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We are setting up a new instance of ThingWorx, but this time without the Manufacturing Apps, so we no longer have PTC.FactoryConsole which was a place for users to see all the mashups they had access to. Is there a new prebuilt solution that can handle this, or what would be the best way to achieve something similar?
Running 9.4.1 on prem
Solved! Go to Solution.
Here are two other approaches you could look at:
The current ThingWorx Apps (CWC, AMU, RTTPM) also have a similar landing page, but the implementation is different. They are using SQL tables that have the menu configuration stored, what makes the implementation relative complex. Each menu item can have a ThingWorx user group assigned what allows for permission management.
The second approach is the out of the box functionality of Building Blocks. Building Blocks are a development method in ThingWorx and their are some common Building Blocks developed by PTC R&D and used by solutions like DPM. Those common building blocks can be used as base for a new solution and have a build in menu management functionality. However the out of the box UI is not a landing page but much more a sidebar menu.
Here is a link to the Building Block help center page:
I also like that concept, and I suggest looking at the implementation of that mashup in Mfg Apps, then replicating it on your own.
That part, even if it was part of Manufacturing Apps, I would consider a best-practice type of (entry mashup?) and I'd do it on my own, then reuse wherever needed.
I have 99% replicated the manufacturing apps home screen. The issue I am facing is there is 1 .jar file (sco-AppHomePage-extension.jar) that has an issue in regards to the Manufacturing apps no longer working on 9.4.1. When I try to import it, I get this error: "signed extension file does not match digests".
Ah, yes, the signing change from Java 11.0.17. Downgrade to a lower version of Java if possible (https://support.ptc.com/help/thingworx/platform/r9/en/#page/ThingWorx/Help/Release_Notes/FixedIssues/Known_Issues_in_ThingWorx_Platform_9_4_0.html#).
I am on 11.0.16.9.1 and I am still getting the error. Even so, that is just a short term fix because later versions of ThingWorx may require a higher version. I would like to have a long term solution.
Here are two other approaches you could look at:
The current ThingWorx Apps (CWC, AMU, RTTPM) also have a similar landing page, but the implementation is different. They are using SQL tables that have the menu configuration stored, what makes the implementation relative complex. Each menu item can have a ThingWorx user group assigned what allows for permission management.
The second approach is the out of the box functionality of Building Blocks. Building Blocks are a development method in ThingWorx and their are some common Building Blocks developed by PTC R&D and used by solutions like DPM. Those common building blocks can be used as base for a new solution and have a build in menu management functionality. However the out of the box UI is not a landing page but much more a sidebar menu.
Here is a link to the Building Block help center page: