Project: Configuration Management

Configuration Management

As of Version 1700, HiCAD enables a central configuration management via the Configuration Editor. This tool allows the creation of customer-specific configurations for a wide range of tasks, such as dimensioning, annotation, workshop drawing creation, fitting of vertical ladders etc. Once adjusted to company-specific requirements, these configurations can directly be used in HiCAD, without having to specify any further settings.

The goal of our further developments is a gradual transfer of the previously used system files (*.DAT) with their adjustable parameter settings into the Configuration Editor, thus enabling a central and safe configuration management.

You can find an overview of the already transferred DAT files in the topic Transfer of DAT Files to the Configuration Editor or in the PDF file Key names.pdf.

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Various information contained in the Online Help of the Configuration Management can also be found in the PDF file ISD-Configuration.pdf.

Range of features

• Hierarchical management of configuration data in the form of module properties

Settings are assigned to modules and sub-modules in a tree-like structure, and represent properties defining the Behaviour of a module. The categorization facilitates the retrieval of individual settings.

• Central data storage

The configuration data are centrally stored in a database file in a defined location within the user system, which enables an easy backing up, restoring or copying of data.

• User-specific data storage

The property definitions are stored separately from the actual user settings. This allows a working in multi-user environments while eliminating the risk that a user accidentally manipulates the configuration of other users.

• Derived configurations

Configuration Management allows, in addition to the basic configuration supplied by the ISD, the utilisation of further, derived configurations for a definition of company- and/or team-specific settings. Furthermore, you have the option to offer to users alternative configurations within one derivation level.

• Central administration of settings via one common graphical Configuration Editor

Eliminates the need for time-consuming and error-prone manipulations in configuration files. The integrated validation of setting values by ranges and selection lists minimizes the risk of incorrect configurations and system crashes due to invalid values.

• Documentation of settings

Each setting has a multi-language short description and comments on the meaning of the setting values. The Configuration Editor offers a full text search for property names, descriptions and comments.

• Update-ability of the database

The data storage in the form of user profiles enables an updating of underlying pre-settings, without having to change existing user settings. Values that have not been changed by the user will automatically be assigned the updated pre-settings.

Please note that the scope of functions available to you depends on the configuration level of your product, i.e. not all the functions described in the Help may be available in your product!

The range of selectable modules for a local license depend on the license that was purchased.

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