Using Wincom Extensions
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In Windchill+ Select, only PTC-approved Wincom extension versions can be installed. The list of these PTC-approved extension versions is available at the Windchill Extension Center. This list will be updated over time as new extensions and new versions of extensions are approved.
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To be able to install and deploy the approved Wincom extensions on your Windchill+ system, initial setup is needed by the Organization Administrator. Only users given appropriate authorization are able to manage, update, and remove Wincom extensions. Management of installed Wincom extensions is then done through the Extension Manager dashboard in the Windchill user interface.
• To get authorization for the installation and deployment of the extensions, specified users must be identified as Wincom extension administrators and added to the Extension Administrators group in Windchill+ Select.
• If the Extension Administrators group does not exist already (first time), open a service request for the creation of the group at the organization level, and have it mapped to the corresponding same-name group at the site level.
• Once the Extension Administrators group is created and mapped, the Organization Administrator should use the Participant Administration utility to add users to this group. The members of this Extension Administrators group (referred as extension administrators) are authorized to install, deploy, and manage the extensions.
• The extension administrators should:
a. Select and download the approved Wincom extensions to the local system from the Windchill Extension Center.
b. Use the Extension Manager available from Quick Links on the Windchill home page to install the downloaded extensions.
For directions on downloading and installing Wincom extensions, see the Wincom documentation on the Windchill Extension Center.
• If an extension is no longer required, the extension administrators can choose to undeploy it.
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Due to the potential system-level impact of adding Wincom extensions, it is recommended to keep the number of extension administrators to minimum and add users to this group only as required.
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