Windchill 12 Installation Repository Contains

[BrianToussaint]

This is the first time I'm installing WC 12.  for the Repository Contains, Users is prechecked but Groups is not.  If I am doing an upgrade from 11.1, should I also check the Groups box?  Do I need to do anything with the User and Group Filter?  

[BenLoosli]

I have always just left that with the Users check and no filters.

But I have not done a Windchill 11.1 upgrade, just a 11.0 upgrade.

My 11.1 upgrade testing starts in 2 weeks.

My 11.0 system uses groups differently than my 11.1 so I may have to rethink this.

[BrianToussaint]

@BenLoosli, I have three different systems to upgrade and one uses groups extensively in workflows.  This one doesn't, but should in the future and I want to try and get the three as close to each other as I can from an admin point.

[BenLoosli]

My 11.0 system was set up by the prior admin and has been upgraded from Windchill 8 to 9 to 9.1 to 10 to 11. He used DS groups. When I set up the Windchill 11.1 system, upgraded from 11.0, I used Wihdchill  groups.

That may be why I will need to check the Groups repository for the 11.1 upgrade.

[BrianToussaint]

Thank you for letting me know where to look for groups in Windhcill.  I usually set them up in Windchill and all of the ones that I have done are that way.  I too inherited these systems, so I will have to look at the setup.  11.0 didn't use licenses did it?  So would all the License Groups make a difference?  I'll see if they are there when I look.

[RandyJones · Accepted solution]

When I upgraded from 11.1 M020 CPS22 to 12.0.2.3 I did the following:

• Users: checked
• Groups: Unchecked
• User Filter: uid=*
• Group Filter: cn=*
  • Actually could have left blank

edit fixed typo...

[BrianToussaint]

@RandyJones, is the User Filter necessary?  What does that do?  I am curious because Ben hadn't used it.

I am going from 11.1.2.28 to 12.1.2.0.

[RandyJones]

That is what the install guide uses on page 111:

https://www.ptc.com/support/-/media/support/refdocs/Windchill_PDMLink/12,-d-,0/WCInstallConfigGuide_12_0_2_0.pdf?sc_lang=en