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14-Alexandrite
May 18, 2018
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Little database, to "Read only" data from WINDCHILL.

  • May 18, 2018
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I have a Little excel database, and I would like to read the "Status" and the "Version+Iteration" of drawing.Little Database

Also the description, maintaining some kind of Read-Only link from Windchill, I suppose that somethiing like DTI "DEsktop integration"  that do an OOTB from office applications, but is possible to do ?

Best answer by Vincent-Kulak

@Marco_Tosin shared link if for the document itself ( not data inside ) right ?

 

IMO Desktop integration cannot do that.

 

@mbuonfiglioli you need to make a report

 

Report can be exploited directly or linked as data source in excel.

 

 

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Marco Tosin
21-Topaz I
21-Topaz I
May 18, 2018

In these TS articles you can find some advice to work with DTI.

 

How to add custom attributes to Desktop Integration (DTI)

https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article?n=CS36657

 

Best practices and recommendations for inserting and updating attributes in MS Word using DTI

https://www.ptc.com/it/support/article?n=CS194304

 

Does "Windchill Desktop Integration" support multi value attribute?

https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article?n=CS67201

 

Here some link to help center:

https://www.ptc.com/cs/help/windchill_hc/wc102_hc/index.jspx?id=DTIMapPropertiesAbout&action=show

https://www.ptc.com/cs/help/windchill_hc/wc102_hc/index.jspx?id=DTIWCDocAttributesInsert&action=show

 

Be very careful and pay attention to this article:

 

Windchill attribute mapped to Microsoft Word through Desktop Integration does not show the correct value when downloaded without DTI

https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article?n=CS223475

 

 

Marco
15-Moonstone
May 18, 2018

@Marco_Tosin shared link if for the document itself ( not data inside ) right ?

 

IMO Desktop integration cannot do that.

 

@mbuonfiglioli you need to make a report

 

Report can be exploited directly or linked as data source in excel.

 

 

14-Alexandrite
May 18, 2018

Vincent-Kulak

this is what I was looking for, thanks a lot