Moving Forward: Ongoing Windchill Administration

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After completing the simple installation assistant and the Windchill Setup Assistant for Windchill PDM Essentials, your environment is ready for production. This section lists administrative tasks necessary to maintain Windchill and ensure optimal performance moving forward. Each listed administrative task includes basic information and provides applicable references. Administrative tasks are grouped as follows:

• Business Administrative Tasks—

These tasks are performed within the Windchill application and are often performed by an organization administrator:

◦ Managing Users

◦ Managing Products and Libraries

◦ Promoting Items

◦ Managing CAD Application

◦ Managing Publishing Jobs

• System Administrative Tasks—These tasks are performed in the Windchill environment, not in the Windchill application and are often performed by a site administrator:

◦ Managing Backups

◦ Managing Space on the File Vault

◦ Applying Windchill Patches

◦ Managing License Use

◦ Restarting the Windchill Windows Service

◦ Uninstalling Windchill PDM Essentials

For an introduction to Windchill administration, see Getting Started with Windchill Administration, as well as the Resources for PTC Windchill Administrators Quick Reference Guide.

Best Practices: Scheduling Administrative Tasks

It is important for you to create your organization’s administrative schedule. The following Help Center topic will help you determine which administrative tasks should be done regularly and how often each should be done:

Best Practices for Monitoring and Maintenance.