Administration and Configuration
Windchill Aerospace & Defense configuration methodology (referred to as
Configuration Items and Design Solutions in the PTC Solutions Installer) involves specific administration and configuration tasks. It is recommended that you read and understand
About Aerospace & Defense Configuration Items and Design Solutions before managing the system.
Initial Configuration
Windchill Aerospace & Defense configuration methodology requires the following setup tasks before the configuration management features can be used in production:
• If you do not want to use the out-of-the-box part subtypes, you can create your own subtypes and define appropriate relationship constraints. For more information, see
Managing Parts.
• Configure effectivity:
1. Create a part (usually an end item, the highest level part in an assembly) for the product structure to provide context for effectivity settings.
2. Configure effectivity properties for change directives.
• Specify
access control rules so that users cannot revise part subtypes with structure-level properties of
Configuration Item or
Link Object.
Business Administration
Windchill Aerospace & Defense configuration management methodology includes out-of-the-box objects to enable the use of the configuration management features. The following administration and configuration topics might be helpful in configuring the system to address the specific needs of your site: