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Page 1: Introduction to Windchill ProjectLink 10.1 - Boundary Systems

Windchill ProjectLink 10.1

Curriculum Guide

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Live Classroom Curriculum Guide

Introduction to Windchill ProjectLink 10.1

Business Administration of Windchill ProjectLink 10.1

Workflow Administration of Windchill 10.1

System Administration of Windchill 10.1

Customization of Windchill 10.1

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Introduction to Windchill ProjectLink 10.1Overview

Course Code TRN-3808-T

Course Length 1 Day

In this course, you will learn how to participatein and manage projects using WindchillProjectLink 10.1. During this course anemphasis will be placed on how to access andnavigate the Windchill ProjectLink interface;including navigating and using your personalenvironment, the project environment, andproduct structures.In this course, you will learn how to managedocument information, CAD information, andassigned tasks. You will gain an understandingof creating and managing projects, whichincludes planning activities and milestones,assigning the project team, and setting up thefolder storage structure. Finally, you will learnhow to communicate with other team membersusing Windchill ProjectLink's collaboration tools.At the end of each module, you will completea set of review questions to reinforce criticaltopics from that module. At the end of thecourse, you will complete a course assessmentin Pro/FICIENCY intended to evaluate yourunderstanding of the course as a whole.

Course Objectives• Access Windchill Help• Browse and search for Windchill objects• View the attributes, content, and relationships

of Windchill objects• Identify the project manager’s role• Plan projects, project resources, and project

storage• Identify the differences between projects and

programs• Identify differences between projects and

classic projects• Create projects in Windchill, including the

plan objects required to support them• Design an action item

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• Create and manage project storage andaccess controls

• Modify and create documents• Build document relationships• Identify the role of parts, end items, and

documents in product structures• Identify various approaches used to create

product structures• Distinguish part masters and part versions• View part structure components• Access part viewables• View product structure related information

• Create parts and end items• Build and edit product structures• Manage your Windchill notebook• Create and manage subscriptions• Complete Windchill assignments• Reassign assignments to other team

members• Manage your Windchill calendar• Update project status• Monitor the project timeline

• Use Microsoft Project in conjunction withWindchill

• Discuss objects in forums• Manage and schedule meetings

Prerequisites

• None

Audience

• This course is intended for both project participants and project managers using the ProjectLinkapplication

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Agenda

Day 1

Module 1 Introduction to the Windchill Environment

Module 2 Introduction to Project Management

Module 3 Implementing Projects

Module 4 Creating Documents and Links

Module 5 Modifying and Managing Documents

Module 6 Introduction to Product Structure Management

Module 7 Viewing Product Structures

Module 8 Creating Product Structures

Module 9 Managing Your Work

Module 10 Managing Projects

Module 11 Communication and Collaboration

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Business Administration of Windchill ProjectLink 10.1Overview

Course Code TRN-3821-T

Course Length 3 Days

In this course, you will gain an understandingof basic Windchill ProjectLink administrationtasks. You will learn how to plan and createuser accounts and groups, and plan and createinformation management storage strategies.Other topics will include life cycles, workflows,teams, and configuring domain policies. Theseskills are important because they enable abusiness administrator to configure WindchillProjectLink to meet business needs. Aftercompleting this course, you will be wellprepared to set up and manage a basicWindchill ProjectLink implementation at yourcompany. At the end of each module,you will complete a set of review questionsto reinforce critical topics from that module.At the end of the course, you will complete acourse assessment in Pro/FICIENCY intendedto evaluate your understanding of the courseas a whole.

Course Objectives• Understand the processes involved in

defining your business environment• Identify the use of a Windchill Organization• Create an organization• Create and manage user accounts and

groups• Identify best practices for managing

organizations, groups, and user accounts• Identify contexts and their relationships• Assign project and program creators• Create and manage project and program

contexts• Identify Windchill object names and their

corresponding object type class names

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• Create Global Attributes• Add attributes to a Windchill Type• Create Windchill Types• Identify and set object initialization rules• Implement custom versioning sequences• Create and define life cycle and workflow

templates• Associate life cycle and workflow templates• Understand the Windchill domain policy

architecture• Define access control policies

• Identify individual access control permissions• Administer and troubleshoot access control

lists• Define notification policies• Define indexing policies• Use Context Teams to apply access control• Use Context Teams and team templates to

conduct workflow role resolution• Create and manage document templates

within product, library, and organizationcontexts

• Identify how to create CAD documenttemplates

• Create project and program context templates

• Create, manage, and edit promotionpreferences

• Identify the promotion review and approvalprocesses

• Use ModelCHECK validation during Check In• Administer administrator-saved searches• Administer user profiles• Administer Windchill views• Administer calendar functions• Administer organization preferences• Identify the report manager functions

• Identify visualization publishing controls• Identify purge manager functions• Audit system events

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Prerequisites

• TRN-3808 Introduction to Windchill ProjectLink 10.1

Audience

• This course is intended for business administrators, system administrators, and project team leaders.Implementation team members, including user adoption team members, and those with generalWindchill administration responsibilities will also benefit from taking this course.

