Change Default PTC FlexPLM Object Column Sizes
Beginning with PTC FlexPLM 10.2 M030, administrators have the ability to increase the PTC FlexPLM object column size. The default value is typically 2000 or 4000, depending on the object and if the system or database is configured for extended character sets. To change the default value of an PTC FlexPLM object columns size, do the following:
1. Edit <Windchill>/codebase/FlexDBColumnSizes.xconf with the column size value you want. This file contains all the PTC FlexPLM objects that you can modify the column size for.
2. From a Windchill shell, execute the following command from <Windchill>/src/com/lcs/build/installer:
ant -buildfile RFAInstaller2.xml addColumns
The system reflects the new column sizes in the database. Note that when an update is performed to PTC FlexPLM, this file is overwritten. A backup is created with the name and date as the new filename in the same location. After the update of PTC FlexPLM is complete, merge any changes back into this file, then follow the previous steps to deploy the file to the system again.