Windchill Customization

 I need to prohibit users (designers) from changing their vault preference. Thus, I need to lock user vault preference for few users. I see that importing user preference xml file does not have lock option that works. Is there way I can achieve this.? 

Hi all,   We have a small issue when sending to SAP parts with small weight values. For example if you set the weight at 0.0000000001 then to SAP (in the windchill ESI Response files) the value 1.0E-12 is sent.  SAP cannot process this so we should have 0.0000000001 sent.    Any ideas?   Alex

Hello, everyone   Can I use parameters for naming and numbering?We are going to establish a naming and numbering scheme for businesses that are introducing PDM.We are going to propose the following.#### _ #### _ <button> .prt or #### _ #### _ <button> .asm #### means a four-digit number.The first four digits represent the part number, and the middle four digits represent the pid.The last <name> will be the name of a generic model. The 4-digit number will specify the number following the OIR in ORACLE DB.The last <name> will be the name of the file you will enter.In combination, EPM documents will be given a number and file name.The public name will have only <name>. Each type also expects parameters like parameters PTC_WC_PART_NO, PTC_WC_PRODUCT_ID, and PTC_WC_PART_NAME. Can I use WINDCHILL PDMLink systematically to satisfy the above requirement without having to use CREATE RELATIONSHIP in CREO? If possible, please let me know about the approach. Than

Hi All, Why isn't there support for rar files to check in into Windchill? How to checkin files compressed using rar format? And Why isn't '/' allowed while naming folders? 

Hi All,   I am Aditya. I would like to know how to connect Windchill to an external database using JDBC Connection. In case if we can connect Windchill to an external db without using JDBC connection, I would request you all to please let me know how that is possible.   So kindly request you to all please let me know how can we connect Windchill to an external db using a JDBC Connection and also if we there is any other way to connect to an external db so that we can retrieve the information from an external db.   Thanks in advance   Best Regards, Aditya 

Hello everyone,   I want to customaiz our WTpart & EPm-Doc.- layout so that we can see the Promotion request Approver on the side. But i can´t find the right (WT_CN_Approver) in the attributelist in the type & attribute administration.   Is this even possible?   Thanke ahead for your time.   Sincerly   Philipp  

How is the tab and attribute panel invoked? I can find action/model for it. Please check below screenshot!

This has long been an issue with the multiple concurrent workflows in the change process. If I assign a task to the user in a change notice workflow, I can grant rights to modify the PBO. But what if they need to modify things in the affected objects table like Inventory Dispositions?  That is not the PBO and there could be many objects or change tasks. Cannot be handled simply with a workflow variable.  I guess I can do it with lifecycle states on the change task but is there another way assuming the change task is locked for most other people?

Hi All, as per the Windchill Upgrade guide and windu guide it tells that after running windu from windchill shell a file called GatherSourceUpgrade.properties file will be created. But I am not able to find this file nor the directory  after running windu. A log file with no error was generated but the mentioned file not the directory was created. Should this file be manually created or will it be automatically generated? If it has to be created manually then what are the information that should be populated within this file? Any documentation regarding this would be of great help. Thank you in advance.  I have attached the section from windu guide that talks about mentioned file and folder.

Hi,   I would want to get all the parts from a Drawing EPMDocument from code. Between the part and the drawing there is only a calculated link. But I need all parts (calculated,content...) which are related to the EPMDocument in any way. Is there a helper class that gives me back these links? If not, what are the APIs that I can use to get the 3D models linked to the Drawing, so that I can get the Parts from those?   What I used is: GenericUtilities.getAssociated(document); This won't give me back the calculated links.   Thanks in advance, Tamás

This is a customer requirement that just like opening CAD documents from CREO, why can't we open MS documents from windchill and edit within windchill instead of using Windchill Desktop Integration or downloading files and checkin again since a copy will be saved on local drive.

I have soft attribute created in a sub-type of part. I want to populate its drop-down from rbinfo file. I dont want to use global enum or legal list. Any Suggestions ?

Issue: Windchill SolidWorks Publisher prints BLANK representations Windchill 11 -  Solid Works Premium 2016 x64 SP 5.0   When publishing .slddrw files in Windchill, the representations are now coming out blank. This WAS working. Not sure what has changed. We did add some additional file types...see additional_file_type_publishrule.xml below.   A normal slddrw as show in _SLDDRW.JPG - this is just how it looks in Solidworks then it turns into the visualization shown in _blankoutput.jpg   NOTE: you can see the title block and some of the call outs (circled in red) appear in the visualization, but nothing else. Already looked into the following: CS48758 and CS111431 - not sure if either are related. Didn't seem to be. See SW recipe files - rcp1, 2, 2a, 3, 3a for current settings.   FYI: We do not use the GS Worker Daemon service, running in Foreground instead. --> Here's an portion of a job log...refers to issue with EDZ?   Jan 29, 2018 12:00:14 PM:Start J

Hi, I am attempting to match what we do in windchill to our business process. At development and prototype states the revisions should be Numeric. Once the objects are promoted to pre-production or production the revisions should become Alpha. I have configured for state based versioning and all looks quite positive so far, I then noticed that when i promote to pre-production from the earlier state the revision remains at Numeric until the item is revised. Also if I promote to Production without revising in pre-production this will also appear as Numeric rev until a revise has been done.   Is there a method I can use that will promote and change the revision scheme in one step?

