Customizing Existing Windchill Attributes
To create more SOLIDWORKS parameters, Windchill provides a server-side delegate that can be used to customize the system parameters added to the CAD file upon download. This is referred to as extending the Windchill system attribute. Upon Add to Workspace, the system queries Windchill for system parameters. After the administrator changes the server-side delegate code by adding to it (or commenting out what is there), SOLIDWORKS publishes the new parameter.
Windchill provides a sample delegate that creates all the SOLIDWORKS optional system parameters. These are reserved as a convenience, so that modified or new authoring SOLIDWORKS can easily be mapped. The administrator locates the delegate and modifies it according to company requirements. The list of reserved Windchill attributes is listed below.
• SP_WM_PART_REV
◦ String Type
◦ Corresponds to the string used for just the Windchill Version of the actively associated WTPart.
• SP_WM_PART_ITERATION
◦ String Type
◦ Corresponds to the number used for just the Windchill Iteration of the actively associated WTPart.
• SP_WM_PROJECT
◦ String Type
◦ Corresponds to the name of the Team of the CAD document.
• SP_WM_VIEW
◦ String Type
◦ Corresponds to the label of the View of the actively associated WTPart.
• SP_WM_PART_LIFECYCLE
◦ String Type
◦ Corresponds to the name of the actively associated WTPart’s lifecycle.
• SP_WM_PART_TYPE
◦ String Type
◦ Corresponds to the soft attribute name of the actively associated WTPart.
• SP_WM_PART_LC_STATE
◦ String Type
◦ Corresponds to the name of the actively associated WTPart’s current lifecycle state.