Axeda Compatibility Extension (ACE) Entity Reference

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The topics in this section describe the entities included in the Axeda Compatibility Extension (ACE). The sections highlight only those entities. that are added as part of the ACE, and do not describe any default properties and services that are part of the base ThingWorx entities.

• ACE Thing Templates

• ACE Thing Shapes

• ACE Data Shapes

• ACE Things

For GAS Enablement and ACE v.5.0.0, the following GAS-related entities have been migrated to the ThingWorx Remote Access Extension: GAS.RemoteEndpointProviderConfig DataShape, GAS.SessionParametersProviderConfig Data Shape, GASRemoteAccessProvider Thing, GASSelector Thing, GASSelectorService Thing Shape, GASRemoteAccessible Thing Shape (formerly Axeda.RemoteAccessible Thing Shape), and GASModel Thing Template .

Here is a diagram that shows the ThingWorx entities from which the ACE entities are derived and the relationships of the entities:

ACE Extension Entities

System Objects

The Thing Templates in the diagram shown with the background color of

are base Thing Templates in ThingWorx:

• GenericThing — The base Thing Template from which all Thing Templates in ThingWorx must extend.

• RemoteThing — The base Thing Template from which all remotely bound Things (edge devices, e.g.) in ThingWorx must extend.

• RemoteThingWithFileTransfer — The base Thing Template from which all remotely bound Things in ThingWorx must extend if they are transferring files to and from the platform.

The Axeda Compatibility Extension (ACE) provides certain entities for Axeda Gateway and Axeda Connector Agents (eMessage) and other entities that are unique to the two different types of Agents.