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Hello Bill,
What browser are you using? Google Chrome operates horribly with PDMLink. Also if you're using 64-Bit with 64-Bit IE, this will cause issues as well.
Also after Java 6 Update 19, when launching certain functions in PDMLink, you will get a Yes / No prompt. Intuitively you want to select "Yes (recommended)", however, you need to select "No"
_Rudy
I noticed that several people responded similar as below, with Apache first.
PTC's recommendation is to start Apache last, as you would not want people attempting to get into Windchill until all of the other components are already running.
Am I missing something?
Gerry
In Reply:
I have always started windchill services in the order
Apache
PDMLink
Tomcat.
A similar workaround, and maybe less painful than dropping to 256 colors, is to turn off ClearType (Control Panel -> Display -> Adjust ClearType text). This may also help PTC get to the root of the problem.
I didn't have any luck resolving the issue by setting the sun.java2d.noddraw and sun.java2d.d3d properties.
- Jon Langlois
NetIDEAS, Inc.
In Reply to Greg Montgomery:
Bill,
I have seen that. The workaround that I found was to dumb down my Windows7
display mode from True Color 32 bit down to 256 colors. It's not a great
solution but it will at allow you to work with the Workflow Admin page. And
it should also give PTC the clue they need to resolve it. It seems like the
Java 2D graphics API and Windows 7 display drivers are not happy together.
On Windows 7 to change the display mode it's : RMB on wallpaper > Screen
Resolution > List all modes
Greg Montgomery
On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 11:05 AM, Bill O'Rourke
@<->wrote:
> Our NASA center is pushing Windows 7 out to the community and we have found
> that when you go to the Workflow Administrator to view or edit a workflow, a
> blank screen appears. There are no errors thrown in the Java console(we are
> using 1.6.0_23). We have a call in with PTC, but so far they are stumped.
> Just curious if anyone else has seen this. Thanks and Happy Mardi Gras to
> everyone!
>
> *Send lawyers, guns, and money...the sh!t has hit the fan! *
We also tried all of the java commands with no luck, and I tried the ClearType change, but got the same results. It may well be our video drivers, and going back to the earlier version of Java is not feasible. Since this only affects a hndful of folks(there are only 4 of us who are authorized to use the Workflow Manager), we found a workaround by consoling in to the server, and doing our work there on the workflows. We just found it strange that the Workflow Manager display has problems, yet the Process/Routing displays from the details pages work just fine.
Send lawyers, guns, and money...the sh!t has hit the fan!