Windchill System Administrator's Guide
Windchill System Administrator's Guide
Windchill System Administrator's Guide
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Mapping Rules<br />
<strong>Windchill</strong> Import and Export allow mapping that either excludes attribute<br />
information, or maps it to other attributes during exporting and importing<br />
operations. Mapping attributes can adapt data to new environments that cannot<br />
accept the data in its original format. PTC supports three methods of mapping:<br />
• mapping through special rules:<br />
Mapping through rules is the simplest method, but is not as powerful as<br />
mapping through XSL transformation.<br />
• mapping through XSL transformation:<br />
Mapping through XSL transformation requires knowledge of XML and XSL.<br />
The XSL transformation functions are called by a form of special rule.<br />
• mapping through rules that call Java functions:<br />
A software engineer with Java expertise is required to map data through rules<br />
that call Java functions.<br />
Mapping rules can resolve situations announced by conflict messages during<br />
<strong>Windchill</strong> Import and Export.<br />
This appendix describes mapping rules and then describes conflict messages.<br />
Mapping Through Special Rules<br />
Mapping rules can be written to apply to a specific export or import process or a<br />
set of such processes. The rules reside in either or both of two types of ASCII<br />
XML files that can also include properties that control import and export<br />
operations. You set properties in mapping rules files by editing the files, and you<br />
cannot use the xconfmanager utility for this purpose. If you are not setting<br />
properties through a graphical user interface or in a mapping file, you add or edit<br />
properties with the xconfmanager utility, which is discussed elsewhere in this<br />
guide.<br />
• Client-based Files -- These files are selected by browsing in the graphical<br />
interface. These mapping rules file can have any name and can be located<br />
anywhere that the software can access and read them. These files govern if<br />
they conflict with generalized files.<br />
• Generalized Files -- These files provide rules for either import operations or<br />
export operations. Their names must end in .xml. They are in either of two<br />
specific locations whose names define their functions:<br />
\<strong>Windchill</strong>\codebase\registry\ixb\export_settings<br />
\<strong>Windchill</strong>\codebase\registry\ixb\import_settings.<br />
This appendix shows examples of the two type of files in the following two<br />
sections. After the examples you will see a section about properties, and several<br />
sections explaining rules (with examples).<br />
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