Hi All,   I wish to customize a functionality in Windchill likewise to create a dynamic drop down list.    If a user selects Value A in the Attribute A drop down list , Attribute B list should be populated dynamically.   Likewise if Value B is selected in Attribute A again the Attribute B list should change and another list of values should get populated dynamically.   Can you all please let me know like how it is done or possible. In case if anyone has any code snippet regarding the same kindly request you to please share the same.   Thanks in advance!   Best Regards, Aditya Achanta

Hi, I have been looking for some time into how I reuse certain Parameters from windchill in my Excel or Word templates. I can easily see the majority of parameters and reuse these, however I would like to see who last modified the document. If I look at the windchill database it shows who last modified the file quite easily but I simply cannot get this into my documents. Please someone can you tell me the correct syntax to drive this into excel.  I have support with one of the main resellers and they are not making any headway on this for me.    the parameter appears on the windchill page as "Modified by"

Hi,   Can someone please let me know how to delete the documents in a container using a custom utility.    Which API has to be used accordingly. Can anyone share me the code snippet if possible.   Thanks and Regards, Aditya

I am working on a custom action where the user can select one or more EPM Documents and start the action.  My implementation is currently using the request parameter to grab the oid’s/soid’s of the selected objects however it only works when the user selects 8 or less items.  Is there another way to get the list of all the selected item rows at the time the custom action is selected?  If so, can you provide some guidance?  Current method used in popup JSP ids = request.getParameterValues("soid") or id = request.getParameter("oid")   Thanks, Mark Bohannon Lenovo

Hello, I tried set default value of properties Change Management/Collector/Affected Object Collector/ Include dependent CAD/Dynamic Documents but it is not working. I created a loader file:   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE NmLoader SYSTEM "standardX26.dtd"> <NmLoader> <csvPreferenceInstance handler="wt.preference.LoadPreference.createPreferenceInstance"> <csvname>IncludeDependentsOptionForOpenCollector</csvname> <csvcontainerClass>SITE</csvcontainerClass> <csvcontainerName></csvcontainerName> <csvorganization></csvorganization> <csvparentContainerPath></csvparentContainerPath> <csvuser></csvuser> <csvclientName>WINDCHILL</csvclientName> <csvvalue>None</csvvalue> <csvlock>false</csvlock> <csvlockOnly></csvlockOnly> </csvPreferenceInstance> </NmLoader> in method server is information that

Dear All, I am trying to perform windchill cloning but I am having problem with method server and server manager getting crashed.  Steps I performed: 1. Datapump of oracle database. ->expdp 2. Exported LDIF file and took backup of WindchillDS.  3. Copied HTTPServer, Windchill folder from host system 4. Setup a server with same host and domain name. Installed Oracle with same SID and credentials as host system. Run the PSI with standalone components where I installed only WCDS, Java, OCU. Then imported dump file of oracle using impdp. Imported ldif and restored using WindchillDS backup.    Changed host property in db.properties file with host name and java.server.rmi.hostname in wt.properties file.  Since in host machine filevault was setup I changed filevault property to false instead of true.    After launching windchill shell and starting windchill, server manager gets crashed sometime leaving behind background method server running. Sometimes me

Hello,   I'm looking for a workflow expression code that will launch a dialog box for the reviewer to select an item from a drop-down list when rejecting. The goal is to append the selected value to the Comments and write it into the database to later extract and report on workflow rejections.   I tried using the Java Swing Dialog, but am stuck with an error...   Here's the sample code (2nd line throwing error): String[] codes = {"DES", "DFT", "BOM"};String code = (String) javax.swing.JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, "Select Rejection Code:", "You have chosen to reject this workflow:", javax.swing.JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE, null, codes, codes[1]);if (code.trim().length() == 0) {throw new wt.workflow.engine.FailedTransitionException(e2);}   The error is: wt.util.WTException: java.awt.HeadlessException   Does anyone know a way around the above error, or have an alternative method of launching a dialog box from a wo

I just tested an import from another 10.1 server onto my 11.0 server and I'm getting "hierarchy DisplayName is different fomr the value as found in database".   When I check the attribtues on my 11 system the hierarchy DisplayName label is not listed but when I check my 10.1 servers they are listed, has anyone found a work around to this issue concerning the hierarchy DisplayName giving issues when Importing or any other similar issues others may have experienced?   Thanks,

Hi All,   Any recommendation on working with jquery in the change management. I have requirement to toggle attribute display based on another attribute. Windchill 11.1 new feature on cascade attribute doesn't satisfy as it doesn't have logical conditioning of the attribute values ( ie AND and OR).    But somehow jquery is not fetching any object in the change management page.   Help me if you have worked on this kind of approach.

Has anyone configured the rules.xml file when importing Libraries from one system to another (10.1->11.0) using the Import utility? Attached is the file I need to configure, I just need to know if attribute part errors I'm receiving when attempting to Import a Library is what ONLY needs to be configured in the rules.xml file?

Hi. Paths to actions.dtd and actionmodels.dtd are wrong in some \codebase\config\actions\*.xml They look like '../../actions.dtd' and '../../actionmodels.dtd'. Why? How i can fix this? Thanks.