Windchill System Administrator's Guide

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Import and Export Policies,
Mapping Rules, and Conflict
Messages
This appendix describes policies and mapping rules, and then describes conflict
messages.
In addition to system defaults and actions available in the user interface, mapping
rules and policy files can be used to control Windchill Import and Export
processes. Mapping rules specify modifications to be made to the XML import or
export files, while XSL-based policy files specify actions to be performed upon
the attribute data of database objects during import or export. Mapping rules can
be used in conjunction with either the import or export actions offered in the user
interface or with policy files, but not both, during any given transaction.
Topic Page
XSL-based Policy Files...................................................................................... C-2
Mapping Rules ................................................................................................... C-4
Mapping Through Special Rules........................................................................ C-4
Mapping Through XSL Transformation .......................................................... C-11
Java Mapping with the METHOD Element..................................................... C-12
Hierarchical Instance Based Attribute Definitions, Exporting, and Importing C-12
Conflict Messages ............................................................................................ C-16
Reforming Custom Modeled Attributes........................................................... C-24
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