Defining the Teamcenter environment list
The Define Teamcenter Environments utility is used to define the list of Teamcenter environments available to you. This capability is especially useful to administrators who have a need to work with multiple Teamcenter environments, including single sign-on enabled environments. The Define Teamcenter Environments dialog box provides the functionality to add, modify and remove entries in your list of available Teamcenter environments.
Starting with QY CAD ST10, Teamcenter environments are defined using the Teamcenter Environment Manager (TEM). You define your Teamcenter environment, provide a description, and specify Teamcenter Client Communication System (TCCS) all through TEM. The Teamcenter Communication Service is a four-tier function that acts as a central client tier process for managing functionality needed by multiple Teamcenter clients. The process hosts the FMS Client Cache (FCC) for communication with FMS Server Cache (FSC), the Teamcenter Proxy (TSP) for communication with Teamcenter web tier, and the Teamcenter Model Event Manager which provides client-to-client synchronization messages.
The following information pertains only to QY CAD users who choose not to use TCCS or who use Teamcenter 10 in a 2-tier environment.
Defining Teamcenter environments
Use the Define Teamcenter Environments dialog box to define your Teamcenter server, provide a description, and as an option, specify the use of a two-tier environment.
Environments that utilize Teamcenter Security Services (single sign-on) are also defined through this utility. An application ID and login service URL are required for enabling single sign-on servers.
To start Define Teamcenter Environments, choose Start→UDS QY CAD 2022→Choose PDM Integration→Teamcenter Environments.
Adding Teamcenter environments
Use the Define Teamcenter Environments dialog box, to define at least one environment. You can add multiple Teamcenter environment URL entries into the list and keep the list current by using options on the dialog box.
The Teamcenter Database URL must specify the HTTP protocol for a four-tier configured environment. Example: http://hsvnt123/test or https://hsvnt321/test
Specifying a two-tier configuration
When you define your Teamcenter environments, you can specify a two-tier configuration by checking the 2-Tier check box.
A URL can be defined for both two-tier and four-tier to the same database.
Providing a Teamcenter environment description
Each Teamcenter environment listed should have a brief corresponding description. The description assists you in distinguishing one environment from another when multiple environments are listed. The description you provide is displayed at login.
A database description is required for each database listed.
Teamcenter Security Services (TcSS)
Any QY CAD application that requires a Teamcenter logon (such as QY CAD with Embedded Client, Structure Editor, Add to Teamcenter) can take advantage of Teamcenter Security Services using single sign-on (SSO), provided that an SSO enabled database is activated. When you use single sign-on, you log onto a Teamcenter enabled single sign-on application. The default group and role are assigned. Then the next application uses those credentials and submits them to the authentication authority. You are not required to log on again. A background window holds the token while you are authenticated. Dismissing the window deletes the token.
Teamcenter Security Services is available to both 2–tier and 4–tier connections. Defining a single sign-on enabled database is accomplished in the same way as defining any other Teamcenter database, except that you must enter the corresponding application ID and logon service URL for the Teamcenter Security Service enabled database you specified. The Teamcenter database URL you specify is added to the list and is displayed in green for easy identification. Only one Teamcenter database URL that is single sign-on enabled can be active at a time. Choose the URL from the list and select Activate to make a database active.
Specifying a default database
When multiple environments are defined, you can specify one environment as the default by choosing the environment and then selecting the Default database check box. The default database is shown in blue on the Define Teamcenter Environments dialog box.
This option is disabled when single sign-on databases are defined. Use the Activate option to make a single sign-on database active.
If no default environment is specified, the environment that was last used is selected. If no default environment is specified and you are accessing Teamcenter for the first time, the first entry in the list is the environment used as the default.
Once you log in using a specific environment, you are connected to that environment for the duration of your working session. You can change the environment you are working with by closing QY CAD, starting a new session, and specifying the environment of your choice at login.
Removing entries
Using the Define Teamcenter Environments dialog box, you can delete outdated or incorrect URLs from the list by selecting an existing URL and clicking Remove.
Updating existing entries
Entries that exist in the Teamcenter database list can be updated or modified by selecting the entry, making necessary changes, and clicking Update.
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