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Arbortext Worker / SIS Worker does not start when Windchill is configured as a Windows Service

Modified: 10-Mar-2025   


Applies To

  • Windchill Service Information Manager 10.1 to 13.1
  • PTC Arbortext Publishing Engine 5.4 to 7.1

Description

  • Arbortext Worker does not start when Windchill is configured as a Windows Service
  • Trying to start SIS worker and receiving an error in the UI "Worker Agent Returned Error Failed to send message to CadAgent".
  • SIS  Worker does not start when Windchill is configured as a Windows Service
  • It will run as expected if Windchill is not started as a service of windows
  • Error reports as below:
WorkerDaemon: Error: Could not find or load main class com.ptc.wvs.server.cadagent.GenericWorker.
  • This error is seen even though sim.server  is set correctly:
The required sim.server property was not specified within the wvssis.properties configuration file
 

 

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