Teamcenter 10.

Registry Editor Guide

Publication Number
PLM00032 J
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Contents

Proprietary and restricted rights notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Getting started with Registry Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

What is Registry Editor? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Registry Editor interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Rich client perspectives and views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Basic concepts for using Registry Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Basic tasks using Registry Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Related topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Using Registry Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Open a registry file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Modify a registry file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Related topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index-1

Figures

registryeditor.properties file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

registryeditor_locale.properties file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

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1 Getting started with Registry

Editor

What is Registry Editor? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Registry Editor interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Rich client perspectives and views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Basic concepts for using Registry Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Basic tasks using Registry Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Related topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

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1 Getting started with Registry

Editor

What is Registry Editor?

Administrators use Registry Editor to edit registry files that must be modified for
internationalization, dynamic class invocation, or configuration purposes in the
Teamcenter framework. While administrators can use any standard text editor to
edit a registry file, Registry Editor simplifies the tasks of updating registry files for
applications that are registered in Teamcenter.

Before you begin

Prerequisites You do not need any special permissions to use the Registry
Editor application.
Enabling Registry Registry Editor does not need to be enabled before you use it,
Editor but during installation, this feature must be selected.
If you have trouble accessing Registry Editor, contact your
system administrator; it may be a licensing issue.
Note You can log on to Teamcenter only once. If you try to
log on to more than one workstation at a time, you
see an error message.
Configuring Registry Editor needs no configuration.
Registry Editor
Start Registry Click Registry Editor in the navigation pane.
Editor

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Registry Editor interface

1 Properties tab Displays the Properties pane that contains a

2 Editor tab
3 Find box
4 Find button
5 Create button
6 Remove button
two-column table populated with key names and
key values when you open a .properties file.
This is the default tab that appears when Registry
Editor opens.
Displays the Editor pane that contains a history of
changes to the .properties file that you opened. It
also displays the key names and key values.
Contains search keys/values in the registry file.
Starts the search operation.
Adds a row to the properties table for a new
key/value pair.
Deletes the selected row.

All Registry Editor menus are standard Teamcenter rich client menus.
For additional information, see the My Teamcenter Guide.

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Rich client perspectives and views

Within the Teamcenter rich client user interface, application functionality is
provided in perspectives and views. Some applications use perspectives and views to
arrange how functionality is presented. Other applications use a single perspective
and view to present information.
Note Your administrator can use the HiddenPerspectives preference to prevent
the display of some Teamcenter perspectives in the rich client.
For information about editing preference values, see the Preferences and
Environment Variables Reference.

If your site has online help installed, you can access application and view help from
the rich client Help menu or by pressing F1.
For more information about rich client perspectives and views, see the Rich Client
Interface Guide.

Basic concepts for using Registry Editor

To best make use of Registry Editor, you must understand registry files.
Each application that is registered in Teamcenter has a registry file with the
.properties extension. A registry file contains user-defined configuration settings
(keys/values) that influence how the application appears and performs in the
interface. Property files are located in various .jar files.
• A key is a field in a record that contains unique data and identifies the record in
the file or database. Each key value must be unique in each record.

• A value is the content of a field or variable. It can refer to alphabetic, numeric,

or alphanumeric data.

• Properties are the keys and values in a registry file that specify the configuration
settings for an application.

The following figures contain examples of registry files, as viewed

in the Registry Editor Editor pane. These files are contained in the
com.teamcenter.rac.aifrcp_1.0.0.jar file.

import=com.teamcenter.rac.aif.aif
com.teamcenter.rac.aif.registryeditor.RegistryEditorApplication.
PANEL=com.teamcenter.rac.aif.registryeditor.RegistryEditorApplicationPanel
com.teamcenter.rac.aif.registryeditor.RegistryEditorApplication.
MENUBAR=com.teamcenter.rac.aif.registryeditor.RegistryEditorApplicationMenuBar
com.teamcenter.rac.aif.registryeditor.RegistryEditorApplication.
TOOLBAR=com.teamcenter.rac.aif.registryeditor.RegistryEditorApplicationToolBar
### helpPage address ###
helpPage=/registry_editor/WebHelp/WHStart.htm
# New Key
# ------------------------------
newKey.ICON=images/add_16.png
# Remove a Key
# ------------------------------
removeKey.ICON=images/remove_16.png

registryeditor.properties file

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# Find in Display Keys

# ------------------------------
findInDisplay.TIP=Find In Display
# Read-Only Text
# ------------------------------
readOnly=(Read-Only)
# New Key
# ------------------------------
newKey.TIP=Create a New Key
# Remove a Key
# ------------------------------
removeKey.TIP=Remove a Key
# File Type description key.
# ------------------------------
RegistryFiles=AIF Registry Files
# Unable to Save keys.
# ------------------------------
UnableToSave.MESSAGE=Unable to Save...File is Read Only!
UnableToSave.TITLE=Unable to Save
# No File Open
# ------------------------------
NoFileOpen.MESSAGE=Can’t Save...No file open!
NoFileOpen.TITLE=Can’t Save
# Overwrite File
# ------------------------------
Overwrite.TITLE=File Already Exists
Overwrite.MESSAGE=Overwrite the existing file?
# About Dialog keys
# ------------------------
application.TITLE=Registry Editor
application.DESCRIPTION=Registry Editor is used to edit
Portal Registry files. This application is used\only
for editing Registry files that are used for internationalization,
dynamic\nclass invocation, and configuration in the Portal.
# Title for the Save-As dialog
# -------------------------------
saveAs.TITLE=Save-As
open.TITLE=Open
untitled.FILE=Untitled
saveModified.TITLE=Save Modified File
saveModified.MESSAGE=Should the changes be saved before closing?
saveModified.TIP=Save modified file.
openFile.TIP=Open registry file.

registryeditor_locale.properties file

Basic tasks using Registry Editor

When a site determines that a property in a registry file must be modified, a system
administrator locates the file in the rich client and opens the file using Registry
Editor. Navigating to the desired key name, the system administrator changes
the value. If a new property is required, a blank line is inserted and the new key
name and key value are entered.

Related topics
• Using Registry Editor

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Open a registry file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Modify a registry file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Related topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

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Open a registry file

1. Choose File→Open.

2. Browse to the file you want to view and click Open.

The keys/values for the file you select appears in the Properties pane in Registry
Editor.

Modify a registry file

1. Open the registry file.

2. In the Properties pane, modify the file:

To Do this
Change an Double-click the value to change and update the value.
existing value
Add a new key Click Create Key and enter a new key/value pair.
and value
Remove a key and Click the key/value pair in the row that you want to
value remove and click Remove Key .

3. Choose either File→Save or File→Save-As.

If you choose File→Save-As, Teamcenter appends the .properties extension
to the file name.

4. You can also edit the registry file in the Editor pane. Click the Editor tab.

Related topics
• Getting started with Registry Editor

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Index

A P
Adding key and value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 Perspectives
In general . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
B Prerequisites for Registry Editor . . . . . . 1-1
.properties file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Buttons .properties file extension . . . . . . . . . 1-3, 2-1
Create . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Properties tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Find . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Properties, description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Remove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
R
C
Registry file
Change value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 Adding key and value . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Change value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Configure Registry Editor . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Create button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Modify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
E Removing key and value . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Remove button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Editor tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Removing key and value . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Enable Registry Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Rich client perspectives and views . . . . . 1-3

F S
Fields, Find . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Start Registry Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Files, registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Find button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 T
Find field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Tabs
I Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
V
K
Value, description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Key, description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

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