Windchill® ProductPoint® Installation, Administrator`s, and Upgrade

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Windchill® ProductPoint®
Installation, Administrator’s,
and Upgrade Guide
Windchill ProductPoint 2.0
January 2011
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Contents
About This Guide........................................................................................................ 7
Windchill ProductPoint and SharePoint Functionality Overview ............................... 9
Structure Tables and Architecture ................................................................. 10
Sites............................................................................................................11
Client Authoring Application Support............................................................. 12
View and Markup Support ............................................................................ 13
Windchill ProductPoint Web Parts ................................................................ 13
Content Types............................................................................................. 18
Site Columns .............................................................................................. 20
Search Extensions ...................................................................................... 20
Features ..................................................................................................... 20
Groups and Permissions.............................................................................. 21
Menu and Toolbar Actions............................................................................ 22
Templates ................................................................................................... 22
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Installation .............................................................................................................. 25
Planning and Preparing for SharePoint and
Windchill ProductPoint Installation ................................................................... 27
Installation Process Overview ...................................................................... 28
Windows SharePoint Services or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server
(MOSS) Planning ..................................................................................... 29
Single Server or Server Farm Planning ......................................................... 29
Server Prerequisites .................................................................................... 30
Configuring a Network Directory for the Upload Directory............................... 58
Client Prerequisites ..................................................................................... 58
Installing and Configuring SharePoint and Windchill ProductPoint ......................... 61
Installing SharePoint.................................................................................... 62
Installing Windchill ProductPoint................................................................... 75
Installing Sample Data................................................................................. 86
Uninstalling Windchill ProductPoint and Windchill ProductPoint Web
Service ................................................................................................... 87
Installing and Configuring SharePoint and Windchill ProductPoint with a Server
Farm.............................................................................................................. 89
Server Farm Planning.................................................................................. 90
Installing SharePoint.................................................................................... 92
Installing SharePoint on Additional Front-end Web Servers .......................... 109
Installing Windchill ProductPoint..................................................................117
Installing Windchill ProductPoint on Additional Front-end Web Servers........... 129
Load Balancing ......................................................................................... 133
Alternate Access Mapping ......................................................................... 139
Installing Sample Data............................................................................... 140
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Uninstalling Windchill ProductPoint and Windchill ProductPoint Web
Service ................................................................................................. 141
Re-hosting a Windchill ProductPoint Server on a New Domain............................ 143
Configuring an Extranet Server for External Collaboration................................... 145
Installation Troubleshooting ..............................................................................
Cannot Connect to SharePoint Administration, Default SharePoint Site, or
Windchill ProductPoint Websites During or After Installation .....................
Using Button in IISreset Prompts Some Installation Failures.........................
The PTCRootSite#1 Deployment Fails Because the User is not a Member
of the SharePoint Farm Administrators Group ..........................................
Online Help Does Not Appear ....................................................................
The Installer Is Not Able to Create the Downloads Directory on the IIS
Server ...................................................................................................
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Bulk Upload .......................................................................................................... 151
Uploading Data Using the Bulk Loader Utility .....................................................
About the Bulk Loader Utility ......................................................................
Bulk Loader Prerequisites ..........................................................................
Uploading Data to Windchill ProductPoint ...................................................
Bulk Loader Best Practices ........................................................................
Bulk Loader Resources..............................................................................
Creating Bulk Publishing Jobs Using the Representation Generation
Utility.....................................................................................................
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Uploading Data Using the Pro/INTRALINK Migrator ...........................................
About the Pro/INTRALINK Migrator ............................................................
Migration Process Overview.......................................................................
Exporting Models from Pro/INTRALINK ......................................................
Copying your Pro/INTRALINK Database to your
Windchill ProductPoint Server.................................................................
Uploading Data Using the Pro/INTRALINK Bulk Loader Utility ......................
Creating Bulk Publishing Jobs Using the Representation Generation
Utility.....................................................................................................
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Administration ...................................................................................................... 223
Administering Windchill ProductPoint ................................................................
Retrieving Windchill ProductPoint Information .............................................
Managing File Content Growth ...................................................................
Using the Publishing Service......................................................................
Using the Products and Catalogs Organizational Concept............................
Leveraging and Repurposing the Products Organizational Concept ..............
Access and Visibility of Products ................................................................
Enabling SharePoint Services Search Server ..............................................
Publishing AutoCAD and ProductView Installer Links on Downloads
Page .....................................................................................................
Windchill ProductPoint Views .....................................................................
Content Types and Properties ....................................................................
Windchill ProductPoint Settings ..................................................................
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Windchill® ProductPoint® Installation, Administrator’s, and Upgrade Guide
Enabling E-Mail Notification for the
Windchill ProductPoint Deployment......................................................... 258
Activating and Deactivating Features .......................................................... 258
Modifying Upload Size ............................................................................... 264
Administration Troubleshooting .........................................................................
A Creo User Cannot Access Windchill ProductPoint ....................................
In Creo, Machine Name Displays Instead of User Name ..............................
A Red Text Error is Seen on the Recently Modified Web Part on the Home
Page Site ..............................................................................................
User Has Trouble Exporting to Spreadsheet................................................
Creating a Product May Fail if Windchill ProductPoint is Not Configured
Correctly ...............................................................................................
Upload Multiple Documents Option Missing in Internet Explorer 7.................
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Windchill ProductPoint Backup and Restore........................................................ 271
Planning Your Backup and Restore Strategy...................................................... 273
Performing a Single Command Backup .............................................................
Running the Single Command Backup........................................................
Additional Single Command Backup Settings ..............................................
Scheduling Regular Single Command Backups ...........................................
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Performing an Interactive Backup...................................................................... 281
Backing Up SharePoint Using the SharePoint Central Administration
Console................................................................................................. 283
Quieting the System .................................................................................. 286
Restoring from a Backup .................................................................................. 289
Restoring from a Single Command Backup ................................................. 290
Restoring from an Interactive Backup ......................................................... 290
Backup and Restore Troubleshooting ................................................................ 297
More than One NDS Database................................................................... 298
Backup Fails During Verification ................................................................. 298
Upgrade ................................................................................................................ 299
Quieting Server and Client Connections ............................................................ 301
Ensuring the System is Quiet ..................................................................... 303
Stopping the Windchill ProductPoint Transaction Monitor Service ................. 303
Backing Up Databases ..................................................................................... 305
Upgrading to Windchill ProductPoint 1.1 ............................................................ 307
Upgrade Troubleshooting .................................................................................
Troubleshooting Overview..........................................................................
Files Upload Slower than when ProductPoint was First Installed...................
Windchill ProductPoint Service Did Not Start After Rebooting.......................
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About This Guide
Technical Support
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Service Guide. This guide can be found under the Related Links section of the
Contact PTC Technical Support via the PTC Web site, phone, fax, or email if you
encounter problems using this product or the product documentation.
PTC Web site at:
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The PTC Web site also provides a search facility for technical documentation of
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You must have a Service Contract Number (SCN) before you can receive technical
support. If you do not have an SCN, contact PTC Maintenance Department using
the instructions found in your PTC Customer Service Guide under Contacting Your
Maintenance Support Representative.
Documentation for PTC Products
You can access PTC documentation using the following resources:
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Windchill Help Page – The Windchill Help Center is an online knowledgebase
that includes a universal index of all Windchill documentation; you can access
it by clicking a help icon or the Help link in any Windchill page header. You
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can browse the entire Windchill documentation set, or use the advanced search
capability to customize your keyword search.
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Reference Documents Web Site – All books are available from the Reference
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A Service Contract Number (SCN) is required to access the PTC documentation
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see Technical Support:
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Windchill ProductPoint and
SharePoint Functionality Overview
Structure Tables and Architecture .............................................................................. 10
Sites .........................................................................................................................11
Client Authoring Application Support .......................................................................... 12
View and Markup Support ......................................................................................... 13
Windchill ProductPoint Web Parts.............................................................................. 13
Content Types .......................................................................................................... 18
Site Columns............................................................................................................ 20
Search Extensions.................................................................................................... 20
Features .................................................................................................................. 20
Groups and Permissions ........................................................................................... 21
Menu and Toolbar Actions ......................................................................................... 22
Templates ................................................................................................................ 22
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This chapter describes the sites, templates, content types, column attributes, Web
Parts, themes and other components that a Windchill ProductPoint installation
adds to SharePoint. Because this information is intended to help SharePoint
administrators and consultants understand how Windchill ProductPoint modifies
and extends SharePoint, familiarity with SharePoint architecture, components,
and administration is assumed.
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Structure Tables and Architecture
Windchill ProductPoint installs as a SharePoint web application that adds
a site collection to your SharePoint instance. You can only install one
Windchill ProductPoint web application into a SharePoint instance or farm.
When you install Windchill ProductPoint, a separate structure database is
created in addition to the SharePoint content database. The structure database
complements the standard SharePoint document and list items, which do not
support structure relationships. The structure information includes dependency
relationships among Creo, Mathcad files and AutoCAD files. It also includes
relationships among model files and the following:
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documents
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list items, such as tasks
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issues managed in the standard SharePoint environment
The following figures illustrate how Windchill ProductPoint is built on
and extends the Windows SharePoint Services foundation, as well as how
Windchill ProductPoint employs the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)
to support communication with complex, structured authoring applications such
as Creo.
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Windchill ProductPoint adds structure management functionality to the Windows
SharePoint Services platform and includes integrations with engineering clients
such as Creo, Mathcad and AutoCAD so that these clients can easily open and
save documents to the Windchill ProductPoint server.
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Windchill ProductPoint adds ProductPoint NDS tables to SQL server to define and
manage the relationships among the CAD authoring tools.
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Sites FOR PRODUCTION USE
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The following sections explain the sites added with a
Windchill ProductPoint installation.
Product Site Collection
Windchill ProductPoint adds a Products site collection following installation. This
site collection is designed to organize product design and development around a
product site.
Product Site
Windchill ProductPoint adds a Products site type and template following
installation. Each product site can organize a product or project team and its
related information in order to facilitate collaboration and, perhaps, to limit access.
Product sites are defined under a product site collection. As an administrator,
you can choose to use the default Product Site collection, hide it, or relabel it to
better serve your business needs. For example, companies who do project or job
engineering work may choose to relabel this site “Project” or “Job.” Additional
attributes, specific to your business needs, can also be included in the Product
Site collection.
Windchill ProductPoint and SharePoint Functionality Overview
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Catalog Site
Windchill ProductPoint adds a Catalog site following installation. This site
is designed to serve as a repository for standard parts, templates, formats and
standard documents. The Catalog site is defined with a default set of folders that
can be extended, modified, or deleted. As an administrator, you can also choose to
manage product development documents in this single site with an organization
of folders and sub folders appropriate for your business. You can also define
folder-specific permissions. For example, define folders for start parts, drawing
formats, and standard parts that are read only, except to administrators. Using a
single catalog site is recommended if you need to frequently move parts among
locations because moving across sites is not supported in SharePoint.
Client Authoring Application Support
Windchill ProductPoint provides integrated support to save to and retrieve files
from the server for Creo and Mathcad.
The integration is patterned after the behavior of the Microsoft office applications,
such as Microsoft Word and Excel. Concurrent updates and overwrites are
prevented by an automatic locking mechanism that is transparent to users.
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A client manager application is installed on the client to communicate with the
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the client applications and the server similar
to working with a network file system.
Creo Integration
The Creo integration supports browsing and searching server content. You can
launch Creo and open content managed in Windchill ProductPoint with the Open in
Pro/ENGINEER action within a browser. Furthermore, any assembly which is saved
to the server can later be opened in its exact As Stored configuration from the
version history in Windchill ProductPoint by selecting Reports ▶ Version History.
Windchill ProductPoint extends the Microsoft Office application functionality
for Creo by adding integrated server awareness, caching, and synchronization to
optimize performance and productivity for large, complex assemblies often stored
in Creo.
Mathcad Integration
The Mathcad integration supports saving and retrieving related Mathcad files and
intelligently manages Mathcad worksheets that drive Creo analysis features.
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For more information on using Windchill ProductPoint with client authoring
applications, see the Getting Started Using Windchill ProductPoint with
Pro/ENGINEER and other applications guide.
View and Markup Support
Windchill ProductPoint adds 2-D and 3-D view and markup functionality in
SharePoint for all items managed in Windchill ProductPoint. These capabilities
provide access for view, measurement sectioning, exploded views and markup for
users who do not have access to the native authoring application such as Creo. The
following visualization capabilities are added:
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Automatic generation of 2-D thumbnail images on save operations in Creo
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Support to include images as customizable column attributes in any view
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Support for 2-D hover thumbnails with part overview summary (number,
version, state, description)
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Support for embedded 3-D viewing control including 3-D rotation, pan, and
zoom operations
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markup and the capability to list andUSE
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markups in SharePoint
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Support for 3-D cross-sectioning, exploded-view generation, and 3-D
measurement
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Support for 3-D visual reports embedded in web pages in SharePoint, which
use color to distinguish release, modification, and lock status
Windchill ProductPoint Web Parts
Windchill ProductPoint adds the following Web Parts to the Windows
SharePoint Server. These Web Parts can be added to or removed from
any Windchill ProductPoint site page. Some of the Web Parts, such as the
ProductView thumbnail Web Part, can be connected to other Web Parts. This
connection allows an action in one Web Part to affect another Web Part.
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Structure Library
The Structure Library Web Part displays various views of structured information
managed in SharePoint (such as a Creo model structure or a parts list for an
assembly). A structure library is a type of document library that adds support for
complex relationships.
Tip
Any structure library list or tree can be exported to Excel.
The structure library has the following default views, which can be customized:
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Model Structure—Designed to simulate the model-tree view for a
Creo assembly that is saved to the server.
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BOM Structure—Designed to represent a typical indented engineering
bill-of-material view of an assembly. It does not include CAD elements, such
as skeletons and external simplified representations, which would not show
up in an engineering or manufacturing BOM. It also does not include multiple
instances of the same part or sub assembly under a parent assembly; instead, a
count displays in a quantity column.
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The BOM Structure view is hidden by default but can be exposed through the
Creo Document Library Customization interface in SharePoint.
To expose this view, select the structure library link in the left quick launch
pane, select the Settings tool bar action, select Structure Library Settings,
scroll to the bottom of the window with the “View” header and select the
Activate action for those views you want to show or the Deactivate action for
those views currently displayed that you wish to hide.
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All Documents—Displays a list of all items in a document library location
without regard to structure.
Note
The All Documents view (and views derived from this view) always displays
the LATEST configuration—even if you had just set the configuration LATEST
RELEASED for the structure view.
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Parts Assemblies and Drawings—Displays all parts, assemblies and drawings
associated with a structure item.
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Drawings and Formats (Representations)—Displays all the drawings and
derived representations (PDF, IGES, STL, DXF) that are defined for a source
model such as a Creo assembly.
Note
This view is hidden by default.
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Parts List—Displays all parts in a structure or set of structures in a structure
library, that is, only items of the part content type.
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Where Used—Displays a list of all assemblies that use a particular part or
sub assembly.
Note
This view applies only to a specific assembly node.
Collaboration Spaces
This Web Part displays the collaboration site that you are a owner of, member of,
or have permission to view. This Web Part is not included on any page by default.
It is typically most useful to include on the User Home page or on a Product Site
Home page to view all the collaboration spaces in which you are a member or
have created.
Collaboration spaces are sub sites that can be created for any product item to
manage a change project, investigation, design review or any activity related
to the product item that requires a team of people working together on related
information for some period to complete.
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The Collaboration Space Viewable Web Part displays the viewable of the primary
subject item in collaboration spaces and is included in the default collaboration
site template. You can create you own collaboration space templates and can
choose to include this Web Part.
Incomplete Items
This Web Part displays a report of the incomplete or missing items referenced
by Windchill ProductPoint managed items such as assemblies. For example,
if you saved a Creo assembly that was missing required and/or optional parts
or other file references, the incomplete items report would list the missing
references. The scope of this report is defined to be at the site at which it is
included and all sub sites. For example, if you include this report Web Part on the
Windchill ProductPoint Home page, the report will show all incomplete or missing
references for all items in the system. If you include it in the catalog site, it will
include missing references only for items saved to the catalog site.
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Locked
The Locked Web Part displays the lock status for Windchill ProductPoint structure
items, such as parts and assemblies. This Web Part serves two purposes:
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View the items that you have locked.
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View all items that are locked by all users.
This Web Part is included on the Windchill ProductPoint home page. The scope of
this report is limited to the site in which it is included and sites that are children of
that site.
Number Generator
This Web Part can be included for manually generating new numbers using the
numbering scheme that you defined for your system. You can use this to get part
numbers needed by suppliers or design contractors who may be creating new parts
but who are not connecting directly to Windchill ProductPoint. This Web Part is
not exposed in a default installation.
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The ProductView thumbnail Web Part displays a part or assembly image in an
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3-D ProductView
component, which supports rotationUSE
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ProductView Thumbnail
zoom operations. This Web Part can be connected to a Creo List Web Part to show
a 3-D image for a selected part or assembly.
Recently Modified
The Recently Modified Web Part displays a list of recently modified
Windchill ProductPoint structure items, such as parts and assemblies. This Web
Part serves two purposes:
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View the items that you have recently modified.
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View all items recently modified by all users.
The number of items displayed per page and the maximum number of items are
configurable in each Web Part instance. The default number of items per page is
ten and the maximum number of items is 25.
The scope of this Web Part is the site in which it is defined and all subsites. It is
included on the Home page by default.
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Reference Items
The Reference Items Web Part displays the reference items links in a collaboration
space. It is included in the default collaboration space template and you can choose
to use it if you create custom collaboration space templates.
Subject Items
The Subject Items Web Part displays the subject items in a collaboration space. The
subject items are the primary subjects that represent the focus of the collaboration.
The product item with which the collaboration space is associated is automatically
included as a subject item but you can add links to other subject items. This Web
Part is included in the collaboration space templates by default.
Unsynchronized Changes
The Unsynchronized Changes Web Part displays a report of files that were saved by
a user to the user’s local file system cache but were not yet uploaded to the server.
This report is important to run before upgrading a Windchill ProductPoint system
to ensure that changes that a user completed but had not uploaded are not lost. The
reports lists the user and machine name where the unsynchronized items are cached.
This Web Part is included in the list of standard Windchill ProductPoint reports
that are available from any site context.
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The Web Part scope is the site at which it is included and all child sites.
User Tasks
The User Tasks Web Part displays tasks that are assigned to the current user. This is
a standard SharePoint Web Part that has been modified to include all tasks defined
in a collaboration space in any site and which is assigned to the logged in user.
This Web Part is not exposed by default but is typically useful to include in the
Home page when standard tasks and collaboration space tasks are defined that
must be tracked.
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Visual Report
The Visual Report Web Part displays graphical reports of the structure information
managed in a structure library. The graphical reports are supported by an
embedded Creo visualization applications 3-D viewer component. The following
visual reports are supported:
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Graphic Report—Standard view of model with colors defined in Creo.
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State—Displays In Work assembly items in red and Released assembly items
in green.
Locked by—Shows the users with locked assembly items. Each user is
associated with a color, and a legend displays colors for the five users with
the most locked items.
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Locked by Me—Displays items in the standard model color if you have them
locked. All other items appear in transparent gray.
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Modified by—Shows users who have recently modified assembly items. Each
user is associated with a color, and a legend displays colors for the five users
with the most recently modified items.
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Modified by Me—Displays items in the standard model color if you have
recently modified them. All other items appear in transparent gray.
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Content Types
Windchill ProductPoint adds content types to SharePoint’s default list in order to
support the management of CAD and product development information.
Tip
As an administrator, you can view and modify the SharePoint and
Windchill ProductPoint content types through the following menu: Home ▶ Site
Settings ▶ Site Content Types.
The following content type structure is added under the Product Item Content
Types group when Windchill ProductPoint is installed:
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Product Item Content types
Note
PTC Content is the top-level node. Any of the following content types inherit
modifications made to PTC Content.
○ Assembly
○ Calculation (Mathcad)
○ Drawing
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○ Format (drawing format)
○ General (general structure item without special behavior)
○ Part
○ Representation (derived format such as PDF, IGES, Viewable, STL, DXF)
Note
Any user with edit privileges to a Product Item can change a Product Item’s
content type through the Edit Properties page of the Product Item. The user
can only pick from the defined list of PTC content types.
All Product Item content types inherit support for the following operations
through functionality added with Windchill ProductPoint:
○ Release
○ Rename (which enforces unique names)
○ Move
○ Save As (Copy)
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○ Structure
(uses report)
○ Lock/Unlock
○ Where-Used (report displaying all product items that reference the reported
item)
○ Parts list (report of all parts in a structure)
○ Drawings and formats (view of all drawings and formats associated with
structure node)
○ Automatic numbering
○ Automatic, configurable revision labeling
○ Search of product item attributes and indexed content with wildcard
support (question mark (?) for single character wildcards and asterisk (*)
for variable character wildcards)
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ProductPoint
○ ProductPoint Counter (used to track part number sequence)
○ ProductPoint Transaction Logs (records the start and end of
Windchill ProductPoint transactions. The transaction log list is used to
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verify Windchill ProductPoint backups are performed while the system
is quiet.)
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Products List Content type -
○ Product (a list item content type that is used to define the attributes [site
columns] associated with products)
Note
Sub types should not be added to the default Windchill ProductPoint content
types because the solution does not support it.
Site Columns
In addition to SharePoint’s default list of site columns, Windchill ProductPoint adds
attributes applicable to products and projects that are commonly used in discrete
manufacturing companies. These site columns are defined under the Core Product
Item Columns group. In additionWindchill ProductPoint adds the Counter column
under the Windchill ProductPoint group. You can choose to use the default
columns, modify the columns, or define unique columns.
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Search
Extensions
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Windchill ProductPoint extends the SharePoint WSS 3.0 Search functionality to
provide search capabilities that are specific to Windchill ProductPoint product
content types. The following support is added:
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Searching product item column attribute values
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Single character wild card (question mark (?) character)
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Variable character wild card (asterisk (*) character)
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Sorting search result sets
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Filtering search result sets
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Exporting search result sets to Excel
Windchill ProductPoint search combines the results from a standard WSS indexed
search that match entered keywords with the results that match database column
values.
Features
Windchill ProductPoint adds new features into SharePoint. For example, the Lock
status Web Part, the Product Item list, as well as features that may assist in trouble
shooting are added when Windchill ProductPoint is installed.
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For more information on viewing, activating, and deactivating features, see
Activating and Deactivating Features on page 258
Note
Sufficient permissions are needed to view the Site and Site collection features.
Groups and Permissions
To aid in controlling access to information, Windchill ProductPoint adds the
following groups to the system:
•
Authors – This group can view, add, and modify lists and document items, as
well as configure views and other UI components. The intended members of
this group are Creo designers.
•
Viewers – This group can view information but cannot add, modify or
configure UI components. The intended members of this group are consumers
of product development information who do not produce or edit information,
such as account management, sales, and marketing.
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• Owners – This group can view, create, edit and delete items and has design
NOT
FOR
PRODUCTION
USE
permission
to edit pages
for all users. The group has SharePoint
“full control”
•
Members – This group can view, create, edit, and delete items but cannot edit
pages or Web Parts. The group has SharePoint “contribute” permission.
permission.
•
Release Managers – This group can release product items managed
by Windchill ProductPoint. All members of this group are granted
Manage Releases permission, which is a custom permission added by
Windchill ProductPoint.
Note
The Manage Releases permission is granted through this group only. As a
result, some users may need to be in both the Authors and Release Managers
group.
By default (as is standard SharePoint behavior), all
Windchill ProductPoint Product and Catalog sites and Product sub sites inherit
the user and group permissions of the Windchill ProductPoint home or root
site. As an administrator, however, you can modify a site, so it no longer
inherits the permissions of a parent site. Then you can define permissions
that are exclusive to the site.
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Menu and Toolbar Actions
Windchill ProductPoint adds the following set of menu and toolbar actions
that support product development activities and apply to the structured content
managed by Windchill ProductPoint:
Product Item Actions:
•
View Properties
•
Edit Properties
•
Open in Creo visualization applications
•
View Structure
•
Add Association
•
Open in Creo (this action is displayed only when a product item includes
Creo content files)
•
Reports
○ Visual Report
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Data
Management
NOT
FOR PRODUCTION USE
○ Where Used
○ Version History (displays events, such as move and rename, in addition
to version changes)
•
○ Lock/Unlock
○ Release
○ Rename (supports renaming structures of items)
○ Save As (Copy)
○ Move (only move within a site is supported due to SharePoint limitations)
○ Delete (supports deleting structures of items)
○ Manage Permissions
Templates
Template Name
Site Templates
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Description
Windchill ProductPoint adds a template
for defining Product sub sites and for
Catalog sites. These templates define
the default content and behavior for
Product and Catalog sites. To use one of
these templates, select the ProductPoint
Template Name
Themes and Page Templates
Wiki Templates
Description
tab under the Select a Template option
when creating a New SharePoint Site.
Windchill ProductPoint adds a unique
theme and template that define
the look and feel of the following
Windchill ProductPoint areas:
•
page header
•
footer
•
tables
•
forms structures
• menus
Windchill ProductPoint adds a Notes
Wiki Library and a Notes Wiki template
in the Notes Wiki Library. This template
defines the pre-defined content for
notes wikis that can be associated with
Product Items.
Windchill ProductPoint adds two
structure library templates during
installation:
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Library Templates
NOT
FOR PRODUCTION USE
1. Creo Documents structure library
2. Calculations structure library
Either of these structure libraries can be
used as a location for saving Creo or
Mathcad files but the Creo Library is
designed to include columns and views
applicable for Creo file content and
the Calculations Library template is
intended to include columns and views
applicable to Mathcad managed files.
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Template Name
Collaboration Spaces
Description
Three collaboration space (site
workspace) templates are included with
a Windchill ProductPoint install:
1. Review
2. Investigation
3. Approval
You can choose from these templates
when you create a collaboration space
for a product item. You can modify
these workspace site templates or add
your own.
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I
Installation
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2
Planning and Preparing
for SharePoint and
Windchill ProductPoint Installation
Installation Process Overview.................................................................................... 28
Windows SharePoint Services or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS)
Planning ............................................................................................................... 29
Single Server or Server Farm Planning ...................................................................... 29
Server Prerequisites ................................................................................................. 30
Configuring a Network Directory for the Upload Directory ............................................ 58
Client Prerequisites................................................................................................... 58
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This chapter describes the information needed to prepare for a successful
Windchill ProductPoint installation, including server and client prerequisites as
well as SharePoint and server decisions that need to be considered.
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Installation Process Overview
Before beginning the installation process, options are available depending
on whether or not you already have SharePoint or SharePoint and
Windchill ProductPoint installed. If you have not installed one or both
solutions, options for the kind of install are described. If you do not have
either product installed yet, note that SharePoint needs to be installed before
Tip
Reading through the entire installation process planned for your site before
beginning the install is highly recommended.
1. SharePoint installation
•
If your site already has Windows SharePoint Services or Microsoft Office
SharePoint Server (MOSS) installed, verify that your installation meets the
Windchill ProductPoint requirements. For more information, see Server
Prerequisites on page 30. In addition, gather the following information
about your installation:
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○ Location of database(s)
• NOT
If you need to
determine whether
your site will install Windows SharePoint
FOR
PRODUCTION
USE
Services or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS), see Windows
○ Account permissions used
SharePoint Services or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS)
Planning on page 29.
2. Windchill ProductPoint installation
•
If your site already has Windchill ProductPoint installed, and you are
upgrading, see Upgrade on page 299.
•
If you need to install Windchill ProductPoint for the first time, determine
how your site plans to install:
○ single server
○ SharePoint on a single machine with SQL server on a different machine
○ server farm
For information on determining whether to install on a single server or
server farm, seeSingle Server or Server Farm Planning on page 29.
3. If you have decided to install Windchill ProductPoint on a single server or
install SharePoint on a single machine with SQL server on a different machine,
the following chapter describes the details of that procedure: Installing and
Configuring SharePoint and Windchill ProductPoint on page 61.
or
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If you have decided to install Windchill ProductPoint on a server farm, the
following chapter describes the details of that procedure: Installing and
Configuring SharePoint and Windchill ProductPoint with a Server Farm on
page 89.
Note
The procedures for installing both Windchill SharePoint Services and MOSS
are available in each chapter.
Windows SharePoint Services or
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server
(MOSS) Planning
When your site determines whether to install Windows SharePoint Services (WSS)
or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS), consider the following:
•
The following versions are supported with Windchill ProductPoint 1.1:
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○ Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) 3.0 Service Pack 2
Note
For detailed Windows SharePoint Server 3.0 system requirements, see
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc288955.aspx.
○ Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 Service Pack 2
•
Windchill ProductPoint is a SharePoint web application that can be installed
into an existing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (WSS 3.0) installation
or into a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 instance. While
Windchill ProductPoint installs into Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
(MOSS), it does not directly take advantage of any of the MOSS extended
functionality.
•
Although MOSS enables a number of workflows, using a workflow to update
an item managed in Windchill ProductPoint is not supported.
Single Server or Server Farm Planning
Determining whether or not your site will install Windchill ProductPoint on a
single server or a server farm depends on the needs of your site. Some general
information is provided below; however, the following guide provides detailed
sizing information: Windchill ProductPoint Server Hardware Sizing Guidelines to
aid in your installation planning.
•
Single Server
Planning and Preparing for SharePoint and Windchill ProductPoint Installation
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Microsoft recommends that the application server and database server
be installed on separate machines for best performance. A single server
configuration is suitable for small teams. If the application server and database
server are installed on the same machine, Microsoft recommends that the
database server is installed on a separate disk drive from the application server
for best performance.
If you choose to install on a single server, view the following chapter:
Installing and Configuring SharePoint and Windchill ProductPoint on page 61.
•
Server Farm
Server farms enable scaling to a larger number of users in order to accommodate
the capacity of the data uploaded at stored in Windchill ProductPoint.
If you choose to install on a server farm, proceed to the following instructions:
Installing and Configuring SharePoint and Windchill ProductPoint with a
Server Farm on page 89
Server Prerequisites
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NOT
FOR
PRODUCTION
USE
Complete the following steps on a 64-bit or 32–bit Windows 2003 SP2 or 64–bit
Production hardware and software support is documented in a standard PTC
platform support matrix on ptc.com. The following information describes specific
server prerequisites to be performed before installing Windchill ProductPoint:
Windows 2008 server:
Note
This machine cannot also be a Domain Controller. Your Windows Domain
Controller must be on a separate server. Components of Windchill ProductPoint are
deployed using accounts that may not have sufficient privileges on a Domain
Controller.
