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May 11, 2023 12:44 PM UTC
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WGM Multiuser environment

Is there a way to open WGM in a citrix multi user environment for different users on the same time?

got error message  for the second user:

Windchill WGM is still running, close first then launch again utility.

 

Dobi
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May 11, 2023 5:15 PM UTC

I don't think this is possible because of some WGM dlls that end up not being shared between users... If you check with PTC, they'll say something along the lines of "WGM runs on single-client machines". It'd be a good post for the idea section. I know there are a few companies (us included) that would love to have this capability. 

 

Depending on what you're trying to do, there may be a few less than ideal options:

- if you need a shared system for a group of users that is just viewing information, browser and CreoView may give sufficient capability

- if you're looking for a shared system that a group of users logs into throughout the day but for longer periods per user,  you can have a launch script to wipe user cache at launch of a different user and then each user has to reconnect the server to rebuild cache for their account. 

- if you're genuinely looking to have a workstation as a shared system I think you're out of luck there. 

 

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ScottMorris
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May 11, 2023 12:47 PM UTC

i am not a citrix expert, but i would expect this not to work if the application is shared from a common server. in another organization, we share larger applications by spawning a vm for each connection to ensure no one is running in a common, shared environment where multiple occurrences of the same application will collide with each other.

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    Dobi
    Dobi17-PeridotAnswer
    17-Peridot
    May 11, 2023 5:15 PM UTC

    I don't think this is possible because of some WGM dlls that end up not being shared between users... If you check with PTC, they'll say something along the lines of "WGM runs on single-client machines". It'd be a good post for the idea section. I know there are a few companies (us included) that would love to have this capability. 

     

    Depending on what you're trying to do, there may be a few less than ideal options:

    - if you need a shared system for a group of users that is just viewing information, browser and CreoView may give sufficient capability

    - if you're looking for a shared system that a group of users logs into throughout the day but for longer periods per user,  you can have a launch script to wipe user cache at launch of a different user and then each user has to reconnect the server to rebuild cache for their account. 

    - if you're genuinely looking to have a workstation as a shared system I think you're out of luck there. 

     

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