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Agenda

Day 1

Module 1 Introduction to Windchill Business Administration

Module 2 Managing Participants

Module 3 Managing Contexts

Module 4 Managing Objects, Object Types, and Object Attributes

Day 2

Module 5 Managing Object Type Behavior

Module 6 Automating Processes Using Life Cycles and Workflows

Module 7 Managing Domain Policies and Access Control

Day 3

Module 8 Managing Teams

Module 9 Managing Organization Templates

Module 10 Administrative Support Tools

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Workflow Administration of Windchill 10.1Overview

Course Code TRN-3824–T

Course Length 2 Days

After completing this course, you will be ableto plan and configure workflow automationfeatures to support your company’s businessprocesses.In this course, you will learn Windchill Workflowfeatures and how to design, configure, and testworkflow processes.At the end of each module, you will completea set of review questions to reinforce criticaltopics from that module. At the end of thecourse, you will complete a course assessmentin Pro/FICIENCY intended to evaluate yourunderstanding of the course as a whole.

Course Objectives• Describe the business objects that control

and define the Windchill business processdefinition

• Identify the tools used to manage workflowtemplates

• Display, create, and modify workflowtemplates

• Determine what a pre-written workflowprocess does

• Initiate, track, and manage workflowprocesses

• Define and configure assigned activities• Use connectors in workflow templates• Use links in workflow templates• Group workflow nodes into block processes

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• Create references to other workflowtemplates using proxy processes

• Send notifications from a workflow process• Check an object in or out automatically in a

workflow process• Move a Windchill object through its life cycle

using workflow processes• Create a time delay in a workflow process• Launch an external application from a

workflow process• Execute a Java expression within a workflow

process• Synchronize a workflow process with a

system event• Communicate with another server using a

URL from a workflow process

• Configure basic and advanced life cycles• Specify the workflows to be used in advanced

life cycles• Configure a promotion request• Modify a workflow for use with promotion

requests• Use routing to reassign a life cycle in a

project or program• Create a life cycle and workflow for use with

project routing

Prerequisites

• Any one of the following courses:

• T3820 (WBT-3820-0) Business Administration of Windchill PDMLink 10.1

• T3821 (WBT-3821-0) Business Administration of Windchill ProjectLink 10.1

• T3823 (WBT-3823-0) Business Administration of Arbortext Content Manager 10.1

Audience

• This course is intended for Windchill business administrators and application developers

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Agenda

Day 1

Module 1 Using Workflow Tools

Module 2 Defining Manual Tasks

Day 2

Module 3 Controlling Process Flow

Module 4 Simplifying Complex Templates

Module 5 Automating Tasks

Module 6 Using Workflow Templates

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System Administration of Windchill 10.1Overview

Course Code TRN-3826-T

Course Length 3 Days

In this course, you will learn how to installand configure Windchill system components.You will also learn how to implement filevaulting and content replication. You will gainan understanding of how to perform routineWindchill system administration tasks, includinghow to manage Windchill services and optimizeWindchill components for performance.Additionally, you will focus on daily, weekly, andmonthly system maintenance tasks requiredby the Windchill system administrators. Othertopics include managing an Oracle database,troubleshooting background queues, andcontrolling system backup procedures., Atthe end of each module, you will completea set of review questions to reinforce criticaltopics from that module. At the end of thecourse, you will complete a course assessmentin Pro/FICIENCY intended to evaluate yourunderstanding of the course as a whole.

Note: Due to the subject matter of thisclass, simulated software is used for Windchillinstallation to provide an accurate, effective,and efficient training experience that couldnot otherwise be duplicated in a standardclassroom environment.

Course Objectives• Introduction to Windchill architecture• Install and configure Windchill solutions• Implement file vaulting and content replication• Tune Windchill components• Tune Windchill workflows• Manage background queues• Manage Oracle database• Manage system backups• Manage system logs and alerts

• Monitor daily, weekly, and monthly tasks

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Prerequisites

• Familiarity with the Windchill PDMLink 10.1 or Windchill ProjectLink 10.1 user interface

• Familiarity with the Windows command prompt and the ability to form and execute basic SQLstatements

Audience

• This course is intended for System Administrators and Application Developers

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Agenda

Day 1

Module 1 Windchill System Architecture Overview

Module 2 Planning Windchill Installation

Module 3 Installing Windchill Components

Module 4 Managing Windchill Services

Module 5 Managing Windchill Properties

Module 6 File Vaulting and Replication Overview

Module 7 Implementing File Vaults

Day 2

Module 8 Implementing Content Replication

Module 9 Tuning Windchill Server

Module 10 Managing Background Queues

Module 11 Tuning Workflow Processes

Module 12 Oracle Database Management

Day 3

Module 13 Windchill Backup and Recovery

Module 14 Managing Log Files and Alerts

Module 15 System Monitoring — Daily Tasks

Module 16 System Monitoring — Weekly Tasks

Module 17 System Monitoring — Monthly Tasks

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Customization of Windchill 10.1

Course Code TRN-3827-T

Course Length 5 Days

Overview

In this course, you will learn several Windchill customization techniques, focusing upon Info*Engine and Windchill client customization. First, you will learn general customization best practices, such as how to build your customization in a way that it is maintained through Windchill updates. You will then learn how to configure Windchill display text and use Info*Engine to script and automate Windchill functionality. Lastly, you will learn how to add Windchill user interface elements, such as new menu items, Wizards, and tables. You will also learn to validate these items so they only appear when needed and only accept appropriate data.

Prerequisites

Required: Business Administration of Windchill PDMLink 10.1 or equivalent Java programming experience Experience developing Web pages using CSS, HTML, and JSP

Recommended: System Administration of Windchill 10.1 Workflow Administration of Windchill 10.1 Experience customizing or developing Web applications using Java

Audience

This course is intended for application developers and solution architects who plan to customize the Windchill user interface at their site. This course contains advanced programming material that is generally not appropriate for students with minimal programming experience.

Topics

Store Windchill customizations in a manner that they are retained after a Windchill update Prepare an integrated development environment such as Eclipse so it may be used for Windchill

customization Identify where Windchill text originates Create and modify resource bundle files Change the text shown in Windchill Understand Info*Engine architecture Read XML formatted by Info*Engine Author Info*Engine tasks that automate Windchill functionality Use Windchill and the Info*Engine API in tasks to perform advanced functions

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Use Info*Engine tasks in JSP pages, independent Java applications, Windchill workflow, and Web services

Configure Info*Engine task delegates Identify how the Windchill URL relates to the page loaded in Windchill Create a Windchill status message in the Windchill header Override the Windchill style sheet with CSS Add custom actions to the Windchill user interface Author custom Windchill tables Use Info*Engine and the Windchill API to gather data for Windchill view components Create Windchill Wizards that create data Configure Windchill object pickers for use in Wizards Implement and register validators that restrict when actions may be selected and the data those

actions accept

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Agenda

Day 1

Module 1 Development Tools and Processes

Module 2 Configuring Windchill Display Text

Module 3 Authoring Info*Engine Tasks

Day 2

Module 3 Authoring Info*Engine Tasks (continued)

Day 3

Module 3 Authoring Info*Engine Tasks (continued)

Day 4

Module 4 Using Info*Engine Tasks

Module 5 Customizing Windchill Navigation

Module 6 Creating Windchill User Interfaces

Day 5

Module 6 Creating Windchill User Interfaces (continued)

Final Project (Optional)

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Web Based Curriculum Guide

Locate and View Information with Windchill ProjectLink 10.1

Standard Document Management with Windchill ProjectLink 10.1

Work Management with Windchill ProjectLink 10.1

Project Data Management with Windchill ProjectLink 10.1

Business Administration Overview of Windchill ProjectLink 10.1

User and Policy Administration of Windchill ProjectLink 10.1

Data and Context Administration of Windchill ProjectLink 10.1

Process Administration of Windchill ProjectLink 10.1

Creo Parametric Data Administration in Windchill 10.1

Arbortext Data Administration in Windchill 10.1

System Administration Overview of Windchill 10.1

Installation and Configuration of Windchill 10.1

Performance Tuning of Windchill 10.1

Backup and Recovery of Windchill 10.1

System Monitoring and Maintenance of Windchill 10.1

Introduction to Windchill ProjectLink 10.1

Business Administration of Windchill ProjectLink 10.1

System Administration of Windchill 10.1

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Visualization with Creo View Lite 2.0 for Windchill ProjectLink 10.1

Windchill PDMLink 10.1 and Windchill ProjectLink 10.1 Interoperability

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Locate and View Information with Windchill ProjectLink 10.1Overview

Course Code WBT-3720-0

Course Length 2 Hours

In this Locate and View Information withWindchill ProjectLink 10.1 course, you willlearn basic skills required to access andview information, such as: logging on,accessing help, and locating and viewingproduct information. This course constitutes acomprehensive review of Windchill ProjectLinklocate and view functionality. In addition,the content is built to support topic-basedcourse configurations. You will completePro/FICIENCY skills assessment questions foreach topic. These questions are used to helpreinforce your understanding of the coursetopics.

Course Objectives• Identify and describe the capabilities of

Windchill's primary object types• Identify Windchill storage locations, iteration

and revision controls, process controls,access controls, and collaboration features

• Access Windchill• Navigate within Windchill• Access Help• Execute simple and advanced searches• Save searches• Browse contexts• Use, manage, and create Windchill table

views• View the attributes, content, and relationships

of Windchill objects

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Prerequisites

• Basic browser and Web navigation skills

• Basic understanding of product development processes and deliverables

Audience

• This course is intended for any user that needs to access product information residing within theWindchill ProjectLink system. People in related roles will also benefit from taking this course.

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Table of ContentsModule 1 Introduction to the Windchill Environment

Module 2 Locating Information

Module 3 Viewing Information

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Standard Document Management with Windchill ProjectLink10.1Overview

Course Code WBT-3724-0

Course Length 1.5 Hours

In this course, you will learn the basic skillsnecessary to perform typical documentmanagement tasks using Windchill ProjectLink10.1. You will learn document managementskills, such as creating and modifyingdocuments. This course constitutes acomprehensive review of Standard DocumentManagement functionality. In addition, thecontent is built to support topic-based courseconfigurations. At the end of each module,you will complete a skills assessment. Thequestions are used to help reinforce yourunderstanding of the module topics and formthe basis for review of any topics, if necessary.

Course Objectives• Identify the capabilities of a standard

document.• Set document preferences.• Create documents.• Modify documents.• Create document relationships.

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Prerequisites

• WBT-3720-0 Locate and View Information with Windchill ProjectLink 10.1

Audience

• This course is intended for any user who will manage documents within Windchill ProjectLink.