1. Disable Virus scan prior to the installation.
2. Ensure a minimum 4 GB of RAM is available.
3. Confirm that Microsoft .NET Framework is installed on the server:
•
In the Add or Remove Programs pane in the Control Panel, confirm the
installation of the following:
○ Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
○ Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1
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•
If all programs are not present, install the latest
cumulative .NET 3.5 Service Pack 1 Framework at:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID
=ab99342f-5d1a-413d-8319-81da479ab0d7
4. Ensure Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 or later was installed as part of
the Windows Server operating system.
a. Start or restart IIS from a command prompt, using the iisreset
command.
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c. Under
, verify that ASP.NET and ASP.NET 2.0
NOT
FOR PRODUCTION
USE
extensions are set to
.
b. Navigate to Start ▶ Control Panel ▶ Administrative Tools ▶ Internet
Information Services (IIS) Manage.
Web Services Extensions
Allowed
If ASP.NET extensions are not set to Allowed, open a command window
and type the following:
cd /d %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2*
aspnet_regiis -i
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5. Install Microsoft SQL Server. Consider the following information regarding
your SQL Server installation:
•
SQL Server Express Edition is supported for
Windchill ProductPoint database extensions in configurations where
SharePoint is deployed using its internal database.
•
Windchill ProductPoint supports deployment and configuration using
SharePoint’s free and embedded database along with SQL Express, which
is delivered with Windchill ProductPoint. However, PTC recommends that
this configuration be used for evaluation or for use with only a few users
and relatively small assemblies.
•
Windchill ProductPoint does not include tools or utilities to upgrade
SharePoint and Windchill ProductPoint from the free edition of database
engines to the Workgroup, Standard, or Enterprise editions, which provide
better performance.
•
A trial version of Microsoft SQL 2008 is available at the following
location: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/bb851664.aspx
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FORseePRODUCTION
USE
• NOT
For more information,
Installing SQL Server 2008 on page 32
Note
It may require a Windows Live ID account to access the SQL Server
download.
orInstalling SQL Server 2005 on page 41 depending on the version you
will install.
6. Once the preceding server prerequisites are met, proceed to the information on
installing SharePoint. For more information, see Windows SharePoint Services
or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) Planning on page 29.
Installing SQL Server 2008
Before you begin the installation consider the following:
•
If you are installing a server farm, for best performance do not install SQL
Server on a machine that will be used as a front-end web server.
•
SQL Server Express can be installed from within the
Windchill ProductPoint installer for a single server configuration.
•
Install as a user in the machine's Administrators group.
1. Begin the installation by selecting New SQL Server stand-alone installation or
add features to an existing installation.
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2. Enter your product key in the Product Key window.
3. Accept the license terms, and click Next.
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4. On the Setup Support Files window, click Install.
5.
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When the support rules have passed, click
.
Next
6. Select the features for your site. Database Engine Services and Management
Tools – Complete are required.
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7. On the Instance Configuration window, select Default Instance or enter a
Named Instance.
8.
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The
Disk Space FOR
Requirements
window appears. Click
.
NOT
PRODUCTION
USE
Next
9. The Server Configuration window appears.
a. Set the account to run the services.
Tip
Having a separate user run each service is recommended. If doing so, you
can use your own domain log-ins as long as they are not administrators
on the database machine.
b. Set the browser to Automatic.
Note
If the browser if not running the database machine, it will not appear in the
Windchill ProductPoint installer when you select your database source;
however, you do have the option to enter it manually.
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10. On the Database Engine Configuration window, select the appropriate options
and click Next.
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NOT
FOR
PRODUCTION
11. The
Error and Usage
Report window
appears. Select the check boxesUSE
for the
options you desire, and click Next.
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12. On the Installation Rules window, click Next.
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13. A summary of the installation options you select appears. Click
NOT
FOR PRODUCTION USE.
Install
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14. When the installation setup process has completed successfully, click Next.
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15. When the installation is complete, click
.
NOT FOR PRODUCTION
USE
Close
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Installing SQL Server 2005
Use the following procedure to install SQL Server 2005, if you have installed the
basic version of Windchill ProductPoint:
1. Select the license agreement.
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2. The Install Prerequisites appear. Click Next.
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3. The Welcome window appears. Click Next.
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4. Ensure a successful configuration check, and click Next.
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5. Enter registration information, and click Next.
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6. In the Components window, select SQL Server Database Services.
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7. Select a default instance or enter a named instance.
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8. Enter the information for your domain user account.
Note
Having a separate user run each service is recommended. If doing so, you
can use your own domain log-ins as long as they are not administrators on
the database machine.
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9. In the Authentication Mode window, select Windows Authentication Mode.
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10. Select the following Collation Settings:
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11. The Error and Usage Report window appears. Select the check boxes for the
options you desire, and click Next.
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12. On the Ready to Install window, click Install.
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13. When the installation setup process has completed successfully, click Next.
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Configuring SQL Server
Use the following procedure to configure additional settings for SQL Server:
1. Complete the following steps to set the SQL Server Configuration Settings
for protocols:
a. Open the SQL Server Configuration Manger.
b. Expand SQL Server Network Configuration in order to set the protocols for
the database system to Enabled as shown in the following window:
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Note
Set Shared Memory, Named Pipes, and TCP/IP to Enabled. VIA can
remain Disabled.
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a. In SQL Server Management Studio, right click the top node, and select
NOT. FOR PRODUCTION USE
2. Complete the following steps to set SQL Server to allow remote connections:
Properties
b. In the Select a Page pane, select Connections.
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c. In the right pane, select the Allow remote connections to this server check
box.
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3. Complete the following steps to configure SQL Server security:
a. Run SQL Management Studio on the database server machine in order to
create a SQL Server login for the setup user account.
Note
The setup user account should not be in the administrators group on the
database server machine.
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b. NOT
Select the following
server
roles for the setup user account:
FOR
PRODUCTION
USE
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•
dbcreator
•
public
•
securityadmin
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Configuring a Network Directory for the
Upload Directory
During the Windchill ProductPoint installation, you will be asked to select an
Upload Cache Location. Create this location before beginning the installation
process.
Note
If you are installing a server farm, create a directory that can be shared to all
of the front-end web servers. The directory should have the same network path
on each of the front-end web servers.
1. Create your directory. Possible sources for this directory include
•
•
•
SAN
iSCSI
A windows network share physically located on another machine, such as
the database server machine or an additional machine.
2. Configure security so all Windchill ProductPoint users can read and write to
this directory. For more information, see the Security and Accounts section
in Installing SharePoint on page 62.
3. Configure those machines on which Windchill ProductPoint will be installed to
access this directory.
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Client Prerequisites
Before installing Windchill ProductPoint, install the following client system
requirements:
•
One of the following operating systems:
•
○ Windows XP Service Pack 2; 32 or 64 bit
○ Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or later; 32 or 64 bit
One of the following browsers:
○ Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 and later 7.0 versions
○ Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 and later versions
•
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Note
Only Microsoft Level 1 browsers are supported. Level 1 browsers support
advanced features such as datasheet view, edit in Microsoft Office
application, explorer view, multiple file upload, rich text toolbars, Web
discussions, and date picker control.
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 or later
•
One of the following Visualization plug-ins:
○ ProductView Lite 9.1 M020
○ ProductView Professional 9.1 M020
Note
ProductView Lite 9.1 is automatically downloaded and installed on the client
when visualization actions are first performed. ProductView Professional may
be separately purchased and installed. Additional ProductView components
are separately available for ProductView Professional. For more information,
see http://www.ptc.com/products/productview/.
•
Optionally, one of the following Office applications:
○ Microsoft Office 2003
○ Microsoft Office 2007
Note
Office 2003 and later versions are optional but support additional functionality
when used with Microsoft SharePoint (such as editing in data sheet view).
Microsoft Office 2007 is recommended to take advantage of full integration
potential with Microsoft SharePoint.
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For information
on the Creo
and Mathcad system requirements, see
Getting Started
NOT
FOR
PRODUCTION
USE
Using Windchill ProductPoint with Pro/ENGINEER and other applications.
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3
Installing and Configuring SharePoint and Windchill ProductPoint
Installing SharePoint ................................................................................................. 62
Installing Windchill ProductPoint ................................................................................ 75
Installing Sample Data .............................................................................................. 86
Uninstalling Windchill ProductPoint and Windchill ProductPoint Web Service ............... 87
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NOT
FOR PRODUCTION USE
This chapter describes installation and configuration procedures for Windows
SharePoint Services 3.0 or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS)
and Windchill ProductPoint on a single server or on a single server with a
remote database. For the procedure on installing SharePoint and Windchill
Product on a server farm, see Installing and Configuring SharePoint and
Windchill ProductPoint with a Server Farm on page 89
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Installing SharePoint
Before beginning this procedure, determine whether you will be installing
Windows SharePoint Services or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS).
For more information, see Windows SharePoint Services or Microsoft Office
SharePoint Server (MOSS) Planning on page 29.
Security and Accounts
Before beginning the installation of SharePoint and Windchill ProductPoint, it is
important to determine the administrative and security accounts your site will
need for the installation.
Review the information at the links below in order to plan the accounts and log-ins
you will use once you begin the installation procedure:
•
Plan for administrative and service accounts —
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263445.aspx
•
Office SharePoint Server security account requirements —
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=92883&clcid=0x409
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Tip
The following tips may aid in a successful security and account management at
your site:
•
Two user accounts are required:
1. The domain account used to perform the installation. This account
should have administrative privileges on the server machine. For
example, <domain>\wssadmin or<domain>\wppadmin. Many activities
done on these systems using this user account will be impersonated as
SHAREPOINT\system.
2. The local account used for the search service. This account
should not have administrative privileges and should not be used
a SharePoint or Windchill ProductPoint end user. For example,
<machinename>\searchuser.
•
If installing MOSS on a remote database with Network Service as application
pool account, ensure that the application pool account has db_owner
permissions on shared services and search database instances.
•
The application pool user must be a domain user, not a local user if the server
is on a Windows domain. This ensures Creo users will have a more successful
experience when working with Windchill ProductPoint. For more information,
see the following section in the Troubleshooting chapter: In Creo, Machine
Name Displays Instead of User Name on page 266.
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SharePoint Installation Steps
To install SharePoint Services 3.0 with Service Pack 2 or Microsoft Office
SharePoint Server, using the steps below:
1. If you are installing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, click on the link
below:Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 with Service Pack 2
Then, click Download
Or
If you are installing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, insert the Microsoft
Office SharePoint Services CD, or access the download provided by Microsoft.
2. When prompted, run SharePoint.exe.
Note
If you are installing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, you will be prompted
to enter the product key.
3. Select the Accept check box on the Microsoft Terms and Conditions window,
and then click Continue.
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4. On the Choose Installation window, click Advanced.
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Note
If you wish to install the most basic configuration of Windows SharePoint,
choose Basic and continue to Configuring SharePoint on page 65.
5. If you are installing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, select Web Front End
on the Server Type tab, and click Install Now.
Or
If you are installing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, select Complete on
the Server Type tab and click Install Now.
6. Before proceeding to the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration
Wizard documented in the following section of this guide, install the needed
upgrades to bring your SharePoint installation to Service Pack 2.
a. Install the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 upgrade found in the following
location:http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en
&FamilyID=79bada82-c13f-44c1-bdc1-d0447337051b
b. If you are installing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, also
install the MOSS upgrade package found in the following location:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en
&FamilyID=b7816d90-5fc6-4347-89b0-a80deb27a082
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Configuring SharePoint
Use the following steps to configure Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 or
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server.
1. When installation is complete, the following window appears. Select the Run
SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard check box, and
click Close.
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2. On the Welcome window, click Next.
3. When prompted to confirm the restart of services as required, click Yes.
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4. The Server Farm window appears. Select No, I want to create a new server
farm, and click Next.
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5. The Database Settings window appears. Enter information in the following
fields:
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a. Database server: If your database server will be installed on the same
machine as SharePoint, then enter the name of your current machine. If
you are using a database server installed on a different machine than your
SharePoint server, enter the name of that machine. That is, enter the host
name of the server where you installed the SQL database.
b. Database name: Enter a database name.
c. Username and Password:
•
If your database server will be installed on the same machine as
SharePoint, use the user name and password for that machine. A
domain user is recommend; otherwise, use a local user account.
OR
•
If using a database located on a different machine, use the username
and password of a person or account that is a domain user on the
specified machine.
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When choosing a remote database or installing on a farm, the account
used for this username and password must also:
○ be a user in the SQL server
○ have Dbcreator and security administrator server roles
○ be granted the following permissions on the SharePoint machine:
“log on as batch job” and “log on as a service.”
To grant these permissions, navigate to the following Microsoft
Office settings: Local Security Settings ▶ Local Policies ▶ User
Rights Assignments. If you have issues granting these permissions,
you can set the user as a back-up operator by navigating to the
following location: Start ▶ Control Panel ▶ User Accounts ▶ Manage
User Accounts. Click on the Backup Operators group, add the
account, and click Apply.
d. Click Next.
6. The web application appears. Select and enter the following information:
a. Use the default port number assigned by SharePoint, or specify a port
number that in not an in-use port. .
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b. Under Configure Security Settings, select NTLM.
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7. On the Completing window, accept the defaults, and click Next.
8. Wait for the configuration to take place, and click Finish.
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After you click Finish, the browser window will open to
the SharePoint Central Administration site. For example,
http://<MACHINENAME:12345>/default.aspx.
Note
The initial connection may take up to 60 seconds. If you experience problems
connecting, see the Troubleshooting chapter of this guide.
Installing SharePoint Server 2007 Language
Packages
To allow Windchill ProductPoint to deploy in a language other than English, you
must install the appropriate SharePoint language packages.
The location from which to download and install Microsoft Office SharePoint
Server 2007 Language package is:
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http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
FamilyID=2447426b-8689-4768-bff0-cbb511599a45&DisplayLang=en
Note
To select a language package, go to the Change Language drop-down box and
select a language. Click Change and then Download to download the package for
the selected language.
The following languages are supported by Windchill ProductPoint:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
English (United States)
French (France)
German (Germany)
Italian (Italy)
Spanish (Spain)
Japanese (Japan)
Simplified Chinese (PRC)
Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)
Korean (Korea)
Russian (Russia)
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Assigning Services to Servers for Microsoft Office
SharePoint Services (MOSS)
Note
If you installed Windows SharePoint Services (WSS), you do not need to complete
this procedure. It applies to MOSS only.
1. Navigate to the Operations tab on the Microsoft Office SharePoint Services
Central Administration site.
2. Under Topology and Services, click Services on server.
3. The Services on Server window appears. Under the Action column, click
Start to activate the MOSS services that you intend to use in your SharePoint
environment. Only the Office SharePoint Services Search option is required
to be configured for Windchill ProductPoint to operate correctly in a MOSS
environment.
4. After you start Office SharePoint Services Search, the Configure Office
SharePoint Server Search Service Settings window appears.
5. Under Query and Indexing, select both Use this server for indexing content and
Use this server for serving search queries.
6. Under Contact E-mail Address, enter a valid e-mail address.
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7. Accept the default settings for all other fields, and click Start.
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8. Next, on the Services on Server window, start the Windows SharePoint
Services Search by clicking Start under the Action column.
9. Configure the search service using the following information:
Service Account:
Username: MACHINENAME\Administrator
Password:
Content Access Account:
Username: MACHINENAME\SearchUser
Password:
Search Database:
Accept the default.
Indexing schedule:
Indexing Schedule: Every 10 minutes.
10. Click Start. Wait while changes are processed.
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Configuring Search Services for Windows
SharePoint Services
SharePoint provides flexibility and configurability regarding its search index. The
SharePoint search services can be configured to crawl and index file systems,
web sites, and other external databases. Even within the content managed by
SharePoint, specific sites and farm instances can be included or excluded from
search indexing and can have different update schedules. Only one particular
configuration of SharePoint automatically configures the search services; all others
require explicit and manual configuration.
Since Windchill ProductPoint extends SharePoint with its own “sister” database for
explicitly managing structure relationships, this database must also be explicitly
configured into the SharePoint search services.
Use the following procedure to enable search services:
1. Navigate to the Operations tab on the SharePoint Central Administration site.
Under Topology and Services, click Services on server.
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2. The Services window appears. Next to the Windows SharePoint Services
Search listing, click Start.
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3. The Configuration window appears. Configure the search service using the
following information:
•
Service Account — This account should be the administrator account that
was used to install SharePoint.
User name: MACHINENAME\Administrator or <Domain>\Administrator
Password:P@ssW0rd
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•
— This account should be a non-administrator
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USE
user accountFOR
that is created
on the server.
For more information about user accounts, see
Content Access Account
User name: MACHINENAME\SearchUser
Password: P@ssW0rd
Note
For proper search functionality and information security, do not use an
administrator account. Also, do not use accounts that have permissions to
modify content.
•
Indexing schedule
Indexing Schedule: Keep the default or set to Every 10 Minutes.
•
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For the remaining fields, leave the default values.
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4. Click
. Wait while changes are processed.
NOT
FOR
PRODUCTION USE
Start
Note
You may need to start the default SharePoint site and SharePoint
Administration site from IIS Manager. Use the following procedure:
•
Navigate to Start ▶ My Computer. Right-click My Computer, and select
Manage
OR
•
Enter the iisreset command at a command prompt to start the
SharePoint site after installation.
Installing Windchill ProductPoint
Use the following procedure to install Windchill ProductPoint server:
Tip
You may want to review the installer’s access permissions and roles prior to using
the account for installation. For more information, see Security and Accounts
on page 90.
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Note
If you already have Windchill ProductPoint installed and are upgrading to a newer
version, follow the process in Upgrade on page 299.
1. Insert the Windchill ProductPoint 1.1 CD. The Setup program should run
automatically. If not, find and double-click the Setup.exe file provided on
the CD.
Note
The administrator account installing Windchill ProductPoint must be the same
account used to install SharePoint. The user who installs SharePoint will
automatically be created as a SharePoint administrative user during install.
Similarly, for Windchill ProductPoint, the installing user is created as the
system account user. Because of the extended access allowed to this account,
distribution to non-admin users is not recommended.
2. The Windchill ProductPoint installer extracts and then runs the Setup wizard.
3. After the file extraction is finished, the Setup window appears. Click Next.
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4. On the PTC Customer Agreement window, select I accept the agreement, and
click Next.
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5. Next, the installer checks the system configuration.
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If checks do not pass, an error message appears with a More Info button. Click
the button and follow the directions to correct the error.
If all checks pass, click Next.
6. Once you have resolved all errors, return to the Windchill ProductPoint installer.
7. On the destination folder window, either accept the default folder path or set it
to a path of your choice, and click Next.
8. Review the Current Windchill ProductPoint Install Settings. Select the Launch
the Deployment Wizard after installation completes check box, and click Install.
If SQL Express is necessary, it will be listed as well.
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9. The Windchill ProductPoint progress bar appears.
Note
If only an embedded SQL database exists on this machine, the installer will
detect it and trigger the installation of SQL Express. An embedded SQL
database is created if SharePoint is installed using its Basic install path. In
upcoming Windchill ProductPoint installation windows, you can choose to use
your SQL Enterprise database; however, if you do, having two different SQL
databases on your machine may affect performance.
The Windchill ProductPoint 1.1 Deployment Wizard window opens.
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10. Click Next.
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11. The configuration window appears. Select Basic or Advanced.
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If you choose the Basic path, Windchill ProductPoint installs and deploys
using all default settings. A window opens that lists the settings. Click
Deploy and continue to step 15 is this procedure.
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Note
The default version scheme is letter based (for example, -.1, -.2, A.0,
A.3, B.0…). To select the alternative version scheme, you must choose
Advanced. However, the scheme can be modified after installation. For
more information, see Modifying Version Schemes on page 256.
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The Advanced path allows you to select specific settings. If you choose
Advanced, the following window appears:
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a. Select Configurable, and enter the user name and password of the
existing security account that will run Windchill ProductPoint services.
b. Keep the default settings in the Database Source field. The SQL server
instance you created previously should be the default.
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c. By default, Authentication is set to Windows. Click Next on the
Database Settings window.
12. The cache location window appears:
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a. Enter the file path to the uploads directory that you created earlier. For
more information, see Configuring a Network Directory for the Upload
Directory on page 58.
b. Keep the default setting for the Application URL.
c. Click Next.
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13. The following window appears:
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a. Enter the user name of the Data Owner.
Note
Use any domain account and note that this account will become an
administrator of the Windchill ProductPoint site.
b. Select the language for your site.
c. Select the revision scheme for your site. For more information on
modifying revision schemes after the installation, see Modifying Version
Schemes on page 256.
d. Click Next.
14. On the settings window that appears next, click Deploy. The installer creates
your Windchill ProductPoint site.
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15. The Congratulations window appears. Click Finish.
16. Your Windchill ProductPoint site opens. Click Finish. If prompted, enter the
installing data owner's computer login or network login credentials.
Note
The initial connections may take up to 60 seconds. If the browser does not
connect you may need to run an IIS reset. From a command prompt, start or
restart IIS using iisreset command .
Initial Login to Windchill ProductPoint
Following the successful installation of Windchill ProductPoint, a browser
window will automatically open to the server login window. Log into the newly
installed Windchill ProductPoint server using the credentials of the data owner
who installed Windchill ProductPoint.
Tip
When the install is complete, two administrative users of the new
Windchill ProductPoint site exist:
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• The data owner account
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Either account can be used to add more users. For more information, see Adding
•
The account used to install
Users on page 85.
Configuring Windchill ProductPoint
Like SharePoint, Windchill ProductPoint is very configurable. The following list
provides common examples of modifications to the out-of-the-box configuration:
•
Attributes relevant to your specific needs for parts, assemblies, drawings,
design specifications, and so on.
•
Users with permission to create new Product sites, users with read-only access,
and so on.
•
The interval at which to update the search indexing of new content.
•
The layout of various windows. For example, do you want a Wiki Web Part or
an additional document library for particular types of documents?
•
The names of folders you want in your parts catalog hierarchy.
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Configuring Search to Include Windchill ProductPoint
Now that the Windchill ProductPoint Web Application has been added to the
SharePoint server, you will need to configure the SharePoint search to include
the Windchill ProductPoint web application, so its content can be indexed and
displayed along with other SharePoint content.
1. From the SharePoint Central Administration site, select the Application
Management tab, and click the Content databases link in the SharePoint Web
Application Management section.
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2. Select the Windchill ProductPoint Database.
3. Next, select the SharePoint server as the Search Server for
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Use the following procedure to enable other users to access Windchill ProductPoint.
For information
on the accounts
that can add new users, see Initial
Login to
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FOR
PRODUCTION
USE
Windchill ProductPoint on page 83.
Adding Users
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1. From the panel in the left pane, click People and Groups. From the New drop
down menu, select Add Users.
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2. You can now add individual users, or create a SharePoint group of users. You
can also add all authenticated users.
Note
By default new users will be added to the Windchill ProductPoint Owners
group, with full permission to add to content and control the site.
Installing Sample Data
Use the following procedure to install Windchill ProductPoint sample data:
1. After installation, locate the sample files listed below in the following location:
C:\Program Files\PTC\ProductPoint\Samples
•
DeploySampleData.exe
•
samples.zip
2. Place these two files together anywhere on your SharePoint server.
3. Click and launch DeploySampleData.exe.
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The sample files are installed.
Note
This assumes that you installed at the default url and that sample.zip is in the
same directory. If you need to install elsewhere, use the following command
line options:
DeploySampleData.exe [–uri WppSite] [–f SampleDataZipFile]
The defaults are http://machine.fully.qualified.name:1975/ and samples.zip.
Uninstalling Windchill ProductPoint and
Windchill ProductPoint Web Service
Note
When uninstalling Windchill ProductPoint, make sure to uninstall the web front
end that launched the deployment wizard first before uninstalling the rest.
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Navigate to
. Choose
NOT
FOR
PRODUCTION
, and click
. Choose one of the followingUSE
options for
To uninstall Windchill ProductPoint and Windchill ProductPoint Web Service:
Start ▶ Control Panel ▶ Add or Remove Programs
ProductPoint 1.1
Remove
Windchill
content data:
•
Choose to retain the content data, if you are uninstalling in preparation for
an upgrade.
•
Choose to remove all content data as well the
Windchill ProductPoint application. This removes all the user data managed by
Windchill ProductPoint, including Windchill ProductPoint data content residing
in the SharePoint database and the sister Windchill ProductPoint structure
database.
Caution
Once the Windchill ProductPoint data (user content data) has been removed,
any subsequent installation of Windchill ProductPoint will have an empty set of
user data. If you choose to retain the user data during uninstall, and later wish
to install Windchill ProductPoint with no legacy Windchill ProductPoint data,
you must remove the file named WPP_DATABASE.TXT from the
Windchill ProductPoint installation directory.
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Installing and Configuring
SharePoint and
Windchill ProductPoint with
Server Farm Planning ............................................................................................... 90
a Server Farm
Installing SharePoint ................................................................................................. 92
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Installing SharePoint on Additional Front-end Web Servers ....................................... 109
Installing Windchill ProductPoint ...............................................................................117
Installing Windchill ProductPoint on Additional Front-end Web Servers ...................... 129
Load Balancing....................................................................................................... 133
Alternate Access Mapping....................................................................................... 139
Installing Sample Data ............................................................................................ 140
Uninstalling Windchill ProductPoint and Windchill ProductPoint Web Service ............. 141
This chapter describes installation and configuration procedures for Windows
SharePoint Services 3.0, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS), and
Windchill ProductPoint with a server farm.
Caution
Read and follow the additional instructions for upgrading to the most
recent version of Windchill ProductPoint 1.1, which are provided in the
Windchill ProductPoint Read This First document for that release, before
continuing your installation.
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Server Farm Planning
When installing a server farm at your site, the basic process is as follows:
1. Consider the security and accounts you will implement at your site and use
for the install.
2. Ensure you have the necessary requirements, including a database server and
front-end web servers that are set up for the install.
3. Install and configure SharePoint (either Windows SharePoint Services [WSS]
or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server [MOSS]) on a primary front-end web
server.
4. Install and configure SharePoint (either WSS or MOSS) on additional front-end
web servers.
5. Install and configure Windchill ProductPoint on the primary front-end web
server.
6. Install and configure Windchill ProductPoint on additional front-end web
servers.
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9. Complete the load balancing procedure.
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FOR
USE
10. Complete
the alternate
accessPRODUCTION
mapping steps.
7. Verify the uploads directory has been configured properly.
8. Configure an Alternate Access URL for additional front-end web servers.
important to determine the administrative and security accounts your site will need
for the installation. Review the information at the links below in order to plan the
accounts and log-ins you will use once you begin the installation procedure:
•
•
Tip
When installing SharePoint in a farm configuration on a 2008 Server operating
system, you may need to disable User Account Control to successfully complete
the installation, as User Account Control prevents the installation of sample data
from running.
As examples, the following accounts and log-ins were developed for use in the
installation procedure documented in this chapter.
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SharePoint Security Account
Used as Admin account on DB server
machine; used to install SQL Server
SLQ Server Service Account
Setup User Account
Server Farm Account (aka. DB Access
Account)
Application pool identity
Login
spSQLinstall
spSQLservice
spWFEinstall
spFARMadmin
nimuser
Requirements
The items in the following list are necessary for a server farm installation:
•
Db server
•
Front-end web servers — computers that host the SharePoint and
Windchill ProductPoint web pages and respond to requests from browsers.
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○ Turn off Window Firewall on each machine and make necessary
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FOR PRODUCTION USE
adjustments.
Complete the following steps on these machines:
○ Install Server 2008 operating system.
○ Create and configure static IP address for the machines.
○ Add the appropriate security account to the administrator group on each
machine. In the example presented in the table of the preceding section,
the “Setup User Account” login would be used.
•
Load balancer — Register and configure the load balancer on the network.
Note
This is a machine name registered and configured on the network; it does not
have to be an actual machine or virtual machine.
•
Ports 1975 (or the default port where Windchill ProductPoint will be installed)
and 8820 be allowed access through the company's firewall.
Tip
For more advanced information on installing SharePoint Services, see
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/winsharepointadmin/CH011713371033.aspx
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Installing SharePoint
Before beginning this procedure, determine whether you will be installing
Windows SharePoint Services or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS).
For more information, see Windows SharePoint Services or Microsoft Office
SharePoint Server (MOSS) Planning on page 29.
important to determine the administrative and security accounts your site will
need for the installation.
Review the information at the links below in order to plan the accounts and log-ins
you will use once you begin the installation procedure:
•
•
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Tip
The following tips may aid in a successful security and account management at
your site:
•
Two user accounts are required:
1. The domain account used to perform the installation. This account
should have administrative privileges on the server machine. For
example, <domain>\wssadmin or<domain>\wppadmin. Many activities
done on these systems using this user account will be impersonated as
SHAREPOINT\system.
2. The local account used for the search service. This account
should not have administrative privileges and should not be used
a SharePoint or Windchill ProductPoint end user. For example,
<machinename>\searchuser.
•
If installing MOSS on a remote database with Network Service as application
pool account, ensure that the application pool account has db_owner
permissions on shared services and search database instances.
•
The application pool user must be a domain user, not a local user if the server
is on a Windows domain. This ensures Creo users will have a more successful
experience when working with Windchill ProductPoint. For more information,
see the following section in the Troubleshooting chapter: In Creo, Machine
Name Displays Instead of User Name on page 266.
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SharePoint Installation Steps
SharePoint Server, using the steps below:
1. If you are installing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, click on the link
below:Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 with Service Pack 2
Then, click Download
Or
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Note
If you wish to install the most basic configuration of Windows SharePoint,
choose Basic and continue to Configuring SharePoint on page 65.
5. If you are installing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, select Web Front End
on the Server Type tab, and click Install Now.
Or
If you are installing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, select Complete on
the Server Type tab and click Install Now.
6. Before proceeding to the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration
Wizard documented in the following section of this guide, install the needed
upgrades to bring your SharePoint installation to Service Pack 2.
a. Install the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 upgrade found in the following
location:http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en
&FamilyID=79bada82-c13f-44c1-bdc1-d0447337051b
b. If you are installing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, also
install the MOSS upgrade package found in the following location:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en
&FamilyID=b7816d90-5fc6-4347-89b0-a80deb27a082
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Configuring SharePoint
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server.
click Close.
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4. The Server Farm window appears. Select No, I want to create a new server
farm, and click Next.
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fields:
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a. Database server: If your database server will be installed on the same
machine as SharePoint, then enter the name of your current machine. If
you are using a database server installed on a different machine than your
SharePoint server, enter the name of that machine. That is, enter the host
name of the server where you installed the SQL database.
b. Database name: Enter a database name.
•
If your database server will be installed on the same machine as
SharePoint, use the user name and password for that machine. A
domain user is recommend; otherwise, use a local user account.
OR
•
If using a database located on a different machine, use the username
and password of a person or account that is a domain user on the
specified machine.
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When choosing a remote database or installing on a farm, the account
used for this username and password must also:
○ be a user in the SQL server
○ have Dbcreator and security administrator server roles
○ be granted the following permissions on the SharePoint machine:
“log on as batch job” and “log on as a service.”
To grant these permissions, navigate to the following Microsoft
Office settings: Local Security Settings ▶ Local Policies ▶ User
Rights Assignments. If you have issues granting these permissions,
you can set the user as a back-up operator by navigating to the
following location: Start ▶ Control Panel ▶ User Accounts ▶ Manage
User Accounts. Click on the Backup Operators group, add the
account, and click Apply.
d. Click Next.
6. The web application appears. Select and enter the following information:
a. Use the default port number assigned by SharePoint, or specify a port
number that in not an in-use port. .
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b. Under Configure Security Settings, select NTLM.
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7. On the Completing window, accept the defaults, and click Next.
8. Wait for the configuration to take place, and click Finish.
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After you click Finish, the browser window will open to
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Note
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
French (France)
German (Germany)
Italian (Italy)
Spanish (Spain)
Japanese (Japan)
Korean (Korea)
Russian (Russia)
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Assigning Services to Servers for Microsoft Office
SharePoint Services (MOSS)
Note
If you installed Windows SharePoint Services (WSS), you do not need to complete
this procedure. It applies to MOSS only.
1. Navigate to the Operations tab on the Microsoft Office SharePoint Services
Central Administration site.
3. The Services on Server window appears. Under the Action column, click
Start to activate the MOSS services that you intend to use in your SharePoint
environment. Only the Office SharePoint Services Search option is required
to be configured for Windchill ProductPoint to operate correctly in a MOSS
environment.
4. After you start Office SharePoint Services Search, the Configure Office
SharePoint Server Search Service Settings window appears.
5. Under Query and Indexing, select both Use this server for indexing content and
Use this server for serving search queries.
6. Under Contact E-mail Address, enter a valid e-mail address.
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7. Accept the default settings for all other fields, and click Start.
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8. Next, on the Services on Server window, start the Windows SharePoint
Services Search by clicking Start under the Action column.
9. Configure the search service using the following information:
Service Account:
Username: MACHINENAME\Administrator
Password:
Content Access Account:
Username: MACHINENAME\SearchUser
Password:
Search Database:
Accept the default.
Indexing schedule:
Indexing Schedule: Every 10 minutes.
10. Click Start. Wait while changes are processed.
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Configuring Search Services for Windows
SharePoint Services
SharePoint provides flexibility and configurability regarding its search index. The
SharePoint search services can be configured to crawl and index file systems,
web sites, and other external databases. Even within the content managed by
SharePoint, specific sites and farm instances can be included or excluded from
search indexing and can have different update schedules. Only one particular
configuration of SharePoint automatically configures the search services; all others
require explicit and manual configuration.
Since Windchill ProductPoint extends SharePoint with its own “sister” database for
explicitly managing structure relationships, this database must also be explicitly
configured into the SharePoint search services.
Use the following procedure to enable search services:
1. Navigate to the Operations tab on the SharePoint Central Administration site.
Under Topology and Services, click Services on server.
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2. The Services window appears. Next to the Windows SharePoint Services
Search listing, click Start.
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3. The Configuration window appears. Configure the search service using the
following information:
•
Service Account — This account should be the administrator account that
was used to install SharePoint.
User name: MACHINENAME\Administrator or <Domain>\Administrator
Password:P@ssW0rd
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•
— This account should be a non-administrator
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user accountFOR
that is created
on the server.
For more information about user accounts, see
Content Access Account
User name: MACHINENAME\SearchUser
Password: P@ssW0rd
Note
For proper search functionality and information security, do not use an
administrator account. Also, do not use accounts that have permissions to
modify content.
•
Indexing schedule
Indexing Schedule: Keep the default or set to Every 10 Minutes.
•
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For the remaining fields, leave the default values.
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4. Click
. Wait while changes are processed.
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FOR
PRODUCTION USE
Start
Note
You may need to start the default SharePoint site and SharePoint
Administration site from IIS Manager. Use the following procedure:
•
Navigate to Start ▶ My Computer. Right-click My Computer, and select
Manage
OR
•
Enter the iisreset command at a command prompt to start the
SharePoint site after installation.
Configuring Shared Service Providers (SSP) for
Microsoft Office SharePoint Services (MOSS)
Use the following procedure to configure a server farm's shared services. The
Shared Service Provider (SSP) is the set of resources such as databases, the admin
site, and web service hosting used by shared services.
1. On the SharePoint Central Administration site, navigate to the New Shared
Services Provider page under the Application Management tab.
2. In the SSP Name section, complete the following:
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a. Keep the default SSP Name or enter a name.
b. Click the Create a new Web application link.
3. The Create New Web Application page appears. Complete the steps as described
below and shown in the following figure:
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i. Select
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ii. Enter a
a. Under IIS Web Site, complete the following:
Create a new IIS web site
Description
iii. Choose a port.
b. Under Security Configuration, keep the default settings.
c. Under Load Balanced URL, keep the default settings.
d. Under Application Pool, complete the following:
i. Select the Create new application pool option and enter an Application
pool name.
ii. Under Select a security account for the application pool, select the
Configurable option and enter credentials for the account.
e. Under Shutdown, and/or restart Internet Information Services , select
Restart IIS Automatically.
f. Keep the defaults for Database name and Authentication.
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g. Click OK.
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4. The web application is created, and the New Shared Services Provider page
returns. Complete the steps as described below and shown in the following
figure:
a. Under My Site Location, click the Create a new Web application link and
repeat the process described in the previous step.
b. Under SSP Service Credentials, enter a username and password.
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Tip
You may want to reference the Office SharePoint Server
security account requirements in order to determine
the credentials to enter here. For more information, see
c. Keep the remaining defaults.
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Installing SharePoint on Additional
Front-end Web Servers
Note
The user account installing Windows SharePoint Services, Microsoft Office
SharePoint Services, and Windchill ProductPoint must have system administrative
privileges, but should not be a user account that will later be a SharePoint
or Windchill ProductPoint user account. The user account installing these
products should be a domain user account (for example, <domain>\wssadmin,
or <domain>\wppadmin). Many activities done on these systems using this user
account will be impersonated as SHAREPOINT\system.
SharePoint Server, use the following procedure:
1. If you are installing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, click on the link below:
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 with Service Pack 2. Then, click Download
Or
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Note
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5. Select Web Front End on the Server Type tab, and click Install Now.
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Web Servers
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server on additional front-end web servers.
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click Close.
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4. The Server Farm window appears. Select Yes, I want to connect to an existing
server farm, and click Next.
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fields:
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a. Database server: Enter the name of the database server you created on the
first front-end web server<MACHINENAME>.
b. Database name: Enter the name of the database you created on the first
front-end web server, or click Retrieve Database Names and select the
correct SharePoint_Config database.
i. Enter the name of the database access account you used on the first
front-end web server, or if you clicked Retrieve Database Names in the
previous step, the username field will automatically populate.
ii. Enter the related password.
d. Click Next.
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6. The Completing Configuration window appears. Click Next.
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7. After the configuration is finished, the Configuration Successful window
appears. Click Finish.
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After you click Finish, the browser window should open to
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Note
•
•
French (France)
•
German (Germany)
•
Italian (Italy)
•
Spanish (Spain)
•
Japanese (Japan)
•
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• Russian (Russia)
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•
•
Korean (Korea)
Installing Windchill ProductPoint
Tip
the account for installation. For more information, see Security and Accounts
on page 90.
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Note
If you already have Windchill ProductPoint installed and are upgrading to a newer
version, follow the process in Upgrade on page 299.
the CD.
Note
distribution to non-admin users is not recommended.
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click Next.
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If checks do not pass, an error message appears with a More Info button. Click
the button and follow the directions to correct the error.
6. Once you have resolved all errors, return to the Windchill ProductPoint installer.
7. On the destination folder window, either accept the default folder path or set it
to a path of your choice, and click Next.
8. Review the Current Windchill ProductPoint Install Settings. Select the Launch
the Deployment Wizard after installation completes check box, and click Install.
If SQL Express is necessary, it will be listed as well.
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9. The Windchill ProductPoint progress bar appears.
Note
If only an embedded SQL database exists on this machine, the installer will
detect it and trigger the installation of SQL Express. An embedded SQL
database is created if SharePoint is installed using its Basic install path. In
upcoming Windchill ProductPoint installation windows, you can choose to use
your SQL Enterprise database; however, if you do, having two different SQL
databases on your machine may affect performance.
The Windchill ProductPoint 1.1 Deployment Wizard window opens.
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10. Click Next.
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11. The configuration window appears. Select Basic or Advanced.
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If you choose the Basic path, Windchill ProductPoint installs and deploys
using all default settings. A window opens that lists the settings. Click
Deploy and continue to step 15 is this procedure.
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Note
The default version scheme is letter based (for example, -.1, -.2, A.0,
A.3, B.0…). To select the alternative version scheme, you must choose
Advanced. However, the scheme can be modified after installation. For
more information, see Modifying Version Schemes on page 256.
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The Advanced path allows you to select specific settings. If you choose
Advanced, the following window appears:
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a. Select Configurable, and enter the user name and password of the
existing security account that will run Windchill ProductPoint services.
b. Keep the default settings in the Database Source field. The SQL server
instance you created previously should be the default.
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c. By default, Authentication is set to Windows. Click Next on the
Database Settings window.
12. The cache location window appears:
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a. Enter the file path to the uploads directory that you created earlier. For
more information, see Configuring a Network Directory for the Upload
Directory on page 58.
b. Keep the default setting for the Application URL.
c. Click Next.
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13. The following window appears:
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a. Enter the user name of the Data Owner.
Note
Use any domain account and note that this account will become an
administrator of the Windchill ProductPoint site.
b. Select the language for your site.
c. Select the revision scheme for your site. For more information on
modifying revision schemes after the installation, see Modifying Version
Schemes on page 256.
d. Click Next.
14. On the settings window that appears next, click Deploy. The installer creates
your Windchill ProductPoint site.
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15. The Congratulations window appears. Click Finish.
installing data owner's computer login or network login credentials.
Note
restart IIS using iisreset command .
Initial Login to Windchill ProductPoint
Following the successful installation of Windchill ProductPoint, a browser
window will automatically open to the server login window. Log into the newly
installed Windchill ProductPoint server using the credentials of the data owner
who installed Windchill ProductPoint.
Tip
When the install is complete, two administrative users of the new
Windchill ProductPoint site exist:
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• The data owner account
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Either account can be used to add more users. For more information, see Adding
•
The account used to install
Users on page 85.
Configuring Windchill ProductPoint
Like SharePoint, Windchill ProductPoint is very configurable. The following list
provides common examples of modifications to the out-of-the-box configuration:
•
Attributes relevant to your specific needs for parts, assemblies, drawings,
design specifications, and so on.
•
Users with permission to create new Product sites, users with read-only access,
and so on.
•
The interval at which to update the search indexing of new content.
•
The layout of various windows. For example, do you want a Wiki Web Part or
an additional document library for particular types of documents?
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The names of folders you want in your parts catalog hierarchy.
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Configuring Search to Include Windchill ProductPoint
Now that the Windchill ProductPoint Web Application has been added to the
SharePoint server, you will need to configure the SharePoint search to include
the Windchill ProductPoint web application, so its content can be indexed and
displayed along with other SharePoint content.
1. From the SharePoint Central Administration site, select the Application
Management tab, and click the Content databases link in the SharePoint Web
Application Management section.
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2. Select the Windchill ProductPoint Database.
3. Next, select the SharePoint server as the Search Server for
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Use the following procedure to enable other users to access Windchill ProductPoint.
For information
on the accounts
that can add new users, see Initial
Login to
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Windchill ProductPoint on page 125.
Adding Users
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1. From the panel in the left pane, click People and Groups. From the New drop
down menu, select Add Users.
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2. You can now add individual users, or create a SharePoint group of users. You
can also add all authenticated users.
Note
By default new users will be added to the Windchill ProductPoint Owners
group, with full permission to add to content and control the site.
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Installing Windchill ProductPoint on
Additional Front-end Web Servers
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the account for installation.
the CD.
Note
distribution to users is not recommended.
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click Next.
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If checks do not pass, an error message will appear. Click the More Info button
and follow the directions to correct the situation.
6. Once you have put in place all necessary prerequisites, return to the
Windchill ProductPoint installer.
7. Review the Current Windchill ProductPoint Install Settings, and click Install.
8. The Windchill ProductPoint progress bar appears, and then the Windchill
ProductPoint 1.1 Deployment Wizard window opens.
Click Next.
9. A window appears displaying the settings to be installed. Click Deploy.
The installer creates your Windchill ProductPoint site.
10. The Congratulations window appears. Click Next.
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installing user’s computer login or network login credentials.
Note
restart IIS using the command iisreset.
12. After you have successfully installed Windchill ProductPoint on additional
front-end Web servers, verify that the uploads directory has been configured
properly. Use the following steps to change the upload location:
a. Open the Central Administration site, and navigate to the Operations tab.
b. Click Services on Server. Click Windchill ProductPoint Service and ensure
that the path is set to the desired uploads directory location.
Checking the Success of the Installation
Use the following procedure to ensure SharePoint has automatically replicated
portions of Windchill ProductPoint to any additional front-end web servers:
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On the
panel, under
, verify that there is a
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Windchill ProductPoint application pool and that the status is
.
1. Launch the IIS Manager.
2.
Connections
Application Pools
Started
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3. On the Connections panel, under Sites, verify that there is a
Windchill ProductPoint site and that the status is Started.
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Configuring
an Alternate
Access URL for USE
Additional
Front-end Web Servers
Use the following procedure to configure an alternate access URL for additional
front-end Web servers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Open the Central Administration Site, and navigate to the Operations tab.
Under Global Configuration, click Alternate access mappings.
Under the Internal URL column, click on the Windchill ProductPoint site URL.
From the Windchill ProductPoint site, click Edit Internal URLs. Add an internal
URL that points to the additional front-end Web server. For example, enter
http://pbtest2.ptcnet.ptc.com:1975.
Load Balancing
Use the Windows Network Load Balancing Manager to configure your network load
balancing. This requires static IP addresses for any front-end Web server machines.
Tip
See http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731695.aspx for a detailed
explanation on configuring this.
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1. Add both 8820 and 1975 ports to your load balancer configuration.
2. On the front-end Web server, open the Server Manager.
3. Under Features add the Network Load Balancing feature. After it has been
installed, the following window appears.
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4. Once this feature is installed, navigate to Start ▶ Administrative Tools ▶ Network
Load Balancing Manager.
5. Open a command window and run the ipconfig command to see the
baseline of the IPs on the front-end Web server.
6. In the Network Load Balancing Manager, right click on the top node and pick
New Cluster.
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When the configuration is complete, the following window appears:
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7. Enter theFOR
fully qualified
name of the front-end Web server andUSE
click
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8. Leave the defaults for the
.
Connect.
Host Parameters
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9. Click Add and enter IP and Subnet Mask. See your command window ipconfig
results for what to enter here.
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10. Under the Cluster Parameters tab, enter the full internet name and set the
cluster operation mode to Multicast.
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11. Under the Port Rules tab, complete the following steps:
a. Set the Port range from 1000 - 65535
b. Under the Protocols column, select Both.
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c. Under Filtering mode, select Multiple host, and set Affinity to None.
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12. When finished, run the ipconfig command again to ensure that the
additional IP addresses of the load balancer show up properly.
13. On additional front-end Web servers, run the ipconfig command to get
baseline IPs .
14. After installation of the Network Load Balancing (NLB) feature on additional
front-end Web servers, open the NLB Manager and select Connect to Existing.
15. Enter the name of the load balancer. For example, pb-lb.ptcnet.ptc.com.
16. Click Finish.
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17. Right click on the pb-lb.ptcnet.ptc.com node in the left pane, and select Add
Host to Clusterto add the additional front-end Web servers.
18. Click Next to select the IP.
19. On Host Parameters, click Next, and then Finish.
Alternate Access Mapping
Use the following procedure to change alternate access mapping:
1. Open Central Administration.
2. Go to the Operations tab.
3. Click Alternate access mappings in the upper right of the window.
4. Under the Internal URL column, click on the URL
for the Windchill ProductPoint site. For example
http://<MachineName>.ptcnet.ptc.com:1975.
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5. Change the URL to your load-balanced URL.
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6. Remove any alternate access mappings that point directly to the machine, such
as one added earlier before adding additional front-end web servers.
Installing Sample Data
Use the following procedure to install Windchill ProductPoint sample data:
1. After installation, locate the sample files listed below in the following location:
C:\Program Files\PTC\ProductPoint\Samples
•
DeploySampleData.exe
•
samples.zip
2. Place these two files together anywhere on your SharePoint server.
3. Click and launch DeploySampleData.exe.
The sample files are installed.
Note
This assumes that you installed at the default url and that sample.zip is in the
same directory. If you need to install elsewhere, use the following command
line options:
DeploySampleData.exe [–uri WppSite] [–f SampleDataZipFile]
The defaults are http://machine.fully.qualified.name:1975/ and samples.zip.
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Uninstalling Windchill ProductPoint and
Windchill ProductPoint Web Service
Note
When uninstalling Windchill ProductPoint, make sure to uninstall the web front
end that launched the deployment wizard first before uninstalling the rest.
To uninstall Windchill ProductPoint and Windchill ProductPoint Web Service:
Navigate to Start ▶ Control Panel ▶ Add or Remove Programs. Choose Windchill
ProductPoint 1.1, and click Remove. Choose one of the following options for
content data:
•
Choose to retain the content data, if you are uninstalling in preparation for
an upgrade.
•
Choose to remove all content data as well the
Windchill ProductPoint application. This removes all the user data managed by
Windchill ProductPoint, including Windchill ProductPoint data content residing
in the SharePoint database and the sister Windchill ProductPoint structure
database.
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Caution
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USE
Once the Windchill
ProductPoint
data (user content data) has been
removed,
any subsequent installation of Windchill ProductPoint will have an empty set of
user data. If you choose to retain the user data during uninstall, and later wish
to install Windchill ProductPoint with no legacy Windchill ProductPoint data,
you must remove the file named WPP_DATABASE.TXT from the
Windchill ProductPoint installation directory.
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Re-hosting a
Windchill ProductPoint Server
on a New Domain
Use the following procedure to facilitate moving a machine that was pre-configured
off-site to a production deployment site. Re-hosting can also be used to facilitate
moving a pilot setup in one domain to a production setup in another domain.
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1. Install SharePoint and Windchill ProductPoint. For more information, see
InstallingFOR
and Configuring
SharePoint and Windchill ProductPoint
on page 61.
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USE
2. Join a domain using the following procedure:
Note
This must be done by a domain administrator.
Note
Before joining a domain, it is recommended you stop Windows SharePoint
Server search services.
a. On your system, navigate to Start ▶ My Computer.
b. On the My Computer window, right-click in the window and select
Properties.
c. On the Computer Name tab, click Change, and enter the domain
membership information.
d. Next, you will receive a username and password dialog box. Enter the
username and password of a user with enough permission to create a
computer account in the domain.
e. A Welcome page appears, and you have joined the new domain.
3. After you have joined the server to the new domain, configure the domain by
modifying the internal URLs. For more information, see Alternate Access
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Mapping on page 139. Additional steps may be required depending on
your domain configuration. Application and system event logs may indicate
additional configuration that is required and in some cases will provide
necessary information.
Note
This step must be done by a local administrator.
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Configuring an Extranet Server
for External Collaboration
Windchill ProductPoint can be deployed externally to your corporate network
using either the Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006 (ISA)
or the Microsoft Threat Management Gateway 2010 (TMG). To configure an
extranet server for external collaboration, see Configuring an Extranet Server for
External Collaboration.
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Installation Troubleshooting
Cannot Connect to SharePoint Administration, Default SharePoint Site, or
Windchill ProductPoint Websites During or After Installation...................................
Using Button in IISreset Prompts Some Installation Failures ......................................
The PTCRootSite#1 Deployment Fails Because the User is not a Member of the
SharePoint Farm Administrators Group.................................................................
Online Help Does Not Appear..................................................................................
The Installer Is Not Able to Create the Downloads Directory on the IIS Server ............
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This chapter describes solutions to issues that may occur during the SharePoint
and Windchill ProductPoint installation process.
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Cannot Connect to SharePoint
Administration, Default SharePoint Site,
or Windchill ProductPoint Websites
During or After Installation
The following settings may resolve this problem:
•
Turn off Windows Firewall.
•
Apply the following DNS settings:
1. Navigate to Start ▶ Control Panel ▶ Network Connections.
2. Right click on the LAN connection.
3. Select TCP/IP.
4. Click Properties.
5. Choose Advanced.
6. Click the DNS tab and select the following options:
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○ Register this connection’s address in DNS
○ Use this connection’s DNS suffix in DNS registration
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Click OK.
7. From the Start menu, select Control Panel. Double click Internet Options.
Under the Connections tab, configure the settings to use a Proxy Server.
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in IISreset PromptsUSE
Some
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Installation Failures
If using the button in IISreset causes an installation failure, use the following
procedure to correct it.
1. Close the prompts.
2. Restart IIS manually by running the iisreset command in the command window.
The PTCRootSite#1 Deployment Fails
Because the User is not a Member of the
SharePoint Farm Administrators Group
When installing Windchill ProductPoint, the user may encounter an installation
error if they are not a direct member of the SharePoint Farm Administrators group.
For example, if the user performing the installation is a domain user that did not
install SharePoint, and is not a direct member of SharePoint Farm Administrators
group, they may not have sufficient privileges to complete the installation. This
issue can be resolved by adding the user account to the group.
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Use the following procedure to add a user account:
1. Navigate to Start ▶ Control Panel ▶ Administrative Tools ▶ SharePoint Central
Administration.
2. On the Central Administration site, click Operations.
3. Under Security Configuration, click Update Farm Administrator’s Group.
4. Select New and add the user account.
Online Help Does Not Appear
After installing Windchill ProductPoint, the online help will not appear
immediately. The help will deploy 15 minutes after installation.
The Installer Is Not Able to Create the
Downloads Directory on the IIS Server
Users installing Windchill ProductPoint on a second web front end on an IIS server
may need to manually create a downloads directory. Use the following procedure
to create this directory:
1.
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Select
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.
Start ▶ All Programs ▶ Administrative Tools ▶ Internet Information
Services (IIS) Manager
2. Right click Windchill ProductPoint and select New ▶ Virtual Directory.
Note
Do not choose Virtual Directory (from file).
3. On the Virtual Directory tab, make sure A directory on this computer is selected.
4. In the Local Path field, enter the location for your downloads directory, and
select Read, Directory Browsing, and Log Visits.
5. In the Application Settings pane, set Execute permissions to None, and set
Application pool to ProductPoint.
6. On the Documents tab, select Enable default content page and add index.htm,
index.html, and default.htm to the list of pages.
7. On the Directory Security tab, select Edit.
8. In the Authentication Methods window, select Enable anonymous access and
enter your windows user account user name and password.
9. Click OK. The downloads directory is created.
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II
Bulk Upload
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8
Uploading Data Using the Bulk
Loader Utility
About the Bulk Loader Utility ...................................................................................
Bulk Loader Prerequisites .......................................................................................
Uploading Data to Windchill ProductPoint.................................................................
Bulk Loader Best Practices .....................................................................................
Bulk Loader Resources ...........................................................................................
Creating Bulk Publishing Jobs Using the Representation Generation Utility ................
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This chapter describes the process of uploading data to Windchill ProductPoint, as
well as strategies, best practices, and reference materials for using the bulk loader.
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About the Bulk Loader Utility
The bulk loader is a command line utility that enables you to upload large data
sets to Windchill ProductPoint product or catalog sites from local or network file
system folders. With some exceptions (.exe, .xml, and .mdb), the bulk loader can
be used to upload most file types. Data sets that can be uploaded through the bulk
loader include entire directories of Creo models, Microsoft Office documents, and
other specified data. Parts and assemblies generated in both current and previous
releases of Creo can be uploaded to Windchill ProductPoint product or catalog
sites. Parts and assemblies can be uploaded to Windchill ProductPoint with the
same folder structure as the source file system.
Installing the Bulk Loader
After installing Windchill ProductPoint, the bulk loader can be downloaded from
the downloads page of your Windchill ProductPoint server.
The bulk loader will download the following files as part of the installation:
•
•
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Example_setting.properties (sample setting file which can be
opened
like TXTFOR
file)
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BulkLoader.exe
ReadMe.txt
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Example_data_set.zip (sample data)
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Log4net.dll
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Microsoft.office.Interop.Excel.dll
The following applications must also be installed on the client machine before
running the bulk loader:
Note
The bulk loader only works on Windows operating systems.
•
Creo 5 or 4 M100 or greater
Caution
If Creo 5 is used during the bulk load process, all uploaded files will be stored
in Windchill ProductPoint as Creo 5 files, which are only supported in Creo 5
and higher builds.
•
Windchill ProductPoint 1.1 (installed on the server)
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Microsoft Excel (2007 recommended)
Microsoft.office.Interop.Excel.dll must be installed along
with Microsoft Excel for the bulk loader to work correctly.
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Note
Problems may result when using older versions of Microsoft Excel to view
control or report files for file systems containing more than 65,000 files. If you
encounter errors while analyzing file systems with this many files, make sure
only Microsoft 2007 is installed on your machine.
•
Windchill ProductPoint Client Manager (downloaded from
Windchill ProductPoint downloads page)
The Bulk Load Workflow Process
The following diagram describes the bulk load workflow process. See the
following topics in this chapter for specific instruction surrounding these workflow
steps.
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1. Prepare—Create a settings file containing all relevant settings and file locations
used during the bulk load process.
2. Analyze—Run the bulk loader to analyze the file system data against existing
data in Windchill ProductPoint. The bulk loader creates a control file and
various mapping files. Work with the control file to specify resolutions to
conflicts the bulk loader identifies so that the data can be safely uploaded to the
Windchill ProductPoint server.
3. Verify—Run the bulk loader to verify that all conflicts in the control file are
resolved prior to the actual upload. Resolve all problems reported during this
step before attempting to upload the actual data.
4. Load and Report—Run the bulk loader to perform the upload of Creo data
from your source file system to the Windchill ProductPoint server.
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Bulk Loader Commands
Use the following commands and parameters when running the bulk loader:
Command
-analyze
-checkSanity
-load
–report
Description
Analyzes source directories
andWindchill ProductPoint file locations
to produce the control file.
Checks the control file and folder mapping file
to verify that the upload will run smoothly.
Uploads data to Windchill ProductPoint.
Creates a report file that checks the load status of
a partially uploaded batch.
When running each of these commands, declare the location of the settings and
control file in the same command line (the example is shown on multiple lines;
enter the command on one line):
-analyze -settings=<path to settings file>
–controlfile=<path to control file>
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To avoid typing the full path to the BulkLoader.exe file, set the system property
environment variable PATH to the directory where the bulk loader is installed.
You may also create batch files to execute bulk loader commands and declare
bulk loader parameters.
Bulk Loader Prerequisites
Keep the following in mind before running the bulk loader:
•
Back up all file system data before running the bulk loader. Because running
the bulk loader and manually resolving conflict issues may result in changes to
source data files, copy all of your file system data to be uploaded to a temporary
location exclusively for this purpose.
•
If the server is registered before the bulk loader is run, the name of the server
in server manager needs to be a fully qualified host name. For example,
myhost.ptcnet.ptc.com.
•
The user that does the bulk loading must have owner
privileges in Windchill ProductPoint. Add the bulk load
user to theWindchill ProductPoint client machine and to the
Windchill ProductPoint server machine in the Administrators group and
Backup operators group. Also, log in to Windchill ProductPoint on the client
machine as an ‘Administrator’, add the same user through Home Page ▶ People
and Groups in the Owners group. If the domains are different for the client
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and server , then the username and passwords need to be identical on the client
side and the server side.
•
Until you have a good feel for the bulk load process, run test bulk loads into
test environments of Windchill ProductPoint before loading to a production
environment.
•
Start Creo before starting the bulk loader. The bulk loader will use that
Creo instance. Do not start Creo from the bulk loader for Windows 64 bit
Vista and XP systems.
•
Creo must not have any data in session when you start using the bulk loader,
and must be connected to your Windchill ProductPoint server. If Creo is not
already running it will be started by the bulk loader.
•
You should prevent additional Creo users from accessing the system during the
bulk load process, or the upload will fail.
•
If you plan on loading a large amount of data, make sure that enough space
is available for the server and Agent logs (ETL files). Make sure that enough
space is available on the machine hosting the SQL server database as well.
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UploadingDRAFT
Data to Windchill
This section describes the necessary steps that need to be taken to successfully
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upload data from source file systems to Windchill ProductPoint using the bulk
loader utility.
For instruction on navigating some of the more advanced interactions between
your source file system, Windchill ProductPoint, and the bulk loader, see Bulk
Loader Best Practices on page 169.
Preparing the Settings File
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Before running the bulk loader utility, a settings file must be created containing the
following relevant settings and file locations used during the bulk load process.
For a complete list of settings fields, see Settings File Table on page 180.
The following settings require additional description:
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The Batch Size setting
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The Load All Versions setting
•
The Use Source Revision Label setting
Batch Size Setting
The Batch_Size setting controls how many files will be processed as a batch.
Keep the following in mind when working with this setting:
•
The default size of 100 is generally more efficient than smaller or higher values
for moderately sized hardware. However, the optimum size for a batch will
depend on the hardware you are using to run Creo.
•
The bulk loader will attempt to group and organize the items to be uploaded
into batches according to the following rules and principles:
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○ Multiple versions of the same file should be in different batches, sorted by
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timestamp, so
that earlierPRODUCTION
versions are uploaded first.
○ Derived/secondary items should be in the same batch as the principal item.
○ If an earlier version fails, subsequent versions should be excluded.
○ Family table size should be taken into account. If some file in a batch
happens to be a large family table, the actual number of items uploaded in
the batch may not match the batch size you entered. In these situations,
include fewer files in the batch.
•
Dependent items that are not already in Windchill ProductPoint and fall outside
of a particular batch that has a dependency on that item will have a placeholder
item created on Windchill ProductPoint during the uploading of that batch.
When the subsequent batch that contains the dependant item is uploaded, the
placeholder item will be replaced in Windchill ProductPoint.
•
Windchill ProductPoint provides a report Web Part that shows incomplete
placeholder items. Use this report Web Part to be sure all incomplete items
have been uploaded and resolved before considering the bulk load process to
be complete.
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Load All Versions Setting
Use the Load_All_Versions setting to optionally load non-latest versions of
Creo files. Because Windchill ProductPoint does not have the ability to insert
iterations into product items, it is not possible to load and subsequently insert
earlier iterations of the same part if the latest iteration is already loaded.
In order to ensure the sequential ordering of multiple versions of the same file,
each version must be in a different batch. Using the Load_All_Versions
setting may slow the bulk loader's processing speed. For this reason, upload only
the latest versions of files in the source directories, if possible. Furthermore, if
you know that each file in your data set only has one version, or if you are not
interested in testing all versions of a file, set Load_All_Versions to false.
Note
Non-latest items will be loaded without derived associations.
Use Source Revision Label Setting
If you wish to use version labels for Creo files from your previous
product data management system in Windchill ProductPoint, use the
Use_Source_Revision_Label settings option in your settings file.
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When Use_Source_Revision_Label is set to one of the values shown
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USE
below, the bulk
loader populates
the
control file column
when you
Target Version
run the -analyze command. When you run the -load command, the bulk
loader loads these values to the Version field in Windchill ProductPoint.
Before running the -load command, verify that the Target Version control
file column is correctly populated. Verifying the control file is especially
important if you are using custom parameters. Any changes made to values in
the Target Version control file column will be populated to the Version field in
Version labels for Creo files can be used from a variety of source systems. Custom
source revision labels can also be used. Use the following in the your settings
file depending on your source system:
Note
You may use more than one of these values in your settings
file. You must separate each value by commas. For example,
Use_Source_Revision_Label=PRO_INTRALINK,MY_REVISION .
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Windchill PDMLink:
○ Use_Source_Revision_Label=Windchill
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○ Values from the Creo parameter: PTC_WM_VERSION will be used.
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Pro/INTRALINK:
○ Use_Source_Revision_Label=Pro_INTRALINK
○ The combination of the
Creo parameters PROI_REVISION.PROI_VERSION will be used.
Tip
Use the setting Use_Last_Modified_Timestamp=true to ensure that
file versions are sorted according to the file modification time, as opposed
to the time when the files were exported from a prior PDM system. If the
file versions have the same timestamp, they will be sorted by the file version
extension (a.prt.1, a.prt.2, etc.).
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Another product management system:
○ Use_Source_Revision_Label=Pro_PDM
○ The value is taken from internal version and revision data
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Custom source:
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○ This data should be already stored within the Creo files.
○ Use one or two user-defined designated parameters from Creo files. For
example, if you wish to use the parameter MY_REVISION, use the setting:
Use_Source_Revision_Label=MY_REVISION
Analyzing the Source Data
After preparing a settings file, run the -analyze command. From the command
prompt window, run the following command (enter the command on one line):
bulkloader.exe -analyze -settings=<settings file>
-controlFile=<control file>.
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Note
The control file and mapping files will be created by the bulk loader after you run
the —analyze command, and therefore shouldn't exist on your machine before
running the —analyze command for the first time. Make sure your settings file
contains the proper settings to create the mapping files you wish to create. For
more information, see Settings File Table on page 180
You may also use –oldControlFile if you made changes to the local file
system and want to re-run the analysis. From the command prompt window, run
the following command (enter the command on one line):
bulkloader.exe -analyze -settings=<settings file
location> -controlFile=<control file location>
-oldControlFile=<old control file location>.
This command will compare the file system data against existing data in
Windchill ProductPoint. If you resolve conflicts identified in the control file by
making changes to the files in the source file system, you will need to re-run this
command until all of the conflicts you resolve through changes in the file system
no longer appear as conflicts in the control file.
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• The control
file
NOT
FOR
PRODUCTION USE
The bulk loader uses up to five files, some automatically created, depending on
your settings file and –analyze command parameters:
•
The folder mapping file
•
The user mapping file
•
The attribute mapping file
Additionally, a parameter designation file should be created at this time. For more
information, see The Parameter Designation File on page 164.
Note
For more information on strategies and best practices for using the control file,
see Bulk Loader Best Practices on page 169.
The Control File
The bulk loader creates a control file that lists information about each file,
assembly dependency, and family table instance in the analyzed source data. The
control file lists any conflicts that would occur if the source data was uploaded
to Windchill ProductPoint as is. The control file is intended to be edited with
Microsoft Excel to enter resolutions for those conflicts.
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The control file contains four tabs: Files, Dependencies, Instances, and Summary.
Any conflicts will list in the Conflicts column of each tab. Enter resolutions to
conflicts in the Resolutions column. For a list of all potential conflicts and the
potential resolutions that can be entered, see Conflicts Table on page 185.
Tip
Printing out the conflicts table can save time when working with the control file.
You can also enter setting options for specific items in the control file by entering a
value into one of the following columns in the control file: Set Released state, Use
Last modified by, and Target Version.
The Folder Mapping File
The bulk loader creates a folder mapping file which lists all source and target
folders. Only the uncommented lines in this file will be used when you run the
–load command to determine the folder mapping. Edit this file to map source
folders to the target folders in Windchill ProductPoint. You can map a target folder
that doesn’t exist in Windchill ProductPoint, as long as it belongs to an existing
product or library. You can also choose to only map the parent folder, and the
subfolders will be mapped accordingly.
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For example:
C:\temp\Caster_Catalog=/Catalog/Parts/Mechanical/Casters
Note
In the above example, the target structure library Catalog ▶ Parts must exist in the
Windchill ProductPoint server and be listed in the Target folders section of the
folder mappings file. However, the target folders Mechanical and Casters are
not required to already exist. If they are not already found, they will be created
during the upload.
C:\temp\Bolts=/Catalog/Parts/Mechanical/Bolts
C:\OrderNo20080516\standard
parts=/Catalog/Parts/Mechanical
C:\OrderNo20080516\PrimaryAssy=/Products/Engines/
ProENGINEER Documents
Note
All subdirectories in the source folder (left side of “=”) will be created below the
folder on the right side of the “=” unless specific mappings for those subfolders
are defined in the mapping file. To collapse or flatten a source folder structure
into one folder on the server, each source subfolder must be mapped to the same
target folder on the server.
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The Attribute Mapping File
The bulk loader creates an attribute mapping file which lists all designated
parameters in the source files along with the matching server attributes.
The designated source parameters which do not have a match in
Windchill ProductPoint will cause a warning message when you run the
–checkSanity command. To avoid the warning message, remove any
parameters from the list that will not be mapped to attributes on the server.
Note
Attributes are mapped through the parameter designation file. The listed mappings
in the attribute mapping file are for your information only. The attribute mapping
file only lists designated Creo parameters.
For example:
ProE.DESCRIPTION.String=ProductPoint.DESCRIPTION.Text
ProE.Weight.Float=ProductPoint.Weight.Float
ProE.Material.String= ProductPoint.Material.String
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In the above example, note that ProE.Cost.Integer is not configured as
NOT
FOR PRODUCTION
a Windchill ProductPoint
attribute. Therefore, the Creo parameterUSE
will not be
ProE.Cost.Integer=
mapped to a server side attribute. If you add an integer attribute named Cost to
the Windchill ProductPoint server and content type for the Creo parts, the mapping
will be found and resolved when you re-run the -analyze command.
The User Mapping File
The User Mapping file is used if the Use_Last_Modified setting is set to
true. For example, the bulk load should assign the last modifier of the file to the
Windchill ProductPoint item. The User Mapping file allows the Last Modified By
users to be mapped toWindchill ProductPoint users.
Note
You do not need to have the User Mapping file if the Last Modified By column in
the control file specifies the user name as your Windchill ProductPoint user name.
The user mapping file template will be created during analysis. It may look as
follows:
##### Pro/E users #####
nazarenko
##### WPP useres #####
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#PTCNET\aglubeva
#PTCNET\knazarenko
#PTCNET\nimbusall
#SHAREPOINT\system
You can edit the file as follows:
#This is my mapping
nazarenko=PTCNET\knazarenko
The lines starting with # are comments and are ignored during the load. You can
add or remove converted lines as you wish.
The Parameter Designation File
Note
An example parameter designation file named
example_param_designation_file.txt can be found in your bulk
loader install directory.
You can create a parameter designation file to add and designate a standard
set of parameters and parameter values to files that are bulk loaded to
Windchill ProductPoint. Those parameters that match the name and type of
Windchill ProductPoint server site columns are then viewable on the associated
product items from the server. If family tables are included in your batch,
parameters will be added for all family table instances as well.
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Note
If aCreo file already has a matching parameter name with a mismatched type to
the parameter designation file, then this parameter is not changed.
From the parameter designation file, you can specify the type and access level of
a parameter that will be added to all bulk uploaded files. Each parameter listed
will be designated after the batch is uploaded to Windchill ProductPoint. If a file
does not have the parameter listed in the parameter designation file, the system
will create and designate the parameter and optionally set a default value for the
new parameter.
You may also add new parameters to your batch with values that are added based
on relations to existing parameters. For example, you could create a new parameter
by adding the values of two existing parameters or by calculating a mathematical
expression involving another parameter in the Creo file. If a default value is
listed for that parameter, any relations defined in the parameter designation file
will override the default value.
To use the parameter designation file, you must include the setting
dm_parameter_designation_file in your settings file. The bulk loader
creates a parameter designation file in the location specified in this setting.
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Additionally, if you would like to undesignate any designated parameters
that are not listed in the parameter designation file, you can include
dm_parameters_undesignate_not_listed=true in your settings file.
Use the following syntax to designate or undesignate parameters:
ND_RelParSet_K01 = {
NAME = test1
PARAMETERS =
{ Name = My_Bool
Type = bool
Default = Yes
},
{ Name = My_String
Type = string
Default = 'defaultvalue'
},
{ Name = My_Int
Type = integer
Default = 15
},
{ Name = My_Real
Type = real
Default = 1.0 m/sec
},
{ Name = My_Real_2
Type = real
Default = 2.0 in
},
{ Name = My_Real_3
Type = real
Default = 3.0
},
{ Name = My_Real_4
Type = real
Default = 4.0
}
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RELATIONS = My_String = MODELED_BY
My_Real_4 = 5.6
IF My_Real_4 == 5.6
My_Real_2=My_Real_4
ELSE
My_Real_2=My_Real
ENDIF
}
Note
Default, Access, and Relations are optional.
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Note
Do not include empty default values (Default=<blank>).
Caution
Usage of the parameter designation file may significantly slow your bulk upload
process, and therefore should only be used for batches that absolutely require
properly designated parameters.
Verifying Files
DRAFT ONLY
NOT
FOR
PRODUCTION
USE
After you have resolved all conflicts and mapped the desired folders and attributes
from your source data to Windchill ProductPoint, verify that the control and
mapping files will properly load the source data:
In the command prompt window, run the following command (enter the command
on one line):
bulkloader.exe -checkSanity -settings=<settings file
location> -controlFile=<new control file location>
The command prompt window displays the bulk loader's progress, as well as any
errors or warnings the bulk loader finds:
1. If an error message appears in the command prompt window, work with your
mapping and control files to correct the files as needed. Error troubleshooting
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may require that you perform the —analyze command again. If so, reference
the old control file.
Note
For more information on strategies and best practices for using the control file,
see Troubleshooting the Control File on page 172
2. If no error messages appear in the command prompt window, you may proceed
to running the upload command.
Note
Since these messages are displayed only in the command window, they may
scroll off screen and be missed. If you acquire one of several freely available
3rd party “tee” utilities, you can simultaneously capture the command window
output in a persistent log file by appending 2>&1 | tee <logfile
name>.
Uploading Data and Creating a Report
DRAFT ONLY
If no errors occur, upload the data to Windchill ProductPoint:
1. Suspend all other activity on the source network file system and the server.
2. In the command prompt window, run the following command (enter the
command on one line):
bulkloader.exe -load -settings=<settings file
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The command prompt window displays the bulk loader's progress. After
each batch is uploaded, a message appears stating whether the batch loaded
successfully or not.
Note
For more information on strategies and best practices for resolving problems
with the bulk upload, see Troubleshooting Loading Data to ProductPoint on
page 176
3. The bulk loader notifies you when it has uploaded all data to
Windchill ProductPoint. Afterward, the bulk loader monitors the
synchronization status as Creo files are synchronized between the local file
system and Windchill ProductPoint.
4. After synchronization completes (or after timeout), the bulk loader updates the
Load status column in the control file.
Interrupting the Bulk Loader
Problems may force you to interrupt the bulk loader while it is loading data to
Windchill ProductPoint. To interrupt the bulk loader, press CTRL-C. The bulk
loader finishes processing the immediate batch it is working on and the remaining
batches are not uploaded.
DRAFT ONLY
Caution
After interrupting an upload batch, do not run the –load command with the same
control file, as the control file will unnecessarily iterate already created items.
Instead, run the -report command and use the generated report file as the new
control file. See The Report File section below for more information.
If you need to interrupt the bulk loader because the bulk loader is having problems
importing files from Creo, the files std.out and proimpex.log can be used
to identify the problem. These files may be stored in different places, depending
on how you launched your session of Creo:
•
If you started Creo from the shortcut that was created during install, then the
files will be written to the Start In directory mentioned in the shortcut.
•
If Creo was started by the bulk loader, then the files will be written to the same
directory from which the bulk loader was started.
Because multiple std.out files may exist from multiple attempts to launch
Creo, check the timestamp of the std.out file to confirm that it is the correct
std.out file.
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The Report File
If you need to interrupt the bulk loader during an upload batch, you can generate a
report file to see which files were successfully uploaded to Windchill ProductPoint.
To generate the report file, run the following command (enter the command on
one line):
-report -settings=<setting file> -reportfile=<report
file>
Tip
Using a different name for your report file than for your old control file allows
you to compare any additional status information in the report file with your old
control file.
You may optionally enter -session=<session name> along with the
above bulk load parameters, if you wish to create a report for a specific session.
Otherwise, the latest session bulk load session will be used for the report. The
bulk loader generates a Microsoft Excel report file that lists whether files were
uploaded or not in the Load Status column. When you run the -load command
again, declare the report file instead of the old control file to ensure that previously
uploaded items are not uploaded again.
DRAFT ONLY
NOT
FOR PRODUCTION
USE
Bulk Loader
Best Practices
Keep the following strategies and best practices in mind when using the bulk
loader to upload files to Windchill ProductPoint.
Planning Your Bulk Upload
Before you begin the bulk upload, planning how you will order the files to be
uploaded helps maximize the efficiency of the process. Planning a conflict
troubleshooting strategy will also save you wasted time and effort.
The Top Down Approach versus the Bottom Up Approach
You can approach uploading Creo files to Windchill ProductPoint in one of two
ways: from the bottom up (uploading all standard part libraries and shared parts
first) or from the top down (uploading your top level assemblies first). Which
approach you choose is heavily dependent on how you have organized your data
on your local file system:
•
In some cases, it may be desirable to upload all standard part libraries and
shared parts and then subsequently upload all the assemblies that utilize them.
This simplifies dealing with dependencies in the control file, but there are two
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risks to this approach. First, if you rename standard parts or family table items
in one upload batch, you have to remember in subsequent upload batches to
rename those dependencies. Second, you may spend a lot of time cleaning up
the standard and shared parts in your file system which may not be utilized by
any assemblies.
•
In some cases, it may be desirable to start with your top level assemblies and
iterate your search path setting in the settings file so the bulk loader will find
all required and necessary dependant standard parts for you. This approach
will only upload the standard and shared parts that are actually used in some
assembly.
Preparing Your Source and Target File Systems
Before you run the bulk loader, review your source file system and remove any
unnecessary files. In Windchill ProductPoint, verify that your parameter and
subdirectory settings are accurate. Copying file system data to a separate load
location is also recommended, as running the bulk loader and manually resolving
conflict issues may result in changes to source data files.
DRAFT ONLY
Validate
that the Creo
parametersPRODUCTION
you want to be uploaded are set in USE
NOT
FOR
Windchill ProductPoint. If there are missing attributes or attributes not associated
Windchill ProductPoint Parameter Setup
with the part and assembly content types, configure these before rerunning the
–analyze command. Use the parameter designation file to create and map new
parameters into Windchill ProductPoint.
Windchill ProductPoint Subdirectory Setup
If there are subdirectories on the file system you want to organize and map to
Windchill ProductPoint locations, create the product sites and structure libraries
necessary to map those subdirectories before rerunning the –analyze command.
Analyzing Your Data and Refining Your Settings and
Mapping Files
The following topics may be helpful before and after you have run the –analyze
command.
Refining Your Search and Source Paths
Dependencies may be missing because the settings file did not contain the search
path to the subdirectory where the missing dependency is stored.
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Handling Multiple Versions of the Same File
Changing the configuration setting Load_All_Versions=False to
Load_All_Versions=True will allow for loading of multiple versions of the
same file. For example, if your file system contains the following files
/dir1/abc.prt.1
/dir1/abc.prt.2
/dir1/abc.prt.3
and Load_All_Versions is set to false, the bulk loader will only load abc.prt.3
to Windchill ProductPoint. If the setting is true, all three versions of the file will
be loaded to Windchill ProductPoint. However, only the latest version, abc.prt.3,
will have secondary associated content also loaded (if any exists).
Files with the same name in different source folders can be incorrectly flagged with
a “duplicate” conflict. You can resolve the conflict by either renaming one of the
files or by making one file an iteration of the other by entering skip.
DRAFT ONLY
Folder Mapping Best Practices
Since Windchill ProductPoint utilizes a global common name space regardless of
folder or library location, tactics of organizing files into different folders or sites
for the purpose of keeping the same name are no longer applicable. In many cases,
you may want to collapse source file folder structures into a common location on
On the other hand, for document libraries in SharePoint (and therefore structure
libraries in Windchill ProductPoint) performance is known to degrade for certain
operations when any given folder contains more than 2,000 items. Therefore, you
may want to consider an organization strategy that will utilize a folder hierarchy to
reduce the number of files in any given folder.
Attribute Mapping and Parameter Designation Best
Practices
As noted earlier, the attribute mapping file is primarily used to inform you of what
attributes are already defined in Windchill ProductPoint map to a Creo parameter
and which will be set as part of the upload. This information provides you the
opportunity to create any missing attributes in Windchill ProductPoint with
matching names and types to those found in your Creo source files.
You may also want to modify source Creo files to include any desired parameters
that can be passed up to the server. For example, older files that do not have your
company standard parameters defined and set should be modified before uploading
to Windchill ProductPoint.
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You can also use the information provided by the attribute mapping file to decide
whether to use the parameter designation file to add and designate or undesignate
parameters for a batch of files. However, usage of the parameter designation file
may significantly slow your bulk upload process, and therefore should only be
used for batches that absolutely require properly designated parameters. For more
information, see The Parameter Designation File on page 164.
Troubleshooting the Control File
Use the following topics when working directly in the control file.
Excel Best Practices
Use the following tips to help manage the large amount of information that appears
when you first generate the control file:
•
In each tab, highlight and double click the columns to automatically resize their
width before working with the control file.
•
Turn on data filtering. Data filtering allows you to filter by any particular
value in a column. For example, you can filter the data to show only one type
of conflict at a time.
•
DRAFT ONLY
You may add columns for personal use to the right of the default columns
PRODUCTION
in NOT
each tab, suchFOR
as a Notes column.
However you should not delete USE
any of
the control file's default columns. You can safely hide any of the columns if
they are in your way or inhibiting your ability to process the contents of the
control file.
Renaming Files
Because Windchill ProductPoint does not allow two files of the same name to
exist, you may need to rename a family table as well as all the instances within
that family table. Microsoft Excel's string functions help resolve conflicts that
require systematically renaming a large set of data. String functions can add
substrings from one column to be concatenated with another to create a unique
name. For example, the following formula adds the prefix “XYZZY” prior to the
“<” character to the substring of each cell in the Instance Name column of the
Instances tab:="XYZZY-"&LEFT(C22,FIND("<",C22,1)-1).
Dependencies Best Practices
Use the following tips when working in the Dependencies tab:
•
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If missing dependents cannot be found in your source directory through any
search path, and are not found already in Windchill ProductPoint, they may
be either unnecessary or will need to be found in another file system in a
subsequent bulk load session. In this case, you can specify a resolution to
allow the assembly to be loaded anyway.
•
The assembly referencing the missing dependency may no longer be valid and
can be removed from the source directory.
Family Tables Best Practices
Use the following tips when troubleshooting conflicts involving family tables:
•
If you find duplicate family tables in your local file system and know which
file should be used, it is easier to delete the duplicate file from the file system
and rerun the –analyze command than to have the bulk loader skip the file.
•
If you have duplicate family tables and want to upload both to
Windchill ProductPoint, rename one family table file (located in the Files tab)
and all of its corresponding instances. If you rename a family table file, make
sure that assemblies that referenced the old name now reference the new name
in the Dependencies tab.
DRAFT ONLY
Use the following tips when troubleshooting conflicts involving instances:
NOT
FOR PRODUCTION USE
• To resolve instance conflicts involving duplicates, try sorting the
Instances Best Practices
Instance
Name column and filtering the column to only show rows with the duplicate
string. If the instance is duplicated because two family tables include the same
instance name, then you will need to determine which family table to keep and
which to skip. Enter your resolution in both the Instances and Files tabs.
•
Using a Pivot table (or macro) can be helpful in identifying instances
differences between duplicate family tables. For example, a pivot table could
identify that one family table has 660 instances while the other duplicate has
661 instances. Pivot tables can also help identify cases where one instance in
each duplicate table has a slight spelling difference.
•
When renaming an instance, be sure to check the Dependencies tab for
assemblies that use that instance and carry forward the renaming as appropriate.
Conflict Resolution Strategy
Because the control file presents many different types of conflicts simultaneously,
it is important to have a planned strategy for tackling each of those conflict types
sequentially in a way that prevents needless rework.
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Because each source database is unique, a universal conflict resolution is not
feasible. However, the following strategy may be appropriate for many source
databases:
1. After generating your control file for the first time, attempt to identify all
conflicts that can be resolved by adjustments to the settings file. For example,
expanding the search_path field to include more directories may find
missing dependents that are currently causing errors in the control file.
2. Continue altering the settings file and regenerating the control file until all
conflicts related to the settings file are resolved.
3. Next, address all duplicate dependency conflicts that can be resolved by
excluding some source folders. After cleaning up the source file system to
eliminate duplicate dependency conflicts due to junk or no longer used folders,
recreate the control file to see if you were successful. Continue altering
the source directories and regenerating the control file until the majority of
duplicate dependency conflicts are resolved or can be safely ignored.
4. Finally, address duplicate family tables in the source file system. Work with
the control file and your source data to determine which family table is in use
and which is no longer applicable and exclude the no longer used family tables
from the source file system.
DRAFT ONLY
Note
While the skip resolution tag can be used in the control file to achieve the
same result, it is easier and more efficient to fix these issues in the source file
system than in the control file.
In some cases, however, both duplicate named family tables in different source
locations will be required to be uploaded, with one (or more) being renamed
during the bulk load.
5. After you have chosen which family tables need to be uploaded, utilize the
rename resolution tag in the control file to resolve all remaining duplicate
issues. Be sure to rename both the family table generic in the Files tab and
instances in the Instances tab accordingly.
Following this strategy should reduce the number of errors that occur when you
run the –checkSanity command. Continue following your strategy to resolve
any additional errors that result from running the –checkSanity command.
Bulk Upload Strategy
Creo data accumulated over time can contain data from different versions of Creo.
Some of this data cannot be successfully uploaded by the bulk loader. Over time
data is copied, which introduces corruption. Some of these corrupt files may not be
filtered out via the control file and will pose problems when uploaded. Because
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a wide variety of data can be uploaded through the bulk loader, it is possible to
have some other special situations that will not be handled correctly by the bulk
loader. Use the following strategy to make sure that non-corrupt data can be
uploaded to the Windchill ProductPoint server. The data that remains can be tested
with Creo. If Creo can successfully retrieve the data, it can then be saved to the
Windchill ProductPoint server from Creo.
1. Ensure that all conflicts are properly resolved and the –checksanity
command has passed before the load operation is started. For more information,
see Conflict Resolution Strategy on page 173.
2. Use the default batch size of 100. (If working with higher end hardware with
lot of memory, this can be increased to improve overall consumed time. It is
recommended to not use a batch size higher than 500. Higher batch size can
lead to instability.)
3. During the bulk upload, it is possible that Creo will crash when it encounters
unexpected data. For more information on Creo errors and data recovery, see
Troubleshooting Loading Data to ProductPoint on page 176.
4. A particular batch may fail during the bulk upload, but not stop the bulk upload.
This happens when the import process encounters a file it cannot properly
handle. Since the bulk loader uploads either all or none of the batch, the
remaining objects in the batch are not uploaded. In this situation, let the bulk
loader finish the bulk upload. Afterwards, the control file will report all the
files that were successfully uploaded and those that were not uploaded. Reduce
the batch size to 10 and restart the bulk upload. This should successfully
upload more objects, while some batches will continue to fail. Restart the
bulk upload using a batch size of 1. At the end of this run, most data should
be uploaded successfully to the Windchill ProductPoint server. The control
file will report files that were not successfully uploaded. Use Creo directly to
open these objects and if Creo successfully opens those files, save the files
to the Windchill ProductPoint server.
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5. Network failure may cause the bulk upload to stop. If this is encountered,
ensure that you have network connectivity and restart the bulk loader using
the resulting control file. A new control file must be generated using the
–report command once network connectivity is established.
6. If the bulk upload becomes slow (due to slow network, large amount of data,
etc), different components can time out and stop the bulk upload. Most of
these timeouts are configurable. If this situation is encountered, increase the
appropriate timeout and restart the bulk upload using the control file.
7. If the Windchill ProductPoint Client Manager (productpointservice.exe and
productpointserviceagent.exe) crashes during the bulk upload, the bulk upload
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will fail. Stop these processes, restart the client manager, generate a new
control file using the –report command and restart the bulk upload.
Note
When objects have the status “loaded” in the control file, they are not
uploaded again. In some situations, the control file is not completely updated
to reflect latest load status of the files. If you are unsure of the correctness of
the load status in the control file, use the –report command to generate a
correct control file. For more information on the report file, see The Report
File on page 169. The information and location of various log files that can
provide more information about the bulk upload can be found in the following
locations:
•
•
•
%tmp%/PTC_ProductPoint_Logs/windchillProductPoint-bulkloader.log
%tmp%/PTC_ProductPoint_Logs/windchillProductPoint-agent-<server
name.log>
Creo log files (std.out, std.err, proimpex.log) are located under
theCreo current working directory.
DRAFT ONLY
Use the
following tips
when troubleshooting
conflicts involving family tables:
NOT
FOR
PRODUCTION
USE
Troubleshooting Loading Data to ProductPoint
•
•
Recovery Best Practices
Creo Toolkit Error Troubleshooting.
Recovery Best Practices
Use the following table when recovering Creo files.
For more information on the std.out file, see Interrupting the Bulk Loader
on page 168.
Problem
Solution Procedure
1. Open the std.out file and determine the reason the file
The bulk
was skipped.
loader gives the
following error 2. If the file was in fact skipped because of this error, then:
after running
a. Open the PROE_CONTROL_FILE_
the —load
<Batch Number>.csv file (located in a time
command:
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Problem
Error in import
control file at
line: <line
number>
A Creo file
causes Creo to
crash.
Solution Procedure
stamped folder in the bulk loader temp directory) and
find the skipped file.
b. Find the corresponding line in the control file.
c. Put the required resolution in the control file.
3. You may continue with the bulk upload.
1. First, determine if the file is corrupted:
a. Open the std.out file.
b. Locate the last Creo file mentioned and attempt to open
it in Creo.
c. If the file cannot be opened in Creo, then it is considered
corrupted, and should not be loaded.
2. Next, you will need to reload the data:
a. Allow synchronization to complete and the bulk loader
to update the control file with the Load status.
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b. In the controlONLY
file, Enter Skip for the corrupted file.
c. In your task manager, stop
ProductPointServiceAgent.exe, and restart
the Client
NOT FOR PRODUCTION
USE
manager.
d. Delete your server cache located within:
%appdata%\PTC\
ProductPoint
Service\<server name>
3. You may continue with the bulk upload using the same
control file.
Creo times out Analysis can take over a half hour for large data sets. If
while analysis is analyzing a large data set, change the RPC_TIMEOUT variable
still taking place. to prevent the machine from timing out early:
1. Navigate to My Computer ▶ Properties
▶ Advanced ▶ Environment Variables.
2. In the System Variables pane, click New.
3. In the Variable name: field, enter RPC_TIMEOUT.
4. In the Variable value: field, enter 3600.
The machine will be prevented from timing out until an
hour has passed.
5. Reset your machine and begin analyzing your data set.
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Creo Toolkit Error Troubleshooting
The following errors may appear in the command prompt window when you run
the -load command:
Error
Resolution Procedure
PRO_TK_GENERAL
_ERROR
The connection with the server was
likely lost.
Generate a report file and begin the load
process again using the report file.
PRO_TK_BAD_INPUTS
To determine the specific issue, review
theCreo logs.
Either your Creo session could not be
found, or information on the session
could not be read from the named server.
DRAFT ONLY
NOT FOR PRODUCTION
USE
To correct this, first verify that
PRO_TK_E_NOT_FOUND
Creo is running. If it is, then
yourWindchill ProductPoint server name
must be registered in Creo and made a
primary server.
A server with this alias or
location/workspace is already registered.
PRO_TK_E_FOUND
PRO_TK_OUT_OF_MEMORY
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Check if the server name you entered in
Windchill ProductPoint is the same as the
one entered in the bulk loader setting file.
There was insufficient memory to build
a query. Restart Creo and close other
applications while running the bulk
loader.
Error
PRO_TK_COMM_ERROR
The Creo session refused connection.
This can happen if an asynchronous
application tries to connect to a
Creo session that is in a conference, or if
application initialization fails.
PRO_TK_CANT_ACCESS
To correct this, check if Creo is running.
If not, start Creo and run the operation
again. If Creo is running, see the
preceding Recovery Best Practices
section for preventing Creo from timing
out.
Either there was a server communication
error or a lack of permission to view
workspaces on your server.
Check if Windchill ProductPoint server
DRAFT ONLY
is running and active in Creo with a valid
user authentication.
PRO_TK_E_AMBIGUOUS
More than one Creo session
with the
NOT
FOR PRODUCTION
USE
specified characteristics was found.
PRO_TK_E_BUSY
PRO_TK_E_IN_USE
PRO_TK_NO_LICENSE
Check if two Creo application instances
are running. If so, close one of them.
Another workspace is already registered
and cannot be de-registered because
there are items in theCreo session.
Clear the Creo cache in your File ▶ Erase
menu.
The Creo session did not respond to your
request for connection.
Check if Creo is currently doing any
operation. If so, wait untill it is complete,
then clear the Creo cache in your
File ▶ Erase menu.
Creo could not obtain a license.
Renew your Creo license.
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Error
PRO_TK_APP_NO_LICENSE
Creo was run without the licenses needed
to run this application.
PRO_TK_EMPTY
Renew your Creo license.
Your server does not have any
workspaces.
Check if Windchill ProductPoint server
is registered in Creo.
Note
If the complexities of a file make loading using the bulk loader impossible, you
may be forced to manually add the file to Windchill ProductPoint.
Bulk Loader Resources
DRAFT ONLY
Settings
FileFOR
Table PRODUCTION USE
NOT
The following table lists all settings options that can be included in your settings
The following tables may be useful when running the bulk loader application.
file. For more information, see the Example_setting.properties file that
was downloaded to your bulk loader directory.
