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Add a New Converter
This section describes how to add EXPRESS-X converters for any new object for which IX-specific handlers are already available. Before writing any new handlers verify that no mapping has already been defined for the handlers.
In this section, as an example a change request object named WTChangeRequest is used to show how to add converters.
Since WTChangeRequest2 specific IX Handlers are available, you can use the entity definition for it in the Windchill Schema file located in: <Windchill>/loadXMLFiles/windchill_express_schema.exp.
The following steps must be followed to customize such objects:
Writing an Export Converter
Writing an Import Converter
Configuring the EDM Database