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Creating, Editing, and Deleting Distribution Targets
To create, edit, and manage distribution targets see Managing Distribution Targets.
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To create, edit, or delete ERP Connector targets, you need to be part of the ESI Administrators group as well as be a member of the Site Administrator’s group.
A second approach to creating distribution targets is to use the Windchill loader. You can use this to create many distribution targets in the database. To achieve this, perform the following steps:
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This approach can only be used to create or update distribution targets. You cannot use the Windchill loader to delete a distribution target.
Create Distribution Targets Using Windchill Loader
Perform the following steps to create distribution targets using Windchill loader.
1. Edit the file <Windchill>/loadFiles/esi/esiCust/DistributionTargets.xml on your installation by following the comments in the file.
2. Open the Windchill shell and execute the following command:
java wt.load.LoadFromFile -d %WT_HOME%\loadfiles\esi\esiCust\DistributionTargets.xml
Update Distribution Targets Using Windchill Loaders
Perform the following steps to update distribution targets using Windchill loader.
1. Create an XML file using the example given below.
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<!DOCTYPE NmLoader SYSTEM "standard13_0.dtd">
<!-- Please refer to the Javadoc for more details about the load method for distribution targets -->
<!-- Updating File DT -->
<NmLoader>
<csvBeginESITarget handler="com.ptc.windchill.esi.load.LoadESI.beginUpdateESITarget">
<csvtypedef>com.ptc.windchill.esi.tgt.ESITarget|com.ptc.windchill.esi.tgt.ESIFileTarget</csvtypedef>
<csvnumber>TEST_FILEDT_200</csvnumber>
<csvname>TEST_FILEDT_700</csvname>
<csvdescription>Updating File DT200</csvdescription>
<csvtaskURI>com/ptc/windchill/esi/export/ExportToFile_01.xml</csvtaskURI>
<csvdefaultForContext>True</csvdefaultForContext>
<csvstatus>ACTIVE</csvstatus>
<csvresponseMetaInfoPath>$CODEBASE$/com/ptc/windchill/esi/ESIResponseMetaInfo_copy1.xml</csvresponseMetaInfoPath>
<csvmoveToParentContext>True</csvmoveToParentContext>
</csvBeginESITarget>
<csvIBAValue handler="wt.iba.value.service.LoadValue.createOrUpdateIBAValue">
<csvdefinition>ESITargetStorageType</csvdefinition>
<csvvalue1>ESI_NFS_STORAGE_TYPE</csvvalue1>
<csvvalue2/>
<csvdependency_id/>
</csvIBAValue>
<csvIBAValue handler="wt.iba.value.service.LoadValue.createOrUpdateIBAValue">
<csvdefinition>Path</csvdefinition>
<csvvalue1>$WT_HOME$/FileDTResponse200</csvvalue1>
<csvvalue2/>
<csvdependency_id/>
</csvIBAValue>

<csvEndESITarget handler="com.ptc.windchill.esi.load.LoadESI.endUpdateESITarget" />

<!-- Updating FTP DT -->
<csvBeginESITarget handler="com.ptc.windchill.esi.load.LoadESI.beginUpdateESITarget">
<csvtypedef>com.ptc.windchill.esi.tgt.ESITarget|com.ptc.windchill.esi.tgt.ESIFTPTarget</csvtypedef>
<csvnumber>TEST_FTPDT_100</csvnumber>
<csvname>FTPDT_2000</csvname>
<csvdescription>Updating FTP DT123</csvdescription>
<csvtaskURI>com/ptc/windchill/esi/export/ExportToFTP_02.xml</csvtaskURI>
<csvdefaultForContext>False</csvdefaultForContext>
<csvstatus>ACTIVE</csvstatus>
<csvresponseMetaInfoPath>$CODEBASE$/com/ptc/windchill/esi/ESIResponseMetaInfo_copy.xml</csvresponseMetaInfoPath>
<csvmoveToParentContext>False</csvmoveToParentContext>
</csvBeginESITarget>
<csvIBAValue handler="wt.iba.value.service.LoadValue.createOrUpdateIBAValue">
<csvdefinition>FTP_Host</csvdefinition>
<csvvalue1>ptcsupport.com</csvvalue1>
<csvvalue2/>
<csvdependency_id/>
</csvIBAValue>
<csvIBAValue handler="wt.iba.value.service.LoadValue.createOrUpdateIBAValue">
<csvdefinition>FTP_Path</csvdefinition>
<csvvalue1>D:\Response</csvvalue1>
<csvvalue2/>
<csvdependency_id/>
</csvIBAValue>
<csvIBAValue handler="wt.iba.value.service.LoadValue.createOrUpdateIBAValue">
<csvdefinition>FTP_Port</csvdefinition>
<csvvalue1>21</csvvalue1>
<csvvalue2/>
<csvdependency_id/>
</csvIBAValue>
<csvEndESITarget handler="com.ptc.windchill.esi.load.LoadESI.endUpdateESITarget" />
</NmLoader>
2. Update <csvtypedef> based on the distribution targets you want to update.
3. Add the required distribution target attributes you want to update under <csvIBAValue> and update the <csvdefinition> based on the attribute you want to update.
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The <csvnumber> is the unique identification number of a distribution target. Updating <csvnumber> is not supported.
4. To move a distribution target to the parent context, set <csvmoveToParentContext> as True.
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<csvmoveToParentContext> is not supported when creating distribution targets using Windchill loader.
5. Copy the XML file on your installation at <Windchill>/loadFiles/esi/esiCust/<XMLfile> location.
6. Open the Windchill shell and execute the following command:
windchill wt.load.LoadFromFile -d <Windchill>/loadFiles/esi/esiCust/<XMLfile> -u adminUsername -p adminPassword
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