Renaming CAD Documents and Parts
You can rename CAD documents and Windchill parts by changing the values of Number, Name, and File Name attributes, if you have access permission. You can even rename these objects if they reside in another's workspace. The system notifies the other user that they need to synchronize their workspace with updated information on the server.
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• In the commonspace, to change the Name attribute, Modify access permission is required. To change Number and File Name attributes, Modify Identity access permission is required.
• In the workspace, only objects that have never been checked in can be renamed. Since the object is still new, the user may change File Name, Name and Number. Once objects have been checked into the commonspace, they can no longer be renamed from the workspace and Rename must then be accessed from the commonspace.
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For generated names and numbers, you can specify that the file extension be dropped from system-generated CAD document names and numbers by setting the values of the following Windchill preferences to Yes. The default is No (file extensions are included).
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• Drop File Extension from Name
• Drop File Extension from Number
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To rename CAD documents or Windchill parts:
1. From the workspace, select one or more new objects to rename and select > .
The Rename from Workspace page appears with the objects you have selected and any required dependents in an Object List table.
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From the commonspace, or a commonspace view of an object's information page, select multiple CAD documents or Windchill parts from folders or the Search Results page, and select Rename from the Actions menu or right-click actions menu.
The Rename page appears with the objects that you have selected and any required dependents in an Object List table.
2. Optionally, use the Configuration menu and the collection tools to modify the collection of objects in the Object List table. See Collecting in Advanced Mode.
3. Optionally, select an alternate view of the table. For more information on basic table use, sorting, using and customizing views, and finding strings in the table listing, see Using Tables and Customizing Table Views.
4. Set new values in the New Number, New Name and New File Name fields. You can either enter values directly into the text fields available in each object's row, or select object rows and click the Set New Name icon 
to access the Set New Name window where you can specify patterns for renaming objects. See Setting New Names.
to access the Set New Name window where you can specify patterns for renaming objects. See Setting New Names.| | • The administrator can set up the user’s profile to disallow updates to the New Number, New Name and New File Name on the Set New Name user interface. • Setting a new filename is not supported for dynamic documents. • Number and Name are validated against the current type and attribute manager constraints • File names are validated based on the native CAD tool constraints for the length and valid characters |
5. Select one or more objects and click the set org ID icon 
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.The Find Organization window opens enabling you to search for and assign a new organization ID.
6. Select one or more objects and click the reuse icon 
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.Any new name or number specifications are removed and the objects are set to be reused with their current name within the newly named object structure.
7. Optionally, click the reset collection icon 
in the Object List toolbar.
in the Object List toolbar.The objects in the object list are reset to the objects that were initially populated.
8. Click OK.
The objects are renamed as specified.
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