EAC PRODUCTIVITY APPS
COMPATIBILITY MATRIX, VERSION UPDATES & REVISIONS
 
 
 
EAC PRODUCTIVITY APPS
COMPATIBILITY MATRIX, VERSION UPDATES & REVISIONS
 
COMPATIBILITY MATRIX
COMPATIBILITY MATRIX
 
EAC APP VERSION
 
 
NAVIGATE VERSION
 
 
THINGWORX VERSION
 
2.0
1.4 to 1.7.2
2.1 / 2.2 / 2.3 /2.4
1.7.2 to 8.5.3
2.5 / 2.6.0
1.7.2 to 8.5.3 AND 9.1.0
2.6.1
9.2 ONLY
2.7
9.2.0
9.2.1* **
3.0
9.2.0
9.2.1** / 9.2.3** / 9.2.4**
3.1.0
9.2.0 to 9.3.0
9.2.1** / 9.2.3** / 9.2.4** / 9.3.0**
3.1.1
9.3.0
9.3.2
3.2.0
9.2.0 / 9.3.0 / 9.3.4
9.2.8 / 9.3.2 / 9.3.4 / 9.3.5
3.3.0
9.3.4
9.3.4 / 9.3.5
*Starting with TWX 9.2, PTC is making Navigate compatible with multiple ThingWorx versions. We only test the minor versions stated in this matrix.
RELEASE NOTES
RELEASE NOTES
VERSION 1.1.4
 
General Functionality Updates
 
Quick Access
Part Associations
  • Custom IBMA values display in BoM table
  • Drawings markups
  • Added reference documents
VERSION 2.0
 
New Applications
 
Task Management
Problem Report
  • View Windchill tasks
  • Review and complete tasks
  • Graphical reporting based on configurable attributes
  • Report based on open/closed dates
  • Graphical reporting based on configurable attributes
VERSION 2.1.0
 
Application Updates
 
Quick Access
  • Bug fixes
  • Enables the tree grid to fetch child nodes on demand instead on preloading the entire structure
  • Ability to add attachments to change objects after creation
  • Added a refresh button to update services that run after the tree grid selection
  • Added ability to initiate a search with the "Enter" key
VERSION 2.2.0
 
General Functionality Updates
 
  • Added tailoring to customize the main logo on applications
New Upgrade Tool
 
  • Saves all tailoring and exports all custom entities
  • Redeploys all tailoring and imports all custom entities
Application Enhancements
Quick Access
Task Management
  • Added tailoring to create change objects without an affected object
  • Resized table and pie for a cleaner look
Change Request
Change Notice
  • Resized table and pie for a cleaner look
  • Resized table and pie for a cleaner look
New Application
Change Variances
  • Reporting based on open/closed dates
  • Graphical reporting based on configurable attributes
VERSION 2.2.1
 
General Functionality Updates
 
  • Fixed issue with upgrade tool where task details tailoring was not saved
Application Updates
 
Quick Access
Task Management
  • Improved document content opening (fix for Chrome cross-download issue)
  • Fixed issue with getting affected objects for variances
VERSION 2.3.0
 
Application Updates
 
Quick Access
  • Bug Fixes
  • Enabled the tree grid to fetch child nodes on demand instead of preloading the entire structure
  • Ability to add attachments to change objects after creation
  • Added a refresh button to update services that run after the tree grid selection
  • Added ability to initiate a search with the “Enter” key
VERSION 2.4.0
 
General Functionality Updates
 
  • Added EAC connector covering 80% of app services
  • Added a refresh button to update services that run after the tree grid selection
  • Added ability to initiate a search with the “Enter” key
Application Enhancements
 
  • Saves all tailoring and exports all custom entities
  • Redeploys all tailoring and imports all custom entities
Quick Access
Part Associations
  • Added shortcut to change object information page on PR, CR, CN, and variance tabs
  • New view for documents that includes tailoring for attributes
Task Management
Problem Report
  • Added shortcut to change object information
  • Added ability to add attachments to change object
  • Added shortcut to change object information
  • Added tailoring for change object information page
Change Request
Change Notice
  • Added shortcut to change object information
  • Added tailoring for change object information page
  • Added shortcut to change object information
  • Added tailoring for change object information page
Change Variances
  • Added shortcut to change object information
  • Added tailoring for change object information page
Application Updates
 
Promotion Requests
  • Report based on open/closed dates
  • Change object information page
  • Graphical reporting based on configurable attributes
VERSION 2.5.0
 
Application Updates
 
Quick Access
  • Bug fixes
  • Enabled the tree grid to fetch child nodes on demand instead of preloading the entire structure
  • Ability to add attachments to change objects after creation
  • Added a refresh button to update services that run after the tree grid selection
  • Added ability to initiate a search with the “Enter” key
VERSION 2.6.0
 
General Functionality Updates
 
  • All services now use the EAC connector
  • All reports replaced with tasks
Application Updates
 
Quick Search
Quick Access
  • Fixed a bug with result sorting
  • Added attribute tailoring for PR, CR, CN, and variances tabs
VERSION 2.7.0
 
General Functionality Updates
 
  • New homepage for Mobile apps has been added
  • New EAC Apps URL redirects users to the desktop app homepage or mobile apps homepage (depending on device)
New Application
 
Mobile Search
  • Abillity to search for parts, epms, docs
  • View object information
  • Download part and epm additional files
  • See and download doc primary content and attachments
  • View part and epm representation thumbnail
  • Share direct Windchill link to searched parts via email, text, etc.
  • Share direct Mobile application link to searched part via email, text, etc.
VERSION 3.0
 
Application Enhancements
 
  • New ThingWorx compatibility. The minimal version requirement is version 9.2 of ThingWorx for EAC Apps to properly function
  • Abillity to rename applications
  • All export features introduce the ability to choose which attributes to export
  • Only attributes shown in the table are visible in the filter
Application Updates
 
UI Overhaul
UX Changes
  • Style refresh feature a more intuitive and dynamic feel
  • More real estate visible on the screen
  • Quick link to applications directly from the footer
  • UX interoperability makes it easier to find things compared to earlier versions
  • Question mark has been added to the footer to help users know exactly who to reach out to if they happen to experience any issues
New Applications & Updates
 
Change Management
Task Management
  • Problem reports, change requests, change notices, promotion requests, and variances have all been consolidated to reside under the Change Management title
  • Task completion is only displayed for the user's tasks and not anyone else's
  • Task Details view has been added with a quick link to the "Change Objects Details" view
Quick Search
Quick Access
  • Grid filter can be turned on by the admin
  • Users have the ability to add as many custom tabs as they would like
  • Users can hide/show image and drawing views
VERSION 3.1.0
 
General Functionality Updates
 
  • Added app information for each tile on home page when user hovers on tile
  • Added Info Icons to admin tailoring pages detailing the tailoring options and what they control on the app
  • Added ability to display a custom splash screen for every new user session
  • Added sorting and filtering in the Change Object Resource Creation Configuration page
  • Added free t multi-valued attributes configuration in the Change Object Resource Creation Configuration page
  • Added sorting and filtering in the Database Configuration Page for admins
  • Added change object types to quick selection menu in the Database Configuration Page for admins
  • Added error message to users when they are not part of a navigate group
  • Enhanced upgrade tool to save main tailoring configurations and custom app names
  • Added User Management Tool
Application Enhancements
 
Mobile Search
Quick Search
  • Collapsing of search filter area if no filters are displayed
  • Added ability to set a default value to type filters
Quick Access
BoM Reports
  • Added default tab selection for 'Image' and 'Drawing' tabs
  • Added export functionality to export indented structure
  • Added sorting to Change Objects tab
  • Added product and type filter controls to match Quick Access controls
Part Associations
Task Management
  • Added link type to bottom right corner of card
  • Separated tailoring for 'My Tasks' and 'Open Tasks' so they can be controlled individually
Change Management
  • Ability to rename 'Change Object types in the app
  • Export functionality for the Change Object details page tasks, affected objects and related change objects
VERSION 3.2.0
 
General Functionality Updates
 
  • License enforcement
  • Easily open the current object in another app or email a direct link to it
  • Saving and redeployment of custom attributes
  • Shortcut between applications
  • Introduction of components: reusable pieces of functionality that are tailored once and can be added to different apps
User Management Tool
  • Added licensing group management
  • User creation from Windchill users
  • Conflict resolution
  • Preconfigured roles for easy deployment
Application Enhancements
 
Quick Search
Quick Access
  • Custom mashup for each object type
  • Auto select single result
  • Option to override OOTB 'infoEngine' tasks
Part Associations
Task Management
  • Auto select single result
  • Export button added
Change Management
  • Consolidation of all Change Object applications into a single application
Components
 
  • Change Objects
  • Problem Reports for Object
  • Change Requests for Object
  • Change Notices for Object
  • Variances for Objects
  • Markups
  • Related Documents
New Applications
 
BoM Compare (BETA)
Report Viewer (BETA)
  • Compare two Windchill BoMs
  • Select what attributes to use for comparison
  • Run Windchill reports
  • Run Windchill saves reports
VERSION 3.3.0
 
General Functionality Updates
 
  • Added ability to duplicate OOTB components that adds ability to have different tailorings of the same component in different apps and upgrade support to customize components
  • Added ability to hide the shortcut open in and email features
  • Added ability to hide the Navigate Link
  • Fixed a bug where user group errors were not shown properly in mobile apps
  • Fixed a bug where custom creation entities caused an error when importing from another server's export
New Feature
 
Quick Link Applet
  • New local applet that can be locally installed and enables the use of a hot key (ctrl + ~) on any text document (i.e. a pdf) that will open Quick Search and automatically search the highlighted text and present results
  • Auto download feature can be configured to automatically download a chosen file extension
  • Applet download option can be turned off by administrators
Application Updates
 
User Management Tool
  • Added ability to assign home mashup in user creation
  • Enhancement to groups tab only shows EAC license group for owned license types
Quick Search
Quick Access
  • Replaced Representation area with the new Component: Representation
  • App is enabled with the new Quick Link functionality
  • Added Latest Indicator component
  • Replaced Image and Drawing areas with the new Components: Representations, Drawings
  • Added Latest Indicator component
BoM Reports
Part Associations
  • Added Latest Indicator component
  • Replaced Representation area with the new Component: Representation
  • Added Latest Indicator component
Task Management
Change Management
  • Fixed a bug where when affected the resulting object was the same in CN, objects were not shown correctly
  • Fixed a bug where when affected the resulting object was the same in CN, objects were not shown correctly
BoM Compare (BETA)
Report Viewer (BETA)
  • Fixed bugs where structure comparison failed
  • Fixed a bug where reports from contexts other than home were shown in the app
  • Fixed a bug where certain WC 12 reports that required user information were unable to run from the app
Change Objects Component
  • Fixed a bug where custom attributes were not shown correctly
New Components
 
  • New Representations Component
  • New Related Drawings
  • New Shortcut Between Apps and added the ability to hide the shortcut open in email features
  • New Latest Indicator

VERSION 1.1.4

General Functionality Updates

Quick Access

  • Custom IBMA values display in BoM table
  • Drawings markups

Part Associations

  • Added reference documents

VERSION 2.0

New Applications

Task Management

  • View Windchill tasks
  • Review and complete tasks
  • Graphical reporting based on configurable attributes

Problem Report

  • Report based on open/closed dates
  • Graphical reporting based on configurable attributes

VERSION 2.1.0

Application Updates

Quick Access

  • Bug fixes
  • Enables the tree grid to fetch child nodes on demand instead on preloading the entire structure
  • Ability to add attachments to change objects after creation
  • Added a refresh button to update services that run after the tree grid selection
  • Added ability to initiate a search with the "Enter" key

VERSION 2.2.0

General Functionality Updates

  • Added tailoring to customize the main logo on applications

New Upgrade Tool

  • Saves all tailoring and exports all custom entities
  • Redeploys all tailoring and imports all custom entities

Application Enhancements

Quick Access

  • Added tailoring to create change objects without an affected object

Task Management

  • Resized table and pie for a cleaner look

Change Request

  • Resized table and pie for a cleaner look

Change Notice

  • Resized table and pie for a cleaner look

 New Application

Change Variances

  • Reporting based on open/closed dates
  • Graphical reporting based on configurable attributes

VERSION 2.2.1

General Functionality Updates

  • Fixed issue with upgrade tool where task details tailoring was not saved

Application Updates

Quick Access

  • Improved document content opening (fix for Chrome cross-download issue)

Task Mangement

  • Fixed issue with getting affected objects for variances

VERSION 2.3.0

Application Updates

Quick Access

  • Bug fixes
  • Enabled the tree grid to fetch child nodes on demand instead of preloading the entire structure
  • Ability to add attachments to change objects after creation
  • Added a refresh button to update services that run after the tree grid selection
  • Added ability to initiate a search with the "Enter" key

VERSION 2.4.0

General Functionality Updates

  • Added EAC connector covering 80% of app services

Application Enhancements

Quick Access

  • Added shortcut to change object information pages on PR, CR, CN, and variance tabs

Part Associations

  • New view for documents that includes tailoring for attributes

Task Management

  • Added shortcut to change object information
  • Added ability to add attachments to change object

Problem Report

  • Added shortcut to change object information
  • Added tailoring for change object information page

Change Request

  • Added shortcut to change object information
  • Added tailoring for change object information page

Change Notice

  • Added shortcut to change object information
  • Added tailoring for change object information page

Change Variances

  • Added shortcut to change object information
  • Added tailoring for change object information page

Application Updates

Promotion Requests

  • Reporting based on open/closed dates
  • Change object information page
  • Graphical reporting based on configurable attributes

VERSION 2.5.0

Application Updates

Quick Access

  • Bug fixes
  • Enabled the tree grid to fetch child notes on demand instead of preloading the entire structure
  • Ability to add attachments to change objects after creation
  • Added a refresh button to update services that run after the tree grid selection
  • Added ability to initiate a search with the "Enter" key

VERSION 2.6.0

General Functionality Updates

  • All services not use the EAC connector
  • All reports replaced with tasks

Application Updates

  • All services not use the EAC connector
  • All reports replaced with tasks

Quick Search

  • Fixed a bug with result sorting

Quick Access

  • Added attribute tailoring for PR, CR, CN, and variances tabs

VERSION 2.7.0

General Functionality Updates

  • New homepage for Mobile apps has been added
  • New EAC Apps URL redirects users to the desktop apps homepage or mobile apps homepage (depending on device)

New Application

Mobile Search

  • Ability to search for parts, emps, docs
  • View object information
  • Download part & epm additional files
  • View and download doc primary content and attachments
  • View part & epm representation thumbnail
  • Share direct Windchill link to searched parts via email, text, etc.
  • Share direct Mobile application link to searched part via email, text, etc.

VERSION 3.0

Application Enhancements

  • New ThingWorx compatibility: The minimal version requirement is version 9.2 of ThingWorx for EAC Apps to properly function
  • Ability to rename applications
  • All export features introduce the ability to choose which attributes to export
  • Only attributes shown in the table are visible in the filter

Application Updates

UI Overhaul

  • Style refresh feature a more intuitive and dynamic feel
  • More real estate visible on the screen
  • Quick link to applications directly from the footer

UX Changes

  • UX interoperability makes it easier to find things compared to earlier versions
  • Question mark has been added to the footer to help users know exactly who to reach out to if they happen to experience any issues

Task Management

  • Task completion is only displayed for the user's tasks and not anyone else's
  • Task Details view has been added with a quick link to the "Change Objects Details" view

Quick Search

  • Grid filter can be turned on by the admin

Quick Access

  • Users have the ability to add as many custom tabs as they would like
  • Users can hide/show image and drawing views

New Application

Change Management

  • Problem reports, change requests, change notices, promotion requests, and variances have all been consolidated to residue under the Change Management title

VERSION 3.1.0

General Functionality Updates

  • Added app information for each tile on the homepage when a user hovers on title
  • Added "Info Icons" to admin tailoring pages to detail the tailoring options and what they control on the app
  • Added ability to display a custom splash screen for every new user session
  • Added free multi-valued attributes configuration in the Change Object Resource Configuration page
  • Added sorting and filtering in the Change Object Resource Configuration page
  • Added sorting and filtering in the Datashape Configuration page for admins
  • Added change object types to the quick selection menu in the Datashape Configuration page for admins
  • Enhanced upgrade tool to save main tailoring configurations and custom app names
  • Added an error message to be displayed to users when they are not part of a navigate group
  • Added User Management tool

Application Enhancements

Mobile Search

  • Collapsing of search filter area if no filters are displayed

Quick Search

  • Added ability to set a default value to type filters

Quick Access

  • Added default tab selection for "Image" and "Drawing" tabs
  • Added export functionality to export intended structure
  • Added sorting to Change Objects tab

BoM Reports

  • Added product and type filter controls to match Quick Access controls

Part Associations

  • Added link type to bottom right corner of card

Task Management

  • Separated tailoring for "My Tasks" and "Open Tasks" so they can be controlled individually

Change Management

  • Ability to rename "Change Object" types in the app
  • Export functionality for the Change Object details page tasks, affected objects, and related change objects

VERSION 3.2.0

General Functionality Updates

  • License enforcement
  • Easily open the current object in another app or email a direct link to it
  • Saving and redeployment of custom attributes
  • Shortcut between applications
  • Introduction of components: reusable pieces of functionality that are tailored once and can be added to different apps

User Management Tool

  • Added Licensing Group Management
  • User creation for Windchill users
  • Conflict resolution
  • Pre-configured roles for easy deployment

Application Enhancements

Quick Search

  • Custom mashup for each object type
  • Auto select single result

Quick Access

  • Option to override OOTB 'infoEngine' tasks

Part Associations

  • Auto select single result

Task Management

  • Export button added

Change Management

  • Consolidation of all Change Object applications into a single application

Components

  • Change Objects
  • Problem Reports for Object
  • Change Requests for Object
  • Change Notices for Object
  • Variances for Object
  • Markups
  • Related Documents

BoM Compare (BETA)

  • Compare two Windchill BoMs
  • Select what attributes to use for comparisons

Report Viewer (BETA)

  • Run Windchill reports
  • Run saved Windchill reports

VERSION 3.3.0

General Functionality Updates

  • Added ability to duplicate OOTB components that adds ability to have different tailorings of the same component in different apps and upgrade support to customize components
  • Added ability to hide the shortcut open in an email features
  • Added ability to hide the Navigate Link
  • Fixed a bug where user group errors were not shown properly in mobile apps
  • Fixed a bug where custom creation entities caused an error when importing from another server's export

New Feature

Quick Link Applet

  • New local applet that can be locally installed and enables the use of a hot key (ctrl + ~) on any text document (i.e. a pdf) that will open Quick Search and automatically search the highlighted text and present results
  • Auto download feature can be configured to automatically download a chosen file extension
  • Applet download option can be turned off by administrators

Application Updates

User Management Tool

  • Added ability to assign home mashup in user creation
  • Enhancement to groups tab only shows EAC license group for owned license types

Quick Search

  • Replaced Representation area with the new Component: Representation
  • App is enabled with the new Quick Link functionality
  • Added Latest Indicator component

Quick Access

  • Replaced Image and Drawing areas with the new Components: Representations, Drawings
  • Added Latest Indicator component

BoM Reports

  • Added Latest Indicator component

Part Associations

  • Replaced Image and Drawing areas with the new Component: Representations
  • Added Latest Indicator Component

Task Management

  • Fixed a bug where when affected the resulting object was the same in CN, objects were not shown correctly

Change Management

  • Fixed a bug where when affected the resulting object was the same in CN, objects were not shown correctly

BoM Compare (BETA)

  • Fixed bugs where structure comparison failed

Report Viewer (BETA)

  • Fixed a bug where reports from contexts other than home were shown in the app
  • Fixed a bug where certain WC 12 reports that required user information were unable to run from the app

Change Objects Component

  • Fixed a bug where custom attributes were not shown correctly

New Components

  • New Representations Component
  • New Related Drawings
  • New shortcut between apps and added the ability to hide the shortcut open in email features
  • New Latest Indicator
 
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