When Installing Windchill For the First Time
A new installation of Windchill is performed using the bundled PTC Solution Installer (PSI). The PSI installer is a dynamic installer that offers different installation options based on the products and features you select.
The latest instructions for the PSI installer are contained in the following guide available from the Reference Documents link on the PTC Support page at URL:
https://www.ptc.com/en/support/refdoc.
• Windchill Installation and Configuration Guide
Installation Requirements
Use this topic as a guideline when installing Windchill for the first time. This topic only covers installation requirements pertinent to Windchill Integrations for Embedded Software.
Details for installing Windchill and Windchill Integrations for Embedded Software can be found in the Windchill Help Center under > .
• Subjects of interest include:
◦ Planning a Solution Installation
◦ Installation Planning for Optional Products
◦ Using the PTC Solution Installer
◦ Installing Windchill Solutions, including Optional Product Settings. See Windchill Integrations for Embedded Software for installation instructions.
• In addition to selecting either Windchill PDMLink as your product solution, you must also select the optional product solution, Windchill Integrations for Embedded Software.
The Windchill Integrations for Embedded Software product solution consists of:
◦ Windchill Integration for Integrity
◦ Windchill Integration for Software Build Tools
◦ Windchill Integration for Eclipse
• Select the optional integrations you will use with Windchill Integrations for Embedded Software from the following selections:
◦ Windchill Integration for IBM Rational ClearCase
◦ Windchill Integration for Subversion
Post Installation Requirements
Use this topic as a guideline when installing Windchill with Windchill Integrations for Embedded Software.
Details for configuring Windchill and Windchill Integrations for Embedded Software can be found in the Windchill Help Center under > .
Subjects of interest include:
• Installing Windchill Solutions, including Optional Product Settings. See Windchill Integrations for Embedded Software for post-installation instructions concerning Windchill Integration for IBM Rational ClearCase.
• There are no post-installation instructions for the following integrations:
◦ Windchill Integration for IBM Rational ClearCase
◦ Windchill Integration for Subversion
• Before users can begin working with Windchill Integrations for Embedded Software, a Windchill site or organization administrator must set up and configure any Defect Tracking System (DTS) and Software Configuration Management System (SCM) adapters.