Introduction
The Windchill Part Creation Utility is used to bulk create WTParts related to CAD documents and build product structures based on a set of rules configured by the user.
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You must first run the EPMDocumentVerifiedColumnCheck WinDU task before using this utility.
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This utility can:
• Be used as a post Pro/INTRALINK 3.x migration to Windchill PDMLink
• Allow for a Windchill Pro/INTRALINK 8+ upgrade to Windchill PDMLink
• Allow an existing Windchill PDMLink customer using the system for CAD data management and now wants to introduce WTParts and products structure into Windchill PDMLink
• Allow you selectively decide which migrated CAD Documents will be WTParts, if you have already migrated Pro/INTRALINK data to a Windchill PDMLink target system.
In its default configuration, the Windchill Part Creation utility does not search for CAD documents. The PartCreation.xml files MUST be created or changed for every system before the tool is run.
When using this utility, you can select objects based on the following criteria:
• CAD document authoring application
• Document type
• CAD document name
• CAD document number
• Attribute value
• Release level
• Folder location
Bulk creating WTParts is a three-step process:
• Begin by configuring the properties files.
• Use elements to create XML scripts.
• Complete the process by using the Windchill Part Creation Utility to build parts and product structure for selected EPM documentation and EPM document iterations.
For more information, refer to the following topics:
