Installation

Prerequisites

To install the nexiles|gateway number service, the following conditions need to be met:

  • nexiles|gatewy version 1.4.4 or better installed.
  • access to the Windchill server file system granted
  • Windchill restart possible / granted
  • view plugin page and check licenses

Installation Steps

To install the nexiles|gateway number service the following steps need to be performed:

  • copy the needed files to $WT_HOME/codebase/WEB-INF/lib-python
  • update the license file
  • update the nexiles|gateway plugin configuration
  • restart Windchill

Copy files

  • locate the Windchill Home – we’ll refer to the Windchill home as WT_HOME
  • locate the lib-python directory in the codebase/WEB-INF directory
  • copy the plugin package named nexiles.gateway.numberservice-VERSION-py2.5.egg to lib-python
  • copy the PTH file named numberservice-windows.pth to lib-python OR
  • copy the PTH file named numberservice-unix.pth to lib-python

Update the License File

Depending on the configuration of the nexiles.gateway.licensefile property, copy the license file for your system to the configured place.

Note

The default is $WT_HOME/nexiles-licenses.json

Restart Windchill

Restart windchill.

Check Licenses

Navigate to the nexiles|gateway home page and view the plugins tab. Check that the nexiles|gateway numberservice is listed and has a valid license.

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