Configuring Mass Update for Object Associations
The properties to control the associations that can be updated when using the Mass Update Manufacturing Objects action are provided by default in the custom.site.xconf file. For more information, see Manipulating Property Files, Setting Property Values and Propagating Your Changes.
The table displays the properties to configure Mass Update Manufacturing Objects for specific associations.
Property
Description
<Property name="massUpdate.Collection.810"
default="WCTYPE|wt.part.WTPartUsageLink,usedBy,uses"/>
Enables updating child parts associated with parent parts.
<Property name="massUpdate.Collection.802"
default="WCTYPE|wt.part.WTPartDescribeLink,describes,describedBy"/>
Enables updating described by documents associated with parts.
<Property name="massUpdate.Collection.803"
default="WCTYPE|wt.part.WTPartReferenceLink,referencedBy,references"/>
Enables updating reference documents associated with parts.
<Property name="massUpdate.Collection.804"
default="WCTYPE|com.ptc.windchill.mpml.MPMDocumentDescribeLink,
describes,describedBy"/>
Enables updating described by documents associated with operations, process plans, sequences, and resources.
<Property name="massUpdate.Collection.805"
default="WCTYPE|com.ptc.windchill.mpml.MPMDocumentReferenceLink,
referencedBy,references"/>
Enables updating reference documents associated with operations, process plans, sequences, and resources.
<Property name="massUpdate.Collection.806"
default="WCTYPE|com.ptc.windchill.mpml.processplan.operation.
MPMOperationToWorkCenterLink,referencedBy,references"/>
Enables updating work centers allocated to operations.
<Property name="massUpdate.Collection.808"
default="WCTYPE|com.ptc.windchill.mpml.processplan.operation.
MPMOperationToConsumableLink,referencedBy,references"/>
Enables updating processing resources such as skill, tool, or processing material allocated to operations.
<Property name="massUpdate.Collection.807"
default="WCTYPE|com.ptc.windchill.mpml.processplan.operation.
MPMOperationProcessLink,referencedBy,references"/>
Enables updating manufacturing capabilities allocated to operations.
<Property name="massUpdate.Collection.809"
default="WCTYPE|com.ptc.windchill.mpml.MPMStandardProcedureLink,usedBy,uses"/>
Enables updating standard procedures allocated to operations.
<Property name="massUpdate.Collection.9010"
default="WCTYPE|wt.mpm.rawmaterial.RawMaterialLink,makes,madeFrom"/>
Enables updating semi-finished or finished parts made from a raw-material or semi-finished part.
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Do not modify or remove the default properties given in custom.site.xconf, as this may cause the Mass Update Manufacturing Objects action to behave unexpectedly.
If you want to enable the logs for mass update in your development environment, perform the following steps:
1. Open the WT_HOME/codebase/WEB-INF/log4jMethodServer.properties file.
2. Add the following lines in the file:
logger.massupdate.name=com.ptc.windchill.massupdate
logger.massupdate.level=INFO
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