Create a Local Configuration

A Local Configuration can be created to expose a set of versioned artifacts to external OSLC applications. The versioned artifacts are Windchill Part versions that the configuration will retrieve by leveraging the Windchill filter capabilities. To create a Local Configuration:

1. Locate the Local Configurations table in the Windchill product or library page.
2. Click on the "+" button to open the creation modal.
3. Fill in the following identification fields:
   • Name
   • Description (Optional)
   • Type: Stream or Baseline.
   
   

   It's important to understand the difference between a Stream and a Baseline. A Stream is a configuration that allows you to manage versioned artifacts. A Baseline is a frozen configuration of artifacts.

   In Windchill, the versioned artifacts in a configuration are resolved by applying a filter on the Parts of a product or library. It is not possible to automatically determine whether a given filter will always return the same set of frozen Part versions, or if it is expected to change over time. If you are certain that you want to create a Baseline, be cautious to use a filter that will always return the same set of Part versions. If the filter can return a different set of Parts or if you don't know, select Stream.

4. Fill in the fields in the Filter section:
   • Type: the type of filter to create. This field should sound pretty familiar as these are the same types as the ones you can see in the native Windchill Configuration Specification filters.
   • Other fields depend on the filter type. For instance, the Latest type will have the View and State fields, while the Baseline filter type will display a form to search for Windchill baselines by number or name.

Note: for now, only the Latest and Baseline filter types are supported.

This completes the Local Configuration creation. You can now add it to a Global Configuration in the GCM application.