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Loading Release History
Release history is a record of the information that is published from Windchill, identifying both the sourceWindchill PDMLink data and the distribution target.
It may sometimes be necessary to load the release history for objects (such as parts and assemblies) that reside in the ERP system, but which were not published by ESI in the first place. Such a loading helps ensure that the two systems (Windchill PDMLink and the ERP system) are in sync with each other, thereby allowing ESI to use those objects in subsequent publications.
Release history may be loaded from a CSV (comma-separated values) import file, having the following format:
Field
Description
LoadType
Header information that is required to drive theWindchill PDMLink data loader utility. This value should be ESIReleaseActivity.
ObjectClass
TheWindchill ESI class specification for the published object. For parts, this should be com.ptc.windchill.esi.Part.
ObjectNumber
The Windchill object number. For example, part number.
ObjectVersion
The Windchill PDMLinkversion number of the business object.
ObjectIteration
(optional) If unspecified, the most recent iteration of the version is used. Otherwise, this is a specific Windchill iteration number.
ObjectView
(optional) The Windchill view name. The view in which the iteration is defined.
* 
Views only apply to parts.
TargetNumber
The number attribute of the distribution target to use for creating the release history.
PublishDate
The date on which the information was published to ERP. The format should be YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS. The time portion is optional. If specified, the time should be represented as GMT. If unspecified, the time will default to midnight in the time zone configured within Windchill PDMLink.
PublishAction
Should be create if the object was created as a result of publishing, or change if the object was changed.
For example:
ESIReleaseActivity,com.ptc.windchill.esi.Part,1000,A,1,,VIS7_00001,2003-04-01,create
ESIReleaseActivity,com.ptc.windchill.esi.Part,1000,A,1,,VIS7_00002,2003-04-01,create
ESIReleaseActivity,com.ptc.windchill.esi.Part,2000,A,2,,VIS7_00001,2003-04-02,change
ESIReleaseActivity,com.ptc.windchill.esi.Part,2000,A,,,VIS7_00002,2003-04-03,change
Each row in the import file represents a publishing event for a specific Windchill business object to a specific ERP organization.