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Table of ContentsModule 1 Creating Documents and Links

Module 2 Modifying and Managing Documents

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Work Management with Windchill ProjectLink 10.1Overview

Course Code WBT-3726–0

Course Length 2 Hours

In this course, you will learn how to manageyour work. You will explore the Windchillcommunication and collaboration mechanismincluding packages. This course constitutes acomprehensive review of common Windchilltasks. In addition, the content is built to supporttopic-based course configurations. You willlearn how to participate in Windchill processesand how to manage your tasks. Othermiscellaneous topics include managing userpreferences and performing common tasks,such as Move, Save As, and Rename. Aftercompleting the course, you will be prepared toperform common Windchill tasks, as well ashave a better understanding of the Windchillsystem implementation at your company.You will complete Pro/FICIENCY skillsassessment questions for each topic. Thesequestions are used to help reinforce yourunderstanding of the course topics.

Course Objectives• Manage your work environment• Identify Windchill communication and

collaboration tools• Manage Windchill packages• Participate in workflow processes• Manage user preferences• Perform Common Windchill tasks

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Prerequisites

• Basic Windchill 10.1 understanding.

Audience

• This course is intended for any user who needs to learn about common tasks performed in Windchill

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Table of ContentsModule 1 Managing Your Work

Module 2 Communication and Collaboration

Module 3 Participating in Processes

Module 4 Performing Common Tasks

Module 5 Managing Windchill Packages

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Project Data Management with Windchill ProjectLink 10.1Overview

Course Code WBT-3730–0

Course Length 1.5 Hours

In this course, you will learn how to functionas a project manager within the WindchillProjectLink environment. You will learn aboutcreating projects, meaning you will createactivities and milestones that define the projecttimeline. Additionally, you will learn how toassign ownership responsibility of the activitiesand milestones to your project's team membersas well as update the project phase, status, andtimeline. Finally, you will learn how to managedata using Windchill ProjectLink and MicrosoftProject. After completing this course, youwill be prepared to complete basic WindchillProjectLink management tasks and activities,as well as having a better understandingof Windchill ProjectLink data managementprocesses.You will complete Pro/FICIENCY skillsassessment questions for each topic. Thesequestions are used to help reinforce yourunderstanding of the course topics.

Course Objectives• Identify steps involved in project management• Plan projects• Create projects in Windchill• Create activities, milestones, and summary

activities• Create project deliverables• Create and managing action items• Update projects• Monitor project timelines• Use Microsoft Project with Windchill

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Prerequisites

• Locate and View Information with Windchill ProjectLink 10.1

Audience

• This course is intended for project managers. People in related roles will also benefit from takingthis course.

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Table of ContentsModule 1 Introduction to Project Management

Module 2 Implementing Projects

Module 3 Managing Projects

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Business Administration Overview of Windchill ProjectLink10.1Overview

Course Code WBT-3754-0

Course Length 0.5 Hours

In this course, you will learn about WindchillProjectLink’s capabilities and terminology,the role of the Business Administrator inmanaging the Windchill ProjectLink businessenvironment, and the steps required to plan theimplementation of Windchill ProjectLink at yourcompany. You will complete Pro/FICIENCYskills assessment questions for each topic.These questions are used to help reinforce yourunderstanding of the course topics.

Course Objectives• Explain the role of the Business Administrator• Define terminology• Identify the data to be managed• Understand the processes involved in

defining your business environment• Plan the implementation strategy for your

business environment

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Prerequisites

• Locate and View Information with Windchill ProjectLink 10.1

Audience

• This course is intended for business administrators, system administrators, and project team leaders.Implementation team members, including user adoption team members and those with generalWindchill ProjectLink administration responsibilities, will also benefit from taking this course.

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Table of ContentsModule 1 Introduction to Windchill Business Administration

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User and Policy Administration of Windchill ProjectLink 10.1Overview

Course Code WBT-3755-0

Course Length 3 Hours

In this course, you will learn how to administerusers, groups, domains, teams, and accesscontrol in Windchill ProjectLink. You willcomplete Pro/FICIENCY skills assessmentquestions for each topic. These questions areused to help reinforce your understanding ofthe course topics.

Course Objectives• Create and manage user accounts and

groups• Identify best practices for managing

organizations, groups, and user accounts• Understand the Windchill domain policy

architecture• Define access control policies• Identify individual access control permissions• Administer and troubleshoot access control

lists• Define notification policies• Define indexing policies• Use Context Teams to apply access control

• Use Context Teams and team templates toconduct workflow role resolution

Prerequisites

• Business Administration Overview of Windchill ProjectLink 10.1

Audience

• This course is intended for business administrators, system administrators, and project team leaders.Implementation team members, including user adoption team members and those with generalWindchill ProjectLink administration responsibilities, will also benefit from taking this course.

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Table of ContentsModule 1 Managing Participants

Module 2 Managing Domain Policies and Access Control

Module 3 Managing Teams

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Data and Context Administration of Windchill ProjectLink 10.1Overview

Course Code WBT-3756-0

Course Length 3.5 Hours

In this course, you will learn how to performWindchill ProjectLink administration tasks.You will learn the various Windchill storagecontainers, such as the site context, projectcontexts, and program contexts. You will createthese contexts and store objects in them. Youwill also learn how to create new object typesand modify the functionality of existing typesin these contexts, enabling them to have extraattributes or to set attributes automatically uponobject initialization. You will completePro/FICIENCY skills assessment questions foreach topic. These questions are used to helpreinforce your understanding of the coursetopics.