Field
Allow_Objects_
With_Missing_
Dependents=
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Value
true or false
Required Notes
If false, missing
dependents in
the control file
must be resolved
by identifying a
different dependent
name or increasing
the search path in
the source directories
so the bulk loader
will find the missing
dependents.
Field
Value
Required Notes
Note
This setting is
only used for
analysis. A Windchill
ProductPoint setting
controls whether
missing dependents
are allowed during
the bulk upload.
Attribute_Mapping_ <Path to
File=
save attribute
mapping file>
Batch_Size=
1 to 5000
Default is true.
See The Attribute
Mapping File on
page 163.
Default = 100
See Batch Size
Setting on page 158.
You must have write
access to this file
directory.
Specify location of
file that adds and
designates a standard set of parameters and parameter
values to a batch
of files being uploaded to Windchill
ProductPoint
DRAFT
ONLYY
<Path to bulk
loader output
NOT FOR PRODUCTION
USE
file directory>
BulkLoader_Temp
_Dir=
dm_parameter_designation
<file path to
_file=
parameter
designation file
>
See The Parameter
Designation File on
page 164
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Field
dm_parameters_
undesignate_
not_listed=
File_Types_
To_Load=
Value
true or false
<list of file
extensions>
Required Notes
Specifies whether
to undesignate
parameters currently
designated in
aCreo file but
not listed in
the parameter
designation file.
See The Parameter
Designation File on
page 164
Specify file
extensions to be
uploaded. All other
file types will be
ignored.
DRAFT ONLYDefault is <*.asm,
*.prt, *.drw,
*.frm, *.xpr,
NOT FOR PRODUCTION
USE
*.xas, *.sym,
*.lsl,
*.mrk,
*.fmd,
*.mdb,
*.tph,
*.drm,
*.tx3,
*.bmp,
*.lay,
*.sec,
*.mda,
*.mfg,
*.lgh,
*.tx1,
*.tx4,
*.edz>
The following file
types cannot be
loaded to Windchill
ProductPoint:
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Field
Value
Required Notes
<*.exe, *.xml,
*.mdb>
Folder_Mapping_
File=
Load_All_
Dependents=
<Path to save
folder mapping
file>
true or false
Y
Y
Note
Numeric file
extensions (for
example *.123)
as well as wildcards
in the extension (for
example *.p* are
not supported.
See The Folder
Mapping File. on
page 162
Indicates whether all
dependents should be
collected.
DRAFT ONLY
Default is false.
Load_All_
true or false
Indicates
whether
NOT
FOR
PRODUCTION
USE
Versions=
all versions of a file
residing in the same
directory should be
collected.
Default is false.
Load_Timeout=
Number of
Minutes
See Handling
Multiple Versions
of the Same File on
page 171
Time, in minutes,
until bulk loader
stops monitoring
synchronization
status.
Default is 1,200
minutes.
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Field
Mark_As_Released=
Value
true or false
ProE_Installation_ <Pro/ENGINEER
Path=
Wildfire bin
subdirectory
in installation
directory>
Required Notes
Indicates whether
the items should be
marked as Released
after bulk upload.
Y
C:\Program
Files\
proeWildfire
4.0
May have one or
many entries for
source directories.
All subdirectories
will also be searched
for file dependents.
If set to false,
dependencies will not
display in the control
file. Dependencies
will still be added
to Windchill
ProductPoint, but
you will not be able
to use the Rename
resolution for naming
conflicts.
<Path to
directory to
search for
dependents>
Search_Path=
Default is false.
Common
subdirectory:
DRAFT ONLY
Show_dependencies
true or false
Source_Directory=
<Path to source
directory>
Y
Target_Prodpoint_
url=
<Windchill
ProductPoint
Server URL>
Y
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Default is true.
May have one or
many entries for
source directories.
All subdirectories
will also be searched
for files.
Your URL should
end with ‘/’.
Field
Use_Last_
Modified_By=
Value
true or false
Use_Last_Modified
_Timestamp=
Use_Source_
Revision_Label=
Required Notes
Maps Last Modified
By value to Windchill
ProductPoint.
true or false
true or false
Default is false.
Maps Last Modified
date and time
to Windchill
ProductPoint.
Default is false.
Default is true.
See Use Source
Revision Label
User_Mapping_File= <Path to save
user mapping
file>
DRAFT ONLY
NOT
FOR
Conflicts
Table PRODUCTION USE
The following table lists all conflicts that can exist in the analyze file:
Note
Instances are not files and therefore cannot be skipped.
Conflict
Description
TargetExists
Name already exists in Windchill
ProductPoint
Applicable Tab
and Resolution
Options
File:
Take/Rename/Skip
Dependency:
Take/Rename
Instance:
Take/Rename
Notes
checkSanity will
throw an error
if the target
name contains an
extra extension
(for example,
target name
a.prt.1 or
a.prt.new) or a
different extension
(for example,
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Conflict
Description
Applicable Tab
and Resolution
Options
Notes
renaming a.prt
to a.asm)
TargetLocked
NotFound
Unreadable
Duplicated
Versioned
Name exists and
locked to write
File: Rename/Skip
Instance: Rename
Name not found in Dependency:
source directories Take/Rename
File does not have File: Skip
read permission
More than one file File:
or instance name in Take/Rename/Skip
source directories
Instance:
Take/Rename
File:
More than one
Take/Rename/Skip
version of the
file in the same
directory
DRM protected file File: Skip
Zero file size
File: Skip
Problem during file File: Skip
retrieval
Regeneration error File: Skip
DRAFT ONLY
DRMProtected
Empty
RetrievalError
Regeneration
Error
PrimaryHas
Conflicts
Primary content
file contains
conflicts within
it
Primary
Primary content
NotFound
file not found in
source
Duplicated
The primary
PrimaryNotFound content file is a
duplicate
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File: Skip
File: Skip
File:
Take/Rename/Skip
Conflict
Description
IncompleteItem
TargetExists*
Incomplete item
already exists on
the Windchill
ProductPoint
server
TypeNot
Supported
FileNameInvalid
Applicable Tab
and Resolution
Options
File:
Take/Rename/Skip
Notes
Dependency:
Take/Rename
Instance:
Take/Rename
File: Skip
The file type is
not supported by
the bulk loader
or byWindchill
ProductPoint
File name includes File: Skip
characters that are
not supported by
SharePoint
See http://support.
microsoft.com/
kb/905231 for
a complete list
of unsupported
characters.
DRAFT ONLY
NOT
FOR
PRODUCTION
USE
File:
Unknown
Miscellaneous
conflicts whose
description can
be found in
proimpex.log
IllegalProE
File has
FileName
Creo extension
but its name is not
valid in Creo
NewerFileVersion The source file
analyzed is of a
new version than
the Creo version
being used during
the —Analyze
command.
Dep_Target
File dependent exExists
ists in Windchill
ProductPoint
Take/Rename/Skip
File:
Take/Rename/Skip
File:Skip
File:
Take/Rename/Skip
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Conflict
Dep_NotFound
Description
File dependent's
name not found in
source
Dep_Incomplete File dependItemTargetExists* ent's incomplete
item target exists in Windchill
ProductPoint
Inst_Duplicated
File instance is
duplicated
Inst_Target
File instance exExists
ists in Windchill
ProductPoint
Inst_Target
File instance
Locked
exists in Windchill
ProductPoint and
is locked to write
Inst_Incomplete
File instance's inItemTargetExists* complete item
target exists
in Windchill
ProductPoint
Applicable Tab
and Resolution
Options
File: Take/Rename
Notes
File:
Take/Rename/Skip
File:
Take/Rename/Skip
File: Take/Rename
File: Rename/Skip
DRAFT ONLY
File:
NOT FOR PRODUCTION
USE
Take/Rename/Skip
*IncompleteItem indicates that a prior upload batch created a placeholder
item in Windchill ProductPoint. The file found during this upload batch will
replace the placeholder item on the server. You should make sure that any
assemblies that use or reference the placeholder item can receive the particular file
as its real replacement. If not, you may want to rename this item to avoid creating
unloadable assemblies that expect different content in an item of that name.
Creating Bulk Publishing Jobs Using the
Representation Generation Utility
Unlike the manual upload of product items into Windchill ProductPoint, bulk
loading data into Windchill ProductPoint does not automatically create a publishing
job to generate a visual representation of each product item that was bulk loaded.
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For more information on the Windchill ProductPoint publishing service, see Using
the Publishing Service on page 235.
Use the Representation Generation utility command line utility to create publishing
jobs to generate visual representations of those product items. The Representation
Generation utility is included with your Windchill ProductPoint installation from
within the \RepresentationGenerationUtility folder. If you have
installed Windchill ProductPoint to its default location, you can find the utility here:
C:\Program
Files\PTC\ProductPoint\RepresentationGenerationUtility
Before running the command, choose the format type of the visual representation
by navigating to the following configuration file from your Windchill ProductPoint
site: Site Settings ▶ Windchill ProductPoint Settings ▶ Open representation format
settings files ▶ RepresentationRuleForBulkJobs. For each authoring application
used at your organization listed in the RepresentationRuleForBulkJobs
configuration file, enter the format(s) you would like generated for each content
type you plan on uploading.
Note
Ensure that the Publishing Service Feature site feature must be enabled prior
to executing this utility.
DRAFT ONLY
To create theFOR
publishing jobs,
run the Representation Generation utility
from a
NOT
PRODUCTION
USE
command line or .bat file, along with the following arguments:
•
/siteUrl: – Enter the url of Windchill ProductPoint site. For example,
/siteUrl:http://wpp.ptc.com:1975/
•
/libraryPath: (optional) – Use this argument if you would like to create
publishing jobs for a specific product or library. Otherwise, the utility will
attempt to generate representation jobs for the whole Windchill ProductPoint
site. Enter the path, in Windchill ProductPoint, to the library or product. For
example, /libraryPath:/Products/MyProduct
•
/logFile: (optional) – Use this agrument to specify a specific path for the
log file for the utility. Otherwise, a log will be placed in TEMP directory under
the name RepresentationGenerationUtility.log.
For example, to create publishing jobs for all items you bulk loaded to your
Windchill ProductPoint product library, run the Representation Generation utility
from its location using the following syntax:
RepresentationGenerationUtility.exe /siteUrl:http://wpp1:1975/ /libraryPath:/Catalog
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DRAFT ONLY
9
Uploading Data Using the
Pro/INTRALINK Migrator
About the Pro/INTRALINK Migrator..........................................................................
Migration Process Overview ....................................................................................
Exporting Models from Pro/INTRALINK....................................................................
Copying your Pro/INTRALINK Database to your Windchill ProductPoint Server...........
Uploading Data Using the Pro/INTRALINK Bulk Loader Utility ...................................
Creating Bulk Publishing Jobs Using the Representation Generation Utility ................
DRAFT ONLY
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194
194
199
202
221
This chapter describes the process of uploading data to Windchill ProductPoint from
Pro/INTRALINK, as well as strategies, best practices, and reference materials for
using the bulk loader.
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About the Pro/INTRALINK Migrator
Use the Pro/INTRALINK migrator to export Creo models stored in a
Pro/INTRALINK database into Windchill ProductPoint.
Pro/INTRALINK Migrator Prerequisites
Note
The Pro/INTRALINK bulk loader is not available to ProductPoint Express
customers
•
Pro/INTRALINK version:
○ 3.4 M062
○ 3.4 M063
○ 3.4 M070
The following applications must also be installed on the client machine before
running the Pro/INTRALINK bulk loader:
DRAFT ONLY
Creo 5 or 4 M100 or greater
NOT
FOR
PRODUCTION
USE
Caution
Note
The Pro/INTRALINK bulk loader only works on Windows operating systems.
•
If Creo 5 is used during the bulk load process, all uploaded files will be stored
in Windchill ProductPoint as Creo 5 files, which are only supported in Creo 5
and higher builds.
•
Windchill ProductPoint 2.0 with SqlServer Standard Edition or higher
(installed on the server)
•
Microsoft Excel (2007 recommended) must be installed on the client.
Microsoft.office.Interop.Excel.dll must be installed along
with Microsoft Excel for the Pro/INTRALINK bulk loader to work correctly.
Note
Problems may result when using older versions of Microsoft Excel to view
control or report files for file systems containing more than 65,000 files. If you
encounter errors while analyzing file systems with this many files, make sure
only Microsoft 2007 is installed on your machine.
•
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Windchill ProductPoint Client Manager (downloaded from
Windchill ProductPoint downloads page)
Downloading Pro/INTRALINK Migrator Setup Files
Beta users can download the Pro/INTRALINK migrator’s tool to mark and export
files from a Pro/INTRALINK database (Pro-I_exp.zip) from the beta FTP site.
Known Beta Issues
Please review the following list of known Pro/INTRALINK migrator issues for the
Windchill ProductPoint 2.0 beta release:
•
The Pro/INTRALINK bulk loader times out when uploading large data sets
corresponding to a control file of approximately 8 MB.
(SPR 2008641)
•
Pro/ENGINEER needs to be started manually and the server must be registered
with the full domain both in the proi_settings file as well as in the server
registry of Pro/ENGINEER before commencing the bulk load operation.
Register using the following domain syntax:
http://abc.ptcnet.ptc.com:1975/
DRAFT
ONLY
• The user mapping file must be mapped correctly before running the –load
command to avoid failure during the load process. This is because the
NOT
FORbulkPRODUCTION
USE
Pro/INTRALINK
loader’s –Checksanity functionality
does not
(SPR 2012765)
fail if a user mapping file is not mapped to any target user with Windchill
ProductPoint 2.0.
(SPRs 2012686 and 2014425)
•
User created attributes are not propagated after bulk load with Windchill
ProductPoint 2.0, even if they are saved in Pro/INTRALINK and are mapped
to the corresponding attributes in Windchill ProductPoint.
(SPR 2013419)
•
The attribute mapping file created after the Pro/INTRALINK bulk loader’s
–analyze command is run does not show parameters for the matching
attributes in the Windchill ProductPoint server. After completing the bulk load
process, manually check that your attributes correctly mapped to Windchill
ProductPoint
(SPR 2013425)
•
Parameters created by user in Pro/ENGINEER and saved in a Pro/INTRALINK
server are not shown in the Properties page of Pro/ENGINEER files after bulk
loading of files with Windchill ProductPoint 2.0.
Uploading Data Using the Pro/INTRALINK Migrator
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(SPR 2013813)
•
Versions of files, as well as instances of family tables, that are loaded to a
Windchill ProductPoint server are incremented by one after they have been
uploaded.
For example, a file with revision version 1\0 is loaded to server as -.2 in
Windchill ProductPoint 2.0.
(SPRs 2013808 and 2014001)
Migration Process Overview
Migrating data from a Pro/INTRALINK database to a Windchill ProductPoint server
is divided into three steps, utilizing three separate tools:
DRAFT ONLY
Copy
Pro/INTRALINK
Database
to Windchill ProductPoint: Next, you
will
NOT
FOR
PRODUCTION
USE
copy your entire Pro/INTRALINK database to Windchill ProductPoint as
1. Export Data from Pro/INTRALINK: First, you will use the ProI-Exp tool to
export Creo models stored in your Pro/INTRALINK database.
2.
a separate schema using the CopyProIDbUtility. This will allow the
Pro/INTRALINK bulk loader to add all the necessary metadata into
3. Upload Models to Windchill ProductPoint: Use the Pro/INTRALINK bulk
loader to upload the models that you exported to your
Windchill ProductPoint server so they can be viewed and modified
in your Windchill ProductPoint site.
Exporting Models from Pro/INTRALINK
The following topics describe the tool and procedure used to export model data
from a Pro/INTRALINK database.
Before data can be uploaded to Windchill ProductPoint, the models that you want
to load must be exported from Pro/INTRALINK using the ProI-Exp tool.
Note
The tool only supports Windows platform in English.
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You can choose to export versions of models using one of the following three rules:
•
Export all latest versions (default)
•
Export latest versions of a specific Release Level
•
Export all versions
You can set which model versions will be exported, along with additional
configuration parameters in the export_config.xml configuration file. For
more information, see Configuration File Settings on page 197.
Use the ProI-Exp tool to automatically export your preferred model versions
by execute a several of .bat files. These .bat files will create PTC_EXP_DATA
lifecycle attribute in Pro/INTRALINK, mark the models to be exported as to
_export, and check those models out to a temporary workspace to be exported
using the Workspace export action. After the export .bat file runs, the values of
the PTC_EXP_DATA lifecycle attribute will be updated for each model to indicate
the completion (exported) or failure (failed). For a step-by-step procedure, see
Running the ProI-Exp Tool on page 195.
Note
You may also manually modify Pro/INTRALINK’s Lifecycle attribute to mark
additional model versions to be exported.
DRAFT ONLY
NOT
FOR PRODUCTION USE
Running the ProI-Exp Tool
Use the following procedure to export Pro/INTRALINK models using the
ProI-Exp tool.
1. Extract the proi_exp.zip file into a directory on the machine that runs
Pro/INTRALINK. Your machine must also be properly configured to both
connect to your Pro/INTRALINK Commonspace and work with Creo.
2. Update parameters of the tool by modifying the configuration file:
bin\export_config.xml. For more information, see Configuration File
Settings on page 197.
3. Open a command window to the \bin sub-directory of the location you
extracted proi_exp.zip and enter the following command (enter in one
line. Do not include “<” and “>” carrots):
1_install.bat "<Pro/I launch script path>"
Where <Pro/I launch script path> is the complete path to an executable that
will launch Pro/INTRALINK. This script creates the remaining .bat files
needed to complete this process are generated.
4. Run the following command or launch the .bat file from the directory:
2_setup.bat
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This script creates the lifecycle attribute PTC_EXP_DATA, locates files that
meet the version criteria set in the export_config.xml configuration file
and sets browser table configurations in Pro/INTRALINK used in the export
process.
5. Run the following command or launch the .bat from the directory:
3_mark_objects.bat
This script sets the lifecycle attribute PTC_EXP_DATA to to_export for each
model that met the version criteria set in the export_config.xml
configuration file.
Note
If you would like to reset the value for models that have already been marked as
to_export, you can unmark objects that have already been marked. To unmark
all objects, run the unmark_objects.bat batch file. All model marked as
to_export will be marked as do not export. Run the 3_mark_objects.bat
batch file again.
6. Finally, run the following command or launch the .bat from the directory:
DRAFT ONLY
4_export_objects.bat
All models marked as to_export are exported to the location specified in your
export_config.xml configuration file for each marked model. A message
stating There are no more objects satisfying the conditions will appear when
the process completes. A model’s versions and iterations will be stored in a
folder structure. Each revision of a model is exported its own folder and each
revision’s iteration is exported to sub-folders of the revision folder.
Note
If Pro/INTRALINK windows stop flashing on your client machine, then the
process may have stalled. Kill the javaw.exe and xtop.exe processes in
your Task Manager and launch the 4_export_objects.bat file again
until the completion message appears.
7. Open a Pro/INTRALINK session and execute a search. Make sure no attributes
are marked as failed or to_export. If there are models that were marked as
failed, launch the remark_failed_objects.bat file to set the remaining
models’ PTC_EXP_DATA attribute to to_export and return to step 6 of this
process.
Note
If models are still marked as failed or to_export after running the
remark_failed_objects.bat, reduce the batch_size
export_config.xml configuration file parameter to 1 to determine the
specific model that is failing.
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8. When all models have been exported, you may optionally remove the ProI-Exp
tool by deleting the PTC_EXP_DATA attribute, which was created in the
following location: Administration ▶ Object ▶ Attributes ▶ Object Attributes.
Configuration File Settings
Before running the ProI-Exp tool, review and update the following
export_config.xml configuration file parameters:
Parameter
ldb_path
Description
Required?
Yes
full path to a new folder
that will be used as the local
database for the exported
models. If the folder does not
exist, it will be created.
Caution
The existing local database
path cannot be used, as
the ProI-Exp tool will
modify the local database’s
environment.
Pro/INTRALINK
Yes
administrator’s user name.
Pro/INTRALINK
Yes
administrator’s password.
Full path to the folder that the Yes
models will be exported to.
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user
password
export_folder
Note
Make sure the folder has
enough available disk space
to store the exported models.
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Parameter
locate
Description
Required?
Choose one of the following Yes
rules for exporting models:
•
exp_latest: Exports
latest versions. This is
the parameter’s default
value.
•
exp_Latest_Released:
Exports latest version
of specific Release
level, which you will
specify in the parameter
release_level.
•
release_level
exp_All: Exports all
versions.
Choose the release level to
export. The latest version
of the specified release level
will be exported.
Number of objects to be
checked out and exported
as one batch operation. Use
higher number if machine
resources permit.
Number of objects to
be processed in a given
Pro/INTRALINK session.
Use higher number if
machine resources permit.
Specify if you want to export
objects out of a specific
Pro/INTRALINK folder. By
default, the value is empty,
which means all folders
under "Root Folder" will be
included. Do not include
a final slash (“/”). Use the
following syntax:
Yes if locate =
exp_Latest_Released
DRAFT ONLY
No
batch_limit
NOT FOR PRODUCTION
USE
session_limit
il_folder
No
No
Root Folder/Blue
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Parameter
recursive
silent_exp_log
Description
Required?
Note
No
This parameter is only
applicable if il_folder is
set to a specific folder
Specify if models in
sub-folders of the
il_folder folder should
be included recursively, by
setting this parameter to
true.
Suppresses verbose export
logging. Setting this
parameter to False is
not recommended.
No
DRAFT
ONLY Database
Copying your
Pro/INTRALINK
to your Windchill ProductPoint Server
NOT
FOR PRODUCTION USE
Use the CopyProIDbUtility command line utility, which is installed as
part of yourWindchill ProductPoint server installation, to copy your
Pro/INTRALINK database to your Windchill ProductPoint Server. After
running this utility, all Pro/INTRALINK tables will be copied to your
Windchill ProductPoint NDS database as a separate schema (‘PROI’). The data
from these tables will later be used to add to models when uploading models using
the Pro/INTRALINK bulk loader.
In order to successfully copy your Pro/INTRALINK database, both Oracle and
SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) must be installed and configured correctly
on your Windchill ProductPoint Server.
Note
The user who runs CopyProIDbUtility must be added to the public role in
SQL Server.
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Installing an Oracle Client
Use the following procedure to install and configure Oracle 10i on your
Windchill ProductPoint server and verify that you can connect to your
Pro/INTRALINK database:
Note
This procedure can also be used for Oracle 9i.
1. Login to the server machine as an admin user.
2. Download the 32 bit 10i Oracle client (10201_client_win32.zip) from the
Oracle web site:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/oracle10g/htdocs/10201winsoft.html
Note
You may need to register and accept the license agreement before you can
download.
3. Install the Oracle client. For more information, see
http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/ssis-oracle.aspx.
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Verify the system variable ORACLE_HOME was created and points to the
Oracle
client’s installation
Reboot the server machine if you
make
NOT
FORdirectory.
PRODUCTION
USE
changes to this variable.
4. After you complete installation of the Oracle client, reboot the server machine.
5.
6. Verify that you can connect to the Pro/INTRALINK Oracle database using
sqlplus by opening a command line and entering the following command:
>sqlplus user/password@db_name
user, password, and db_name are the user name, password and name (alias) for
your Pro/INTRALINK Oracle database.
If you are not able to connect using sqlplus, verify
your Oracle client configuration file looks correct:
%ORACLE_HOME%/network/admin/tnsnames.ora
Installing SQL Server Integration Services
The CopyProIDbUtility uses SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) which
has to be installed as part of your SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition or higher
installation. Use the following procedure to install SSIS or verify that it is installed.
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Note
SSIS Runtime and therefore the CopyProIDbUtility are only supported
on SQL Server Standard Edition or higher. For more information, see
http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/editions-compare.aspx
1. From your server machine’s Control Panel, select Programs ▶ Programs and
Features.
2. Click Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (64–bit) and click Add Features.
A SQL Server 2008 Setup window appears.
3. Under Installation Type, choose Add features to an existing instance of SQL
Server 2008.
Click Next.
4. Under Feature Selection, check the Integration Services check box.
Note
If Integration Services is already checked, then the feature is already is already
installed and you can Cancel the installation.
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6. Reboot the server machine once the installation is complete.
5. Click Next for the remaining steps and complete the installation.
Running the CopyProIDbUtility
The CopyProIDbUtility.exe is installed as part of your
Windchill ProductPoint server installation and is located
in the CopyProIDbUtility sub-directoy, which can
be found in the following location by default: C:\Program
Files\PTC\ProductPoint\CopyProIDbUtility.
To run the CopyProIDbUtility to copy your Pro/INTRALINK database to your
Windchill ProductPoint server, open your command prompt in this location and
run the following command (enter the command on one line. User input variables
are contained in “<” and “>” carrots):
>CopyProIDbUtility.exe
-sourceConnection "Data Source=<Pro/INTRALINK Oracle database name>;
User ID=<Oracle database user>;
Password=<Oracle database password>;
Provider=MSDAORA.1;
Persist Security Info=True"
-destConnection "Data Source=<SQL Server host>;
Initial Catalog=<Windchill ProductPoint NDS Database>;
Provider=SQLNCLI10;Integrated Security=SSPI;"
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-logFile <Log File Path>
The following notes apply to this command:
•
Your Pro/INTRALINK Oracle database name can be determined per
tns_admin.ora configuration of your Oracle client.
•
You can find your Windchill ProductPoint NDS Database name in SqlServer
Management Studio.
•
It is strongly suggested to use Integrated Security=SSPI (Network credentials )
for the destination connection.
•
It is required to have use Persist Security Info=True; in the source
connection string. Not using it causes Oracle connection issues, however.
Uploading Data Using the Pro/INTRALINK
Bulk Loader Utility
This chapter describes the process of uploading data to Windchill ProductPoint, as
well as reference materials for using the Pro/INTRALINK bulk loader.
DRAFT ONLY
Note
The user who runs the Pro/INTRALINK bulk loader must be added to the public
role in SQL Sserver and also the Owner role in Windchill ProductPoint.
Installing the Pro/INTRALINK Bulk Loader Utility
The Pro/INTRALINK bulk loader utility can be installed from
the Software Downloads page of Windchill ProductPoint
(windchillProductPointBulkloader.msi). The utility
should be installed on the client. The client machine must have Excel installed.
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Preparing the Settings File
Before running the Pro/INTRALINK bulk loader utility, a settings file must be
created containing the following relevant settings and file locations used during the
bulk load process. For a complete list of settings fields, see Settings File Table
on page 213.
DRAFT ONLY
• The Batch Size setting
• The ProIFOR
Released setting
NOT
PRODUCTION USE
The following settings require additional description:
Batch Size Setting
The Batch_Size setting controls how many files will be processed as a batch.
Keep the following in mind when working with this setting:
•
The default size of 100 is generally more efficient than smaller or higher values
for moderately sized hardware. However, the optimum size for a batch will
depend on the hardware you are using to run Creo.
•
The Pro/INTRALINK bulk loader will attempt to group and organize the items
to be uploaded into batches according to the following rules and principles:
○ Derived/secondary items should be in the same batch as the principal item.
○ Multiple versions of the same file should be in different batches, sorted by
timestamp, so that earlier versions are uploaded first.
○ If an earlier version fails, subsequent versions should be excluded.
○ Family table size should be taken into account. If some file in a batch
happens to be a large family table, the actual number of items uploaded in
the batch may not match the batch size you entered. In these situations,
include fewer files in the batch.
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•
Dependent items that are not already in Windchill ProductPoint and fall outside
of a particular batch that has a dependency on that item will have a placeholder
item created on Windchill ProductPoint during the uploading of that batch.
When the subsequent batch that contains the dependant item is uploaded, the
placeholder item will be replaced in Windchill ProductPoint.
•
Windchill ProductPoint provides a report Web Part that shows incomplete
placeholder items. Use this report Web Part to be sure all incomplete items
have been uploaded and resolved before considering the bulk load process to
be complete.
ProI Released Setting
Unlike Pro/INTRALINK, Windchill ProductPoint does not allow multiple release
schemes or user specified release levels. Instead items are either set to a Released or
In Work state. Therefore, it is necessary to specify which Pro/INTRALINK release
level(s) correspond to a Released state in Windchill ProductPoint. This is done
using the ProI_Released setting. For example, if the settings specify
the following, then all items at Release to Production and Released levels in
Pro/INTRALINK will be set to the Released state in Windchill ProductPoint:
DRAFT ONLY
Where Rs1 and Rs2 are Pro/INTRALINK release schema names.
ProI_Released= Release to Production(RS1),
Released(RS2)
Analyzing the Source Data
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After preparing a settings file, run the -analyzeProIData command. From
the command prompt window, run the following command (enter the command
on one line):
bulkloader.exe -analyzeProIDdata -settings=<settings
file> -controlFile=<control file>.
Note
The control file and mapping files will be created by the Pro/INTRALINK bulk
loader after you run the —analyze command, and therefore shouldn't exist on
your machine before running the —analyze command for the first time. Make
sure your settings file contains the proper settings to create the mapping files you
wish to create. For more information, see Settings File Table on page 213
The Pro/INTRALINK bulk loader uses up to five files, some automatically created,
depending on your settings file and –analyze command parameters:
•
The control file
•
The folder mapping file
•
The user mapping file
•
The attribute mapping file
DRAFT ONLY
Additionally, a parameter designation file should be created at this time. For more
information,FOR
see [MissingPRODUCTION
cross reference text].
NOT
USE
The Folder Mapping File
The Pro/INTRALINK bulk loader creates a folder mapping file which lists all
source and target folders. Only the uncommented lines in this file will be used when
you run the –load command to determine the folder mapping. Edit this file to map
source folders in Pro/INTRALINK to the target folders in Windchill ProductPoint.
You can map a target folder that doesn’t exist in Windchill ProductPoint, as long as
it belongs to an existing product or library. You can also choose to only map the
parent folder, and the subfolders will be mapped accordingly.
For example:
Root
Folder/Caster_Catalog=/Catalog/Parts/Mechanical/Casters
Note
In the above example, the target structure library Catalog ▶ Parts must exist in the
Windchill ProductPoint server and be listed in the Target folders section of the
folder mappings file. However, the target folders Mechanical and Casters are
not required to already exist. If they are not already found, they will be created
during the upload.
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Root Folder/Bolts=/Catalog/Parts/Mechanical/Bolts
Root Folder/standard parts=/Catalog/Parts/Mechanical
Root Folder/PrimaryAssy=/Products/Engines/ ProENGINEER
Documents
Note
All subdirectories in the source folder (left side of “=”) will be created below the
folder on the right side of the “=” unless specific mappings for those subfolders
are defined in the mapping file. To collapse or flatten a source folder structure
into one folder on the server, each source subfolder must be mapped to the same
target folder on the server.
