• You can package only one iteration (version) of the same object into a single package. If there are conflicting rules specified at the command line or in a recipe file to collect different iterations (versions) of the same objects and these rules are applied, the export of the package fails.

• If a recipe file specifies conflicting rules for collecting a different set of objects, a union of all the rules is collected.

• You can specify multiple seeds with a single recipe. You cannot specify a single seed with multiple recipes for an individual package.

• The source PLM system rules apply when processing a collection or configuration, except for family tables and external simplified representations (ESRs):

◦ Family table—Family table members are inseparable. The package must contain all members, and the behavior cannot be configured.

◦ External simplified representations—When dealing with an external simplified representation (ESR), follow these Creo Packages export and import rules:

▪ When all dependents are specified, Creo Packages collects the ESR, its master design assembly, and all of its dependents.

▪ When required dependents are specified, Creo Packages also includes the master design assembly and its dependents even if ESR is selected as the seed object.

• You can specify either model-centric or part-centric configuration language.

◦ Latest—Life cycle state

◦ As stored

◦ Managed baseline

• The Windchill default configuration is generally latest, but if the seed is not specified as latest, then the default is as stored. Optionally, part-centric (best effort) processing can be used instead of model-centric processing. Part-centric processing allows for the following criteria to be set: Latest, View Life Cycle State, Managed Baseline, and Effectivity.

• When collecting parents, such as drawings, by default Windchill processes all of the children of the parent. You can configure whether or not to further process its dependents. By default, Windchill does not process drawing dependents.