The Windchill CoLab Add-In supports versions 11, 12, and 13 of Windchill, up to version 13.1.
The CoLab add-in is managed by a set of action roles in Windchill these allow the Windchill administrator to specify which roles and users have access to the CoLab add-in within Windchill.
How to enable the CoLab add-in for a specific role
Make sure Role-Based Visibility is enabled in Windchill.
Open Windchill while logged in as a Windchill administrator.
Open the Profiles tab by following this path: Browse > Site (tab) > Utilities > Profiles.
Within the Profiles Window, click the profile you wish to edit.
In the Profile Actions section, search for the CoLab-specific actions and configure them as needed.
The following are the available CoLab Actions:
- logIntoCoLab
- workspaceCoLab1
- coLabRefresh
- shareForReview
- openCoLabMenuModel
Click the Action drop-down, then edit the profile : Action > Edit Profile.
Toggle all the roles listed above to the "On" position in the Global column to enable the add-in for this profile.
Apply the changes.
Make sure the user refreshes their browser.
💡 If the CoLab add-in still doesn’t appear, the user may need to clear their cookies and browsing history after the profile has been updated.
How to disable the CoLab add-in for a specific role
To disable the CoLab Actions for a profile, follow the same steps as above, but turn the listed actions off globally instead of on (i.e. remove the blue checkmark).
The default settings for a role is to have access to CoLab, make sure to disable the CoLab Add-In for any roles that don't need it.