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Operation Category
The following table describes the most frequently used preferences that can be set or modified from the Operation category and subcategories of the Preference Management utility. For a complete list of preferences for Windchill Workgroup Manager and Creo CADDS 5, refer to the Preference Management utility in Windchill. Online help is available for each preference from the Set Preference window.
Preference Name
Contexts
Values
Operation > Auto Associate > Allow Association of Model Items by Model Item Subtypes
• Site
• Organizations
• CUSTOM
• LIBRARY
Operation > Auto Associate > Allow Association of Model Items by Model Item Types
• Site
• Organizations
COMPONENT
Operation > Auto Associate > Auto Associate Naming Parameter
• Site
• Organizations
No soft attribute in the CAD document is used to name the part.
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You need to manually create an attribute to handle this in Site > Type and Attribute Management
Once completed, set the default value for this preference to that attribute name.
Operation > Auto Associate > Auto Associate Numbering Parameter
• Site
• Organizations
No soft attribute in the CAD document is used to number the part.
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You need to manually create an attribute to handle this in Site > Type and Attribute Management
Once completed, set the default value for this preference to that attribute name.
Operation Auto Associate > Auto Associate Truncate Name File Extension
• Site
• Organizations
• Yes
• No
Operation > Auto Associate > Auto Associate Truncate Number File Extension
• Site
• Organizations
• Yes
• No
Operation > Auto Associate > Create Alternate Link On Check In
• Site
• Organizations
• Products
• Projects
• Libraries
• Yes
• No
Operation > Auto Associate > Create Associate New Part
• Site
• Organizations
• Products
• Projects
• Libraries
• Owner Only
• Owner and Contributing Image
• All
• Never
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Product Structure Links by Document Subtypes
• Site
• Organizations
• Contributing Content
• Content
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Product Structure Links by Document Subtypes > CADDS 5
• Site
• Organizations
• ADRAW
• DRAWFORM
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Product Structure Links by Document Types
• Site
• Organizations
• CADDRAWING
• CALCULATION_DATA
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Structure CAD Document Subtypes
• Site
• Organizations
• Contributing Image
• Image
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Structure CAD Document Types
• Site
• Organizations
CADDRAWING
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Structure Model Item Subtypes
• Site
• Organizations
LIBRARY
Operation > Auto Associate > Disallow Structure Model Item Types
• Site
• Organizations
Operation > Auto Associate > Force Autonumbered Part Creation
• Site
• Organizations
• Yes
• No
Operation > Auto Associate > Part Master Class for Search
• Site
• Organizations
boolean soft attribute name
Operation > Auto Associate > Phantom Assembly Override Attribute Name
• Site
• Organizations
boolean soft attribute name
Operation > Auto Associate > Set Revision for Part
• Site
• Organizations
• Yes
• No
Operation > Auto Associate > Store New Parts with CAD Documents
• Site
• Organizations
• Yes
• No
Operation > CAD Data Management > Content Handling > Download > <preference>
• Site
• Organizations
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo CADDS 5.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo CADDS 5 under Operation > CAD Data Management > Content Handling > Download <preference>.
Operation > CAD Data Management > Content Handling > Mark Out Of Date <preference>
• Site
• Organizations
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo CADDS 5.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo CADDS 5 under Operation > CAD Data Management > Content Handling > Mark Out Of Date <preference>.
Operation > CAD Data Management > Content Handling > Set Default Subtype
• Site
• Organizations
• Yes
• No
Operation > Dynamic Document default soft type
• Site
• Organizations
• ${internet_domain_name}
• ${internet_domain_name}. MachineDesign
Operation > Edit Attributes > Collector <preference>
• Site
• Organizations
• Products
• Projects
• Libraries
• User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo CADDS 5
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo CADDS 5 under Operation > Edit Attributes Collector <preference>.
Operation > Remove from Workspace > Collector <preference>
• Site
• Organizations
• Products
• Projects
• Libraries
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo CADDS 5.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo CADDS 5 under Operation > Remove from Workspace > Collector <preference>.
Operation > Gathering (Core HTML Component) Trace Drawing Optional Dependents
• Site
• Organizations
• Products
• Projects
• Libraries
• User
• Per Configuration (All, Required, None)
• Required (All, Required, None)
Operation > New CAD Document > Synchronize CAD File Name with CAD Document Number
• Site
• Organizations
• Products
• Projects
• Libraries
• User
• Per Configuration (All, Required, None)
• Required (All, Required, None)
Operation > Remove from Workspace > Collector <preference>
• Site
• Organizations
• Products
• Projects
• Libraries
• User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo CADDS 5.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo CADDS 5 under Operation > Remove from Workspace > Collector <preference>.
Operation > Rename > Collector
• Site
• Organizations
• Products
• Projects
• Libraries
• User
• Yes
• No
Operation > Set State > Collector <preference>
• Site
• Organizations
• Products
• Projects
• Libraries
• User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo CADDS 5.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo CADDS 5 under Operation > Set State > Collector <preference>.
Operation > Undo Check Out > Collector <preference>
• Site
• Organizations
• Products
• Projects
• Libraries
• User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo CADDS 5.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo CADDS 5 under Operation > Undo Check Out Collector <preference>.
Operation > Update Operation > Update <preference>
• Site
• Organizations
• Products
• Projects
• Libraries
• User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo CADDS 5.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo CADDS 5 under Operation > Update Operation Update <preference>.
Operation > Update Operation > Update > Add Primary Contents to Workspace
• Site
• Organizations
• Products
• Projects
• Libraries
• User
• DOWNLOAD
• LINK
Operation > Update Operation > Upload <preference>
• Site
• Organizations
• Products
• Projects
• Libraries
• User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo CADDS 5.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo CADDS 5 under Operation > Update Operation > Upload <preference>.
Operation > Upload Operation > Upload <preference>
• Site
• Organizations
• Products
• Projects
• Libraries
• User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo CADDS 5.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo CADDS 5 under Operation > Upload Operation > Upload <preference>.
Operation > Upload Operation > Collector <preference>
• Site
• Organizations
• Products
• Projects
• Libraries
• User
Select the preference and the appropriate value from the list of preferences for Creo CADDS 5.
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There are several preferences that can be set for Creo CADDS 5 under Operation > Upload Operation > Collector <preference>.
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