Administration Roadmap

To implement Copy and Artwork Management on-premises, you must first install the 3DEXPERIENCE platform as described in Installation and Administration: 3DEXPERIENCE platform. Collaboration and Approvals is part of 3DSpace, which is installed as part of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

The following table lists the supporting components that must be installed and configured. It includes references to information to help you do so. For Copy and Artwork Management, the table provides cross references to topics that describe those configuration steps and options.

Software Component Setup or Configuration Option For More Information
Collaboration and Approvals Configure check-in and checkout using properties and URL parameters. Collaboration and Approvals Administration Guide: Common Document Model
Determine vaulting strategy and set up company vaults using MQL. MQL Concepts: Building the System Basics
Add companies, assign vaults, and add at least one administrative user per company using Collaboration and Approvals. Collaboration and Approvals Administration Guide: Configuring People and Organizations
Collaborative Services Install third party apps such as 2D and 3D viewer software and connectors. Documentation for the third-party software and 3DEXPERIENCE Open apps.
Register viewers, define formats, and set up viewer preference choices. Collaboration and Approvals Administration Guide: Configuring BPS Functions: Setting Up 2D and 3D Viewers
Copy and Artwork Management

Install or upgrade Copy and Artwork Management.

Install or upgrade Copy and Artwork Management and these required or optional apps in the following order:

  1. Connector for Artwork Copy Adobe Illustrator
Installation and Setup: Install: 3DEXPERIENCE Platform: Installing 3DEXPERIENCE Platform Services: Installing 3DEXPERIENCE Platform Services One-by-One: Web Apps Installation: Installing and Upgrading Web Apps
If upgrading, migrate the required data. See Migration > Data Migration in the Program Directory.
Configure Copy and Artwork Management to reflect your business processes.

About Configuration of emxAWL.properties and emxSystem.properties Page

If required, configure triggers for Copy and Artwork Management to reflect your business processes:
  • Turn off triggers that you do not want.
  • Change parameters passed to trigger programs, as required.
Collaboration and Approvals Administration Guide: Triggers
If required, change the on-screen text for Copy and Artwork Management, including internationalized text.

Collaboration and Approvals Administration Guide: Changing Onscreen Text

Collaboration and Approvals Administration Guide: About Internationalizing