PTC Script for Working with Customized Files

PTC provides the swmaint.xml Ant script to help you manage the files in the <Windchill>/wtSafeArea/siteMod directory. The swmaint.xml script is installed in the <Windchill>/bin directory during Windchill Services installation.

To obtain a list of all swmaint.xml script target options, enter the following ant command from a Windchill shell:

• createSafeArea -- creates the <Windchill>/wtSafeArea/siteMod, <Windchill>/wtSafeArea/ptcCurrent, and <Windchill>/wtSafeArea/ptcOrig directories.

• listSiteChanges -- lists the files in the siteMod directory.

• installSiteChanges -- copies the files under the <Windchill>/wtSafeArea/siteMod directories to their corresponding <Windchill> installation directories. The timestamps on files from the siteMod directory are preserved when the copying is done.

There are a few files and directories that could be present under wtSafeArea/siteMod but are not copied. For example, the files under the following wtSafeArea/siteMod directory structures are not copied to installation directories:

Most of these directories contain files that you should never modify; therefore, the directories should not be in the wtSafeArea/siteMod directory. If you happen to have files in any of these directories, the target reports that the files were not copied.

The following files in the wtSafeArea/siteMod directory structure are also not copied to installation directories:

For an up-to-date list of files and directory structures excluded when the installSiteChanges target option is processed, see the output from the listSiteModExclusions target option (described next).

• listSiteModExclusions -- lists the files and directory tree structure patterns of those files and directories that are excluded when the installSiteChanges target option is processed.

• listSiteChangesIgnored -- lists the files under the <Windchill>/wtSafeArea/siteMod directory that are not copied to corresponding <Windchill> installation directories when you run installSiteChanges. This target option is also run when you run the swmaint.xml script with the listSiteModExclusions target option.

• MakeJar.xml -- a script to build JAR files and maintain a network of definition files for building jar files. For more information see Managing Client JAR Files.

Executing the swmaint.xml script is always done from an ant command. For example, from a Windchill shell, execute the following ant command to copy the siteMod files to their executable location: