ProjectWise Overview – Part 3 V8 XM Edition Gary Cochrane
Review primary modules Each solution is comprised of one or more of the following server modules PW Integration Server PW Caching Server PW Web Server PW Publishing Server PW InterPlot Server
Today’s Focus Each solution is comprised of one or more of the following server modules PW Integration Server PW Caching Server PW Web Server PW Publishing Server PW InterPlot Server
PW “Classic” Configuration
ProjectWise Web Server Optional component included in most deployments In order to view/redline drawings from browser Requires addition of ProjectWise Publishing Server In order to support Design Compare Requires addition of ProjectWise InterPlot Server
Multiple Web Configurations With XM Edition, PW Web Server supports two configurations: Traditional configuration for HTML client Known as “Web Explorer” client This client is now static from a development standpoint No new development Will continue to be supported until SharePoint WebParts matures
Multiple Web Configurations With XM Edition, PW Web Server also supports SharePoint configurations SharePoint configuration Referred to as ProjectWise WebParts Provides ProjectWise back-end with SharePoint front-end Provides the value proposition of ProjectWise in a SharePoint environment
What SharePoint is SharePoint is a collaboration tool from Microsoft Allows an organization to quickly/easily build interactive web collaboration sites Included with Windows 2003 Server So basically, it’s free for internal use For External Use Must purchase SharePoint Portal server As a collaboration took, SharePoint provides: Calendars, lists, tasks, discussions… And yes, it also provides limited document management
What SharePoint is not SharePoint is not an Engineering Content Management solution No MicroStation or AutoCAD integration No Integration with vertical applications No plotting integration No Indexing / full text search (for CAD files) No distributed storage No publishing / web viewing of CAD documents No Geospatial features
Our goal with SharePoint Keep the engineering content stored in ProjectWise And allow it to be accessed from a SharePoint collaboration site But, avoid copying (duplicating) the files to SharePoint
Traditional HTML Web Configuration ProjectWise Integration Server ProjectWise Web Server ProjectWise HTML Browser Client ProjectWise Integration Server ProjectWise Web Server Microsoft Internet Explorer ProjectWise Publishing Server ProjectWise InterPlot Server Microsoft IIS Web Server Windows Server Operating System Windows XP or Vista Operating System Windows Server Operation System
SharePoint Web Configuration ProjectWise Integration Server ProjectWise Web Server ProjectWise Integration Server Microsoft Internet Explorer ProjectWise Publishing Server ProjectWise InterPlot Server Windows Server Operating System Windows XP or Vista Operating System Windows Server Operation System
SharePoint Web Configuration ProjectWise Integration Server ProjectWise Web Server ProjectWise Webparts Client ProjectWise Integration Server ProjectWise WebParts Server Microsoft Internet Explorer ProjectWise Publishing Server ProjectWise InterPlot Server Microsoft SharePoint Web Server Windows Server Operating System Windows XP or Vista Operating System Windows Server Operation System
Demo Overview of 3 clients ProjectWise Explorer ProjectWise Web Explorer ProjectWise SharePoint Web client
Introducing ProjectWise StartPoint ProjectWise “Lite” No ProjectWise Server technology involved Therefore no advanced functionality Uses Microsoft SharePoint as the back-end Allows MicroStation to edit files stored in SharePoint Allows AutoCAD to edit files stored in SharePoint Intended for small workgroups
PW StartPoint Positioning No ProjectWise Server technology Therefore no server cost Client requires PW Passport MicroStation users on SELECT get PW Passport Therefore no client cost for MicroStation users Possible revenue opportunity for AutoCAD users That don’t have a PW Passport
PW StartPoint Configuration ProjectWise Integration Server ProjectWise Web Server ProjectWise Browser Client ProjectWise Integration Server ProjectWise WebParts Server Microsoft Internet Explorer ProjectWise Publishing Server ProjectWise InterPlot Server Microsoft SharePoint Web Server Windows Server Operating System Windows XP or Vista Operating System Windows Server Operation System
PW StartPoint Configuration ProjectWise Web Server ProjectWise Browser Client ProjectWise WebParts Server Microsoft Internet Explorer ProjectWise Publishing Server ProjectWise InterPlot Server Microsoft SharePoint Web Server Windows XP or Vista Operating System Windows Server Operation System
PW StartPoint Configuration ProjectWise Browser Client Microsoft Internet Explorer MicroStation, or AutoCAD + Passport Microsoft SharePoint Web Server Windows XP or Vista Operating System Windows Server Operation System
Demo ProjectWise StartPoint