Windchill System Administrator's Guide

Attribute Description
MIME type (required) The MIME type (for example, application/msword) to be used in
downloading a file of this type. You must specify a space-separated
list of valid extensions for the MIME type (for example, .txt, .text, or
.t). This is the way in which the format of these objects will be set
when a file is uploaded.
Description (optional) Describes this data format object.
Indexable (required) Indicates whether or not this data format type can be indexed by
RetrievalWare. Most MIME types supported by RetrievalWare are
defined in the system when it is installed. However, any simple text
format is indexable.
For a complete list of supported file type, see RetrievalWare
documentation.
Icon (required) Defines the path to a subdirectory of the codebase that contains the
icon for this format type. When you add a data format type, you have
the option to reference an icon other than one of those found in the
Windchill codebase. However, you must ensure that the pixel size
for your icon is 16 x 16 to avoid an error when viewing icons.
Extensions (required) Defines the extensions that are associated with this particular mime
type (for example, .doc or .rtf for Microsoft Word).
Updating Data Formats
Listing Available Data Formats
Note: After a data format has been added to the system, it cannot be removed.
Enter the following command to update an existing data format:
java wt.content.DataFormatUtil -update
The tool prompts you for the format name of an existing data format object. Once
you have identified the data format, you can update its attributes.
Note: If you change the MIME type of a data format object, you must stop and
restart the method server to implement the change.
Enter the following command to display a list of existing data format objects and
their attributes:
java wt.content.DataFormatUtil -list
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