Course Objectives• Identify contexts and their relationships• Assign context creators• Create and manage contexts• Identify Windchill object names and their

corresponding object type class names• Create Global Attributes• Add attributes to a Windchill Type• Create a Windchill Type• Identify and set object initialization rules• Implement custom versioning sequences• Create and manage document templates

within program, project, and organizationcontexts

• Identify how to create CAD documenttemplates

• Create project and program context templates• Use ModelCHECK validation during Check In• Administer administrator-saved searches• Administer user profiles• Administer Windchill views• Administer calendar functions• Administer organization preferences

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• Identify the report manager functions• Identify visualization publishing controls• Identify purge manager functions• Audit system events

Prerequisites

• Business Administration Overview of Windchill ProjectLink 10.1

Audience

• This course is intended for business administrators, system administrators, and project team leaders.Implementation team members, including user adoption team members and those with generalWindchill ProjectLink administration responsibilities, will also benefit from taking this course.

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Table of ContentsModule 1 Managing Contexts

Module 2 Managing Objects, Object Types, and Object Attributes

Module 3 Managing Object Type Behavior

Module 4 Managing Organization Templates

Module 5 Administrative Support Tools

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Process Administration for Windchill ProjectLink 10.1Overview

Course Code WBT-3757-0

Course Length 2 Hours

In this course, you will learn about Windchilllife cycle and workflow templates. Life cyclesare composed of states that correspond tothe business stages an object reaches asit matures. Life cycle states are used tohelp regulate user interaction with an object.Workflow templates are used to deliver theactivities and manage the events required topromote the object from one stage of maturity tothe next. You will complete Pro/FICIENCYskills assessment questions for each topic.These questions are used to help reinforce yourunderstanding of the course topics.

Course Objectives• Create and define life cycle and workflow

templates• Associate life cycle and workflow templates

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Prerequisites

• Business Administration Overview of Windchill ProjectLink 10.1

Audience

• This course is intended for business administrators, system administrators, and project team leaders.Implementation team members, including user adoption team members and those with generalWindchill ProjectLink administration responsibilities, will also benefit from taking this course.

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Table of ContentsModule 1 Automating Processes Using Life Cycles and Workflows

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Creo Parametric Data Administration in Windchill 10.1Overview

Course Code WBT-3766-0

Course Length 8 Hours

This course constitutes a comprehensivereview of configuring Creo Parametric withWindchill. In addition, the content is built tosupport topic-based course configurations.After completing this course, you will beprepared to configure Creo Parametric to workin a Windchill environment. You will also havea basic understanding of the Creo Parametricand Windchill architectures.In this course, you will learn key capabilitiesand features of configuring Creo Parametricto work with Windchill, such as the Windchillarchitecture that is used to support CreoParametric. Additionally, you will be taughtabout Creo Parametric configuration files andoptions, and preferences in Windchill thattogether configure your working environmentfor the management of your Creo ParametricCAD documents.You will complete Pro/FICIENCY skillsassessment questions for each topic. Thesequestions are used to help reinforce yourunderstanding of the course topics .

Course Objectives• Understand the Windchill Workgroup

Manager Architecture• Use and edit Creo Parametric Startup Files

(PSF)• Use configuration elements to configure Creo

Parametric to work with Windchill• Configure Windchill Workgroup Manager

Preferences in Windchill• Map Creo Parametric parameters to Windchill

Attributes

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Prerequisites

• Locate and View Information with Windchill 10.1 or equivalent

• Basic understanding of Creo Parametric

Audience

• This course is intended for System Administrators and end users

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Table of ContentsModule 1 Creo Parametric Data Administration

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Arbortext Data Administration in Windchill 10.1Overview

Course Code WBT-3767-0

Course Length 1 Hour

In this course, you will learn how to configuresome components of Arbortext Integration toconnect Arbortext Editor to Arbortext ContentManager. You will understand the purpose ofa process called bursting, and you will learnthe system components, architecture, and filesused for that process. You will gain knowledgeof configuring bursting rules to create and usedynamic document structures within ArbortextContent Manager. Finally, you will learn how toconfigure Arbortext Publishing Engine for usewith Windchill Visualization Services.You will complete Pro/FICIENCY skillsassessment questions for each topic. Thesequestions are used to help reinforce yourunderstanding of the course topics.

Course Objectives• Define bursting and identify its purpose in

Arbortext Content Manager• Develop a bursting strategy based upon the

needs of your organization• Configure and manage Arbortext Integration to

enable the bursting process• Understand the requirements to achieve a

successful bursting configuration• Create and configure bursting rule configuration

files to manage the bursting process• Configure Arbortext Publishing Engine for use

with Windchill Visualization Services

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Prerequisites

• Introduction to Arbortext Content Manager

Audience

• This course is intended for business administrators, system administrators, and project teamleaders who need to configure Arbortext Content Manager bursting. Implementation team members,including user adoption team members and those with general Windchill ACM administrationresponsibilities, will also benefit from taking this course.

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Table of ContentsModule 1 Managing Document Bursting

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System Administration Overview of Windchill 10.1Overview

Course Code WBT-3769-0

Course Length 0.5 Hour

In this course, you will identify Windchill systemcomponents. You will learn about the Windchillsystem architecture and how various Windchillcomponents (such as the Web server, theWindchill servers, and the database) interact.

At the end of the course, you will completea skills assessment. The questions are usedto help reinforce your understanding of themodule topics and form the basis for review ofany topics, if necessary.

Course Objectives• Introduction to Windchill architecture• Advantages of 3-tier system architecture• Identify required system components• Identify Windchill optional components

Prerequisites• None

Audience• This training course is intended for System Administrators and Application Developers.

