pdf's.Your inputs would be highly appreciated. -Vaibhav

Hello, I am new to PTC Windchill (Quality Solutions).  I am not sure if this is right forum.  We are currently using ver 11.0 and am finding the on-line documentation less than user friendly. I need basic starter information - like assistance in inserting new lists into a form and need to know how to delete, modify forms.  Are there better instructions somewhere? Thank you

Hi All,how to  prepopulate date field in create document form with current date? any OOTB approach available?thanks,Kums

Hey i am new to this community and wanted to learn about flexplm...is there any distribution availabale of Windchill flexplm , so that i can cope up with the things.Thanks in advance.palash Karal