Enable 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. If you have disabled the Discrete Applications and want to re-enable them, perform the following two step process:
  1. Run the utility to enable the services in the web server.
  2. Add apps in the Operations Hub.

Enable the Services in the Web Server

Before you begin, be sure to download the enable-disable-discrete-utility.zip file 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 EnableDiscrete.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 enabled.

Re-enable 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.
  4. Select Add new page.
  5. Select the Discrete applications and select Add.
    Now, you can access the Discrete applications in Web Client.