21 March 2016
The TVC File Manager provides users with a streamlined way of working with Microsoft Office documents, or any other document that can be opened for edit with a locally installed application (for example AutoCAD drawings), in a web application. Transfer of meta-data from ENOVIA to the document, for later display in for example header or footer is provided, as well as support for open-for-edit directly from the web page.
The main features of the File Manger are:
Full support for the architecture (File Collaboration Server).
Supports Internet Explorer and Mozilla based browsers.
Manages multiple files checked out concurrently.
Allows checking out and checking in a document across separate sessions.
Allows custom triggers to transfer any kind of ENOVIA information (e.g. type, name, revision, current state) to MS Office document files for later usage in the document header, footer or within the document itself
Custom triggers can update ENOVIA information from properties specified inside a MS Office document upon check-in.
Open-for-edit from the web page with automatic checkout, lock, application start-up and check-in upon application exit. This feature is not specific to MS Office document files
Full ENOVIA One Value Chain Portfolio compatibility
CDM Compatible (Common Document Model).
Easy to install, configure and use.
Support for downloading multiple files in so called file packages (described in a separate document).
From a user’s perspective, the TVC File Manager is almost invisible. The integration can be used to download a document, view a document, checkout a document (i.e. open for edit) or update and check-in new files into a document.
For example, when a document is checked out for editing, the integration will besides downloading the actual file and lock the document object also transfer the document properties (controlled via triggers).
Once the file has been downloaded, the integration will transfer the document properties to the document (if any) and launch the application associated with the file. The user can now start modifying the document. Once the application is closed, the user is able to check in the document by simply clicking the "done" button within the integration UI (or if desired, do this at a later time). The integration will then up-load the file; unlock the document object and transfer back the document properties in order to make it possible for custom triggers to update meta data in ENOVIA (optional behaviour).
The TVC File Manager is able to keep track of multiple files checked out.
The TVC File Manager is a Java applet, which resides in the main application window. The client needs a Java Runtime Environment in order to use the TVC File Manager.
The normal actions for download, view and check-out (also check-in and update) will communicate with this applet. The applet will track files that has been checked-out, and automate the checkout and check-in process.
Custom triggers that is registered, are executed on the application server – but will just send instructions to the applet. I.e. the actual document property transfer to the file takes place on the client.
The following is a list of the minimum requirements for the installation of this TVC. If your system is different, consult Technia before installing.
ENOVIA V6R2009X and above
Supported Browsers
Internet Explorer 9-11.
Mozilla Firefox 27.0 and later
Client side JRE (Java Runtime Environment)
Version JRE 7 as minimum.
Application Server according to the ENOVIA core product requirements.