Article - CS297322

How to convert Simple Text Attributes to Rich Text Attributes in Windchill PDMLink

Modified: 29-Sep-2025   


Applies To

  • Windchill PDMLink 11.1 to 12.1
  • Windchill Bulk Migrator 11.1 to 12.1

Description

  • Description showing blank for existing Change Objects after upgrading, or using Windchill Bulk Migrator to migrate, to Windchill 11.1 and further Windchill Versions
  • How to convert Simple Text Attributes to Rich Text Attributes
  • Wanted to know which Object Type will be get impacted and have few more questions on this utility
  • How to convert Description (summary) which is the Legacy Attribute to the new standard in Windchill 11.1
  • Change Objects have Description(summary) [internal name: description] and Description [internal name: longDescription.formattedText] Attributes in Windchill 11.2 as compared to only only one Description [internal name: description] attribute in Windchill 11.0
  • After upgrading or using Windchill Bulk Migrator to migrate Windchill to Windchill 11.1 M020, the content of the Legacy Attribute Description in Problem Reports, Change Requests and Change Notices have been moved to the Attribute Description(Summary)
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