Article - CS263409

Use of preference "List Representation File Extension Types" in Windchill PDMLink

Modified: 10-Jan-2025   


Applies To

  • Windchill PDMLink 10.2 to 13.0
  • Windchill Service Information Manager 10.2 to 13.1
  • Visualization Services (WVS)

Description

  • Description of the Visualization > List Representation File Extension Types preference is ambiguous
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  • It implies that it can be used to control the visibility of all Representation content, whether referenced from the PVS or not, e.g. files created by the Additional File Types mechanism
  • How to control display of published representations' Files menu objects
  • How to control the visibility of renamed Additional File Types created by WVS Afterloader and not Representation viewable content files in the Representation / Annotations table right-mouse > Files menu
    • One can only show the renamed Additional File Types generated by the Published Rules and then changed by WVS Afterloader
    • This can be used to control the visibility of PDF file generated by WVS Afterloader and not the original PDF file name 
    • Refer to CS216668 for more information on WVS Afterloader
  • Why are Additional File Type extensions still get listed in the Representation / Annotations table right-mouse > Files menu, even though they are:
    • Added to the webpage.alwaysexcludelistrepfiletypes property in wvs.properties
    • Not included in the List Representation File Extension Types preference value
  • <File> menu is missing to download pdf file created after publishing
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