Windchill domains are administrative areas that are defined when your Windchill system is configured. A set of domains is established when Windchill is installed and the administrator can create additional domains if they are needed.

Windchill domains are used to provide a way of generally grouping access to objects. For example, the administrator can create an access control policy rule for a specific domain that enables all users to view all documents that are associated with the domain. Another rule could allow a select group of users to modify the content of all documents associated with the domain and a third rule could allow all team members to download the content of all documents associated with the domain.

When you create objects that are associated with a domain, you may not have the ability to pick the domain association. If you are allowed to select a domain when you create an object, work with your administrator to determine which domain to select. Unless you are directed to select a specific domain, the best practice is to allow Windchill to choose the domain for you.