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Managing Top Level Instances
Windchill Workgroup Manager for Creo Elements/Direct Modeling 12.1.2.1
Description
Enables you to choose and open one of the related instances when you open a content file from Windchill.
A new dialog box is added in the Windchill Workgroup Manager for Creo Elements/Direct Modeling to list the related instances of the selected content file. You can view this dialog box in two workflows:
Open from Windchill action in Creo Elements/Direct Modeling
Open in <CAD Application> action in Windchill Workspace or Commonspace
Additional Information
To enable the dialog box, a new preference is introduced in the wgmclient.ini file:
Preference Name
Description
Values
show.top.level.instances.during.content.open
Controls display of related top-level instances of Creo Elements/Direct Modeling while opening the content file. You can select the required top-level instance from the dialog box to open it or click Cancel to open the content file only.
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You can set the preference Date.Type.Parameter.Format=%dd-%Mmm-%yy %Hh:%mi:%ss in the wgmclient.ini file to show the last modified details in the dialog-box.
Yes – Displays top-level instances of a content file in a dialog box when opening the content file and enables you to select an instance from the dialog box.
No (Default) – Does not open the dialog box with the top-level instance while opening the content file.
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