Special Characters
The following table identifies the characters that are allowed for specific attributes in Windchill.
 | • *When naming a project or a program, the Validate Project/Program name preference determines whether you can use the following characters: / \ : * ? < > | “ , • **For folder names the forward slash (/) is always restricted. Other characters are restricted because they produce errors when working with Windchill Desktop Integration and Windows Explorer. • *** For SOLIDWORKS configuration file names, the supported special characters in the configuration filenames are <>:"|*?. To include the special character ‘@’ in the configuration file name, set the preference the server-side preference, > > to Yes. |
Best Practices
• Include only one ‘@’ character in the configuration file name for Save As and Rename.
• Do not use the ‘@’ character at the beginning of the configuration file name.
• To avoid any errors, the configuration file names must include the generic name. The configuration file name must be in this format – ConfigurationName@GenericName.
• For SOLIDWORKS it is recommended that the instance filename follows the format “Instancename@Genericname” that follows the preference Include generic name with instance. During Save As and Rename actions if you do not follow the above format, then an error message is displayed. It is recommended that you add the instance file name in the right format to avoid any data integrity issues.