Windchill to PLCS Template Mapping
This section outlines the mapping of Windchill objects with the corresponding DEX templates available in the PLCS Schema.
WTPart Mapping
The following table depicts the common template mapping for WTPart and its associated attributes.
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Attribute
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Mapped Template
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|---|---|
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e_WTPart
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REPRESENTING_PART
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|
Name
|
assigning_identification
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|
Number + (versionId + Iternation Id) + Org Name
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representing_part
|
|
Ufid
|
assigning_identification_with_no_organization (associated to PART VIEW DEFINITION)
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|
masterufid
|
assigning_identification_with_no_organization (associated to PART)
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|
view
|
assigning_identification
|
|
lifeCycleState, lifeCycleTemplateName, domainName, externalTypeId, folderPath, defaultUnit, partSource, partType, versionLevel, defaultTraceCode, defaultUnit, endItem, genericType
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assigning_product_property
product_property_text
|
WTDocument Mapping
The following table depicts the common template mapping for WTDocument and its associated attributes.
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Attribute
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Mapped Template
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|---|---|
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e_WTDocument
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REPRESENTING_DOCUMENT
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|
Name
|
assigning_identification
|
|
Number + (versionId + Iternation Id) + Org Name
|
representing_document
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|
Ufid
|
assigning_identification_with_no_organization (associated to document version)
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|
masterufid
|
assigning_identification_with_no_organization (associated to doc master)
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|
description
|
assigning_descriptor
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lifeCycleState, lifeCycleTemplateName, domainName, externalTypeId, folderPath, versionLevel, docType, docTitle, department,
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assigning_product_property
product_property_text
|
BusinessField Mapping
BusinessFields (aka IBAs) are treated as simple properties associated to various Windchill business objects. Based on the type of property, different templates have been adopted for mapping purposes.
The following table depicts the common template mapping for BusinessField and its related attributes based on the data type of property
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Attribute Datatype
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Mapped Template
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|---|---|
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String, Boolean, HyperLink, Long, FloatingPoint
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assigning_product_property
product_property_text
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|
FloatingPointWithUnits
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assigning_product_property
process_property_numeric
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|
Timestamp
|
assigning_time
|
Common Mapping for various data types except FloatingPointWithUnit is straight forward. In later case apart from the common values one has to map the unit value associated with each one.
In PLCS, individual units must be associated with a Reference data. Currently only some basic unit-specific definitions are incorporated in the PTC-specific standard template library. For details see the “Reference Data Entries for BusinessField Attributes” section in Reference Data.
WTPartDescribeLink Mapping
Express G Representation of WTPartDescribeLink and WTPartReferenceLink.
The following figure shows the WTPart – WTDocument link.
Detailed template mapping for WTPartDescribeLink and its associated attributes can be found from the following table.
Attribute | Mapped Template |
|---|---|
e_WTPartDescribeLink | ASSIGNING_DOCUMENT (with “role” as “Document_assignment”; “is_assigned_to” refers to part version; and “assigned_document” refers to document version) |
WTPartReferenceLink Mapping
For Express G Representation of WTPartReferenceLink, see the WTPart – WTDocument link diagram.
The following table describes the detailed template mapping for WTPartReferenceLink and its associated attributes.
Attribute | Mapped Template |
|---|---|
e_WTPartReferenceLink | ASSIGNING_DOCUMENT (with “role” as “Document_reference”; “is_assigned_to” refers to part version (referencedBy); and “assigned_document” refers to document (references)) |
WTPart with Representation Mapping
The following diagram details WTPart with representation and content mapping.
The following table describes the detailed template mapping for Representation and its associated attributes.
Entity/Attribute/Relation | Mapped Template |
|---|---|
e_Representation (Entity) | REPRESENTING_DIGITAL_DOCUMENT |
Association with WTPart | ASSIGNING_DOCUMENT (role as “Derived_image” which is an extension RDL for “Document_assignment”. With assigned_document as representing_digital_document.doc and is_assigned_to as representing_part. View |
Default, repContent.id, default, republishable, derivationType, representationType, hasBoundingBox, boundingBox, hasOctree, octree | assigning_product_property |
WTPART with Content Mapping
For a diagram detailing WTPart with content mapping, see the diagram in the “WTPart with Representation Mapping” section.
The following table describes the detailed template mapping for WTPart with content item association
Entity/Attribute/Relation | Mapped Template |
|---|---|
e_contentItem (Entity) | REPRESENTING_DIGITAL_FILE |
Association with WTPart | ASSIGNING_DOCUMENT (role as “Document_assignment” With assigned_document as representing_digital_file. digital_fileand is_assigned_to as representing_part. View |
Additional PLCS Resources
• For details related to DEX Templates see: http://docs.oasis-open.org/plcs/dexlib/R5/dexlib/dex_index.htm
• For the PLCS Guide to Reference Data Development see: http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/11732/PLCS%20Guide%20for%20Reference%20Data%20Developers
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