Implicit mapping occurs when the authoring application parameter uses the exact syntax as its Windchill attribute. This makes the parameter publish automatically in the authoring application.

For example, a CAD document has a set of soft attributes that are published to the authoring application. From this set, use the soft attribute Name and map it to the NAME of the parameter in the authoring application. The soft-types that used in this case are:

If Name is the same by a case-sensitive evaluation, the two are implicitly mapped. Other parameters are not be added to the CAD document, unless they are explicitly mapped. For example, in the authoring application, if the administrator has created a soft attribute with the name, Cost, then the user must also create the soft attribute with the name Cost so it is implicitly mapped. If the authoring application user creates COST, it will not be mapped.

If the authoring application does not support case-sensitive parameter names, the name is treated in all uppercase characters. For example, if the authoring application treats Cost and COST the same, then Windchill receives and handles this attribute as COST. The Windchill soft attribute name must also be COST.

If a mapped parameter is inconsistent with its corresponding soft attribute, the following occurs.