Setting up a Downloadable Custom Action Protocol Handler
To set up a downloadable custom action protocol handler, the administrator can create a custom handler ZIP file in which commands.json is included in the same folder as wrvsca.exe. A link to the ZIP file can be placed in the Downloads card on the Windchill RV&S landing page by modifying the InstallationList.properties file.
The user can then download the ZIP file and install the custom action protocol handler.
The procedure to set up and distribute the custom action protocol handler is as follows:
1. Generate the customactions.json file and the commands.json file.
2. Review and modify the generated customactions.json file and the target property values in the file based on the required views.
3. Review and modify the generated commands.json file and the programFile property in the file if the paths are not valid.
4. Copy the generated customactions.json file to the installdir/data/customactions folder on the server.
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If the administrator uses endpoint management systems to directly install the custom action protocol handler on target Windows computers, the subsequent steps in this procedure are not necessary.
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5. Download the custom action protocol handler from https://support.ptc.com/appserver/auth/it/esd/product.jsp?prodFamily=MIG.
6. Unzip the ZIP file to a local folder.
7. Copy the commands.json file to the unzipped folder, at the same level as the wrvsca.exe file.
8. Zip the folder with the commands.json file and place the ZIP file at installdir/data/installs.
To make the ZIP file available for download in the Downloads card on the Windchill RV&S landing page, update the InstallationList.properties file with an entry as follows:<Relative path to custom actions ZIP file >=WRV&S Refreshed Web Custom Actions
In this case, WRV&S Refreshed Web Custom Actions is the display label on the Downloads card.
For instance, the entry could be as follows:
Windchill_RVS_RefreshedWebCustomActions.zip=WRV&S Refreshed Web Custom Actions
For more information, see List of Client Installs.
9. Notify the user to download the ZIP file and to install the custom action protocol handler. To install the custom action handler on a Windows computer, the user must open an elevated command window and run the following command:
wrvsca.exe install