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WT-VALIDATE Automated Validation for PDMLink, INTRALINK and Pro/ENGINEER
Validation from Pro/INTRALINK 3.x to Windchill PDMLink
WT-VALIDATE is the smart, fast and automated solution that checks the quality of
Pro/INTRALINK 3.x to Windchill PDM Link migrations and checks the quality of PDMLink and
Pro/ENGINEER version updates. This automated solution makes the timeconsuming manual checks by
designers redundant. Furthermore, the validation can be repeated at any time and the results are
documented. The validation report includes a geometric comparison of the drawings. This enables a
fast and simple evaluation of the data quality.
The data migration from Pro/INTRALINK 3.x to Windchill PDMLink is a business critical
process. The current manual approach for accomplishing a successful migration requires that several
test migrations are performed prior to the final production migration. In each step of the
migration the transfer of CAD data and functional validity of the results need to be checked. This
is achieved by carrying out a manual comparison of metadata in Pro/INTRALINK 3.x and Windchill
PDMLink. After that a visual comparison of the downloaded objects in Pro/ENGINEER is required. This
time-consuming, complicated and costly process has to be repeated several times for the different
migration phases.
By utilising an automated solution such as WTVALIDATE the validation of data migrations and
upgrades can be achieved with less complication and improved quality.The process to achieving this
requires the user to install WT-VALIDATE and then configure the tool. This is done by defining the
objects which will be validated with versions and iterations. As it is the actual drawings from the
design process that the Windchill PDMLink users are interested in, WT-VALIDATE uses drawings for
validation as drawings can contain or reference all sorts of other objects. The metadata of all
used or referenced objects are compared. An additional indicator of quality is provided by the BOM
lists which can be compared using their content and configuration within the drawing assemblies.
WTVALIDATE automatically performs a geometric comparison of the drawings between the source system
and the target system.
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WT-VALIDATE provides the results of the validation as a report (see figure 1). This report
documents the validation results for every checked drawing and for all referenced objects.
Deviations of drawings between the source system and the target system are calculated. A
geometrical deviation in a drawing is documented in the report with the proportional value of the
deviation. In addition to that a PDF format of the drawing, which redlines the differing elements,
is produced automatically (see figure 2).
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Figure 1: Overview report of validation results
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Figure 2: Geometric comparison of drawings
A detail report containing all metadata is produced for every validated object. All results
(detail report, drawings etc.) are linked with each other in the overview report and can be
displayed directly. The time required for downloading and generating the drawings is documented in
the overview report. This allows easy comparison of the performance between the systems and
components involved.
Supported Hard- and Software:WT-MIGVALIDATE is available for all current supported
releases of Windchill PDMLink and all supported UNIX and Windows operating systems.
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