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Mapping Windchill Attributes to Microsoft Office File Properties
Windchill Desktop Integration automatically maps Windchill document attributes, such as name and number, to Microsoft Office file properties.
You can use attribute mapping to display Windchill document attributes in your Microsoft Office file as content. For more information, see Inserting a Windchill Attribute.
The following Windchill menu actions affect document attributes:
Properties > Refresh Properties
Update attributes with the latest Windchill attribute information.
Edit Attributes
Edit the Windchill document attributes.
Export > Remove Windchill Info
Save a local copy of the document and remove its connection to Windchill. As a result, Desktop Integration no longer recognizes the file as a Windchill document.
Export > Remove Windchill Info and Attributes
Save a local copy of the document that has no connection to Windchill and remove all Windchill attributes from the document properties.
Insert
Select a Windchill attribute field to display in the document content.
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Administrators can add additional custom attributes to the properties. For more information, see Adding Custom Attributes to Microsoft Office Properties.
General Properties
Most document properties are hidden. However, general properties are more visible to users. To view general properties in Microsoft Office, select File > Info. General properties are visible in the right pane.
The following Windchill properties might appear:
Microsoft Office Property
Windchill Attribute
Description
Title
Title
The document title.
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The Title attribute is different than the Name attribute. To view and set the Title attribute, an administrator must set the Documents > Title Attribute preference to Yes. By default, this preference is set to No. For more information, see Content Management Preferences.
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Description
A text description of the Windchill document. This description appears under the Details tab on the document information page.
Custom Properties
To view additional properties, you must access custom properties in Microsoft Office:
1. Select File > Info.
2. In the right pane, select Properties > Advanced Properties:
3. Select the Custom tab to view the Windchill properties.
Microsoft Office Property
Windchill Attribute
Description
Context Create Timestamp
Created On
Date and time the product, library, project, or program in which the document is located was created.
versionInfo
Version
Document version.
Context Last Modified Timestamp
Last Modified
Date and time the product, library, project, or program in which the document is located was last modified.
Type
Type
The document subtype.
lifeCycleState
Life Cycle State
Life cycle state of the document.
Document number
Number
Unique number used to identify the document in Windchill.
wtname
Name
The document name.
organization
Organization
The Windchill organization context in which the document is located.
Context Creator
Created By
The user who created the product, library, project, or program in which the document is located.
Context Number
Number
Unique number used to identify the product, library, project, or program in Windchill.
RevisionInfo
Revision
The document revision.
context
Context
The name of the product, library, project, or program in which the document is located.
obid
Object Reference
This attribute allows the DTI plugin to identify the file as a Windchill document.
URL
Link
Link to the document information page in Windchill.
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Your site might define additional attributes. If your site has security labels enabled, then security label attributes might appear here as well. For more information, see Security Labels and Desktop Integration.
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