1. ProjectWise V8i Overview Part 2
Gary Cochrane
Technical Director – Geospatial Sales NAOU

2. 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

3. PW “Classic” Configuration

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. Demo Overview of 2 clients ProjectWise Explorer
ProjectWise SharePoint Web client

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. PW StartPoint Configuration
ProjectWise Browser Client
Microsoft Internet Explorer
MicroStation or AutoCAD
Microsoft SharePoint Web Server
Windows XP or Vista
Windows Server Operation System

18. Demo
ProjectWise StartPoint

19. Summary
This should help you understand common ProjectWise Web configuration scenarios
In the last session, we will also look at Geospatial components of ProjectWise