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Change Management
Change management has several areas that must be considered: It is important to know how change is managed at your site. Also, you need to know whether revision control is needed for all objects and whether revisions need to be communicated to the target system. Also, consider whether your site controls changes to all objects using CNs and whether your site needs to make updates to CNs after they are created in the target system. Modifications to CNs can include, but are not limited to, changes of effectivity dates on objects listed on the CN.
Multiple processes manage change in an organization. Change management is allowed through two different methods: CN controlled publishing or object controlled publishing.
Revision Control
Revision Control Required
Revision Control Not Required
Change Notice Controlled Publish
Publish objects with CN from Windchill PDMLink.
Publish objects with CN from Windchill PDMLink and allow Windchill to automatically populate revision information.
Object Controlled Publish
Publish objects without CN from Windchill PDMLink and with the Automatically Generate Change Notice preference turned on.
Publish objects without CN from Windchill PDMLink.