Editing the Properties File

You may need to verify or edit the webtop.properties file or webdashboard.properties file for proper operation of the application.

The WebTop and WebDashboard read certain installation and SIMULIA Execution Engine connection information from a properties file. In some cases this file can be properly configured during the installation, especially if the WebTop/WebDashboard is running on the same machine as the SIMULIA Execution Engine. However, you should verify that this information is correct regardless of your deployment strategy.

  1. Near the top of the right side of the WebSphere console, click Save to save your configuration.
  2. Log out of any WebSphere Integrated Solutions Consoles that you are accessing.
  3. On the system running the WebTop/WebDashboard, navigate to the following directory in your SIMULIA Execution Engine installation: 

    <SEE_install_dir>/2023/config/

  4. Open one of the following files, based on the application you are configuring, in a text editor:

    • webtop.properties

    • webdashboard.properties

  5. Locate one of the following entries in the file, based on the application you are configuring:

    • fiper.webtop.acs.cprfile=

    • fiper.webdashboard.acs.cprfile=

  6. Verify that the path following the = sign points to the .cpr file that will be used to connect to the WebTop/WebDashboard—the .cpr file that matches the SIMULIA Execution Engine that the WebTop/WebDashboard will use.

    For example:

    C:/SIMULIA/Isight/2023/config/seehost.cpr

    Make sure that this connection profile exists on the system running the WebTop/WebDashboard. For more information, see Creating the Connection Profile File. Furthermore, it is recommended that you verify that the connection profile works correctly by connecting to the SIMULIA Execution Engine with any SIMULIA Execution Engine interface (for example, a SIMULIA Execution Engine station or the Dashboard).

  7. Locate the following entry in the file: 

    fiper.system.esihome=

  8. Verify that the entry is correctly pointing to the operating system directory of your SIMULIA Execution Engine installation directory, including the operating system directory name, and make sure that the line is uncommented.

    For example: 

    C:/SIMULIA/Isight/2023/win_b64

  9. In the webtop.properties file only, you must specify a location for the working (temp) directory for the WebTop application. Find the following lines in this file: 

    #Defines temp work directory for WebTop, must be writeable
#fiper.system.temp=c:/temp/webtop

    Remove the # in the fiper.system.temp line to uncomment it, and replace c:/temp/webtop with a path that can serve as a working directory that the WebTop application can write temporary files to. Be sure that the directory/folder that you specify is not subject to automatic cleanup on Linux systems.

    If the SIMULIA Execution Engine and WebTop applications are accessing the same file system, it is recommended that you configure different working (temp) directories for each application.

  10. Save and close the file.