XSL Transformation Scenarios
There are different possibilities of metadata (XSL) definition changes for supported types of objects for content replication in every Windchill release.
This section shows different xsl transformation scenarios which are identified to support backward compatibility, and the xsl sample code for each scenario.
XSL Transformation Scenarios to support downgraded deliveries
Scenario
Source Release
Target Release
Sample xslt
Object deletion
WTPart
Not available
No xsl transformation is needed. The object is ignored/handled during importing.
Object Addition
Not Available
WTPart
No xsl transformation is needed. There is no data to export.
Renaming the object type
WTPart
WTMyPart
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:template match="WTPart">
<WTMyPart>
<xsl:copy-of select = "child::*"></xsl:copy-of>
</WTMyPart></xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
Element Addition
NewElement does not exist
NewElement in WTPart
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"> <xsl:template match="@* | node()"> <xsl:copy> <xsl:apply-templates select="@* | node()"></xsl:apply-templates> </xsl:copy> </xsl:template> <xsl:template match="FederationInfo"> <xsl:copy-of select="."></xsl:copy-of> <NewElement>NewElementAdded</NewElement> </xsl:template> </xsl:stylesheet>
Element Deletion
FederationInfo in WTPart
FederationInfo is not available
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:template match="@* | node()">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:apply-templates select="@* | node()"></xsl:apply-templates>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="FederationInfo">
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
Renaming the element
FederationInfo
NewFederationInfo
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:template match="@* | node()">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:apply-templates select="@* | node()"></xsl:apply-templates>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="FederationInfo">
<NewFederationInfo>
<xsl:copy-of select="*"></xsl:copy-of>
</NewFederationInfo>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
Addition of an attribute
Attribute firstName is not present.
firstName is an attribute of WTPrincipal reference
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:template match="@*|node()">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:apply-templates select="@* | node()"></xsl:apply-templates>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="WTPrincipalReference">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:apply-templates select="@* | node()"></xsl:apply-templates>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="createdBy/WTPrincipalReference/@fullName">
<xsl:copy-of select="." />
<xsl:attribute name="firstName">AddedFirstName</xsl:attribute>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
Remove an attribute isInternal from created by WTPrincipalReference
isInternal is an attribute of WTPrincipalReference
isInternal is not available
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:template match="@* | node()">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:apply-templates select="@* | node()"></xsl:apply-templates>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="createdBy/WTPrincipalReference/@isInternal">
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
Renaming of an attribute
fullName
newFullName
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:template match="@*|node()">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:apply-templates select="@* | node()"></xsl:apply-templates>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="WTPrincipalReference">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:apply-templates select="@* | node()"></xsl:apply-templates>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="WTPrincipalReference/@fullName">
<xsl:attribute name="newFullName">
<xsl:copy-of select="*" />
</xsl:attribute>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
Split the value of an attribute into two different attributes
FullName = Demo,User
FirstName = Demo, LastName = User
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:template match="@* | node()">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:apply-templates select="@* | node()"></xsl:apply-templates>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="createdBy/WTPrincipalReference/@fullName"
name="split">
<xsl:param name="fullName">
<xsl:value-of select="." />
</xsl:param>
<xsl:if test="$fullName">
<xsl:param name="firstName">
<xsl:value-of select="substring-before($fullName, ',')" />
</xsl:param>
<xsl:param name="lastName">
<xsl:value-of select="substring-after($fullName, ',')" />
</xsl:param>
<xsl:if test="$firstName">
<xsl:attribute name="firstName"><xsl:value-of
select="$firstName" /></xsl:attribute>
</xsl:if>
<xsl:if test="$lastName">
<xsl:attribute name="lastName"><xsl:value-of
select="$lastName" /></xsl:attribute>
</xsl:if>
</xsl:if>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
Merge WTPart1, WTPArt2 to form WTPart
WTPart1, WTPart2
WTPart
To be done in Java delegates.
Split WTPart into WTPart1, WTPart2
WTpart
WTPart1, WTPart2
To be done in Java delegates.
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