V4 to V5 Data Transfer – Report File
by Christopher P. Sciacca, Strategic Communications, IBM Product Lifecycle Management

Following the COE Fall 2003 conference in Seattle the following question was asked by Linda Chen from HONDA USA, about where to find the Report File for V4 to V5 Data interoperability, Philippe Laufer promised to forward a technical explanation for the COE's NewsNet, in order for everyone to benefit from this answer.

 The answer was written by Frederic Beaudin.

Question: The migration (interactively or using the migration batch) of V4 model data (2D or 3D) to a V5 document generates a report file (.rpt) named after the model that has been migrated. Where is this file located on the system?

This report file is located:

• For Windows users: in C:\Documents and Settings\username\LocalSettings\Application Data\Dassault Systemes\CATReport
• For UNIX users: in /u/users/username/CATReport

When migrating 2D data, the report file contains the migration status for each V4 element. When migrating 3D data, the report file contains the migration status of each V4 solid as well as a comparison (volume, wetted area and center of gravity) between the V4 solid and the resulting V5 PartBody. In order to see the migration status of surface and wireframe elements in the report file, you need to use the following environment variable:

• For Windows users: set CreateMigrationReport = ALL
• For UNIX users: export CreateMigrationReport = ALL