The Attribute Mapping File
The Pro/INTRALINK bulk loader creates an attribute mapping file which lists all
Versioned Pro/INTRALINK attributes (file-based, and non file based) along with
the matching server attributes. The designated source parameters which do not
have a match in Windchill ProductPoint will cause a warning message when you
run the –checkSanity command. To avoid the warning message, remove any
parameters from the list that will not be mapped to attributes on the server.
DRAFT ONLY
For example:
ProI.DESCRIPTION.String=ProductPoint.DESCRIPTION.Text
ProI.Weight.Float=ProductPoint.Weight.Float
ProI.Material.String= ProductPoint.Material.String
ProI.Cost.Integer=
In the above example, note that ProI.Cost.Integer is not configured as
a Windchill ProductPoint attribute. Therefore, the Pro/INTRALINK attribute
will not be mapped to a Windchill ProductPoint attribute. If you add an integer
attribute named Cost to the Windchill ProductPoint server and content type for
the Creo parts, the mapping will be found and resolved when you re-run the
-analyze command.
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The User Mapping File
The User Mapping file is used if the Use_Last_Modified setting is set to
true. For example, the bulk load should assign the last modifier of the file to the
Windchill ProductPoint item. The User Mapping file allows the Last Modified By
users to be mapped toWindchill ProductPoint users.
Note
You do not need to have the User Mapping file if the Last Modified By column in
the control file specifies the user name as your Windchill ProductPoint user name.
The user mapping file template will be created during analysis. It may look as
follows:
##### Source users #####
nazarenko
##### Target users #####
#PTCNET\aglubeva
#PTCNET\knazarenko
#PTCNET\nimbusall
#SHAREPOINT\system
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You can edit the file as follows:
#This is my mapping
nazarenko=PTCNET\knazarenko
The lines starting with # are comments and are ignored during the load. You can
add or remove converted lines as you wish.
The Parameter Designation File
You can create a parameter designation file to add and designate a standard
set of parameters and parameter values to files that are bulk loaded to
Windchill ProductPoint. Those parameters that match the name and type of
Windchill ProductPoint server site columns are then viewable on the associated
product items from the server. If family tables are included in your batch,
parameters will be added for all family table instances as well.
Note
If a Creo file already has a matching parameter name with a mismatched type to
the parameter designation file, then this parameter is not changed.
From the parameter designation file, you can specify the type and access level of
a parameter that will be added to all bulk uploaded files. Each parameter listed
will be designated after the batch is uploaded to Windchill ProductPoint. If a file
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does not have the parameter listed in the parameter designation file, the system
will create and designate the parameter and optionally set a default value for the
new parameter.
You may also add new parameters to your batch with values that are added based
on relations to existing parameters. For example, you could create a new parameter
by adding the values of two existing parameters or by calculating a mathematical
expression involving another parameter in the Creo file. If a default value is
listed for that parameter, any relations defined in the parameter designation file
will override the default value.
To use the parameter designation file, you must include the setting
dm_parameter_designation_file in your settings file. The
Pro/INTRALINK bulk loader creates a parameter designation file in the location
specified in this setting.
Additionally, if you would like to undesignate any designated parameters
that are not listed in the parameter designation file, you can include
dm_parameters_undesignate_not_listed=true in your settings file.
DRAFT ONLY
Use the following syntax to designate or undesignate parameters:
ND_RelParSet_K01 = {
NAME = test1
PARAMETERS =
{ Name = My_Bool
Type = bool
Default = true
},
{ Name = My_String
Type = string
Default = 'defaultvalue'
},
{ Name = My_Int
Type = integer
Default = 15
},
{ Name = My_Real
Type = real
Default = 1.0 m/sec
},
{ Name = My_Real_2
Type = real
Default = 2.0 in
},
{ Name = My_Real_3
Type = real
Default = 3.0
},
{ Name = My_Real_4
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Type = real
Default = 4.0
}
RELATIONS = My_String = MODELED_BY
My_Bool = DESCRIPTION
My_Real_4 = 5.6
IF My_Real_4 == 5.6
My_Real_2=My_Real_4
ELSE
My_Real_2=My_Real
ENDIF
}
Note
Default, Access, and Relations are optional.
Note
Do not include empty default values (Default=<blank>).
Caution
Usage of the parameter designation file may significantly slow your bulk upload
process, and therefore should only be used for batches that absolutely require
properly designated parameters.
DRAFT ONLY
NOT
FOR PRODUCTION USE
The Control File
The Pro/INTRALINK bulk loader creates a control file that lists information about
each file, assembly dependency, and family table instance in the analyzed source
data. The control file lists any conflicts that would occur if the source data was
uploaded to Windchill ProductPoint as is. The control file is intended to be edited
with Microsoft Excel to enter resolutions for those conflicts.
The control file contains four tabs: Files, Dependencies, Instances, and Summary.
Any conflicts will list in the Conflicts column of each tab. Enter resolutions to
conflicts in the Resolutions column. For a list of all potential conflicts and the
potential resolutions that can be entered, see Conflicts Table on page 218.
Tip
Printing out the conflicts table can save time when working with the control file.
You can also enter setting options for specific items in the control file by entering a
value into one of the following columns in the control file: Set Released state, Use
Last modified by, and Target Version.
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Verifying Files
After you have resolved all conflicts and mapped the desired folders and attributes
from your source data to Windchill ProductPoint, verify that the control and
mapping files will properly load the source data:
In the command prompt window, run the following command (enter the command
on one line):
DRAFT ONLY
bulkloader.exe -checkSanity -settings=<settings file
location> -controlFile=<new control file location>
NOT
FOR
PRODUCTION
USE
The command prompt window displays the Pro/INTRALINK bulk loader's
progress, as well as any errors or warnings the Pro/INTRALINK bulk loader finds:
1. If an error message appears in the command prompt window, work with your
mapping and control files to correct the files as needed. Error troubleshooting
may require that you perform the —analyze command again. If so, reference
the old control file.
2. If no error messages appear in the command prompt window, you may proceed
to running the upload command.
Note
Since these messages are displayed only in the command window, they may
scroll off screen and be missed. If you acquire one of several freely available
3rd party “tee” utilities, you can simultaneously capture the command window
output in a persistent log file by appending 2>&1 | tee <logfile
name>.
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Uploading Data and Creating a Report
If no errors occur, upload the data to Windchill ProductPoint:
1. Suspend all other activity on the source network file system and the server.
2. In the command prompt window, run the following command (enter the
command on one line):
DRAFT ONLY
NOT
FOR
The command
promptPRODUCTION
window displays the Pro/INTRALINKUSE
bulk loader's
bulkloader.exe -load -settings=<settings file
progress. After each batch is uploaded, a message appears stating whether
the batch loaded successfully or not.
3. The Pro/INTRALINK bulk loader notifies you when it has uploaded all data
to Windchill ProductPoint. Afterward, the Pro/INTRALINK bulk loader
monitors the synchronization status as Creo files are synchronized between the
local file system and Windchill ProductPoint.
4. After synchronization completes (or after timeout), the Pro/INTRALINK bulk
loader updates the Load status column in the control file.
Interrupting the Bulk Loader
Problems may force you to interrupt the Pro/INTRALINK bulk loader while it is
loading data to Windchill ProductPoint. To interrupt the Pro/INTRALINK bulk
loader, press CTRL-C. The Pro/INTRALINK bulk loader finishes processing the
immediate batch it is working on and the remaining batches are not uploaded.
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Caution
After interrupting an upload batch, do not run the –load command with the same
control file, as the control file will unnecessarily iterate already created items.
Instead, run the -report command and use the generated report file as the new
control file. See The Report File section below for more information.
If you need to interrupt the Pro/INTRALINK bulk loader because the
Pro/INTRALINK bulk loader is having problems importing files from Creo, the
files std.out and proimpex.log can be used to identify the problem. These
files may be stored in different places, depending on how you launched your
session of Creo:
•
If you started Creo from the shortcut that was created during install, then the
files will be written to the Start In directory mentioned in the shortcut.
•
If Creo was started by the Pro/INTRALINK bulk loader, then the files will be
written to the same directory from which the Pro/INTRALINK bulk loader
was started.
Because multiple std.out files may exist from multiple attempts to launch
Creo, check the timestamp of the std.out file to confirm that it is the correct
std.out file.
DRAFT ONLY
The NOT
Report File
FOR PRODUCTION USE
If you need to interrupt the Pro/INTRALINK bulk loader during an upload batch,
you can generate a report file to see which files were successfully uploaded to
Windchill ProductPoint. To generate the report file, run the following command
(enter the command on one line):
-report -settings=<setting file> -reportfile=<report
file>
Tip
Using a different name for your report file than for your old control file allows
you to compare any additional status information in the report file with your old
control file.
You may optionally enter -session=<session name> along with the
above bulk load parameters, if you wish to create a report for a specific session.
Otherwise, the latest session bulk load session will be used for the report. The
Pro/INTRALINK bulk loader generates a Microsoft Excel report file that lists
whether files were uploaded or not in the Load Status column. When you run the
-load command again, declare the report file instead of the old control file to
ensure that previously uploaded items are not uploaded again.
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Settings File Table
The following table lists all settings options that can be included in your settings
file. For more information, see the sample proi_setting.properties
file below:
Note
For the Windchill ProductPoint beta release, you will need to create this settings
file manually. Formatting characters may need to be removed if copying and
pasting text from the below sample properties file.
# This is a sample setting file for Pro/INTRALINK bulk loader
# ATTENTION: This line is required for Pro/INTRALINK Load !!!
Is_ProI_Load=true
#Host name for Windchill ProductPoint database
WPP_Db_Host={Windchill ProductPoint database host}
#Name of Windchill ProductPoint NDS database
WPP_NDS_Db_Name={Windchill ProductPoint NDS database name}
DRAFT ONLY
#Root directory to which Pro/INTRALINK content files were
exported, e.g. C:\PTC\ProILoader\ExportDir
ProI_Export_Directory={Root export directory path}
#Comma separated list of Pro/INTRALINK release levels (with release
schemes) which correspond to Windchill ProductPoint 'Released' state.
E.g. "Release to Production(RS1), Released(RS2)"
ProI_Released={comma separated list of release levels}
#Url of target ProductPoint server e.g. http://i3644.ptcnet.ptc.com:1975/
Target_ProductPoint_Url={Target Product point url }
# Proe_installation_path is the location where bin directory in your
Pro/E installation resides.
E.g. - "C:\Program Files\proeWildfire 4.0" OR "W:\shipsrcl03_3\spg\system_1"
Proe_Installation_Path={Pro/E installation directory}
#Path of temporary directory used by bulkloader
BulkLoader_Temp_Dir={Temp Dir Path}
#Path of attribute mapping file, e.g. C:\PTC\bulkload\attr_map.txt.
This setting is optional but recommended. If present, the file will be
created by -analyze operation and will show the list of versioned Pro/INTRALINK
attributes and whether they have a matching attribute in Windchill ProductPoint.
Attribute_Mapping_File={Attribute mapping file path}
#Path of Folder mapping file, e.g. C:\PTC\bulkload\folder_map.txt.
This file will be created by -analyze operation
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Folder_Mapping_File={Folder Mapping File Path}
#Path of user mapping file, e.g. C:\PTC\bulkload\user_map.txt. This setting is
optional but recommended. If present, the file will be created by -analyze
operation and can be used to map Pro/INTRALINK users to Windchill ProductPoint users.
User_Mapping_File={User mapping file path}
#The number of files to be transferred as a single batch default is 100.
Batch_Size=100
#Time, in minutes, that bulk loader will stay alive to monitor the synchronization
status. Default is 20 hours.
Load_Timeout=1200
#Use_Last_Modified_Timestamp indicates whether to use last modified date/time in the
Pro/INTRALINK system as the last modified date/time in Windchill ProductPoint. Values
allowed – True, False. Recommended Value – true.
Use_Last_Modified_Timestamp=true
#Use_Last_Modified_By indicates whether to use last modifier in the Pro/INTRALINK
system as the last modifier in Windchill ProductPoint, A proper user mapping must
be provided. Values allowed – True, False. Recommended Value – true.
Use_Last_Modified_By=true
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The following table lists all fields that can be entered into your settings file.
Field
Value
Attribute_Mapping_ <Path to
File=
save attribute
mapping file>
Batch_Size=
1 to 5000
BulkLoader_Temp
_Dir=
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<Path to
Pro/INTRALINK
bulk loader
output file
directory>
Required Notes
See The Attribute
Mapping File on
page 206.
Default = 100
Y
See Batch Size
You must have write
access to this file
directory.
Field
Value
dm_parameter_designation
<file path to
_file=
parameter
designation file
>
dm_parameters_
undesignate_
not_listed=
Required Notes
Specify location of
file that adds and
designates a standard set of parameters and parameter
values to a batch
of files being uploaded to Windchill
ProductPoint
See The Parameter
Designation File on
page 207
Specifies whether
to undesignate
parameters currently
designated in
aCreo file but
not listed in
the parameter
designation file.
true or false
DRAFT ONLY
Folder_Mapping_
File=
Is_ProI_Load
Load_Timeout=
<Path to save
folder mapping
file>
True
Number of
Minutes
Y
See The Parameter
Designation File on
page 207
See The Folder
Mapping File. on
page 205
Y
Time, in
minutes, until
Pro/INTRALINK
bulk loader
stops monitoring
synchronization
status.
Default is 1,200
minutes.
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Field
Mark_As_Released=
Value
true or false
Required Notes
Indicates whether
all items should be
marked as Released
after bulk upload.
ProE_Installation_ <Pro/ENGINEER
Path=
Wildfire bin
subdirectory
in installation
directory>
Y
ProI_Export_Directory
Pro/INTRALINK
content files
export root
directory (export
directory of
Pro/INTRALINK
export tool)
ProI_Released
Comma
separated list of
Pro/INTRALINK
release levels
(with release
schemes) which
correspond to
'Released' state
in Windchill
ProductPoint
Show_dependencies
true or false
Y
Default is false.
Common
subdirectory:
C:\Program
Files\
proeWildfire
4.0
DRAFT ONLY
NOT FOR PRODUCTION
USE
N
See ProI Released
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When set to false,
dependencies will not
display in the control
file. Dependencies
will still be added
to Windchill
ProductPoint, but
you will not be able
to use the Rename
resolution for naming
conflicts. Set to
Field
Value
Target_Productpoint_<Windchill
url=
ProductPoint
Server URL>
Use_Last_
Modified_By=
Required Notes
false when loading
Pro/INTRALINK
data into a new
database for better
performance.
Y
true or false
Default is false.
Your URL should
end with ‘/’ and
should include
the domain path,
for example
http://wpp2ptc.com:1975/
as opposed to
http://wpp2:1975/
Maps
Pro/INTRALINK
Last Modified By
value to Windchill
ProductPoint.
DRAFT ONLY
NOT FOR PRODUCTION
USE
Recommended value
Use_Last_Modified
_Timestamp=
is True.
Maps Last Modified
date and time
to Windchill
ProductPoint.
true or false
Recommended value
is True.
User_Mapping_File= <Path to save
user mapping
file>
WPP_Db_Host
<Windchill
ProductPoint
server name>
WPP_NDS_Db_Name
<Windchill
ProductPoint
NDS database>
Y
Y
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Conflicts Table
The following table lists all conflicts that can exist in the analyze file:
Note
Instances are not files and therefore cannot be skipped.
Conflict
Description
TargetExists
Name already exists in Windchill
ProductPoint
Applicable Tab
and Resolution
Options
File:
Take/Rename/Skip
Dependency:
Take/Rename
Instance:
Take/Rename
Notes
checkSanity will
throw an error
if the target
name contains an
extra extension
(for example,
target name
a.prt.1 or
a.prt.new) or a
different extension
(for example,
renaming a.prt
to a.asm)
DRAFT ONLY
NOT
FOR
PRODUCTION
USE
TargetLocked
Name exists and File: Rename/Skip
locked to write
NotFound
Unreadable
Duplicated
Versioned
DRMProtected
Empty
RetrievalError
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Instance: Rename
Name not found in Dependency:
source directories Take/Rename
File does not have File: Skip
read permission
More than one file File:
or instance name in Take/Rename/Skip
source directories
Instance:
Take/Rename
File:
More than one
Take/Rename/Skip
version of the
file in the same
directory
DRM protected file File: Skip
Zero file size
File: Skip
Problem during file File: Skip
retrieval
Conflict
Regeneration
Error
PrimaryHas
Conflicts
Description
Applicable Tab
and Resolution
Options
Regeneration error File: Skip
Primary content
file contains
conflicts within
it
Primary
Primary content
NotFound
file not found in
source
Duplicated
The primary
PrimaryNotFound content file is a
duplicate
IncompleteItem
Incomplete item
TargetExists*
already exists on
the Windchill
ProductPoint
server
Notes
File: Skip
File: Skip
File:
Take/Rename/Skip
File:
Take/Rename/Skip
Dependency:
DRAFT ONLY
Take/Rename
Instance:
NOT FOR PRODUCTION
USE
Take/Rename
TypeNot
Supported
FileNameInvalid
Unknown
The file type is not File: Skip
supported by the
Pro/INTRALINK
bulk loader or
byWindchill
ProductPoint
File name includes File: Skip
characters that are
not supported by
SharePoint
Miscellaneous
conflicts whose
description can
be found in
proimpex.log
See http://support.
microsoft.com/
kb/905231 for
a complete list
of unsupported
characters.
File:
Take/Rename/Skip
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Conflict
Description
NewerFileVersion The source file
analyzed is of a
new version than
the Creo version
being used during
the —Analyze
command.
IllegalProE
File has
FileName
Creo extension
but its name is not
valid in Creo
Dep_Target
File dependent exExists
ists in Windchill
ProductPoint
Dep_NotFound
File dependent's
name not found in
source
Dep_Incomplete File dependItemTargetExists* ent's incomplete
item target exists in Windchill
ProductPoint
Inst_Duplicated
File instance is
duplicated
Inst_Target
File instance exExists
ists in Windchill
ProductPoint
Inst_Target
File instance
Locked
exists in Windchill
ProductPoint and
is locked to write
Inst_Incomplete
File instance's inItemTargetExists* complete item
target exists
in Windchill
ProductPoint
Applicable Tab
and Resolution
Options
File:Skip
Notes
File:
Take/Rename/Skip
File:
Take/Rename/Skip
File: Take/Rename
DRAFT
ONLY
File:
NOT FOR PRODUCTION
USE
Take/Rename/Skip
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File:
Take/Rename/Skip
File: Take/Rename
File: Rename/Skip
File:
Take/Rename/Skip
*IncompleteItem indicates that a prior upload batch created a placeholder
item in Windchill ProductPoint. The file found during this upload batch will
replace the placeholder item on the server. You should make sure that any
assemblies that use or reference the placeholder item can receive the particular file
as its real replacement. If not, you may want to rename this item to avoid creating
unloadable assemblies that expect different content in an item of that name.
Creating Bulk Publishing Jobs Using the
Representation Generation Utility
Unlike the manual upload of product items into Windchill ProductPoint, bulk
loading data into Windchill ProductPoint does not automatically create a publishing
job to generate a visual representation of each product item that was bulk loaded.
For more information on the Windchill ProductPoint publishing service, see Using
the Publishing Service on page 235.
Use the Representation Generation utility command line utility to create publishing
jobs to generate visual representations of those product items. The Representation
Generation utility is included with your Windchill ProductPoint installation from
within the \RepresentationGenerationUtility folder. If you have
installed Windchill ProductPoint to its default location, you can find the utility here:
DRAFT ONLY
NOT
FOR PRODUCTION USE
C:\Program
Files\PTC\ProductPoint\RepresentationGenerationUtility
Before running the command, choose the format type of the visual representation
by navigating to the following configuration file from your Windchill ProductPoint
site: Site Settings ▶ Windchill ProductPoint Settings ▶ Open representation format
settings files ▶ RepresentationRuleForBulkJobs. For each authoring application
used at your organization listed in the RepresentationRuleForBulkJobs
configuration file, enter the format(s) you would like generated for each content
type you plan on uploading.
Note
Ensure that the Publishing Service Feature site feature must be enabled prior
to executing this utility.
To create the publishing jobs, run the Representation Generation utility from a
command line or .bat file, along with the following arguments:
•
/siteUrl: – Enter the url of Windchill ProductPoint site. For example,
/siteUrl:http://wpp.ptc.com:1975/
•
/libraryPath: (optional) – Use this argument if you would like to create
publishing jobs for a specific product or library. Otherwise, the utility will
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attempt to generate representation jobs for the whole Windchill ProductPoint
site. Enter the path, in Windchill ProductPoint, to the library or product. For
example, /libraryPath:/Products/MyProduct
•
/logFile: (optional) – Use this agrument to specify a specific path for the
log file for the utility. Otherwise, a log will be placed in TEMP directory under
the name RepresentationGenerationUtility.log.
For example, to create publishing jobs for all items you bulk loaded to your
Windchill ProductPoint product library, run the Representation Generation utility
from its location using the following syntax:
RepresentationGenerationUtility.exe /siteUrl:http://wpp1:1975/ /libraryPath:/Catalog
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III
Administration
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10
Administering Windchill
ProductPoint
Retrieving Windchill ProductPoint Information...........................................................
Managing File Content Growth ................................................................................
Using the Publishing Service ...................................................................................
Using the Products and Catalogs Organizational Concept .........................................
Leveraging and Repurposing the Products Organizational Concept ...........................
Access and Visibility of Products..............................................................................
Enabling SharePoint Services Search Server ...........................................................
Publishing AutoCAD and ProductView Installer Links on Downloads Page .................
Windchill ProductPoint Views ..................................................................................
Content Types and Properties .................................................................................
Windchill ProductPoint Settings ...............................................................................
Enabling E-Mail Notification for the Windchill ProductPoint Deployment .....................
Activating and Deactivating Features .......................................................................
Modifying Upload Size ............................................................................................
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232
235
238
241
241
245
246
251
254
256
258
258
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This chapter describes tasks administrators can perform after the
Windchill ProductPoint installation is complete.
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Retrieving
Windchill ProductPoint Information
This chapter describes the various ways you can retrieve information about your
Windchill ProductPoint server and client machine that may be helpful when
troubleshooting issues.
Downloading Client Information
Use the following procedure to retrieve a ZIP file with information about a client
machine that is connecting to a Windchill ProductPoint server:
1. Click the About Windchill ProductPoint link at the bottom of your window.
2. From the window that appears, click the Download Client Information link.
3. Choose a location on your machine to save the Client Info ZIP file.
Click OK.
The Client Info ZIP file contains the following information:
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•
Machine Information:
•
○ Host Name
○ Physical Address
○ IP Address
○ Total Physical Memory
○ CPU Architecture
○ Free Space on Hard Drive
○ Graphics Card
Windchill ProductPoint Products Information:
○
○
○
○
○
○
○
○
○
○
○
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Windchill ProductPoint Client Manager
All versions of Pro/ENGINEER
VFS
Windchill ProductPoint Client Service
ProductView Plugin for Acrobat
ProdcutView Express
WindchillProductPointExplorer
Windchill ProductPoint BulkLoader
All versions of Mathcad
All versions of SolidWorks
Windchill Integration to AutoCAD 2009 for PTC SharePoint Products
○ Windchill Integration to AutoCAD 2010 for PTC SharePoint Products
○ All versions of AutoCAD
○ All versions of Microsoft .NET Framework
•
Operating System
○ OS Name
○ OS Version
○ System Locale
○ Input Locale
○ User
•
The PTC _CACHE_LIMIT environmental variable
•
All Windchill ProductPoint running processes corresponding to the above
products are listed
•
Windchill ProductPoint Services information on the PTC VFS Controller
Service
•
windchillProductPoint-agent-i4386-vm4.ptcnet.ptc.com.log (depending on
the server name)
•
windchillProductPoint-bootstrap.log
•
Config.fld file
•
Pro/ENGINEER related files - std.out, std.err, Proimpex.log, ptcsetup.log,
trail.*, traceback.*, pps_dbg_log*, pps_dbg_ntf_log*.
•
AutoCAD related files - PtcWppWgmAutoCAD_log.txt,
acaddon_2010_integration.*, acaddon_2009_integration.*,
acaddon_2011_integration.*
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• All the recipe files from {proe installation dir}\apps\prodview\recipe directory
NOT
FOR PRODUCTION USE
• Config.pro file
Downloading Server Information
Use the following procedure to retrieve a ZIP file with information about the server
that is running Windchill ProductPoint:
1. Click the About Windchill ProductPoint link at the bottom of your window.
2. From the window that appears, click the Download Server Information link.
3. Choose a location on your machine to save the ServerInfo ZIP file.
Click OK.
The ServerInfo ZIP file contains the following information:
•
Machine Info:
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○
○
○
○
•
Host Name
Physical Address
IP Address
DHCP Enabled : If DHCP is enabled then IP address is dynamic else it
is static.
○ Total Physical Memory
○ CPU Architecture
○ Domain Role
○ Free Space on each Hard Drive
○ System Manufacturer
○ System Product Name
Operating System:
•
•
○ OS Name
○ OS Version
○ System Locale
○ Input Locale
○ User
○ .Net Version
○ Sharepoint Version
The status and type of all services on the server
SQL Server Information:
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Note
This information is retrieved only if the SQL Server is present on the same
machine as the Windchill ProductPoint server.
○
○
○
○
Version of SQL server
SQLPath (Installation location of server)
Log File Size (for both the NDS and Content databases)
Log File Location (for both the NDS and Content databases)
•
1. Windchill ProductPoint: “HKLM\SOFTWARE\PTC\Windchill
ProductPoint”
○
○
○
○
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Location
Version
Build Date
Build Label
○ Install Date
○ Assembly version
○ Setup information (Farm/Standalone)
○ Windchill ProductPoint web application URL
○ Alternate access URL
Advanced Techniques for Changing Logging Levels
The following information is for advanced users only and should be used
only after reviewing all log files that can be retrieved through standard
processes. For more information on capturing these logs, see Retrieving
Windchill ProductPoint Information on page 226.
There are three different processes that write out these traces. Depending on which
process is being investigated, one or more of these changes should be made:
•
Server Logs
•
Deployment Logs
•
Client Logs
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Changing Windchill ProductPoint Server Log Levels
NOT
FOR PRODUCTION USE
Use the following procedure to enable detailed logging for server logs:
1. First, modify IIS logging by opening SharePoint Central Administration
(Start ▶ Control Panel ▶ Administrative Tools ▶ SharePoint 3.0 Central
Administration).
2. Select Application Management tab.
3. Click on Manage Web application features within the SharePoint Web
Application Management group.
4. Change level:
a. To enable verbose output:
i. Deactivate “Windchill ProductPoint Logging” feature.
ii. Activate “Windchill ProductPoint Diagnostics” feature.
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Note
If you want more control, you can
change the configuration file located at
C:\inetpub\wwwroot\wss\VirtualDirectories\1975\web.config.
If Windchill ProductPoint system is customized to use a different
port number, replace 1975 with the port number used by the
Windchill ProductPoint system). For these changes to take effect, IIS
needs to be reset using command iisreset in a command prompt window.
5. Windchill ProductPoint service uses this configuration file:
Ptc.Nimbus.Service.WindowsService.exe.config
While the transaction monitor service uses this configuration file:
Ptc.Nimbus.Service.TransactionMonitorService.exe.config
Open these configuration files from the Windchill ProductPoint installation
directory, find all instances of Information and replace with Verbose.
(The source name controls the area of the code writing out the logs).
Caution
These changes take effect after IIS reset and restart of services: wppservice
and wpptmservice. Restart IIS and services when the server is not actively
used, otherwise data loss is possible.
6.
DRAFT ONLY
The
following log
files are modified:
NOT
FOR
PRODUCTION USE
•
On Windows 2003 Server: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application
Data\PTC\ProductPoint\Logs\*.etl
•
On Windows 2008 Server:
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\PTC\ProductPoint\Logs\*.etl
Changing Windchill ProductPoint Deployment Log Levels
These logs contain a trace of activities during the
Windchill ProductPoint installation, configuration and uninstall. To enable
detailed logging, the following configuration files must be modified after
Windchill ProductPoint setup, but before Windchill ProductPoint deployment:
•
%ProgramFiles%\PTC\ProductPoint\PTC\Bin\DeploymentWizard.exe.config
•
%ProgramFiles%\PTC\ProductPoint\PTC\Bin\Retractor.exe.config
•
%ProgramFiles%\PTC\ProductPoint\PTC\Bin\WPPAdmin.exe.config
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Find and replace Info with Debug in the following fragment in each of the
above files to enable deployment logging:
<root>
<level value="DEBUG" />
Note
To disable this log, change the level value back to INFO.
The following log files are modified:
•
%ProgramFiles%\PTC\ProductPoint\Logs
\DeploymentWizard.log*
•
%ProgramFiles%\PTC\ProductPoint\Logs \WPPAdmin.log*
•
%ProgramFiles%\PTC\ProductPoint\Logs \Retractor.log*
Changing Windchill ProductPoint Client Log Levels
These configuration files contain a log of both agent bootstrapping activities
that happen during service registration and session connection and agent session
activities and communications with an authoring application and the server.
DRAFT ONLY
NOT
FOR PRODUCTION USE
Find and replace Info with Debug in the following fragment in each of the
To enable detailed logging for client manager
logs, open the following configuration file:
%ProgramFiles%\PTC\WindchillProductPointClientManager\ProductPointSe
above files to enable deployment logging:
<root>
<level value="DEBUG" />
Note
To disable this log, change the level value back to INFO.
Modify the same fragment to enable verbose logging for
Windchill ProductPoint client manager agent logs from the following
configuration file: %APPDATA%\PTC\ProductPointServiceAgent\
<build_and_date_code>\ProductPointServiceAgent.exe.config
Note
The folder name will depend on the version of the deployed
Windchill ProductPoint. When there are more than one such directories, use the
one with a datecode that matches your installation of Windchill ProductPoint. This
folder name can also be found as value of PPSBuildLabel element in xml file:
http://wppserver:<port>/Downloads/ProductPointServiceSetup.xml
Note
These changes take effect after the client manager and agent are re-started.
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The following log file is modified:
%TMP%\windchillProductPoint-*.log*
Managing File Content Growth
The following topics describe ways in which you can limit the growth of file
content in your Windchill ProductPoint system by either manually or automatically
deleting minor versions and iterations of items.
Deleting Minor Versions
Minor versions can be deleted manually or by scheduling a job to automatically
delete them on an hourly basis.
Note
If an item is a family table member, then more restrictions apply. For more
information, see Deleting Minor Versions of Family Tables on page 233
DRAFT
ONLY
Minor versions can be explicitly deleted from the item version history page
individually per item by user using the following procedure:
NOT FOR PRODUCTION
USE
1. On the Item Property page of your item, click
.
Manually Deleting Minor Versions
Version History
2. Click Delete Minor Versions.
3. All minor versions are deleted, except the latest version if it is a minor version.
Released versions will not be deleted.
Automatically Deleting Minor Versions
Use the following procedure to automatically delete minor versions on a structure
library:
1. In Windchill ProductPoint, navigate to your structure library site, then go to
Library settings ▶ Versioning Settings.
2. Check Keep drafts for the following number of major versions and enter the
number of major versions for which you would like to keep non-released
minor versions.
Note
A released or latest version, even if it is a minor version, is never deleted.
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For example, if you have the following versions of an item stored in
Windchill ProductPoint:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
C.2 (latest)
C.1
C.0 (released version)
B.1
B.0 (released version)
A.1
A.0 (released version)
Choosing two major versions keeps all released versions (A.0, B.0, and C.0) of
the item, along with the minor versions of the last two major versions (C.1,
C.2, and B.1). If you choose one major version, all released versions (A.0, B.0,
and C.0) are kept, but only minor versions C.1 and C.2 are kept.
3. Click Submit.
The next time the Delete Minor Versions job runs, it will delete the appropriate
minor versions from your structure library.
DRAFT ONLY
Deleting Minor Versions of Family Tables
NOT
FOR PRODUCTION USE
A Family table typically contains a generic and one or more instances. Information
of all the instances and the generic reside in a single file, but they are separate
items in Windchill ProductPoint. All the following rules of minor version deletion
of a standalone product item also apply to family table members:
•
•
Released versions cannot be deleted during minor version deletion.
Retention of minor versions is determined by the Keep drafts for the following
number of major versions field.
Because the deletion of a minor version of an instance/generic will also delete all
the versions of a family table where those versions are present, a version of an item
contained in a family table version can only be deleted if that version of the item
exists in each other instance/generic item in a different family table version.
For example, consider the below family table:
Family
Table
Version
1
2
3
G
I1
I2
I3
-.1
-.2
-.2
-.1
-.2
A.0
-.1
-.1
-.2
-.1
A.0
A.0
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Family
Table
Version
4
5
6
7
G
I1
I2
I3
-.3
A.0
A.1
A.2
A.1
B.0
B.1
B.1
-.2
A.0
A.0
A.0
A.0
A.0
A.1
A.2
In the above family table, if the generic (G) item is selected for minor version
deletion, then no versions of G would be considered valid for deletion and nothing
will be deleted. The following table shows why they cannot be deleted:
Version of Can delete?
G
-.1
No
-.2
Why?
I1 and I3 becomes invalid because
their -.1 version is not present in any
other family table version than the
one where -.1 of G is present
I1 becomes invalid, because versions
-.2 and A.0 are not present in any
other family table version than the
one where -.2 of G is present
I1 becomes invalid because A.1 is
not present in any other FTV than
the one where -.3 of G is present
G is released
I3 becomes invalid because versions
A.1 is not present in any other family
table version than the one where A.1
of G is present
I3 becomes invalid because versions
-A.1 is not present in any other
family table version than the one
where A.2 of G is present
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No
-.3
No
A.0
A.1
No
No
A.2
No
Note
I1’s -.2 version can be deleted, because each other generic’s and instance’s version
from family table version 2 are contained in another Family Table version.
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In this example, if both G and I1 are selected for the same delete version job, then
conflict checking will be different. In that case -.3 of G can also be deleted because
the conflicting version of I1, A.1, which was making it invalid, is also part of the
deletion. So together they both can be deleted.
One delete version job can contain versions of standalone as well of family table
Product Items.
Using the Publishing Service
The Windchill ProductPoint publishing service allows you to generate visual
representations of product items stored in Windchill ProductPoint in a number
of formats. Visual representations of items are automatically scheduled to be
generated both when product items are added to Windchill ProductPoint and when
items are Released. You can also manually schedule a visual representation of
an item to be generated.
Visual representations of items are generated on individual users’ machines. You
can configure your machine to generate representations when you are away.
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Your Windchill ProductPoint site stores the product items scheduled to be
published in the Jobs list, available from your site’s Quick Launch menu. For
more information, see The Publishing Jobs List on page 236.
Job Property Pages
When you click a job’s name from the Jobs list, the job’s property page appears.
A job’s property page lists the Details of the job, the Selected Items that will be
published as representations during this job, and details about the Failure of the
job, if applicable.
To delete the job, click Delete Item.
To modify the priority of the job:
1. Click Edit Item.
2. Choose a priority from the Priority drop down menu:
•
(1) High: The job will be published by the next available machine. If
other jobs are marked as (1) High, the jobs will be published in the order
they were scheduled.
•
(2) Normal: The job will be published in the order it was scheduled, after all
other jobs are marked as (1) High have been published.
•
(3) Low: The job will be published in the order it was scheduled, after all
other jobs are marked as (2) Normal have been published.
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The Publishing Jobs List
Every job that is scheduled to be published as a visual representation can be
viewed in Windchill ProductPoint from the Jobs list, available from your site’s
Quick Launch menu.
Note
Accessing the ProductPoint Publishing Service through Reports is not supported
for beta.
Jobs List Actions
The following actions can be performed on all jobs in the jobs list:
•
•
•
•
Delete All Jobs: Deletes all jobs from the list.
Delete Completed Jobs: Deletes all jobs whose status is set to Completed.
Delete Failed Jobs: Deletes all jobs whose status is set to Failed.
Restart Failed Jobs: Removes information about failed attempts to generate
representation(s) from jobs’ property pages and sets the status of previously
failed jobs to Ready.
DRAFT ONLY
Jobs List Columns
The NOT
list contains
the following
columns:
FOR
PRODUCTION
USE
Jobs
Column Name
Job
Status
Description
Each publishing job is given a job
number, which indicates its place in
the queue. Lower numbered jobs will
be published first. You can click this
number to see a job’s property page.
For more information, see Job Property
Pages on page 235.
Publishing jobs have three different
statuses.
Note
Use the list’s View drop-down to view
jobs of a specific status, such as all jobs,
active jobs (jobs that are ready and in
work) or jobs you initiated.
•
Ready: The product item is waiting
to be published.
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Column Name
Description
•
Completed: A visual representation
of the product item has been
successfully published.
•
Failed: The client machine
was unable to publish a visual
representation of the product item.
Type
Source Object
Events
Representation is the only type of job
currently supported.
Click this link to see the top level
product item.
The event that initiated the publishing
job:
•
Manual: The publishing job was
manually initiated.
•
: The publishing job was
DRAFT ONLY
automatically initiated when a
product item was added without an
associated visual representation.
NOT FOR PRODUCTION
USE
•
: The publishing job was
Upload
Release
Initiator
Processing Agent
Created
Modified
automatically initiated when a
product item was released.
The user that initiated the publishing
job.
The client machine that published the
visual representation.
The date and time the publishing job
was created.
The date and time the publishing job
was modified.
Publishing Service Settings and Configuration
For each supported authoring application’s content type, Windchill ProductPoint
administrators can set the rules for what formats a product item can be published
into. Additionally, administrators can modify the formatting property files used
when users’ machines generate representations.
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To make these settings and configuration changes, navigate to Site
Settings ▶ Windchill ProductPoint Settings. The following settings and
configuration options are available:
•
Representation Generation Rules: Click Open representation format settings
files to modify the XML files that control format types that are generated
automatically on upload and release, as well as the list of format types that a
user can choose to generate when manually scheduling a publishing job.
Note
Selecting multiple product items and generating the STEP format type are
not supported for the Beta release.
•
Representation Format Settings Files: Click Open representation format
settings files to modify formatting property files used when users’ machines
generate representations.
Using the Products and Catalogs
Organizational Concept
DRAFT ONLY
SharePoint limitations do not support the movement of data from one structure
library to another (across site moves) in Windchill ProductPoint. If you anticipate
the need to continually move data from one structure library to another, you may
prefer to manage all structure content using the catalog site’s flexible hierarchy of
folders rather than using product sites. Moving data from one folder location in the
catalog site to another folder in the same catalog site can be done without issue.
Moving data from a product site to another product site or to a folder in the catalog
site is not supported with Windchill ProductPoint 1.1; however, an assembly stored
to a product site can reference and use components that are stored and managed in
the catalog site or even other product sites.
If your typical use-model is to store your individual components and standard parts
(to specific catalog folders, for example), and then store assemblies that use the
previously stored standard or component parts, the products tab/site use-model
could remain.
If your use-model is to add entire assemblies (consisting of new parts) to a product
site all at once, and later move any standard catalog parts to specific folders in the
catalog, then you may want to consider using the catalog’s folder management
system exclusively.
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To prevent use of the products concept, remove the Product tab using the following
steps:
1. Remove the products tab from the top link bar.
a. Navigate to the Home site.
b. Go to Site Settings.
c. Under Look and Feel, click Top link bar.
DRAFT ONLY
d. Click the
icon next to
.
NOT
FOR PRODUCTION
USE
Edit Products
Products
e. Click Delete.
2. Remove read permissions for the product site.
Although the product tab is hidden, you can still access the top level product
site and the sub-sites below it. To prevent this indirect access, you must
remove read permissions for all users except the administrator. By default, all
individual product sites below the top level product site inherit permissions
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from the parent site. Disabling access to the top level product site will restrict
access to all specific product sites as well.
Note
Delete any structure content for the product site structure libraries in order to
prevent naming conflicts when saving data into the catalog site.
a. Navigate to Products ▶ Site Settings.
b. Under Users and Permissions click Advanced permissions.
DRAFT ONLY
c. NOT
From the FOR
menu, select
.
PRODUCTION
USE
Actions
Edit Permissions
d. Select all users and groups except the system administrator.
e. From the Actions menu, select Remove User Permissions.
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f. To verify that the user permissions have been removed, log in as a user,
other than the system administrator, and verify that the products site does
not appear in the following places:
•
The Sites link in the left-hand tree navigation
•
The client agent from within Creo
Leveraging and Repurposing the
Products Organizational Concept
If your organization would prefer a label other than “products,” for example
“project,” complete the following steps:
1. 1. Change the title of Products site.
a. Navigate to Products site.
b. Click Site Settings.
c. Under Look and Feel, click Title, description, and icon.
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a. Navigate
to HomePRODUCTION
site
NOT
FOR
USE
b. Click
.
d. In the Title field, enter Project Teams.
2. Change the text displayed in the top navigation bar.
Site Settings
c. Under Look and Feel, click Top link bar.
d. Click the edit icon next to Products.
e. In the Type the description field, enter Project Teams and click OK.
Access and Visibility of Products
In most cases, all users should be able view and use the content managed under the
Product tab when all content in Windchill ProductPoint shares a common name
space. For example, if a part named XYZ.prt is saved in Windchill ProductPoint,
whether in a catalog location or a particular product location, no other user can
save another part with that same name. If an assembly is saved that contains a part
named XYZ.prt, it will reference the existing XYZ.prt regardless of where the
original XYZ.prt is located in Windchill ProductPoint.
Be careful when restricting access to products that contain valid content. If an
assembly in one location uses a part in another location where the user loading
the assembly does not have read permission, they will get an error when trying
to load the part that they have no permission to read.
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Another important concept to understand when considering restricting access and
visibility to product data is that there is a separate and distinct list of products and
there are the product sites themselves.
The Products List
The Product tab in Windchill ProductPoint is a SharePoint list. The items in this
list are Product List content types that have their own attributes (which you can
customize). These items are not SharePoint sites and, therefore, do not contain
libraries for managing content. This list provides a convenient facility to navigate
to the actual Product Sites that each list item represents. But other mechanisms
are equally valid for accessing Product sites and library content without having or
requiring this list.
You can control which List Items appear in this Product List Web Part by
modifying the permissions for each List Item. If you change the permissions such
that some users do not have read permission, these users would no longer see
those List Items when they open the Product tab. You can also prevent users from
updating the attributes of individual List Items.
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Note
These permissions are not related to the underlying Product Site, its libraries
and content. Even if you change permissions, so a user does not see a particular
Product List item, they can still view All Site Content in the quick launch panel and
navigate to the Product Site.
The Product Site
When a new Product List Item is added to the Product List Web Part, it triggers a
Windchill ProductPoint action to create a new SharePoint site based on the name
of the new list item. This site will use the Windchill ProductPoint Product Site
template and contain the Creo Structure Library. The permissions of this Product
Site are controlled independently from that Product List Item.
Tip
While you can restrict who can contribute content to a particular site, it is
recommended that you do not restrict read or view permission from the Product
Site content because of the global name space of Windchill ProductPoint.
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Managing Product List Permissions
1. To manage the permission for the Product List items, navigate to a specific
product list item and select the Data Management ▶ Manage Permissions.
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Or
From the Properties page of a product list item, select Data
Management ▶ Manage Permissions from the Actions menu.
2. From the Actions menu, click Edit Permissions.
3. When prompted with an alert telling you that the changes made to the parent
folder or list permissions will no longer affect the list item you are editing,
click OK.
4. Select the check boxes for all users and groups who should not see the list item.
5. From the Actions menu, click Remove User Permissions.
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6. Accept the change. If you no longer have permissions to see the List Item, you
will be taken to a permission error window and asked if you want to login as
someone else. This is normal and standard SharePoint behavior.
7. Only users who were left with permissions to see the product list item will be
able to see it in the Product List Web Part and in search results.
Note
This does not hide the underlying Product Site. A similar process must be
followed on the Product Site to prevent users from finding the Product Site and
content within that site. That process is defined in the section titled “Choose
whether to use the Products Organizational concept or not.”
Managing People and Groups
Assignment to a group controls the ability to access data, configurations, views,
and actions in Windchill ProductPoint. Some groups allow full access to every
version of every part stored on a site, while other groups only allow access to
a limited number of configurations. Likewise, some groups allow access to
all available actions on a part. Your Windchill ProductPoint site administrator
controls which group you are assigned to.
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To see what group you are assigned to, navigate to
your
NOT
FOR PRODUCTIONfromUSE
site.
People and Groups
Home
The following groups are available by default:
•
Viewer
•
Member
•
Author
•
Release Manager
See the following sections for more information on specific groups.
Viewers
Viewers can search, view, and download documents, parts, and assemblies, but
cannot modify any products on the site. Viewers are only allowed to see the latest
released configuration of a site's product and have read-only access to all parts and
assemblies on the site. Viewers can not contribute to discussions or add associated
documents to product items.
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Members
Members can search, view, and download documents, parts, and assemblies, as
well as contribute to discussions and add associated documents to product items.
Members cannot modify product items on the site, however, as members have read
only access to all parts and assemblies on the site.
Authors
Authors are responsible for creating and updating product items. Authors can see
all versions of parts on a site, can modify their site's parts and assemblies, and can
contribute to discussions and add associated documents to product items.
Release Managers
Release managers are responsible for approving and releasing parts and documents.
Release managers can see all versions of parts on a site, modify their site's parts
and assemblies, and approve and release parts and documents.
Note
If your administrator has not identified any release managers, any author can
approve and release product items and documents. Once a release manager is
identified, though, authors can no longer approve and release product items and
documents.
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Enabling SharePoint Services Search
Server
After installing or upgrading Windchill ProductPoint, Windows SharePoint
Services search server must be enabled. Use the following procedure to select
the appropriate search server to enable:
1. Navigate to the following location in the SharePoint Central Administration
site: Application Management ▶ Content Databases ▶ Manage Content Database
Settings.
2. In the Select Windows SharePoint Services search server field, select the
appropriate server in order to enable it.
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Publishing AutoCAD and ProductView
Installer Links on Downloads Page
Use the following procedure to make the AutoCAD or ProductView installers
available on the Windchill ProductPoint Downloads page. This procedure can
also be used to replace existing installations with new installations of AutoCAD
or ProductView.
Note
Different procedures are available for the following:
•
Windows 2003 Server, 32 bit
•
Windows 2008 server, 64 bit
Windows 2003 Server, 32 Bit
1. After installing the server, browse to the following location:
C:\inetpub\wwwroot\ProductPointDownloads.
2. Copy the AutoCAD or ProductView installers to that location.
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Tip
If a previous version of the installation existed in this location, rename the old
installer, and then copy the new installer as shown in the image below.
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3. Navigate to the Downloads page in
Windchill ProductPoint to verify the installer
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displays.
NOTfor these
FOR
PRODUCTION
Installation
applications
can now be run from the WindchillUSE
ProductPoint Downloads page.
Windows 2008 server, 64 Bit
1. Open IIS Manager.
Tip
To open the IIS Manager, select Start ▶ Run and enter inetmgr.
2. Select Sites ▶ Windchill ProductPoint ▶ Downloads.
3. In the right panel, right-click on Header Mappings and select Open Feature.
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4. On the Handler Mappings page, locate the following file:
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CGI-exe
a. Right-click CGI-exe,
b. Select Edit Feature Permissions.
c. Deselect Execute.
d. Enure CGI-exe is no longer available (grayed out) on the Handler Mappings
page.
5. Restart the Windchill ProductPoint site from IIS Manager.
6. Browse to the following location:
C:\inetpub\wwwroot\ProductPointDownloads.
7. Copy the AutoCAD or ProductView installers to that location:
Tip
If a previous version of the installation existed in this location, rename the old
installer and then copy the new installer as shown in the image below.
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8. Navigate to the Downloads page in Windchill
ProductPoint to verify that the installations
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display.
NOT
FOR
PRODUCTION
USE
Installation
for these applications
can now be run from the Windchill
ProductPoint Downloads page.
Windchill ProductPoint Views
Standard SharePoint views display the content of a document library. Their scope
is limited to those items stored and managed in the library for which the view is
being applied. Like standard SharePoint views, Windchill ProductPoint views
allow you to configure which attributes to show, the order in which to show them,
the name by which to refer to a particular view, and so on.
More specifically, when you apply one of the six Windchill ProductPoint views
(BOM Structure, Model Structure, Parts List, Parts and Assemblies, Drawings and
Representations, or Where Used) to an assembly, the assembly’s structure is used
to populate the view, regardless of the library in which the individual components
of the assembly structure are stored and managed.
The list of views in the Views drop-down list is configurable. For example, you
may choose to provide only the Model Structure and Parts List views and hide
the other predefined Windchill ProductPoint views. This is done by navigating
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to Structure Library ▶ Settings ▶ Structure Library Settings. At the bottom of the
Structure Library Settings page, you can enable and disable views as well as define
the default view.
Choosing a Windchill ProductPoint View for Your
Site
By default, several Windchill ProductPoint views of structure data are hidden;
however, these views can be enabled if you decide they are a good fit for your
company.
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To configure which views you want displayed to all users, use the following
procedure:
1. Open the Structure Library Settings panel from one of the
Windchill ProductPoint structure libraries.
2. At the bottom of the Library Settings page, all available
Windchill ProductPoint views are listed. Click the Activate button
to make each view active, and select a view to serve as the default.
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Note
Model Structure and BOM Structure are similar views. The Model Structure
view will show all occurrences (multiple instances) of a part at a particular
level of the structure. BOM Structure will summarize the multiple occurrences
into a single row with a Quantity column showing how many occurrences there
are.
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Content Types and Properties
SharePoint content types are used to define behavior and properties that are
specific to object types. Content types provide the mechanism to control which
properties are displayed on the properties pages for all objects of a defined content
type. For example, it is typically desirable to show a different set of properties for
an office document than for a part or an assembly. Content types in SharePoint are
hierarchical. Child content types inherit all the properties of their parent.
Windchill ProductPoint adds to SharePoint’s list of content types to support the
management of CAD and product development information.
Note
Properties of content types are sometimes referred to in SharePoint as ‘site
columns’ or ‘columns’ because they appear as columns in SharePoint’s Web Parts.
Creating a Custom Property
Use the following procedure to create a custom property:
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At the upper right corner of the page, change
to
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USE
1. Navigate to Site Actions ▶ Site Settings.
2. Under Galleries, click Site Content Types.
3.
Show Group
Product Item
Content Types
4. Select the content type to edit (for example, Part).
5. At the bottom of the page, click Add from new site column.
6. Enter the Column Name and other attributes for your property.
Note
Special characters are not recommended for use when entering property
attributes.
7. Make sure Update all content types inheriting from this type is set to Yes.
8. Click OK.
The property will now appear on property pages of the content type you chose
in step four.
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Adding Custom Properties as an Advanced Search
Option
Use the following procedure to include properties you have created as an option in
the Advanced Search page’s Where the Property... drop-down list:
Note
A value must be entered for your custom property at least once in order for it to
appear in the Advanced Search page.
1. Manually start a full crawl of the search server:
a. From SharePoint’s Central Administration site, click Manage Service
Applications, under Application Management.
b. Click Search Service Application.
c. Under Crawling in the Quick Launch menu, click Content Sources.
d. Choose Start Full Crawl from the Local SharePoint Sites drop-down menu
to start the crawl.
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a. Under
in the Quick Launch menu, click
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FOR
PRODUCTION
USE
.
The crawl is complete when the Status column is set to Idle.
2. Map your crawled property to a managed property:
Queries and Results
Properties
b.
c.
d.
e.
Metadata
Click New Managed Property.
Enter your custom properties name in the Property name field.
Make sure The type of information in this property is correct.
Click Add Mapping, find your custom property, and click OK.
Note
Your property will include an ows_ prefix.
f. Make sure the checkboxes Allow this property to be used in scopes and
Add managed property to custom results set retrieved on each query are
checked.
g. Click OK.
3. Manually start a full crawl of the search server again (see steps 1.a through 1.d).
After the crawl is complete, your custom property displays as an option in the
Advanced Search page’s Where the Property... drop-down field.
Note
Only the first 2 kilobytes of data is available for display.
You may not see the property’s value among the item’s other values in the search
results page.
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Windchill ProductPoint Settings
Windchill ProductPoint settings are available to tailor the settings of certain
attributes at your site. For example, you can select the maximum number of
search results that can display when a user runs a search. You can also access the
configuration files to modify the version scheme and number generation used
for items stored in Windchill ProductPoint. To view and modify the setting, use
the following steps:
1. Select Site Settings in the drop-down list available on the right of the tab
navigation bar.
2. Click Windchill ProductPoint Settings under the Site Administration heading.
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Modifying Version Schemes
The following procedure allows you to modify the version scheme used to iterate
items stored in Windchill ProductPoint. Each version of an item is represented with
a major version, minor version, and a separator. For example, in the version “1.2,”
the major version is “1”; the minor version is “2”; and the separator is a period (.).
Note
During the installation process, if your site selected the Advanced install option,
you were asked to select between a letter-based or number-based version scheme.
1. Navigate to the Windchill ProductPoint Settings as described in Windchill
ProductPoint Settings on page 256.
2. In this location, the following appears:
•
Sample Revision Schemes directory containing the following sample files
to assist in modifying your revision scheme:
○ letter-based revision scheme
○ number-based revision scheme
○ custom revision scheme
•
RevisionScheme.xml file which must be overwritten in order to change
your version scheme.
3. Download and edit a copy of the sample revision scheme file that you plan to
use. Each sample file contains additional information on the options available
for modification.
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Note
You will notice that you have the option to modify the starting point for your
major and minor versions as well as the separator used in your revision
scheme. In addition, the following attribute is available:
CanAdminSetOutOfSequenceVersions
If this attribute value is changed to True, it gives an administrator the ability to
modify an item's version to any value, even one outside the version scheme,
when performing the Edit Properties action
4. When your revision scheme edits are complete, use the sample file to overwrite
the RevisionScheme.xml file.
Note
Changing the version scheme affects only those items created after the version
scheme was modified. Existing items remain with the previous scheme. As a
result, it is important to avoid schemes that could cause conflicts.
Modifying Number Generator Schemes
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1. NavigateFOR
to the
as described in USE
NOT
PRODUCTION
Windchill ProductPoint Settings on page 256.
The following procedure allows you to modify the number generator scheme used
to number items as they are created in Windchill ProductPoint.
ProductPoint Site Settings
or
Under View All Site Content in the left pane of the
Windchill ProductPoint window, navigate to the following location:
Documents ▶ ProductPoint Configuration Files ▶ Number Generator.
2. In this location, the following appear:
•
Sample Number Generator Schemes directory containing a sample file to
assist in modifying your number generator scheme.
•
NumberGeneratorScheme.xml file which must be overwritten in order to
change your number generator scheme.
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3. Download and edit a copy of the sample file. The sample file contains
additional information on the options available for modification.
4. When your number generator scheme edits are complete, use the sample file to
overwrite the NumberGeneratorScheme.xml file.
Note
Changing the scheme affects only those items created after the scheme was
modified. Existing items remain with the previous scheme. As a result, it is
important to avoid schemes that could cause conflicts.
Enabling E-Mail Notification for the
Windchill ProductPoint Deployment
Users can subscribe to notifications by using the Alert me option. If the option is
enabled, users receive an e-mail notification if an object’s status changes (lock or
unlock). You can also choose to be notified when content is added to a folder or
when there is a change to any of the files.
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To allow notifications, the administrator must enable the SMTP server and add
the information in the SharePoint administration site.
Activating and Deactivating Features
To view, activate, or deactivate features, navigate to the locations in which
different features are located:
Note
Sufficient permissions are needed to view the Site and Site collection features.
•
Site Features
•
Site Collection Features
•
Web Application Features
•
Farm Features
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Site features
From the Windchill ProductPoint site:
1. Select Site Settings from the drop-down list to the right of the tabs.
Note
Different features are activated or deactivated depending on which tab is
selected when you select Site Settings.
2. Under Site Administration, select Site features.
Feature
Windchill ProductPoint
Calculations Library
Description
Create a calculations library
when you have calculations that
you want to manage together.
Like structure libraries, they
provide special features for
managing and displaying
structures, such as CAD
management and hierarchical
views.
Enables the use of the Web Parts
Collaboration Space
used for Windchill ProductPoint
Collaboration Spaces.
Windchill ProductPoint Lock
Enables use of the
Status Web Part Feature
Windchill ProductPoint Lock
Status Web Part on this site.
Windchill ProductPoint Missing This feature enables the Web
References Web Part Feature
Parts for missing references.
Windchill ProductPoint Number This feature enables the
Generator Web Part Feature
Web Part for generating new
numbers.
This feature enables the Web
Recently Modified Web Part
Part for recently modified items.
Feature
Windchill ProductPoint Reports Enable reporting lists for
Active
No
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Feature
Structure Library
Structure View
Unsynchronized Changes
Web Part Feature
Description
Enables use of structured
libraries. Use a structure
library when you have related
content that you want to manage
together. Structure libraries
provide special features for
managing and displaying
structures, such as CAD
management, hierarchical
views, and 3D visualization.
This feature enables the grid
structure view and toolbar.
This feature enables the Web
Parts for unsynchronized
changes.
Active
No
Yes
Yes
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From the Windchill ProductPoint site:
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PRODUCTION
USE
1. With the
selected, select
from the drop-down list to
Site Collection Features
Home
Site Settings
the right of the tabs.
2. Under Site Collection Administration, select Site collection features.
Feature
Windchill ProductPoint Basic
Release Management
Windchill ProductPoint Product
Item Content Types
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Description
Active
Yes
Enable release and
configuration management for
Windchill ProductPoint structure
items.
Sharepoint content types for
Yes
Windchill ProductPoint product
items.
Web Application Features
From the Central Administration site:
1. From the Application Management page, navigate to the SharePoint Web
Application Management heading, and click Web application list.
2. Click Windchill ProductPoint.
3. You are returned to the Application Management page. Click Manage Web
application features.
Feature
Windchill
ProductPoint
AJAX 2.0 Feature
Description
Active Notes
Yes
Deactivating this feature
Changes the
will remove the AJAX
web application
2.0 configuration from
web.config to
the web application.
support AJAX 2.0
Windchill ProductPoint is
extensions.
dependent upon AJAX 2.0.
It is quite common for
SharePoint applications
to provide AJAX support
features. If you are co-hosting
Windchill ProductPoint and
another 3rd party application
on the same SharePoint web
application, note that Windchill
ProductPoint requires AJAX
version 2.0 and cannot run
properly with AJAX version
3.5. Only deactivate this
feature if activating another
3rd party feature that fully
supports AJAX 2.0.
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If a 3rd party application
that has an AJAX feature is
installed and activated, it may
be necessary to deactivate
all AJAX related features,
then reactivate this feature
to restore proper behavior to
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Feature
Windchill
ProductPoint
Diagnostics
Feature
Description
Active Notes
No
This feature should normally
This feature
be deactivated. It should only
enables IIS
be activated when diagnosing
ASP compile
problems within the Windchill
time debugging
ProductPoint system.
and maximizes
diagnostic logging
for Windchill
ProductPoint.
This feature may be
A farm deployment Yes
Windchill
deactivated on any farm
ProductPoint Farm of Windchill
that contains only one web
ProductPoint
Deployment
front end server.
requires the use
Session Service
of the IIS Session
Feature
If Microsoft has released
State Service. This
a patch or service pack
feature configures
to SharePoint, and, after
the web application
installing the patch or
to use the Session
service pack, the users are
State Service. On
experiencing strange web UI
MOSS, if Session
behavior, re-activation of this
State Service is
feature may help.
not running it will
start the service for
farm deployments.
For WSS an
administrator must
start the Session
State Service
individually on
each machine.
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Farm Features
From the Central Administration site:
1. Click the Operations tab or Operations link under View All Site Content.
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2. Under Global Configuration, click Manage farm features.
Feature
Windchill
ProductPoint Help
Feature
Description Active Notes
Deactivating this feature will remove the
This feature is Yes
Windchill ProductPoint help set from the
automatically
SharePoint farm. Normally this is only done
activated on
at uninstall. The following maintenance
the farm 15
issues may require the deactivation and
minutes after
re-activation of this feature:
the initial
installation
• If a new SharePoint language pack
of Windchill
has been installed on the farm after
ProductPoint.
Windchill ProductPoint has been
The time
installed, re-activation may be required.
delay prevents
You must deactivate this feature
overloading of
and re-activate the feature to have
the SharePoint
Windchill ProductPoint help appear in
system during
the new language. This assumes that
the installation
the new language added to the farm
process. When
is one of the languages supported by
activated, this
feature installs
• If Microsoft has released a patch or
the Windchill
service pack to SharePoint and after
ProductPoint
installing the patch or service pack
help set and
the Windchill ProductPoint help is no
links it to
longer visible, re-activation is required.
the native
You must deactivate this feature and
SharePoint
re-activate the feature to restore the
help.
links between the SharePoint help set
and the Windchill ProductPoint help set.
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•
If PTC releases a standalone update to
the Windchill ProductPoint help, the
feature must be re-activated to show
the new help documentation. On the
web front-end where the SharePoint
Central Administration web application
is running, copy the new help set into:
C:\Program Files\Common
Files\microsoft
shared\Web Server
Extensions\12\TEMPLATE\
FEATURES\
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Feature
Document
Icon Merge
Feature
Description
Active Notes
PtcProductPointHelp\
PTC.PRODUCTPOINT.Help.zip
Yes
This feature merges
Windchill ProductPoint file
extensions and
their icons into
SharePoint in
order to show
Pro/ENGINEER files
with their
correct icons.
