ThingWorx Ideas

1. What version of Thingworx are you currently running? 8.4.5, 9.1 and 9.3 2. Describe the problem you are trying to solve. Please include detailed documentation such as screenshots, images or video. I have to embed some Python code in Java in order to use Thingworx SDK Java and to use Python with Thingworx REST API for an embedded program.(edge device). 3. What business value would your suggestion represent for your organization? The business value is huge. Python is very used in enterprise due to its well-known features. More and more libraries are using Python and especially AI. Also it can be used in embedded systems (MicroPython) and it has this place on Edge Computing (AIOT). Having a native Thingworx SDK (not REST API but like Thingworx Java SDK) in Python would be a real benefit for PTC but also the developers using it.   ... View more

ThingWorx Azure IoT Connector relies on the connection string to connect to the associated storage account. We would like to create a feature request to have the Connector authenticate to the storage account using an identity rather than the connection string. ... View more

There's SDKs for C, Java and .NET, but no JS client. However, there's clearly an internal JS client used by mashups.   Please provide a JS client or at least document the protocol so it can be reimplemented easily. ... View more

Currently we have to provide the CA/Intermediate Certs explicitly to the Agent in a .pem file, in a completely undocumented fashion.   In a .NET edge environment it would be advantageous for the edge to simply look in the Windows Trust Store to see which CA's are trusted. This would make certificate management far simpler and more secure, rather than duplicating the work that Microsoft already do to push latest Root/CA certs in Windows updates. ... View more

For obvious reasons.... update the Edge logging to never log appKeys, even if the level has been set to Verbose. ... View more

At present, when creating/deleting any entity (Things, Valuestream etc.) programatically through CreateThing service does not return anything; which means the service is non-blocking. Maybe the actual creation of entity happens in some different thread. So if we are creating Things programatically in a loop, all things gets created in parallel without actually knowing if the first thing is created and committed to DB before creating the second thing. This leads sometimes to getting errors of model access provider. So if the Create/Delete thing returns something (maybe true false or thing Id sort), it would be easier to proceed and also it would help in preventing creation of Ghost Entities ... View more

When allowing file browsing and access to the device the TX agent (.NET SDK based in this case) is running on, there are scenarios where access to the subdirectories of the initial parent directory cannot be allowed. There is an implementation that allows this control on the Platform but a more secure implementation would allow for the subdirectory access to be controlled directly by the agent. The Questra/IDM Service Agent had a setting so that when creating a virtual directory, access to the subdirectories could be disabled. We have an immediate need for that capability in a .NET SDK based TX agent. ... View more

1. What version of Thingworx are you currently running? ThingWorx .Net SDK 5.8.3 2. Describe the problem you are trying to solve. Please include detailed documentation such as screenshots, images or video. .net SDK on .net Core can not run on other operating systems then Windows. (https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS297004?language=en&posno=2&q=.net%20SDK%20Core&source=search) 3. What business value would your suggestion represent for your organization? We need to develop expensive and complex work-around solution to connect Edge solutions running on Azure IoT Edge that need to connect to ThingWorx using AlwaysOn (and the remote thing concept).  ... View more

１．Background Our customer manufactures large medical diagnostic imaging devices. The device has a long life and must not be defective. Therefore, the OS built into the device needs to avoid frequent updates and upgrades, and needs long-term support. 2. Reason Our customer wants to eliminate the re-execution of the function confirmation test of the device and the occurrence of defects due to frequent updates and upgrades of Windows 10 embedded in the device. Also, in order for my customers to be able to use it with confidence, the OS built into the device needs to be supported for a long period of time. Since the update interval of Windows 10 LTSB / LTSC is long and only security and patches are updated, it is expected that the function confirmation test of the device will be redone and problems will be less likely to occur. 3. Understanding of Windowa10LTSB / LTSC Windows 10 LTSB / LTSC is basically a model that does not update its functions. We understand that the features of Windows 10 LTSB / LTSC are that the support period is 10 years at the same time and the release interval is 2 to 3 years. ... View more

I would like some more Services in the IndustriaGateway-Template. e.g: The complete access to the Tags of KepServer is only possible by binding those to THingProperties. Would be great to have some additional Services to read/write KepServerTags by Service ...    ... View more