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Audience
To use the Windchill Configuration Assistant effectively, PTC assumes you have the following knowledge and skills:
• An understanding of the basic Windchill architecture (web servers, servlet engines, server manager, method server, background method server, and database) and properties files.
For some basic information, see the Runtime Architectural Overview.
• Use of operating system command shell utilities that allow you to edit configuration files, view log files, run ant commands, and so on.
For details on the windchill shell, see About the windchill shell.
• Use of the xconfmanager utility.
For details, see Using the xconfmanager Utility.