Deactivate and re-activate the feature to
load the new help set.
The associations created by this feature
can be overwritten by various events.
In this case, the icons added by
Windchill ProductPoint will no longer
show their correct icons. Instead, they
will show standard, default icons. To
merge the Windchill ProductPoint back
into SharePoint, deactivate and re-activate
this feature. Deactivating this features
does nothing except to allow the feature
to be re-activated, where the merge is
performed. The following events may
require deactivation and re-activation of
this feature:
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• Microsoft releases a patch or service
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pack which resets the document icon
associations.
•
A third party application is added to the
SharePoint farm, which overwrites the
existing associations.
Modifying Upload Size
You can use the SharePoint Administration Console to increase the maximum size
of uploads. Navigate to Central Administration ▶ Application Management ▶ Web
Application General Settings and set the desired value for Maximum Upload Size.
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Administration Troubleshooting
A Creo User Cannot Access Windchill ProductPoint..................................................
In Creo, Machine Name Displays Instead of User Name ...........................................
A Red Text Error is Seen on the Recently Modified Web Part on the Home Page
Site ....................................................................................................................
User Has Trouble Exporting to Spreadsheet .............................................................
Creating a Product May Fail if Windchill ProductPoint is Not Configured
Correctly.............................................................................................................
Upload Multiple Documents Option Missing in Internet Explorer 7 ..............................
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This chapter describes solutions to issues that may occur after
Windchill ProductPoint has been successfully installed.
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A Creo User Cannot Access
Creo users must provide a login name and password each time they establish a
connection to the Windchill ProductPoint server.
In Creo, Machine Name Displays Instead
of User Name
If the application pool identity is not a domain user and the server is on a domain,
then in Creo, in the File ▶ Open window, Locked by user and Modified by user
show a machine name instead of user name. To avoid this problem, use a proper
domain user account for the application pool identity and not a user defined only
on the server. For example, use <domain name>\<user name> and not <server
name>\<user name>. For more information, see the Security and Accounts
section in Installing SharePoint on page 92.
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A Red Text Error is Seen on the Recently
Modified Web Part on the Home Page Site
When a user installs Windchill ProductPoint on a machine with a database server
that is hosted on a different machine, they may encounter an error when connecting
to the NDS database.
Note
Note: The NDS database is also known as the Structure database.
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You can use one of the following techniques to resolve this problem:
•
SQL Authentication
•
Windows Autentication
SQL Authentication
The following steps describe the basic procedure for enabling SQL Server
Authentication on the database server. For more details about this procedure, see:
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http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188670(SQL.90).aspx.
1. On the remote server SQL installation, add a new SQL Server login by
completing the following steps:
Note
Make sure that it uses SQL Server Authentication.
a. Deselect the boxes for Password Privacy, Expiration, and Change at Next
Login.
b. Set the server role for this user by selecting sysadmin.
2. On the Windchill ProductPoint server, install Windchill ProductPoint using the
custom installation path. To do this, complete the following steps:
a. On the Database Source window, choose Change for the Structure database.
b. In the Authentication window, select the remote database from the Data
Source drop-down list.
c. Select Use SQL Server Authentication and enter the SQL server login you
created.
d. Continue with installation.
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Note
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FOR
PRODUCTION
It is best to use
the same data
source for both the Content and the USE
Structure
Database.
3. After the installation is complete, you can change the permissions on the newly
created SQL Server login. You can also remove the sysadmin role, as well as
any other permissions that are no longer needed.
Windows Authentication
Users working with Windchill ProductPoint may not have SQL access rights,
since the default user is “NT AUTHORITY\Network Service.” Use the following
procedure to grant the user running Windchill ProductPoint SQL access rights:
1. Start the SQL Server Enterprise Manager.
2. Expand the folders in the left panel and locate the Security folder for your
local SQL server.
3. Right-click Logins in the Security folder, and select New Login.
4. On the SQL Server Login Properties – New Login page, enter
DomainName\AspNewServer$ in the Name field, and click on the Server
Roles and select sysadmin. Accept the defaults for the other settings, and
then click OK.
5. Expand the Database folders, and double-click the desired NDS database.
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6. Navigate to the Security folder. Right-click Users, and select New Database
User.
7. On the Database User Properties – New User page, use the browse button to
select the DomainName\AspNetServer$ account.
8. In the Database Role Membership list, select the db_datareader check box.
9. Click OK, and then close the SQL Server Enterprise Manager.
10. On the Windchill ProductPoint server machine, run iisreset, and open the
browser to verify that the error no longer appears.
Note
It may be necessary to adjust SQL Server permissions after completing this
procedure.
For more information, go to
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms998320.aspx, and browse to Granting
Access to a Remote SQL Server.
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Trouble Exporting
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Spreadsheet
NOT
FOR
PRODUCTION
USE
The Windchill
ProductPoint
Export to Spreadsheet action creates Excel
compatible
XML. If you have another application set as the default to open XML files, you
will need to change the default application to Microsoft Excel.
Creating a Product May Fail if
Windchill ProductPoint is Not Configured
Correctly
If Windchill ProductPoint is not configured correctly when installed on MOSS,
some actions such as creating a product will fail with a NullReferenceExceptions
error from Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.SqlSessionStateResolver
.System.Web.IPartitionResolver.ResolvePartition.
For more information about resolving this issue, see the section on configuring
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Upload Multiple Documents Option
Missing in Internet Explorer 7
When using the Internet Explorer 7 browser to upload multiple documents to
Windchill ProductPoint, the Upload Multiple Documents option may be missing.
Use the following procedure to restore the Upload Multiple Documents option:
1. From Internet Explorer 7, navigate to Tools ▶ Internet Options.
2. Click the Security tab.
3. Click Local Intranet and then Custom Level.
A new window appears.
4. Choose Enable for all ActiveX related settings.
5. Click OK and restart Internet Explorer 7.
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IV
Backup and Restore
Performing a successful backup is a critical part of your
Windchill ProductPoint installation. This chapter helps you choose
between two distinct backup and restore techniques for Windchill ProductPoint,
and provides step-by-step procedures for backing up your system and restoring
that backup, if necessary.
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12
Planning Your Backup and
Restore Strategy
In order to plan your backup and restore strategy, it is important to consider
whether your environment has been customized or not and the amount of dedicated
resources committed to maintaining your environment. This guide offers two
distinct backup and restore strategies depending on the amount necessary or
available administrative overhead available to you:
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NOT
FOR
PRODUCTION
USE
• Single Command Strategy: This strategy relies on a utility, included in your
install, to handle backing up and restoring your environment through a single
command line operation, which can be scheduled through Microsoft Windows
Scheduler.
This strategy allows for minimal administrative overhead, but is supported
in specific Windchill ProductPoint environments only. For a complete list
of requirements for performing a single command backup, see Performing a
Single Command Backup on page 275.
•
Interactive Strategy: This strategy is recommended for farm server, multiple
SharePoint web-applications, or otherwise customized environments. For
more information on completing an interactive backup, see Performing an
Interactive Backup on page 281.
Note
Use the same strategy to restore from your backup. Restoring a single command
backup using the interactive strategy or restoring an interactive backup using the
single command strategy is not supported.
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Performing a Single Command
Backup
Running the Single Command Backup ..................................................................... 277
Additional Single Command Backup Settings ........................................................... 277
Scheduling Regular Single Command Backups ........................................................ 278
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In order to perform
a successful
backup and restore using a singleUSE
command
NOT
FOR
PRODUCTION
backup, ensure that the following conditions are met:
Note
Single Command Backup is only available for Windchill ProductPoint 1.1 M030
and greater releases.
•
You have not set up a farm environment. The following environments are
currently supported for use with Single Command Backup:
○ Windchill ProductPoint and SQL servers are on the same machine.
○ Windchill ProductPoint server and SQL servers are on different machines.
○ Windchill ProductPoint with content database on Windows internal
database and NDS on SQLServer Express edition.
○ Windchill ProductPoint using SQLServer Express, SQLServer Standard,
SQLServer Workgroup, or SQLServer Enterprise edition.
•
No other web applications are integrated with your SharePoint installation,
which is used solely to support Windchill ProductPoint.
•
Windchill ProductPoint is not installed on a MOSS server.
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Additionally, you must complete the following before you can perform a backup or
restore using the Single Command utility:
•
Establish Administrative privileges: you must have the following
administrative roles and privileges:
○ You are logged in as an administrator on the machine where
Windchill ProductPoint is installed.
○ You are part of the Owner list in Windchill ProductPoint.
○ You have sysadmin and dbcreator roles in SQL Server.
•
Complete and verified installations of SharePoint and Windchill ProductPoint
•
Sufficient disk space to hold a complete copy of both the SharePoint content
database and the Windchill ProductPoint structure database.
Note
Windchill ProductPoint backup assumes copying to the local disc is sufficient
because periodic file system backup will archive the local disc copy to offline
media.
•
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Databases with no current users or operations—Windchill ProductPoint uses
two databases, which must be synchronized. These databases must be idle
during both backup and restore and cannot be modified.
Running the Single Command Backup
Use the following procedure to run a single command backup of your environment:
1. Create a shared directory for the backup with read and write access for all users.
Note
It is required that this directory is created on the same machine as SQLServer.
2. In a command prompt window, go to <Windchill ProductPoint
Installation Directory>\PTC\ProductionPoint
3. Enter the following command:
WppBackupRestoreUtil.exe /action:backup /path:\\<sharedDirectory>\WppBackups
Where <sharedDirectory> is the location of the shared directory.
4. The single command backup checks whether the system is quiet or not. If the
system is quiet, then a backup will be taken. Otherwise, a message stating that
Windchill Product Point is currently busy and to try again later appears.
5. When the backup is complete, the backup will be saved to
your specified folder (\\<sharedDirectory>\Wppbackups in
the above example) under a date-time coded directory (for example
\\machineName\Wppbackups\Backup-2010-06-08_02-45-07-PM
) along with the backup.log file, NDS, and SharePoint Database reports.
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Tip
It is recommended that you verify that this folder was created the first time you
run the single command backup utility. If no folder was created, ensure that
you properly set the directory’s read and write access.
6. The backup is also verified for sanity and restorability. The verification
directory, along with its reports and log, is created as well.
Additional Single Command Backup
Settings
The following optional settings may be used when running a single command
backup:
Performing a Single Command Backup
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Setting
Force Backup
Retry Backup
Description
Use the force backup
(/f) setting to allow the
single command backup
to continue even if the
system isn’t quiet by
killing any ongoing
transactions.
Use the retry backup (/rc:#
/ri:#) setting to make the
backup command retry a
certain number of times
(/rc:#) after a certain
number of minutes (/ri:#)
if the system is busy.
Syntax
WppBackupRestoreUtil.exe
/action:backup
/path:"\\<MachineName>\WPPbackups"
/f
WppBackupRestoreUtil.exe
/action:backup
/rc:3 /ri:20
In this example, the
backup command will
retry 3 times after a
interval of 20 minutes
each if the system is
currently busy.
Use the ignore verify (/iv) WppBackupRestoreUtil.exe
setting to skip verifying /action:backup
that the system is quiet.
/iv
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Ignore Verify
Scheduling Regular Single Command
Backups
Automated backups allow you to reuse a scheduled backup script to ensure a
reliable backup occurs. You can construct the script to run on intervals. Use the
following procedure to schedule backups using Windows scheduler:
1. Save the below command into a .bat file:
“C:\Program Files\PTC\ProductPoint"\WppBackupRestoreUtil.exe /action:backup /path:"\\machineNa
2. Open the Scheduled Tasks window by selecting All
Programs ▶ Accessories ▶ System Tools ▶ Scheduled Tasks.
3. Click Add Scheduled Task
A Scheduled Task Wizard window appears.
Click Next.
4. A list of programs installed on your computer. Click Browse and navigate
to your .bat file.
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Click Open.
Click Next.
5. Choose a name and duration for running the .bat file.
Click Next.
6. Refine your scheduled start time by adding a start date and time.
Click Next.
7. Enter the user name, and then enter and confirm the user’s password.
Note
The current user will be entered by default.
Click Next.
8. Verify your choices and click Finish to add this task to your Windows schedule.
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Performing a Single Command Backup
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Performing an Interactive Backup
Backing Up SharePoint Using the SharePoint Central Administration Console............ 283
Quieting the System ............................................................................................... 286
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Use the following procedure if the single command backup and restore utility is
not applicable
to you. PRODUCTION USE
NOT
FOR
You must complete the following before you can perform a backup or restore using
the Single Command utility:
•
Establish Administrative privileges: you must have the following
administrative roles and privileges:
○ You are logged in as an administrator on the machine where
Windchill ProductPoint is installed.
○ You are part of the Owner list in Windchill ProductPoint.
○ You have sysadmin and dbcreator roles in SQL Server.
•
Complete and verified installations of SharePoint and Windchill ProductPoint
•
Sufficient disk space to hold a complete copy of both the SharePoint content
database and the Windchill ProductPoint structure database.
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Note
Windchill ProductPoint backup assumes copying to the local disc is sufficient
because periodic file system backup will archive the local disc copy to offline
media.
•
Databases with no current users or operations—Windchill ProductPoint uses
two databases, which must be synchronized. These databases must be idle
during both backup and restore and cannot be modified.
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Backing Up SharePoint Using the
SharePoint Central Administration
Console
To perform an interactive backup, first begin with SharePoint, and then backup the
Windchill ProductPoint structure database as described in the sections below.
Note
Backing up from outside of the SharePoint Central Administration Console could
prompt security messages that could interfere with the process.
Note
The system must be quiet throughout the entire backup. For more information,
see Quieting the System on page 286
1. Start the SharePoint Central Administration Console from the Windows
Start menu. For example, select Start ▶ All Programs ▶ Administrative
Tools ▶ Sharepoint 3.0 Central Administration.
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2. From the Central Administration window, click Operations.
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3. Under Global Configuration, click Timer Job Definitions
4. Select Backup/Restore and click Delete.
5. Return to the Operations page, and under the Backup and Restore heading,
click Perform a backup.
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6. Select your desired SharePoint sites to include in the backup and click Continue
to Backup Options.
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7. From the Select Backup Options window, complete the following steps:
a. Under Type of backup, select Full.
Note
Full backup will copy all content and is the simplest to restore. Differential
backups are not recommended for Windchill ProductPoint.
b. In the Backup location field, select a destination for the SharePoint backup
files.
c. Click OK.
8. From the Backup and Restore window, monitor the status of the backup.
Tip
Click Refresh to update the status.
9. After a successful SharePoint backup, continue to Quieting the System on
page 286.
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Quieting the System
It is extremely important that the system is quiet before and during a backup.
Before you begin a backup there should be no open transactions. A backup
performed on a system that is in use, may be corrupt and should not be restored.
Before performing a backup, make sure that the system is quiet by running the
Transaction Status tool. Use the following flow chart to ensure you are running the
Transaction Status tool and backup correctly:
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If the tool exits with an error level of 0, begin the backup of both the
Windchill ProductPoint content database and the structure database. If the tool
exits with an error level of 1, do not run the backup and wait until the system
is quiet to do so.
After the backup is complete, run the Transaction Status tool again. In order
to verify that the system was quiet during the backup, the script will compare
the output from the initial running of the Transaction Status tool to the output
generated after the backup has been performed. If the two outputs match, the
system was quiet during backup and it was successful.
If they do not match, the system was not quiet. Delete the backup and start over.
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You can use the Transaction Status tool to check lists and transaction logs to see
if Windchill ProductPoint databases are quiet. The tool can also determine if the
databases were quiet during the backup. The Transaction Status tool is located in
the Bin directory of your Windchill ProductPoint installation folder:C:\Program
Files\PTC\ProductPoint\Bin\TransactionStatus.exe.
If there are any open transactions, the tool will exit with an error level of 1. If there
are no open transactions, the tool will exit with an error level of 0.
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15
Restoring from a Backup
Restoring from a Single Command Backup .............................................................. 290
Restoring from an Interactive Backup....................................................................... 290
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Restoring from a backup becomes necessary when catastrophic failures occur, such
as when a failed
upgrade PRODUCTION
or hardware failure results in a loss of data.
NOT
FOR
USE
For information on restoring from a single command backup, see Restoring from a
Single Command Backup on page 290.
For information on restoring from an interactive backup, see Restoring from an
Interactive Backup on page 290.
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Restoring from a Single Command
Backup
Use the following procedure to run a single command restore of your environment:
1. In a command prompt window, go to <Windchill ProductPoint
Installation Directory>\PTC\ProductionPoint
2. Enter the following command:
WppBackupRestoreUtil.exe /action:restore /path:\\<sharedDirectory>\WppBackups\<backup-time_sta
Where <sharedDirectory> is the location of the shared directory. And
<backup-time_stamp> is your preferred backup to restore.
3. Both NDS and SharePoint databases are restored. The system is returned to the
point in time when the backup was taken.
Restoring from an Interactive Backup
The following topics describe restoring from an interactive backup:
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Restarting Internet Services
Restoring SharePoint Content
1. Stopping Windchill ProductPoint Services
2. Stopping the Windchill ProductPoint Transaction Monitor Service
3.
4.
5. Enabling the SQL Server Service Broker
6. Validating Database Synchronization
7. Starting the Windchill ProductPoint Transaction Monitor Sercice
8. Starting Windchill ProductPoint Services
9. Restarting Internet Services
Stopping Windchill ProductPoint Services
1. Open the Windows Control Panel services. For example, select Start ▶ Control
Panel ▶ Administrative Tools ▶ Services.
2. From the Services window, complete the following steps:
a. Right-click Windchill ProductPoint Service, and select Stop.
b. Right-click Windchill ProductPoint Transaction Monitor Service, and select
Stop.
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1. Start Internet Information Server (IIS) Manager from the Windows Start menu.
For example, select All Programs ▶ Administrative Tools ▶ Internet Information
Services (IIS) Manager.
2. Select and right-click the server.
3. Select All Tasks ▶ Restart IIS.
4. From the Stop/Start/Restart window, select the Restart Internet Services option
and click OK.
When internet services are successfully stopped, continue to the next section.
Restoring SharePoint Content
1. Start the SharePoint Central Administration Console from the Windows
Start menu. For example, select Start ▶ All Programs ▶ Administrative
Tools ▶ SharePoint 3.0 Central Administration.
2. From the Central Administration window, click Operations.
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3. Under the Backup and Restore heading, select Restore from backup.
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4. Under Backup location, select the backup source and click OK.
5. Select the backup set to be restored and click Continue Restore Process.
6. Select the SharePoint sites to be restored and click Continue Restore Process.
7. Under type of restore, select Same Configuration.
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8. A warning message appears asking if you want to overwrite all selected
components. Click OK.
9. Click OK on the Select Restore Options step.
10. From the Backup and Restore window, monitor the status of the restore.
Tip
Click Refresh to update the status.
11. After a successful restore, continue to the next section.
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Enabling the SQL Server Service Broker
1. Open the SQL Server Management Studio.
2. Enable the SQL Server Service Broker for the restored database by executing
SQL statements and queries. Select New Query as shown in the window below
Note
The database to be selected should be the database for NDS, which is the
database ending with _NDS.
:
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3. Enter the following code block and Execute (F5):
Tip
Make sure your database name is surrounded by square brackets
DECLARE @DBName nvarchar(256)
DECLARE @SQL nvarchar(256)
SELECT @DBName = DB_NAME()
SET @SQL = 'ALTER DATABASE [' + @DBName +
'] SET NEW_BROKER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE';
EXEC (@SQL)
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4. Enter the following code block and Execute (F5):
DECLARE @sql nvarchar (600)
DECLARE @DBName nvarchar(256)
SELECT @DBName = DB_NAME()
DECLARE @Broker_Enabled INT;
SELECT @Broker_Enabled = is_broker_enabled FROM sys.databases WHERE [NAME] = @DBName
IF(@Broker_Enabled = 0)
BEGIN
SET @Sql = 'ALTER DATABASE ['+ @DBName + '] SET SINGLE_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE';
PRINT @SQL
EXEC( @SQL )
SET @Sql =
PRINT @SQL
EXEC( @SQL
SET @Sql =
PRINT @SQL
EXEC( @SQL
'ALTER DATABASE ['+ @DBName + '] SET ENABLE_BROKER';
)
'ALTER DATABASE ['+ @DBName + '] SET MULTI_USER';
)
END
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5. Verify the SQL Server Service Broker is enabled by entering the following
query (make sure your database name is surrounded by single quotation marks):
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SELECT is_broker_enabled FROM sys.databases
WHERE name = ‘database name’;
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If there is a 1, under the Results tab, you have successfully enabled the SQL
Server Service Broker.
Validating Database Synchronization
Use the following procedure to validate that the structure and SharePoint databases
are sufficiently synchronized to resume normal operation.
Note
Before validating database synchronization, verify that backups of the two
databases are from the same time period. Your backups may not be a matched pair
from the same period, and therefore may be out of synchronization.
1. From the command prompt, navigate to the bin subfolder of your
Windchill ProductPoint installation directory (typically C:\Program
Files\PTC\ProductPoint\bin) .
2. Run the following command line:
TransactionStatus /CheckDatabaseSynchronization
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3. The transaction status tool indicates if the databases are synchronized or lists
errors and warnings.
Tip
Generally, structure and SharePoint databases become unsynchronized
because modify operations involving transactions were in progress during
the backup. Ensure that the system is quiet during the backup. For more
information, see Quieting the System on page 286.
4. If warnings or errors appear, restore a synchronized set of backups before
continuing.
Note
Any uncertainty about errors and warnings should be discussed with
Windchill ProductPoint technical support.
Starting Windchill ProductPoint Services
1. Open the Windows Control Panel services. For example, select Start ▶ Control
Panel ▶ Administrative Tools ▶ Services.
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a. Right-click
, and select
.
USE
b. NOT
Right-click FOR PRODUCTION, and
select
2. From the Services window complete the following steps:
Windchill ProductPoint Service
Start
Windchill ProductPoint Transaction Monitor Service
Start.
1. Start Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager from the Windows Start
menu. For example, select All Programs ▶ Administrative Tools ▶ Internet
Information Services (IIS) Manager.
2. Select and right-click the server to manage.
3. From the right-click menu, select All Tasks ▶ Restart IIS.
4. From the Stop/Start/Restart window, select the Restart Internet Services option
and click OK.
5. When internet services are successfully started, you have completed the restore
process.
Note
You must clear the client agent cache on each client machine prior to
reconnecting to a restored database.
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Backup and Restore
Troubleshooting
More than One NDS Database ................................................................................ 298
Backup Fails During Verification .............................................................................. 298
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This chapter describes solutions to issues that may occur during the
and restore process.
NOT
FOR backup
PRODUCTION
USE
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More than One NDS Database
While enabling the broker, if there are more than one database with the _NDS
suffix, some older NDS databases still exist. To find the current NDS database,
look inside the database.txt file, under the Windchill ProductPoint
installation directory.
Backup Fails During Verification
If your backup is failing during the verification phase, and you have confirmed
that the problem is due to some trivial reason, run the backup using the ignore
verification option (/iv). /iv should only be used as a temporary solution and
the verification problem should be fixed as soon as possible, otherwise the backup
may not be restorable.
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V
Upgrade
This chapter describes the process of upgrading to Windchill ProductPoint 1.1.
Caution
Read and follow the additional instructions for upgrading SharePoint and
Windchill ProductPoint with a Server Farm to the most recent version of
Windchill ProductPoint 1.1, which are provided in the Windchill ProductPoint Read
This First document for that release, before continuing your upgrade.
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Quieting Server and Client
Connections
Ensuring the System is Quiet................................................................................... 303
Stopping the Windchill ProductPoint Transaction Monitor Service .............................. 303
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Note
NOT
FOR PRODUCTION USE
Before beginning the upgrade, it is important to restart SQL server.
To begin upgrading toWindchill ProductPoint 1.1, both the server and client
connections must be shut down.
Tip
To ensure that no client machines are attempting to interact with a SharePoint
server, an email should be sent out several days before the upgrade informing all
users of the need to save all files a day before the upgrade is scheduled.
Ensure that all client machines are disconnected from the server by completing
the following steps:
1. Turn on or adjust your firewall so all Windchill ProductPoint ports are blocked:
•
8820
•
1975 or your site-specified port
Tip
For Windows firewall, navigate to Start ▶ Control Panel ▶ Windows Firewall.
2. Shut down IIS using the following procedure:
a. Navigate to Start ▶ Accessories ▶ Command Prompt.
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b. Enter iisreset at the prompt.
Or
a. Navigate to Start ▶ Control Panel ▶ Administrative Tools ▶ IIS Manager
b. Select your server on the left panel, and then select Restart under Actions
in the right panel.
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3. Shut down all Windchill ProductPoint services:
Navigate to Start ▶ Control Panel ▶ Administrative Tools ▶ Services.
Select Windchill ProductPoint Services. Right-click and select Stop.
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Ensuring the System is Quiet
After completing the preceding steps, ensure that your system is quiet by running
the Transaction Status tool.
Note
This tool is not available for Windchill ProductPoint 1.0.
1. Navigate to the following file: C:\Program
Files\PTC\ProductPoint\Bin\TransactionStatus.exe.
2. Double click TransactionStatus.exe.
3. If the Transaction Status tool is done running, it returns an error level.
•
If the error level is 1, Windchill ProductPoint is busy.
•
If the error level is 0, Windchill ProductPoint is quiet.
It is recommended that you do not continue with the upgrade until the system
is quiet.
Stopping DRAFT
the
ONLY
Windchill ProductPoint Transaction
NOT
FOR
PRODUCTION USE
Monitor
Service
Use the following procedure to ensure that the Windchill ProductPoint Transaction
Monitoring Service is stopped on the server:
1. Navigate to Start ▶ Administrative Tools ▶ Services.
2. Select Windchill ProductPoint Transaction Monitor Service.
3. Select Stop in the left panel.
Quieting Server and Client Connections
303
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A dialog appears stating that Windows is attempting to stop the service.
Tip
If the service does not start after your upgrade is complete, restart the service.
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Backing Up Databases
Caution
It is very important that you back up your SharePoint databases before attempting
to upgrade your system, as a failed upgrade could result in database memory
loss or corruption.
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NOT
FOR PRODUCTION USE
Before backing up your databases, make sure to save the WPP_database.txt
file, which is stored in your install directory. You will use this file later to point
SharePoint to your existing Windchill ProductPoint database. If your upgrade fails,
you must restore from this backup before beginning the upgrade process again.
For more information on backup procedures, see Windchill ProductPoint Backup
and Restore on page 271.
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Upgrading to
Windchill ProductPoint 1.1
Use the following procedure to uninstall an older version of
Windchill ProductPoint and upgrade to Windchill ProductPoint 1.1:
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1. Before running the installation CD, take note of your current uploads directory
(stored in Central Administration) and all port numbers currently used for
a. Go to Central Administration ▶ Operations ▶ Services on Server.
i. Click Windchill ProductPoint Service, if it exists. The Uploads Directory
form will open.
Note
Windchill ProductPoint Service does not exist for
Windchill ProductPoint 1.0.
ii. Record your Uploads Directory information.
b. Go to Application Management ▶ Web Applications List.
Record the port numbers for Windchill ProductPoint.
c. Go to Start ▶ Administrative Tools ▶ IIS Manager.
i. Expand the Server node and choose Application Pools ▶ ProductPoint.
ii. Record the Identity (name of the user account) that runs the service.
2. Insert and run your the Windchill ProductPoint 1.1 installation CD.
3. The installation CD recognizes that Windchill ProductPoint is already installed
and asks if you want to upgrade. Click OK.
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4. The installation CD uninstalls your older version of Windchill ProductPoint.
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5. You may now follow the typical install steps. See Installing and Configuring
SharePoint and Windchill ProductPoint with a Server Farm on page 89 or
Installing and Configuring SharePoint and Windchill ProductPoint on page 61.
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6. When given the option, enter the uploads directory and port numbers
previously used by your site.
Upgrading to Windchill ProductPoint 1.1
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7. On the next window, select Basic or Advanced.
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•
If you choose Basic, all other options will be set automatically. Continue to
step 10.
•
If you choose Advanced, continue with the next step.
8. Select Configurable and enter the Windchill ProductPoint Services user name
used in step 1. This is the user name that will run the application pool for
Windchill ProductPoint. Click Next.
Note
If you are deploying Windchill ProductPoint into a single server, non-farm
environment, or a non-domain environment, you may instead choose Network
Services.
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9. The following window appears. Click Next.
Caution
If you would like to install Windchill ProductPoint into a new directory, you
must copy the WPP_DATABASE.TXT file into that directory before completing
this step, otherwise the upgrade will fail.
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10. The following window displays before deployment. Click Deploy.
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11. A window appears showing the progress of the upgrade. When the installer
is finished, make sure to start up all services shut down before upgrade and
reopen all blocked ports.
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Upgrade Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Overview ....................................................................................... 316
Files Upload Slower than when ProductPoint was First Installed ................................ 316
Windchill ProductPoint Service Did Not Start After Rebooting .................................... 317
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This chapterFOR
describes solutions
to issues that may occur during USE
the
NOT
PRODUCTION
Windchill ProductPoint upgrade process.
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Troubleshooting Overview
If the scenarios that follow do not help resolve an issue you encounter during or
after the installation process, access and save your event logs and include them
in a report to Technical Support. To access and save your event logs, use the
following procedure:
1. Navigate to the Start menu.
2. Right-click on My Computer.
3. Select Manage.
4. Select Event Viewer.
5. Right-click Application and select Save As. Do the same for System and
Security log.
Files Upload Slower than when
ProductPoint was First Installed
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The Windchill ProductPoint server uploads directory will contain unreferenced
files if the client’s upload is interrupted. For example, files uploaded from the
client, such as Creo files. Those unreferenced files may cause performance
problems if many of those files are allowed to accumulate. If there are many
files in the server uploads directory (many thousands), Microsoft Windows file
operations can be noticeably slowed, which may slow the server and may slow the
upload process for all users.
Upload operations may be interrupted if the user disconnects from the network
during upload. Uploads might also be interrupted by a client reboot during upload,
or by a server reboot during upload. Any of those cases will leave unreferenced
files in the uploads directory.
Server administrators may need to remove old files from the
Windchill ProductPoint server uploads directory to avoid the potential performance
penalty associated with unreferenced files. One approach to removing those files
is to sort the directory by file creation date, then delete files older than some
administrator chosen threshold, for example, one week.
Use the following procedure to locate the uploads directory:
1. Click the Operations tab in Central Administration
3. Click Windchill ProductPoint Service.
The uploads directory location is displayed.
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Windchill ProductPoint Service Did Not
Start After Rebooting
If the Windchill ProductPoint Service did not restart after rebooting your system,
use the following procedure to start the server:
1. Navigate to Start ▶ Control Panel ▶ Administrative Tools ▶ Services.
2. Highlight ProductPoint Web Service, and click Start in the upper left of the
Services panel.
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