Windchill System Administrator's Guide

Windchill Import Properties
Two properties control Windchill Import operations. These properties can appear
in the wt.properties file or in mapping files. If you are not setting properties
through a graphical user interface or in mapping files, you add or edit properties
with the xconfmanager utility, which is discussed elsewhere in this guide.
• wt.ixb.import.parser.validate (name in wt.properties file) or
import.parser.validate (name in mapping files) -- This property specifies
whether the imported document is validated by the XML parser. Its possible
values are true and false. Its default value is false.
• wt.ixb.import.overrideConflicts (name in wt.properties file) or
import.overrideConflicts (name in mapping files) -- This property allows the
overriding of overridable folder and other conflicts during importing. Its
possible values are true and false. Its default value is false. This property
controls import operations for Windchill Import.
• import.default.lifecycleInfo.lifecycleTemplateName -- When the life cycle
template name is missing from the xml file, the default name that is the value
of this property will be assigned to the object.
• import.default.lifecycleInfo.lifecycleState -- When the life cycle state is
missing from the xml file, the default state that is the value of this property
will be assigned to the object.
• wt.iba.definition.hierachicaldefinition.enabled -- In Release 7.0 it is suggested
that you do not create hierarchical IBA definitions unless this property has the
value true in the wt.properties file. Setting the preceding property’s value true
allows the import of hierarchical IBA definitions. By default in Release 7.0,
the default value of the property is false, and that value allows the creation of
hierarchical IBA definitions. A false value for the property prevents the
import of hierarchical IBA definitions, except when you use a properly
written mapping file, called a mapping file. A mapping file maps hierarchical
IBA definitions to non-hierarchical IBAs.
Access Control for Export and Import
The Access Control List (ACL) applies to both Export and Import operations. If
an export or import attempt specifies an object action for which you do not have
privileges, the entire transaction will fail.
For example, a user without Revise privileges for a particular object type cannot
defeat ACL control by using the import action “Import as a New version.”
Therefore the access control rule for importing new versions of WTParts includes
Revise permission.
As another example, the access control rules for importing IBAs include their
specific type to allow non-administrator users to import them: FloatDefinition,
BooleanDefinition, IntegerDefinition, RatioDefinition, StringDefinition, and
URLDefinition.
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