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Titania Web Collaboration Suite v2024.1 Release Notes

i About This Guide

The Release Notes contain information for Web Editor and Web Reviewer included in this release.

Prerequisite Knowledge

This document is intended for Web Editor and Web Reviewer administrators and developers. To understand the information in these Release Notes, you should be familiar with the implementation at your site and with standard system administration tasks.

Documentation Conventions

This guide uses the following notational conventions:

  • Bold text represents exact text that appears in the application's user interface. This includes items such as buttons, tabs, menu items, and dialogs. For example, Click OK to execute an operation

  • A right arrow represents successive menu selections. For example, Select File ▶ Print to print the document.

  • Monospaced text represents code, command names, file paths, or other text that you would type exactly as described.

  • Italicized text represents a reference to a published material.

Chapter 1: Upgrade Requirements

These actions are required to upgrade to this version of Web Editor.

  1. Update to the latest version of ASP.NET Core 6 Runtime Hosting Bundle. It can be downloaded at https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/6.0

  2. Copy the latest distribution of Web Editor into the IIS Application folder. It can overlay the existing files.

  3. Copy the latest distribution of Spell Checker service into the IIS Application folder. It can overlay the existing files. This is only required if Web Editor and Reviewer or just Web Editor is currently installed.

  4. Copy the latest distribution of the Position Recover service into the IIS Application folder. It can overlay the existing files. This is only required if Web Editor and Reviewer or just Web Reviewer is currently installed.

  5. Copy the latest distribution of the License Manager. It can overlay the existing files. The supported versions are found in the Software Matrix. The License Manager has been updated to support ASP.NET Core 6.

    Note: The latest License Manager requires a differently formatted license. Please contact your vendor for a new license.

  6. Deploy the updated PTC Windchill Info*Engine tasks as described in the Installation Guide. The GetPermissions.xml task has been added.

  7. If your application includes a specialized schema or any customizations, these will need to be upgraded to include changes contained in this release. This requires either the use of the Titania Web Editor SDK or Professional Services. Please contact your vendor for pricing.

  8. Refer to the Installation Guide for any new configuration options.

Chapter 2: Web Editor

2.1: New Features

This section details the new features/functionality included this release of Web Editor.

  1. Save as new document. The File menu now displays the Save as new document menu item to allow the user to save an existing topic as a new topic, essentially to make a copy of the topic.

    When the File▶Save as new document menu item is clicked, the Save as new document dialog displays.

    The Title field defaults to the title of the topic being saved and can be edited. After selecting the folder location, the user clicks the Create button. A new object is created in the folder with the new object name set to the entered title and containing the same content as the one currently being viewed.

    Note: The Save as new document function only is available for topics.

  2. Navigate map structures. The Web Editor Browser now has the ability to navigate map and bookmap structures. When a map or bookmap is selected, the Browse Structure button, located in the lower-right corner, is enabled. Clicking the button navigates into the map structure.

  3. Improved searching. Search can now be used to search not just the objects loaded by the browser, but also those object not yet loaded.

  4. Improved table handling. There are more Improvements to make larger tables easier to work with.

    1. The amount of horizontal space available for tables in content has been increased, even if they have table widgets for context menus.

    2. The minimal width of columns in a table has been decreased so more columns fit on screen before a table starts scrolling.

    3. Tables now show numbers and letters in the selection widgets to make it easier to work with large tables. These widgets are now sticky, so they remain accessible even when scrolling up or to the right. Additionally, the column sizing popover now displays the same column letters as used in the table for better accessibility when there are table selection widgets.

    4. Tables pasted from Excel now retain more of their styling. Bold, italicized, and underlined text as well as superscripts and subscripts are passed on to the pasted table in the editor.

    5. Column proportions are now preserved when copying and pasting part of a table.

  5. Dynamic cross-link (XREF) titles. Cross-link titles are now optionally generated dynamically. The _preview processing instruction is no longer utilized. Right-click on the cross-link to convert the cross-link to either manual or automatic.

  6. In-memory caching. In-memory caching is now utilized to improve performance of frequently requested objects.

  7. Migration to Windchill WRS. The integration between Web Editor and Windchill continues to be improve through increased use of the Windchill WRS REST API. This reduces the reliance on Windchill Info*Engine.

  8. Errors on loading. There are improvements in error messages when loading content. Documents that fail to load because they are considered invalid now show more information on why validation failed in the error details

  9. Remove icons. All icons related to removal flows use the trash-can icon now rather than an X.

  10. Webhooks. The method in which connector customizations are integrated with the product is changed to utilize a series of webhooks and a separate Web Hooks IIS application. Any existing connector customizations must be migrated to this new methodology.

2.2: Resolved Issues

This section details the resolved issues included in this release of Web Editor.

  1. Browsing folders containing a large number of objects no longer causes a timeout error. Users can filter the folders using the search functionality or by navigating using the Next and Previous buttons. (TP-513)

  2. Creating documents in folders containing a large number of objects no longer errors when selecting a folder. (TP-523)

  3. When inserting a reference to a topic, the navtitle, scope, format, and type attributes are now set. (TP-527)

  4. When objects are created in Arbortext Editor then modified in Web Editor, the Windchill object filename no longer changes. The original filename is retained. (TP-646)

Chapter 3: Web Reviewer

3.1: New Features

This section details the new features/functionality included in this release of Web Reviewer.

  1. Configure maximum graphic upload size configuration. The maximize graphic upload size can now be configured in the Reviewer.json UI configuration. The maximum graphic upload size can be configured as described in the Installation Guide.

  2. Improved export comments. The Export Comments function, located on the Tools toolbar, is improved to handle different browser download capabilities.

  3. Optionally display Attributes panel. The Attributes panel can now be optionally displayed within Web Reviewer. The Attributes panel can be configured as described in the Installation Guide

3.2: Resolved Issues

This section details the resolved issues included in this release with Web Reviewer .

No issues were found to be resolved.