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Compatibility Issues with ThingWorx Extensions Due to Tomcat 11 and Jakarta EE

Modified: 17-Nov-2025   


Applies To

  • ThingWorx Platform 10.0 F000

Description

  • Starting with ThingWorx 10.0.0 or greater, the platform is bundled with Apache Tomcat 11
  • Tomcat 11 is based on the Jakarta EE specification, which requires the jakarta.* namespace
  • Existing ThingWorx extensions using javax.* APIs face compatibility challenges
  • Extensions relying on javax.* will not function correctly with the new environment
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