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December 9, 2011
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Embedded Browser Login: WF3 and Intralink 9.1

  • December 9, 2011
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When using the Embedded Browser in WF3 M210 to communicate with Intralink 9.1, how can a guylogin as a different user?


I know that when using a stand-alone browser (i.e. Internet Explorer) that using File>New Session will allowa guy to login as a different user. But I can't seem to find a similar capability when using the Embedded Browser.


TIA.

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10-Marble
December 12, 2011
Hi Scott,

You need to create a startup batch file that points to a different cache directory using the set PTC_WF_ROOT command:

Our Pro/E start batch file looks like this:
set PTC_WF_ROOT=%appdata%\PTC\ProENGINEER\Creo
set path=C:\ptc_creo\program\proe\bin;%path%
C:\ptc_creo\program\proe\bin\proe.exe

You could create one for a second user as follows (use a different shortcut to launch it).
set PTC_WF_ROOT=%appdata%\PTC\ProENGINEER\User2\Creo
set path=C:\ptc_creo\program\proe\bin;%path%
C:\ptc_creo\program\proe\bin\proe.exe

Be very careful that the users don't get mixed up and attempt to login to the wrong cache - On our system this action seems to cause issues in the method server that can bring the whole Windchill system down.

Mike Foster
ATK

1-Visitor
December 16, 2011

It will also CORRUPT the local cache if you don't do something like what Mike shows, though I think later builds/versions have some checks built in to not allow this.




Best regards,
Kevin Alexander
800-800-1714 x3118



On Dec 12, 2011, at 1:12 PM, Foster, Mike (Goleta) wrote:

Hi Scott,

You need to create a startup batch file that points to a different cache directory using the set PTC_WF_ROOT command:

Our Pro/E start batch file looks like this:
set PTC_WF_ROOT=%appdata%\PTC\ProENGINEER\Creo
set path=C:\ptc_creo\program\proe\bin;%path%
C:\ptc_creo\program\proe\bin\proe.exe

You could create one for a second user as follows (use a different shortcut to launch it).
set PTC_WF_ROOT=%appdata%\PTC\ProENGINEER\User2\Creo
set path=C:\ptc_creo\program\proe\bin;%path%
C:\ptc_creo\program\proe\bin\proe.exe

Be very careful that the users don't get mixed up and attempt to login to the wrong cache – On our system this action seems to cause issues in the method server that can bring the whole Windchill system down.

Mike Foster
ATK