•Display constraints on attribute values such as numbering, life cycles, team templates, and organization identifier.

•Conditional logic that allows for variations when setting constraints, numbering, versioning, and default attribute values.

For the complete set of object initialization rules established during the installation process, log in as the site administrator and navigate to Site Utilities. Open the Object Initialization Rules Administrator to view the rules.

Note

The rules set in the site context work with the installed interface for each Windchill solution. PTC recommends that you do not modify the out-of-the- box object initialization rules that are set in the site context without understanding what the change affects.

Windchill PDMLink provides a demonstration template named Product Design that uses a different versioning scheme and two life cycle templates that you can use in evaluating what object initialization rules should be set for your site. For more information on the Product Design template, see Out-of-the-box Product and Library Context Templates on page 184 .

Adding and Changing Object Initialization Rules

You can add and change object initialization rules by using the Object Initialization Rules Administration utility or by including the rules in a context template.

For more information, see the Understanding Object Initialization Rules chapter of the PTC Windchill Specialized Administration Guide.

Context Preferences

Preferences are used to enable, specify, or otherwise affect functionality within a particular context.

For more information, see the help available from the Preference Management utility.