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How to set up a lifecycle with state based versioning and automatic revision mode in Windchill PDMLink

Modified: 17-Sep-2025   


Applies To

  • Windchill PDMLink 10.2 to 13.0

Description

  • How to set up a lifecycle with state based versioning and automatic revision mode
  • When revising on the state where Version Series is set to change (from milstd to numeric) version series does not change, the initial series is kept and incremented
  • Adding custom state based versioning series according to documentation does not work
  • Adding custom Versioning Scheme, added a new seed for custom revision in the "StateBasedVersioning.xml" file and it does not update on the UI (E.g., A1, B1, B2...).
  • How to Change Drawing Revisions from Numerical to Alphabetical
    • Transitioning CAD document revisions from numbers to letters 
    • Converting existing numerical revisions (e.g., 1, 2, 3) to alphabetical (e.g., A, B, C) for mass production
    • Managing revision schemes for existing drawings that use numerical headers
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