ThingWorx Utilities Configuration
The following table describes configurations required for ThingWorx Utilities.
Utility
Requirement
ThingWorx Workflow Builder
In order for an Alert or Event to initiate a workflow, its parent thing or thing template must implement the PTC.BPE.BusinessProcessManageable thing shape.
ThingWorx Asset Manager
  • In order for an asset to appear in the asset search, the following must be completed:
    • The resource provider that provides the asset must be tagged with Role:Ownables.
    • The things (or thing templates) must implement the ResourceThingShape for the resource provider.
    • The out-of-the-box thing shapes in ThingWorx Utilities are PTC.Resource.Asset.ThingworxAsset (non-SCM assets) and PTC.Resource.Asset.SCMResourceThingShape.
  • In order for the asset to function completely, the asset thing or thing template must implement the TW.RSM.ManagedAsset ThingShape.
  • If File Transfer and Remote Connection functionality is desired, the things or thing templates should derive from the RemoteThingWithTunnelsAndFileTransfer thing template.
ThingWorx Software Content Management
  • In order for an asset to appear in the asset search, the resource provider that provides the asset must be tagged with SCM:Updateable and the things (or thing templates) must implement the PTC.Resource.Asset.SCMResourceThingShape thing shape.
  • In order for the asset to function completely, the asset thing or thing template must implement the TW.RSM.SFW.ThingShape.Updateable thing shape.