Developer Examples

The goal of the following examples is to provide a developer with the necessary basic knowledge about the major features provided by the WEX Framework. The Hello World example should be done the first, as it teaches how to set up the environment for developing Windchill Extensions, but following the order on the other ones is not mandatory.

The examples are held in our GitHub Repository, download them and you can build your examples extension.

Disclaimer: The following examples were created using NetBeans IDE. Some steps or configurations may vary depending on the IDE you choose. We recommend using NetBeans for the most accurate experience.

#	Example	What Does it Explain
1	Hello World	How to build and deploy a WEX. Should be the starting point as it also teaches how to set up the developing environment.
2	Methods	The principles on calling methods from one WEX to another.
3	Logs	How to add logging into an extension's code.
4	Configuration	Adding a configuration UI to a WEX.
5	Diagnostics	Adding a Diagnostics UI to test an extension.
6	Listener	Adding a Windchill listener to check for events such as publishing or checking-in of objects.
7	Basic UI	Adding a localizable menu to bring up a simple web page.
8	Tables & Data Utilities	Creating and managing a Windchill table.
9	Wizard	Adding a standard Windchill wizard.
10	Tree	Adding a tree component.
11	REST	Adding a REST interface using the PTC framework.
12	Queues	Working with both process and schedule queues.
13	Features	Declaring and using WEX Features.
14	File	Loading files using the UI.
15	Resources	How to build resources.
16	Security	How to use the build security tools and analyze the results
17	Promotion Validators	Promotion Validators
18	Commons	How to create a commons share code library