Configuring the Revision of Associated Items
You can configure how Content links are carried forward to new revisions of associated (linked) objects. Using the xconf file, modify or add <Windchill>/codebase/wt.properties, which contains the following key-value pairing:
Key = wt.vc.struct.copyDescribeLinkOnRevise
Values: No, Yes (default)
With wt.vc.struct.copyDescribeLinkOnRevise set to the default value, Yes, the system behaves as follows for the revision of a CAD document or part with a Content association.
• There is only one link; iteration-to-iteration.
• If only the CAD document is revised, the link is not carried forward. The new version of the CAD document does not have an association to the existing versions of the part (because the existing part version might be released, and the content version of the part should not change without a check out or revise).
• If only the part is revised, both the new and the old version of the part have a link to the existing version of the CAD document.
• If both the CAD document and part are revised during the same revision, the new versions have a new Content link between them, and the old versions maintain their existing link.
When wt.vc.struct.copyDescribeLinkOnRevise is set to No, the system behaves the same as when it is set to Yes, with the following exception.
• If both the CAD document and part are revised during the same revision, then regardless of the settings in the user interface, revise acts as if the CAD document and part are being revised alone.