There are many ways in which ProjectWise connects people and information across distributed teams to differentiate it from the competition. As the list of features and functions in ProjectWise is so long we include just a small sample of key features and benefits here.
Connecting the Enterprise
- Connect multiple teams and offices across the enterprise
- Federate all project data regardless of storage location
- Cache distributed files locally for fast LAN-like access
- Integrate with other enterprise document management systems
CAD Standards Management
- Enforce file naming standards for all ProjectWise documents
- Associate project workspaces to project folders
- Cache workspaces locally for distributed teams
- Support for AutoCAD profiles to maintain CAD standards
Reference File and XRef Management
- Manages all Reference File and XRef relationships
- Provides tools to heal broken reference file relationships
- Enables a user to query all references attached to a DGN/DWG
- Automatically delivers all attached reference files when the master CAD file is checked out
Microsoft SharePoint Integration
- ProjectWise integrates with SharePoint using Web Parts
- SharePoint users access ProjectWise content using a browser
- Integration of SharePoint functionality including, online calendars, threaded discussions, lists, surveys, workflow and alerts etc.
Protecting Engineering Content
- Share files securely across organizational boundaries
- Define who can view and edit project content
- Manage access security using Microsoft Active Directory
- Control group, user and document level access
- Connect PDF creation from ProjectWise with Adobe LiveCycle server products for digital signatures within PDFs managed by ProjectWise
Version Control
- Create and manage file versions
- Track what happened to a document throughout its lifecycle
- Have certainty that you are working with current data
Streamlining Access
- Adopt a project-centric approach to information management
- Index documents and engineering components
- Find documents and content using powerful search capabilities
- Make documents available in multiple file formats
Improving Project Quality
- Make it easier to do things right than wrong
- Improve the quality and value of project content
- Safeguard the evidential value of project documents
- Create, manage and deliver content in accordance with government requirements
- Satisfy BSI and ISO standards
Scalable and Reliable System Infrastructure
- Grow your teams and distribute work across the enterprise
- Add servers to load-balance the network traffic
- Avoid system crash downtime using clustered server configurations for fail-over security
- Access large images using streaming for improved raster-viewing performance
Gain Greater Project Insight and Find Out:
- What happened to a particular document?
- When did it arrive? Who approved it?
- When was it deleted?
- Who last edited this document?
- Where are they located?
Automated Batch and Scheduled Processing
- Automated batch, scheduled and event-based plotting
- Connection to other databases and stores
- Integration with third-party products like Adobe Livecycle server products