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Built on our production-proven product lifecycle management suite, Eigner PLM solutions are designed to solve very real and complex business problems relating to product development. They encapsulate a comprehensive understanding of PLM managing product configurations, and each solution is integrated on a common platform, to guarantee that it can scale to meet changing business needs. Its high level of adaptability permits Eigner PLM to provide different user interfaces:
Generally the clients have the same basic functionality with minor differences. This chapter describes the differences in working with the clients. |
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The Online Documentation (descriptions, step-by-step examples, screenshots and images) is based on the functionality of the Windows Client. | ||||||||||||||
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The Online documentation does also contain a separate description of the functionality of the Web Client and the Unix Client: Select | ||||||||||||||
The Windows Client |
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If you use Microsoft Windows as an operating system, you will use the Windows Client as the graphical user interface of Eigner PLM. The Windows Client comprises the complete functionality of Eigner PLM described in this Online documenation depending on the installed licenses. |
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The Windows Client of Eigner PLM looks as follows: | |||||||||||||||
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The Web Client |
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The Web Client is a thin-client interface that gives users access to a wide range of standard Eigner PLM functionality from their web browsers. Supported functionality includes Document Management, Item Management, Change Management and Workflow, Classification, and Configuration Management. Supported browsers are Microsoft Internet Explorers 5.5 and 6.0, and Netscape 6.2. | |||||||||||||||
Advantages | |||||||||||||||
The Web Client has the following advantages:
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The standard graphical user interface of the Web Client is is shown in the following figure: |
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Requirements | |||||||||||||||
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For hardware and software requirements refer to the Installation Guide, which is provided as a .PDF file on the Eigner PLM CD. |
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Functionality | |||||||||||||||
The standard version of the Web Client has the following key features: |
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The functional scope can be adapted individually! |
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Data security | |||||||||||||||
The data security in the Web Client is guaranteed by access protection mechanisms which are implemented in the program and supplied by the Web Server. | |||||||||||||||
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Further information can be found in the Online documentation for the Web Client. | ||||||||||||||
The Unix Client |
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If you use Unix as an operating system, you will use the Unix Client as the graphical user interface of Eigner PLM. The Unix Client comprises the complete functionality of Eigner PLM described in this Online documenation depending on the installed licenses. |
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The Unix Client of Eigner PLM looks as follows: | |||||||||||||||
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Some functions and menu commands are new some others had changed. | |||||||||||||||
Trash | |||||||||||||||
If you use the Delete function, the records are provisionally deleted. You can return these records to the dababase individually or together, or you can delete them permanently. Clicking on the Trash icon opens the Trash mask: | |||||||||||||||
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Toolbars | |||||||||||||||
Click the right mouse button on the left edge of a toolbar to open a mask menu. The mask menu contains commands to move, hide or show toolbars. | |||||||||||||||
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Use the commands for settings of view and location of toolbars.
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Select for further information about the location of the toolbars: |
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Docking Views | |||||||||||||||
Commands in the menu:
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Server / Client Tabs | |||||||||||||||
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Structure Browser |
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The functions of the structure browser are not available in Eigner PLM Unix Client. |