by Nassim Bouayad-Agha | Jan 31, 2014
Overview
WindAccess provides a simplified way to search and access content from Windchill.The interface provides only essential information and actions, and is intended to be used by anyone with or without knowledge of the underlying Windchill architecture. WindAccess is the predecessor of our new search engine, Flexible Lite Search.
Features
- Access to any content of the system by holder’s name, number or file name.
- Direct printing supported for PDF
- Product view support
- High performance
Compatibility
PDMLink 9.x AND 10.x
by Simon Heath | Feb 2, 2014
Overview
This component adds extended search features to PDMLink Windchill, which are available to all users from a new search window on the main page.
This component includes the PDF Tools component to access the new quck PDF column.
Features
This is a new, always present, search box to search for Documents and CAD Document that match specific criteria enabled by preferences. The search and will search the “Number” and “Name” attributes using wildcards.
Search Algorithm
The search algothim searches number and name and can accept the * parameter indicating a woldcard. If no * is entered ths system will automatically add a prefix and suffix of a *.
The search is not case sensitive by default but can be adjust using properties.
The search box will restrict the users to searches of 3 or more characters only.
Search Results
The search results are displayed in the left hand navigator window following the standard searching convention of PDMLink.
By default the PDF Quick Access column is displayed.
Revision View Selector
This new control will toggle between the latest and all revisions mode.
Configuration
Both the standard search view and this new view adds an addition column to the view configuration. This component can be configured to support STEP, DXF, IGES, and PDF
Note: the Wincom Flexible Light search is another search offering from Wincom which is a powerful configurable search engine, which replaces the now retired WindAccess.
Please contact us to request evaluation version.
