PTCNavigate Installation andConfiguration Guide

PTC Navigate Framework Extension 1.2.1PTC Navigate View PLM App Extension 1.3PTC Navigate View ALM App Extension 1.1

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Contents

About the PTC Navigate Installation and Configuration Guide.........................................5

PTC Navigate Overview...............................................................................................7Product Requirements for PTC Navigate 1.3...........................................................8Release Updates for PTC Navigate........................................................................9Installing PTC Navigate.......................................................................................12Upgrade Overview..............................................................................................18Known Issues and Considerations for PTC Navigate .............................................21Changing the Language Setting...........................................................................22

PTC Navigate View PLM App Extension .....................................................................25PTC Navigate View PLM App Extension Product Overview....................................26Product Requirements for PTC Navigate View PLM App Extension ........................27Installing PTC Navigate View PLM App Extension.................................................29Configuring PTC Navigate View PLM App Extension .............................................30Configuring ThingWorx Single Sign-On when Connecting to Windchill ....................35Tailoring PTC Navigate View PLM App Extension..................................................43

PTC Navigate View ALM App Extension .....................................................................67PTC Navigate View ALM App Extension Product Overview....................................68Product Requirements for PTC Navigate View ALM App Extension .......................68Importing the PTC Navigate View ALM App Extension...........................................69Configuring PTC Navigate View ALM App Extension .............................................70Tailoring PTC Navigate View Requirements App ...................................................73Known Limitations in PTC Navigate View Requirements App .................................75

PTC Navigate Reference Information..........................................................................79Advanced Customization.....................................................................................80Example Configuration Using SSL for Secure Communications..............................96Architecture of Single Sign-On.............................................................................99

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1About the PTC Navigate

Installation and ConfigurationGuide

This guide is the PDF format of the documentation for the following products:

PTC Navigate Framework Extension 1.2.1 PTC Navigate View PLM App Extension 1.3 PTC Navigate View ALM App Extension 1.1The same documentation set is available as a help center here: PTC Navigate HelpCenter.

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http://support.ptc.com/help/navigate/13/en/http://support.ptc.com/help/navigate/13/en/

2PTC Navigate Overview

Product Requirements for PTC Navigate 1.3 .................................................................8Release Updates for PTC Navigate ..............................................................................9Installing PTC Navigate .............................................................................................12Upgrade Overview.....................................................................................................18Known Issues and Considerations for PTC Navigate....................................................21Changing the Language Setting .................................................................................22

PTC Navigate provides viewing apps that allow you to quickly and easily accessspecific information stored in PTC products. The apps that you can view on thePTC Navigate landing page are based on the product extensions you haveimported. The PTC Navigate Framework Extension provides a platform for theapp extensions. For information on the apps available, see PTC Navigate ViewPLM App Extension Product Overview on page 26 and PTC Navigate View ALMApp Extension Product Overview on page 68.

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Product Requirements for PTC Navigate1.3This topic lists the product requirements for PTC Navigate. For information on theapp-related product requirements, see Product Requirements for PTC NavigateView PLM App Extension on page 27 and Product Requirements for PTCNavigate View ALM App Extension on page 68.

Server Platform Support ThingWorx 7.1 only PostgreSQL 9.4.x, no less than 9.4.5 ThingWorx Utilities 7.1 Tomcat 8.0.33 Server operating system support

Window Server 2012 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7 Update 1

For more information, see Installing PTC Navigate on page 12.

Client Platform Support Java 8 Browser support

Internet Explorer 11 and laterPTC Navigate does not support Internet Explorer compatibility mode.

Firefox 35 and later Chrome 44 and later Safari 6.1.6 and later

Note3-D Visualization is supported on Windows clients with Firefox or InternetExplorer only.

Additional information can be found in the ThingWorx 7.1 System Requirements.

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http://support.ptc.com/WCMS/files/170232/en/ThingWorx_Platform_7.1_System_Requirements_1.0.pdf

Release Updates for PTC NavigateHere are the highlights of PTC Navigate 1.3.

NoteYou must be logged in as an administrator to tailor apps.

Tailor apps to display a link to the object in Windchill. For more information,see Common Tailoring for Apps on page 44.

Tailor part apps to allow searches on effectivity date. For more information,see Common Tailoring for Apps on page 44.

Tailor the View Parts List app to include design files and select which designfile relationships are appl