Development Environment Integrations
Customers with Eclipse installed can propagate Windchill Integrations for Embedded Software tasks to the Eclipse-integrated software development environment.
Windchill workflow-driven tasks can be automatically added to the Eclipse task list, allowing software engineers to view and close assigned tasks without having to leave their software development environment to access Windchill. As a task is completed and closed, it is removed from the task list, and its completion is recorded in Windchill.
The Development Environment Integrations component provides customers with the knowledge to install, set up, and use Eclipse with Windchill Integrations for Embedded Software.
Requirements
The following steps are required for customers to begin using Windchill Integrations for Embedded Software:
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Requirements
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Installing and configuring the Windchill server and server-side
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Windchill application administrators install the server-side installation of Windchill, including Windchill Integrations for Embedded Software. The server core software and optional integrations are installed using the bundled PTC Solution Installer (PSI).
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Installing and configuring Eclipse.
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Users install and configure their Eclipse system for integration with Windchill. If Eclipse is already installed locally, the user proceeds directly to configure Eclipse with Windchill and Windchill Integrations for Embedded Software.
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Eclipse Capabilities
The following table describes the Eclipse and Windchill task management capabilities that Windchill Integrations for Embedded Software supports:
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Capabilities
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Accepting a task
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Take responsibility for a task.
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Accepting tasks
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Select a set of tasks and accept them in a single action.
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Assigning resources
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Search for existing resources or create a new resource to associate to the object.
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Completing a task
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Mark the task complete.
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Declining tasks
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Select a set of tasks and decline them in a single action.
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Deleting a task
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Remove the task from the Windchill database.
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Deleting a deliverable
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Remove the deliverable from the Windchill database.
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Working with discussions
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Ability to work with discussions.
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Editing selected work objects
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Edit selected work objects. You must have modify permission to edit objects.
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Changing deliverable attributes
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Change the deliverable attributes.
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Changing task attributes
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Change task attributes.
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Downloading action items
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Download a set of action items into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to be edited. (Available only when ProjectLink is installed.)
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Editing a deadline
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Change the due date deadline of an object.
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Exporting action items
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Select to download a set of action items into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet for purposes other than editing. All action items displayed are available for download. (Available only when ProjectLink is installed.)
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Uploading action item information
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Select to upload action item information from a spreadsheet edited in Microsoft Excel to a ProjectLink project. (Available only when ProjectLink is installed.)
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Defining a new activity
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Define a new activity for a selected object.
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Working with Task Assistant
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Use Task Assistant to insert comments and complete the task.
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Working with notebooks
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Create a new notebook or work with existing notebooks.
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Reassigning tasks
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Select a set of tasks or an individual task and reassign to another user.
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Searching for work objects
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Search for work objects.
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Subscribing to events
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Subscribe to certain events.
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Tracking work
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Update the attributes of the task.
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Viewing information
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View the information page of the object.
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Windchill Capabilities
Refer to the Windchill Capabilities section for an overview of the Windchill capabilities for Eclipse when it is integrated with Windchill Integrations for Embedded Software.