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Configurable Link Collection Sample UI
You can view the collector definitions for customizable links in the Configurable Links Collector Example toolbar available in the Actions menu of Windchill.
The Configurable Links Collector Example toolbar uses the information specified in the SampleConfigurableLinksCollectionDefinitions.xml and SampleConfigurableLinksCollectionExecutionOrder.xml files.
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The Collect Configurable Links toolbar is visible only when the value of the property com.ptc.core.collection.show.configurable.links.ui in wt.properties is set to true.
The sample user interface for the collection of configurable link contains the following:
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Collect related describe child objects
Collect related master child objects
Collect related reference child objects
Collect related revision child objects
Collect related describe parent objects
Collect related master parent objects
Collect related reference parent objects
Collect related revision parent objects
Preference for Collecting Configurable Links
The preference required for collecting the configurable links, are created automatically based on the configurations specified in the CollectionComponentConfig.xml that is located at {Install_Home}/codebase/com/ptc/core/htmlcomp/collection.However, a category must be specified for these preference in the file preference.configurableLinks.xml that is located at {install_home}/loadFiles/.
The sample collection preferences must be loaded manually. To load the preference, type the following in the Windchill shell,
windchill wt.load.LoadFromFile -d : {install_home}/loadFiles/preference.configurableLinks.xml -u wcadmin -p wcadmin
After loading, these preferences are available at Configurable Links > Configurable Links Collection Example Preferences.