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Table of ContentsModule 1 Windchill System Architecture Overview

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Installation and Configuration of Windchill 10.1Overview

Course Code WBT-3770-0

Course Length 2 hours

In this course, you will learn how to planyour Windchill installation. You will then learnhow to install and configure Windchill systemcomponents, including Apache Web server,Oracle database, and a Windchill solution,as well as learn how to install and configureCreo visualization adapters and a CAD worker.Additionally, you will configure your system forexternal file storage and set up file vaulting.Finally, you will implement content replication byinstalling and configuring a Windchill file serverto support a distributed environment. Additionaltopics include setting up replication vaults,replication rules, and replications schedules.

You will complete Pro/FICIENCY skillsassessment questions for each topic. Thesequestions are used to help reinforce yourunderstanding of the course topics.

Course Objectives• Plan Windchill installation• Identify Windchill installation requirements• Install and configure a Windchill solution• Install Creo visualization adapters and

configure a CAD worker• Identify Windchill file vaulting and replication

architecture• Create master file vaults and vaulting rules• Install and configure a Windchill file server• Configure replication vaults• Create replication rules and schedules

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Prerequisites

• System Administration Overview of Windchill 10.1

Audience

• This training course is intended for System Administrators and Application Developers. People inrelated roles will also benefit from taking this course.

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Table of ContentsModule 1 Planning Windchill Installation

Module 2 Installing Windchill Components

Module 3 File Vaulting and Replication Overview

Module 4 Implementing File Vaults

Module 5 Implementing Content Replication

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Performance Tuning of Windchill 10.1Overview

Course Code WBT-3771-0

Course Length 2.5 Hours

In this course, you will learn how to optimizevarious Windchill components for performance.You will identify and modify various Windchillconfiguration property settings, as well aslearn how to allocate additional memory toWindchill components and effectively manageWindchill cache. Additionally, you will learnhow to manage Windchill background queuesand improve their performance. You will alsoimplement Windchill workflow queue poolingto boost workflow performance. Finally, youwill use Windchill Configuration Assistant tomodify Windchill settings and configure multipleWindchill servers, including background methodservers. You will complete Pro/FICIENCYskills assessment questions for each topic.These questions are used to help reinforce yourunderstanding of the course topics.

Course Objectives• Tune Windchill components for performance• Allocate resources to Windchill components• Modify settings using the Windchill

Configuration Assistant• Identify system administration utilities• Manage Windchill property files• Manage background queues• Configure multiple method servers• Set Windchill cache sizes• Identify WAN performance optimizing options

• Set up workflow queue pooling• Identify Oracle storage structure• Tune Oracle database for performance

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Prerequisites

• System Administration Overview of Windchill 10.1

Audience

• This training course is intended for System Administrators and Application Developers. People inrelated roles will also benefit from taking this course.

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Table of ContentsModule 1 Managing Windchill Properties

Module 2 Tuning Windchill Server

Module 3 Managing Background Queues

Module 4 Tuning Workflow Processes

Module 5 Oracle Database Management

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Backup and Recovery of Windchill 10.1Overview

Course Code WBT-3772-0

Course Length 0.5 Hour

In this course, you will identify Windchill backupand recovery architecture and learn how tobackup your Windchill system. Specifically,you will learn how to perform a hot and a coldbackup of Windchill components, including Webserver, Oracle database, Windchill applicationserver, and Windchill Directory Server.Additionally, you will learn how to perform asystem recovery in case of a disaster. Youwill complete Pro/FICIENCY skills assessmentquestions for each topic. These questions areused to help reinforce your understanding ofthe course topics.

Course Objectives• Identify Windchill backup and recovery

architecture• Perform a cold backup• Perform a hot backup• Perform system recovery• Implement Oracle suggested backup strategy• Enable Oracle archive log• Manage file vault and replica vault backups• Suspend and enable background queues• Backup and restore directory server

• Rebuild LDAP indexes• Export and import LDAP information

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Prerequisites

• System Administration Overview of Windchill 10.1

Audience

• This training course is intended for System Administrators and Application Developers. People inrelated roles will also benefit from taking this course.

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Table of ContentsModule 1 Windchill Backup and Recovery

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System Monitoring and Maintenance of Windchill 10.1Overview

Course Code WBT-3773-0

Course Length 2 hours

In this course, you will learn about the overallWindchill system monitoring and maintenancemechanism. Specifically, you will focuson the daily, weekly, and monthly systemmaintenance tasks required by the Windchillsystem administrators. You will also learn howto manage Windchill log files, database alerts,and system services. Additionally, you willlearn how to properly start and stop Windchillcomponent services. You will completePro/FICIENCY skills assessment questions foreach topic. These questions are used to helpreinforce your understanding of the coursetopics.

Course Objectives• Start and stop Windchill services• Automate Windchill services• Identify Windchill log files• Set up Oracle alerts• Manage Web Server and directory server

Logs• Identify and perform daily, weekly, and

monthly maintenance tasks• Run system health checks• Monitor system performance• Perform database maintenance• Rebuild LDAP indexes

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Prerequisites

• System Administration Overview of Windchill 10.1

Audience

• This training course is intended for System Administrators and Application Developers. People inrelated roles will also benefit from taking this course.

