System Compatibility and Requirements
The system requirements to integrate Windchill PDMLink with external systems such as Windchill RV&S, Windchill Modeler, or IBM Rational DOORS NG are:
• Windchill PDMLink
• ThingWorx platform with Flow, OSLC connector, and Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) setting
• External OSLC Server
For compatible release versions of these applications, see the Windchill PDMLink Software Matrix on
Reference Documents.
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You need administrator permissions to gain access to the above systems to perform the integration.
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Windchill Properties
Windchill PDMLink properties are available in the <windchill>\site.xconf file. Specify the required values for these properties. Use the xconfmanager utility to propagate the changes in the site.xconf file.
1. Run xconfmanager -p
2. Restart Windchill PDMLink server.
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Property Name
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Default Value
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Description
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Example
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com.ptc.twx.host
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No Default
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ThingWorx Flow server is the host.
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thingworx.ptc.com
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com.ptc.twx.port
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No Default
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TCP/IP port to which ThingWorx connects for direct server-to-server HTTP requests from Windchill PDMLink.
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443
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com.ptc.twx.protocol
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No Default
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TCP protocol which Windchill PDMLink should use to connect to ThingWorx host when ThingWorx is installed in standalone mode. Default protocol Windchill PDMLink uses is http.
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https
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Based on the sample values specified for the above mentioned properties, the URL created would be in the format https://thingworx.ptc.com:443/thingworx/composer. Similarly, when you specify values for these properties, per your system setup, make sure the output URL is valid when accessed from your browser.
Types and Attributes
In the Type and Attribute Management utility of Windchill PDMLink, the modeled types and soft types available out-of-the-box are:
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Modeled Types
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Soft Types
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Instantiable
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Subtypeable
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Requirement External Resource
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 Requirement Collection Requirement |
No
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Yes
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Architecture External Resource
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 Activity Block Class Model Package Use Case |
No
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Yes
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Requirement Object to Object Trace Link
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Satisfy
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Yes
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Yes
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Requirement Version to Version Trace Link
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Allocate
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Yes
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Yes
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Architecture Object to Object Trace Link
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Implement
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No
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Yes
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Architecture Version to Version Trace Link
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No
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Yes
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• In the Type and Attribute Management utility, you can create soft types for Requirement External Resource and Architecture External Resource modeled types.
• The relationship constraint for the soft types Satisfy, Allocate, and Implement for parts, options and choices are available out-of-the-box. However, to add trace links to their child types, create a relationship constraint on their child types.
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