NX: Implementation of Windchill File System
Product: Windchill Workgroup Manager for NX
Release: 11.0 F000
Benefit
The Windchill File System is now implemented out-of-the-box for Windchill Workgroup Manager for NX. The Windchill File System also enables Windchill support of the NX Reuse Library, a common repository for locating reusable knowledge on an enterprise basis.
Additional Details
The Windchill File System (WFS) exposes Windchill as part of the native file system, enabling the CAD application to access files in Windchill as though they were in folders on the local file system.
In the context of Windchill, the KRX, CGM, and BMP files needed to fully support the NX Reuse Manager features can now be managed in Windchill.
WFS is a component of, and is installed with, the Windchill Workgroup Manager client. WFS exposes Windchill as a set of folders on the file system which mirrors the Windchill Commonspace and Workspace folder structure seen through the web browser. This folder structure allows the CAD tool to access data in Windchill as though it were files on the local file system. WFS requires you to login to Windchill, and adheres to Windchill security policies, so you will not be able view data through WFS that you cannot ordinarily view in Windchill. You can configure the Windchill folder entry location within your existing file system.
Now, WFS is enabled out-of-the-box, Workspace Local Directory mode is disabled, and the WFS installer is downloaded automatically. In WFS, the Local Workspace replaces the Workspace Local Directory as the local repository for CAD data.