Disable Discrete Applications

About this task

When you install Plant Applications Standard Edition Web Client, both Process and Discrete services and applications are installed by default. However, post-installation, you can disable the Discrete applications. Disabling the Discrete applications is a two-step process:
  1. Disable the services from the web server.
  2. Hide the applications from the Operations Hub server.

Disable the Services from the Web Server

Before you begin, be sure to download the enable-disable-discrete-utility.zip file found with Plant Applications 2023 SIM 4 and later articles on digitalsupport.ge.com.

Procedure

  1. Extract the enable-disable-discrete-utility.zip file to the <Installation_Directory>\Program Files\GE Digital\PlantApplicationsWebClient\ directory.
  2. After the zip file is extracted, open the enable-disable-discrete-utility folder.
  3. In the extracted enable-disable-discrete-utility folder, right-click the DisableDiscrete.batfile and select Run as Administrator.
    A command prompt appears for you to enter the tomcat installation location.
  4. At the Enter Tomcat Installation path prompt, enter the path where tomcat is installed in double-quotes. For example, "C:\Program Files\GE Digital\PlantApplicationsWebClient\Service-Tomcat\Tomcat9".
    You will be prompted to enter the Web Client installation path.
  5. At the Enter Web Client Installation path prompt, enter the path where Web Client is installed in double-quotes. For example, "C:\Program Files\GE Digital\PlantApplicationsWebClient\OperationsHub_PostingUtility".
    All the Discrete applications will be disabled. A DiscreteBackUp folder is created under the <Installation_Directory>\GE Digital\PlantApplicationsWebClient path and all the Discrete services files are moved to this folder. This in turn is used in future if you want to enable the Discrete applications.

Hide the Apps from Operations Hub

Procedure

  1. Access Ophub designer with Ophub tenant user credentials:
    https://<ophub-host>/iqp
  2. Select Plant Applications under Apps.
  3. Select NAVIGATION located the top-left corner of the screen.
    You need to delete the following Discrete Apps:
    • Unit Operations
    • Work Order Manager
    • Route Editor
    • Work Queue
    • Time Booking
  4. Select the app and then select the Delete icon.
  5. Repeat the same for all discrete applications.
    Now, when you access the Web Client, the Discrete applications are not visible in the left panel.