1. PROPworks® Viewer & Future Direction
Presenter: Nick Ardan
Moderator: Marcus Alig

2. Agenda Viewer Overview Viewer Features - Demo
What is Viewer ?
Benefits
Limits/Requirements
Technical Concepts
Viewer Features - Demo
For the Future – Where do we go Next?

3. Viewer Overview – What Is Viewer?
A Web-deployed application that links CAD Drawing data with the PROPworks Space and Agreement Modules
Designed for the Business User to provide graphic search, display, and print of Space and Agreement/Leasehold data
Technology Used:
PROPworks Application Server for Security and Data Access
ESRI-ArcGIS Engine Runtime for CAD drawing load and analysis
Acrobat Reader for Exhibit Creation and Annotation
Current Release is Viewer 8.0.1
Releases now aligned with PROPworks

4. Viewer Overview – Benefits
PROPworks with Viewer Allows the Business User To:
Query PROPworks Space-related information and graphically display results as floor-plan overlays.
Establish links between physical space (e.g. a room) and logical space (a leasehold”), accommodating one-to-many scenarios.
Create Floor Plan-based Exhibits and Thematic Maps combining CAD, Space and Agreement data.
Create PROPworks space inventory and maintain synchronization with Master CAD drawings.

5. Viewer Overview – Limits/Requirements
Viewer does NOT:
Substitute for a Geographic Information System (GIS)
Communicate with GIS Systems
Modify CAD Drawings
Requirements:
Access to PROPworks AppServer
ESRI-ArcGIS Engine Runtime installed on Viewer machine
ESRI License Authorization to run Viewer (on machine or pooled)
32-Bit Java Runtime (JRE)
Facility CAD Drawings enhancements by CAD Operator
Polygon Layer representing PROPworks Spaces (Lease Lines) of interest
Annotation Layer with Space Identifiers for use in PROPworks
Possible adjustments to reference plane and scale

6. Viewer Overview – Technical Concepts
Drawing Configuration in Viewer
CAD File linked to an existing Parent Location in PW Space Inventory
CAD annotations and associated Polygons define Child Spaces
CAD Polygon Layer specified as Viewer Spaces Layer
CAD Annotation Layer specified as ViewerText Layer
Other CAD layers can be specified as Viewer Reference Layers
PROPworks Space Data (Identifier and Area) synchronized with CADD Data using PROPworks Space Interface.
CAD Loading process creates ESRI Map Object used by Viewer
Spatial analysis tools used to analyze converted CAD data.

7. Viewer Features – Application Window

8. Viewer Features – Main Screen Functions
Map View and Map Overview
Contents and Quick Search Tabs
PROPworks Space Data Matrix (Export to XSL/CVS)
Toolbar
Configured Drawings
Lease Exhibit Query – Initiates Lease Exhibit Process
Map Tools – Pointer, Zoom, Pan, Previous/Next Extent, Full Extent
Information – Displays Space Info Dialog for selected map position
Refresh View – Refreshes the Map View
Menu – Access controlled by Roles
File – Configured Drawings, Print Preview, Exit
View/Edit – Drawing Properties, CAD Drawing Data, Clear Drawing Highlights
Tools – Drawing to PW Space Map, Advanced Search, Thematic Query, Lease Exhibit Report
Admin – Open New/Updated File, Save/Replace Drawing Data, Configure Themes
Help -- About

9. Viewer Features – Role-Based Function Access
Viewer Users are PROPworks Users
Roles defined and assigned in PROPworks
PW_VIEW_USER – Limited Viewer Functionality
Open Active Configured Drawing Files only
View Drawing Properties – no Edit
View Drawing to PW Space Map – no Export
No Access to Admin Menu
Modify Theme Colors and inclusion for single query
PW_VIEW_ADMIN – Full Viewer Functionality
Open & Configure New/Updated Drawing
Edit Drawing Properties
Export Changes to PW Space Interface
Configure Default Theme Value Inclusion and Color

10. Viewer Features – Demo Open Configured Drawing File Executing Queries
Map View and Map Overview
Spaces Table - Data from PROPworks
Contents Panel -- Layers and Properties
Navigation Overview
Executing Queries
Quick Search
Advanced Query
Thematic Query
Search Layer Properties
Delta wants to Lease Office Space?
Generate Exhibits
Print Preview
Lease Exhibits – Graphic and Tabular
Load an Updated Drawing File and Synch up PROPworks
Load and Configure a New Drawing and Export to PROPworks

11. Viewer Features – Open a CAD Drawing File
Open a New/Updated Drawing File from the Admin Menu OR
Open a Previously Configured File from the Configured Drawings Tool

