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ProjectWise V8i Overview Part 2. Gary Cochrane Technical Director – Geospatial Sales NAOU. 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 Web View Server PW Publishing Server
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ProjectWise V8i OverviewPart 2 Gary Cochrane Technical Director – Geospatial Sales NAOU
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 Web View Server • PW Publishing Server • PW InterPlot Server
ProjectWise Web Server • Optional component included in most deployments • Provides basic content management functionality • Log-in, search, modify properties, simple check-out • No reference file support, title block support, workspace support, etc. • In order to view drawings from browser • Requires addition of ProjectWise Publishing Server • Intended for “casual” users, not power users • Still requires PW Passport license to access
Multiple Web Configurations • With V8i Edition, PW Web Server supports two configurations: • Standard Microsoft IIS Web Servers • User organization designs their web pages, and incorporates PW Web parts using ASPX • Microsoft SharePoint Web Servers • User Organization designs their web pages, and incorporates PW Web parts using SharePoint design tools • In either case, organization purchases PW Web Server
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 tool, 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 Bentley vertical applications • No plotting integration • No Indexing / full text search (for CAD files) • No distributed storage • All files stored on SharePoint server • No publishing / web viewing of CAD documents
Our goal with SharePoint • Keep the engineering content stored in ProjectWise • And allow it to be accessed from a SharePoint collaboration site • But, don’t do it by copying (duplicating) the files to SharePoint
Microsoft IIS Web Configuration ProjectWise Integration Server ProjectWise Web Server ProjectWise Browser User ProjectWise Integration Server ProjectWise Web Server Microsoft Internet Explorer ProjectWise Publishing Server Microsoft IIS Web Server Windows Server Operating System Windows XP, or Vista Windows Server Operation System
SharePoint Web Configuration ProjectWise Integration Server ProjectWise Web Server ProjectWise Integration Server Microsoft Internet Explorer ProjectWise Publishing Server Windows Server Operating System Windows XP O/S 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 Windows Server Operation System
Demo • Overview of 2 clients • ProjectWise 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 • Also supports AutoCAD • Intended for very 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 • Since they 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 O/S 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 O/S Windows Server Operation System
PW StartPoint Configuration ProjectWise Browser Client Microsoft Internet Explorer MicroStation or AutoCAD Microsoft SharePoint Web Server Windows XP or Vista Windows Server Operation System
Demo • ProjectWise StartPoint
Summary • This should help you understand common ProjectWise Web configuration scenarios • In the last session, we will also look at Geospatial components of ProjectWise