Prerequisites to use UDT scripts
- Last UpdatedJul 09, 2026
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UDT script execution requires access to certificates used by Suite Link-based secure communication with the WindowViewer process. By default, interactive and low-privileged users do not have access to these certificates for security reasons. Therefore, an administrator must explicitly add the View-launching user to the ASB web hosting group (ArchestraWebHosting) for below WindowViewer scenarios.
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Interactive view.exe session (workstation mode) with no web clients
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Interactive view.exe session (workstation mode) with web clients
Failure to grant this access will result in communication failures when UDT script execution attempts to read/write tags through WindowViewer.
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In Configurator, configure the System Management Server and Identity Manager Registration Manager under the InTouchHMI plug-in for the scripting service. After the configuration is completed successfully, restart the InTouchServiceMgr service. If InTouchServiceMgr is in stopped state, then you must restart the machine.

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To execute UDT scripts when WindowViewer is running in non-administrator mode, the logged-in user must belong to the ArchestrAWebHosting group.