12. Viewer Features – Configure a New CAD Drawing File
Configure/View Drawing Properties
General Info and Layers Tabs

13. Viewer Features – View PROPworks Space Information
Use Information Tool or Double Click Space record in table View

14. Viewer Features – Modify Layer Properties
In the Viewer Contents Tab -- Select the desired Layer Node and Right Click to access the Layer Properties Dialog.
CAD Annotation Layer – Labels Tab
PROPworks Spaces Layer – Appearance Tab

15. Viewer Features – Modify Layer Properties

16. Viewer Features – Searching PROPworks Space Data
Use Quick Search Tab or Advanced Search Dialog
The Advanced Search allows query against Space attributes and provides extra operators for number and date values.
Items with Italic Labels have LOVs
LOVs values are limited towhat is is in currently open drawing
containing values available in current

17. Viewer Features – Displaying Search Results
Queries executed in the current session are listed.
Results can be toggled on/off and on, with results reflected in the graphic.

18. Evolving Viewer Features – Lease Exhibit Process
Initiate Lease Exhibit Process using the “Lease Exhibit Query” tool
Select the Agreement for the Exhibit
Agreement LOV is limited to agreements in the current drawing
Show Labels?
No – Only the Spaces for this agreements are labeled and listed in Space Table (default)
Yes – All Spaces are labeled and appear in Spaces Table
Press the Search button
Once the process is initiated, the Lease Exhibit Report tool in the Tools Menu will be enabled.
NOTE: Executing any other query will terminate the process.
Modifications to drawing appearance and labels can be accomplished during the process.

19. Evolving Viewer Features – Lease Exhibit Process
All other search result layers are deactivated.
Activation will terminate process.
Only selected spaces have labels and are in Space Table List.

20. Evolving Viewer Features – Lease Exhibit Process
Select “Lease Exhibit Report” from the Tools Menu to configure report info.
Select Template:
Portrait/Landscape Drawing
Portrait/Landscape Data Table – creates PDF of Space Data Table
Other parameters may have default values preset, but they are all editable.
Report Configuration values are retained after viewing the Exhibit.
Press the View Exhibit button.

21. Evolving Viewer Features – Lease Exhibit Process
A preview of the Exhibit is displayed with options:
Print Now – default printer
Generate PDF – can be further annotated in Acrobat Reader if desired and saved to file system
Refresh – repaints preview
Close – returns to Report Configuration Dialog

22. Evolving Viewer Features – Thematic Queries
Themes for Viewer are predefined properties that describe PROPworks Space data including:
Tenant Agreement
Agreement Expire Date
Agreement Class
Agreement Type
Company Type
Leasehold Use
Leasehold Type
Leasehold Expire Date
Leasehold Cost Center
Numeric Space Attributes - Area
Space Attributes with defined values - picklists
Theme values depend on PROPworks and PW Space configuration.
The ”Configure Themes” item on the Admin Menu allows an Administrator to initialize and modify the default color-coding and inclusion of theme values.
The default settings cannot be modified by Viewer Users without access to the Admin Menu.
Once configured, Viewer users can temporarily modify and execute thematic queries against the PROPworks data using the Thematic Search tool in the Tools menu.

23. Evolving Viewer Features – Thematic Queries
To Execute a Thematic Search:
Select “Thematic Query” from the Viewer Tools menu.
Select the desired Theme.
Note that Theme Values are limited to those existing in the current Drawing.
Prior to executing the Thematic Search:
The User can modify the color for individual values by double-clicking on the color cell and selecting a different color.
The Used can “Exclude” individual values from being represented by unchecking the “Include?” Checkbox.
User modifications are not retained after execution of the query.

24. Evolving Viewer Features – Thematic Queries
Legend information (value-color mapping) can be viewed in the Thematic Search Layer Properties Dialog. Right Click on Search Layer on Contents Tab.

25. For the Future – Where should we Go From Here?

26. Viewer Future OVERALL PROCESSES
Lease Exhibit process currently limited to one agreement. Should we remove this as a separate process, and build into the overall query and printing process as a generic Exhibit?
Merge processes together (Quick Search, Advanced Search, Thematic maps)
Intelligent Layer Names – Automatically name layers based on Search Criteria.
Ability to save Map State to quickly re-generate the Search later on. Layers, Search Parameters, Zoom Factor, Exhibit Parameters, Thematic Map settings.

27. Viewer Future THEMATIC MAPS
Allow filters to be used with Thematic maps.
PRINTING
Consolidate Print Options so they are all accessed from the same place.
Allow Legends to be optionally included in Exhibit Output.
Make the Exhibit parameter form available for any process.
Exhibit template – Allow customer to create own templates that use Viewer placeholders(Exhibit Variables).
Display North Arrow and Scale.