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Table of ContentsModule 1 Managing Windchill Services

Module 2 Managing Log Files and Alerts

Module 3 System Monitoring — Daily Tasks

Module 4 System Monitoring — Weekly Tasks

Module 5 System Monitoring — Monthly Tasks

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Introduction to Windchill ProjectLink 10.1Overview

Course Code WBT-3808-0

Course Length 8 Hours

In this course, you will learn how to participatein and manage projects using WindchillProjectLink 10.1. During this course, anemphasis will be placed on how to access andnavigate the Windchill ProjectLink interface;including navigating and using your personalenvironment, the project environment, andproduct structures. You will also learn howto manage document information, CADinformation, and assigned tasks. You will gainan understanding of creating and managingprojects, which includes planning activities andmilestones, assigning the project team, andsetting up the folder storage structure. Finally,you will learn how to communicate with otherteam members using the collaboration tools ofWindchill ProjectLink.At the end of each module, you will completea set of review questions to reinforce criticaltopics from that module. At the end of thecourse, you will complete a course assessmentin Pro/FICIENCY intended to evaluate yourunderstanding of the course as a whole.

Course Objectives• Access Windchill Help• Browse and search for Windchill objects• View the attributes, content, and relationships

of Windchill objects• Identify the project manager’s role• Plan projects, project resources, and project

storage• Identify the differences between projects and

programs• Identify differences between projects and

classic projects• Create projects in Windchill, including the

plan objects required to support them• Design an action item

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• Create and manage project storage andaccess controls

• Modify and create documents• Build document relationships• Identify the role of parts, end items, and

documents in product structures• Identify various approaches used to create

product structures• Distinguish part masters and part versions• View part structure components• Access part viewables• View product structure related information

• Create parts and end items• Build and edit product structures• Manage your Windchill notebook• Create and manage subscriptions• Complete Windchill assignments• Reassign assignments to other team

members• Manage your Windchill calendar• Update the project status• Monitor the project timeline

• Use Microsoft Project in conjunction withWindchill

• Discuss objects in forums• Manage and schedule meetings

Prerequisites

• None

Audience

• This course is intended for both project participants and project managers using the ProjectLinkapplication. People in related roles will also benefit from taking this course.

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Table of ContentsModule 1 Introduction to the Windchill Environment

Module 2 Introduction to Project Management

Module 3 Implementing Projects

Module 4 Creating Documents and Links

Module 5 Modifying and Managing Documents

Module 6 Introduction to Product Structure Management

Module 7 Viewing Product Structures

Module 8 Creating Product Structures

Module 9 Managing Your Work

Module 10 Managing Projects

Module 11 Communication and Collaboration

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Business Administration for Windchill ProjectLink 10.1Overview

Course Code WBT-3821-0

Course Length 24 Hours

In this course, you will gain an understandingof basic Windchill ProjectLink administrationtasks. You will learn how to plan and createuser accounts and groups, and plan and createinformation management storage strategies.Other topics will include life cycles, workflows,teams, and configuring domain policies. Theseskills are important because they enable abusiness administrator to configure WindchillProjectLink to meet business needs. Aftercompleting this course, you will be wellprepared to set up and manage a basicWindchill ProjectLink implementation at yourcompany. You will complete Pro/FICIENCYskills assessment questions for each topic.These questions are used to help reinforce yourunderstanding of the course topics.

Course Objectives• Understand the processes involved in

defining your business environment• Identify the use of a Windchill Organization• Create an organization• Create and manage user accounts and

groups• Identify best practices for managing

organizations, groups, and user accounts• Identify contexts and their relationships• Assign project and program creators• Create and manage project and program

contexts• Identify Windchill object names and their

corresponding object type class names

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• Create Global Attributes• Add attributes to a Windchill Type• Create Windchill Types• Identify and set object initialization rules• Implement custom versioning sequences• Create and define life cycle and workflow

templates• Associate life cycle and workflow templates• Understand the Windchill domain policy

architecture• Define access control policies

• Identify individual access control permissions• Administer and troubleshoot access control

lists• Define notification policies• Define indexing policies• Use Context Teams to apply access control• Use Context Teams and team templates to

conduct workflow role resolution• Create and manage document templates

within product, library, and organizationcontexts

• Identify how to create CAD documenttemplates

• Create project and program context templates

• Create, manage, and edit promotionpreferences

• Identify the promotion review and approvalprocesses

• Use ModelCHECK validation during Check In• Administer administrator-saved searches• Administer user profiles• Administer Windchill views• Administer calendar functions• Administer organization preferences• Identify the report manager functions

• Identify visualization publishing controls• Identify purge manager functions• Audit system events

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Prerequisites

• Introduction to Windchill ProjectLink 10.1

Audience

• This course is intended for business administrators, system administrators, and project team leaders.Implementation team members, including user adoption team members and those with generalWindchill administration responsibilities, will also benefit from taking this course.

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Table of ContentsModule 1 Introduction to Windchill Business Administration

Module 2 Managing Participants

Module 3 Managing Contexts

Module 4 Managing Objects, Object Types, and Object Attributes

Module 5 Managing Object Type Behavior

Module 6 Automating Processes Using Life Cycles and Workflows

Module 7 Managing Domain Policies and Access Control

Module 8 Managing Teams

Module 9 Managing Organization Templates

Module 10 Administrative Support Tools

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System Administration of Windchill 10.1Overview

CourseCode

WBT-3826-0

CourseLength

24 Hours

In this course, you will learn how to installand configure Windchill system components.You will also learn how to implement filevaulting and content replication. You will gainan understanding of how to perform routineWindchill system administration tasks, includinghow to manage Windchill services and optimizeWindchill components for performance.Additionally, you will focus on daily, weekly, andmonthly system maintenance tasks requiredby the Windchill system administrators. Othertopics include managing an Oracle database,troubleshooting background queues, andcontrolling system backup procedures.At the end of each module, you will completea set of review questions to reinforce criticaltopics from that module. At the end of thecourse, you will complete a course assessmentin Pro/FICIENCY intended to evaluate yourunderstanding of the course as a whole.Note: Due to the subject matter of this class,simulated software is used for Windchillinstallation to provide an accurate, effective,and efficient training experience that couldnot otherwise be duplicated in a standardclassroom environment.

