Windchill System Administrator's Guide

INI Files
About INI Files
can be set to point to Windchill file locations using a string of the proper syntax
and the name of the CAD document that manages the file, as in the following
example:
template_solidpart
wtpub:////libraries/Templates/template_solid_inlb
s.prt
INI files are used to set certain preferences on the Windchill server. Typical uses
are to let the system create a customized WTPart, or to choose the date format to
be displayed in the user interface.
Generally, an administrator modifies INI files and a restart of the method server is
required before the changes take effect.
Location of INI Files
Many INI files are used to configure different aspects of the Windchill server. The
INI files used to configure the Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire services can be found in:
$WT_HOME/codebase/com/ptc/windchill/cadx/cfg/
There are six INI files that are installed by default under the following
subdirectories:
• $WT_HOME/codebase/com/ptc/windchill/cadx/cfg/site/autopart.ini,
autoassociate.ini, newdocument.ini
Note: Files under the site directory are used for setting preferences applicable
to the site and cannot be overridden except by the administrator.
• $WT_HOME/codebase/com/ptc/windchill/cadx/cfg/default /cadxhtmlui.ini,
console.ini, newdocument.ini
Note: Files under the default directory are used for setting default
preferences.
Structure of an INI File
INI files have the following characteristics:
• The section is defined in square brackets, for example: [general].
• The key-value pairs are listed as =, for example:
DefaultDateFormat=ShortDateFormat1
• The semicolon character (;) is used for comments. (For many key-value pairs,
comments are available in the INI file indicating their use and possible
values.)
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