SOTI Surf refreshes when docking or undocking

Hi,

we are using SOTI Surf with Zebra ET45 Tablets in our production environment where we are running a SAP application inside the SOTI Surf. When you Dock the tablet the Website refreshes and terminates the login. Is there any setting related to this? I think it might have something to do with the zoom and that the browser wants to fit the new screen that is connected to the docking station.

Love to hear your thoughts

best regards

Manuel

5 months ago
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Matt Dermody Diamond Contributor
5 months ago

Some follow up questions:

  • Also are you using 1st party WorkStation Connect cradles with the ET45 or something 3rd party?
  • Is the issue limited to just Surf or do you also see it occurring in Chrome? Please test in Chrome as well if you haven't already in order to help narrow down the issue.
  • Are your ET45s licensed with Mobility DNA enterprise?
MN
Manuel Noll
5 months ago

Hi Matt,

we're using 1st party cradles

It also happens in Chrome

No, we don't have Mobility DNA enterprise licenses.

best regards

Manuel 

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Matt Dermody Diamond Contributor
5 months ago

It sounds like you could benefit from Zebra's Workstation Connect software which would allow you to control numerous behaviors on the device when it is docked and undocked. Workstation Connect however requires Mobility DNA Enterprise licensing on the "Professional" / value tier devices like the ET45. I am not 100% sure it would solve this specific problem but all configurability of the Zebra devices during docking and undocking events is behind Workstation Connect, which requires a license in your situation.  

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Matt Dermody Diamond Contributor
5 months ago

Upon further research into this it would appear that the application that you're leveraging would also need to have it's manifest updated to suppress refreshes during the docking events. You would therefore need either Surf or Chrome to be updated with this option, or migrate to an alternative browser.

https://techdocs.zebra.com/zwc/1-6/setup/#refreshsuppression

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NSMOD@soti.net
5 months ago

Hi Manuel, 

I hope the suggestions provided by Matt have helped you answer your query. Please inform us if you require further assistance. 

Additionally, if any response has helped address your inquiry, we kindly request you to mark it as "is solution" so that others may also benefit from this information.

Thank you Matt for your valuable suggestions.

Thank you for choosing SOTI.

Regards,

Technical Support | SOTI Inc. |1.905.624.9828 | support@soti.net | www.soti.net

MN
Manuel Noll
5 months ago

So, do I just send this command as a script to a device?

<android:configChanges = “orientation|keyboardHidden|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|screenLayout|density|uiMode”/>
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Matt Dermody Diamond Contributor
5 months ago

No, my understanding is the app developer would need to recompile the app with that code change. This is not an external configuration that I provided, but a code snippet. You'd need to submit a feature request to SOTI.

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NSMOD@soti.net
3 months ago

Hi Manuel, 

I hope the suggestions provided by Matt have helped you answer your query. Please inform us if you require further assistance. 

Additionally, if any response has helped address your inquiry, we kindly request you to mark it as "is solution" so that others may also benefit from this information.

Thank you Matt for your valuable suggestions.

Thank you for choosing SOTI.

Regards,

Technical Support | SOTI Inc. |1.905.624.9828 | support@soti.net | www.soti.net