Course Objectives• Introduction to Windchill architecture• Install and configure Windchill solutions• Implement file vaulting and content replication• Tune Windchill components• Tune Windchill workflows• Manage background queues• Manage Oracle database• Manage system backups• Manage system logs and alerts

• Monitor daily, weekly, and monthly tasks

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Prerequisites

• Familiarity with the Windchill PDMLink 10.1 or Windchill ProjectLink 10.1 user interface

• Familiarity with the Windows command prompt and the ability to form and execute basic SQLstatements

Audience

• This course is intended for System Administrators and Application Developers

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Table of ContentsModule 1 Windchill System Architecture Overview

Module 2 Planning Windchill Installation

Module 3 Installing Windchill Components

Module 4 Managing Windchill Services

Module 5 Managing Windchill Properties

Module 6 File Vaulting and Replication Overview

Module 7 Implementing File Vaults

Module 8 Implementing Content Replication

Module 9 Tuning Windchill Server

Module 10 Managing Background Queues

Module 11 Tuning Workflow Processes

Module 12 Oracle Database Management

Module 13 Windchill Backup and Recovery

Module 14 Managing Log Files and Alerts

Module 15 System Monitoring — Daily Tasks

Module 16 System Monitoring — Weekly Tasks

Module 17 System Monitoring — Monthly Tasks

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Windchill PDMLink 10.1 and Windchill ProjectLink 10.1InteroperabilityOverview

Course Code WBT-3719-0

Course Length 1 Hour

In this Windchill PDMLink 10.1 and WindchillProjectLink 10.1 interoperability course,you will explore concepts that will help youunderstand the advantages of the integratedWindchill PDMLink and Windchill ProjectLinkenvironment. You will explore the environmentand learn how to send Windchill PDMLinkdata to a project, and how to send WindchillProjectLink data to a Windchill PDMLinkcontext. Also, you will learn how to use contextnetworks to share data and enable searchesacross application contexts.At the end of the course, you will complete askills assessment. The questions are usedto help reinforce your understanding of themodule topics and form the basis for review ofany topics, if necessary.

Course Objectives• Understanding the PDMLink and ProjectLink

integrated environment• Navigating within the PDMLink and ProjectLink

integrated environment• Using PDMLink data in projects• Sharing objects between PDMLink and

ProjectLink• Performing a PDMLink check out from a product

to a project• Using ProjectLink data in PDMLink• Adding projects to Windchill networks

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Prerequisites

• Working knowledge of Windchill ProjectLink

• Completion of any one of the following courses:

• Introduction to Windchill PDMLink 10.1 for Light Users

• Introduction to Windchill PDMLink 10.1 for Heavy Users

• Introduction to Windchill PDMLink 10.1 for the Implementation Team

Audience

• The target audience for this course consists of users who will be using an integrated environmentand already understand how to use both Windchill PDMLink and Windchill ProjectLink.

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Table of ContentsModule 1 Introduction to the Integrated Environment

Module 2 Using Windchill PDMLink Data in Windchill ProjectLink Projects

Module 3 Using Windchill ProjectLink Data in Windchill PDMLink

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Visualization with Creo View Lite 2.0 for Windchill ProjectLink10.1Overview

Course Code WBT-3721-0

Course Length 3.5 Hours

In this Visualization with Creo View Lite 2.0for Windchill ProjectLink 10.1 course, you willreceive a comprehensive review of the CreoView Lite 2.0 functionality. In addition, thecontent is built to support topic-based courseconfigurations. You will learn about Creo ViewLite and its role as a visualization solutionfor Product Data Management systems. Youwill also learn how to visualize products andnavigate through or query 3-D models, 2-Ddrawings, images, and documents. Additionally,you will learn how to deconstruct models toview how components fit together. Finally, youwill learn how to create markups and saveannotation sets to communicate design ideasand problems.You will complete Pro/FICIENCY skillsassessment questions for each topic. Thesequestions are used to help reinforce yourunderstanding of the course topics.

Course Objectives• Introduction to visualization• Introduction to the Creo View Lite user interface• Navigating and orienting 3-D models• Finding and selecting model components• Changing model appearances• Working with model annotations• Exploding model components• Sectioning models• Working with components and groups

• Viewing 2-D drawings, images, and documents• Creating markups and annotation sets• Taking measurements

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Prerequisites

• Locate and View Information with Windchill ProjectLink 10.1

Audience

• This course is intended for any user who needs to view and manipulate product information residingwithin the Windchill ProjectLink system

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Table of ContentsModule 1 Introduction to Visualization

Module 2 Getting Around in Creo View

Module 3 Viewing and Interrogating Models

Module 4 Deconstructing a Creo View Model

Module 5 Working with Components

Module 6 Viewing Drawings, Images, and Documents

Module 7 Working with Markups and Annotation Sets

Module 8 Working with Construction Geometry