Workgroup Deployment Details

For an overview of the workgroup deployment, see Deployment Overview

Installation

Full Installation. Installs in one step all of the ARCHIBUS components that you need for a single-user workstation or a workgroup host. The full installation installs Web Central, the Java Runtime Environment, the Jetty application server, the Sybase Runtime database server, the Smart Client, and the Smart Client Extensions for AutoCAD and Revit.

Tip: Both the full ARCHIBUS installation and the Smart Client-only installation appear in the list of installed projects. Uninstalling the full ARCHIBUS installation uninstalls both. The uninstall program prevents you from uninstalling the Smart Client-only so that your workstation will remain in a consistent state.

Add or Remove Programs dialog

Smart Client-Only Installation. Installs only the Smart Client and the Smart Client Extensions for AutoCAD and Revit. With this option, peer workstations can install only the few components they need to connect to the workgroup host. In this configuration, no other components are needed (or installed).
Microsoft SQL Server Express 2008 Support. ARCHIBUS supports this server. The link to the installation is on the Setup Path on the ARCHIBUS product DVD. You can enable the sample SQL Server project or create new SQL Server Express projects using the Smart Client’s Edit Projects command.

Files and Folders

The full installation uses a folder structure that reconciles the Java and Windows conventions.

The Program Folder holds the Windows executables and is read-only after installation so that accounts that do not have administrator privileges can still use the Smart Client and Extensions. If you run the Smart Client-Only installation, the only files installed are in the Program Folder.
The ARCHIBUS Folder is in the “public” or “All Users” set of files so that when the Smart Client and Web Central run, they can write configuration and view files.
The Projects Folder is the only folder that the host workstation needs to share with peer workstations, which access the \drawings and the \enterprise-graphics subfolder to create drawings and BIM models and publish enterprise graphics.

Name	Folder Location	Use
Program Folder	`c:\Program Files\archibus\xx\`	Windows executables, including the Smart Client, Jetty application server, Java Runtime Environment, and Sybase Runtime server
ARCHIBUS Folder	`c:\users\public\archibus\` (Windows 7) `c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\archibus`\ (XP)	ARCHIBUS application files, project files, and Java files.
Projects Folder	`c:\users\public\archibus\projects` (Windows 7) `c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\archibus\projects` (XP) -or- `\\localhost\AIPROJECTS\`	Used by CAD and BIM workstations to load project drawings and to publish enterprise graphics.
Per-Site Schema Folder	`…\archibus\schema\per-site`\	Schema files particular to the current site that the business process owner creates with the View Definition and Dashboard Definition wizards.
User Files	`…\archibus\projects\users\<this user>`\	Temporary files for each user, such as reports, Excel extracts, Data Transfer extracts, and legend bitmaps.

Project Folders

You can change these to suit your deployment, but the typical folders and their uses are below.

Name	Folder Location	Use
Data Folder	`...\hq\data`	Local databases.
Drawing Folder	`...\hq\drawings`	AutoCAD drawing and Revit model files.
Enterprise Graphics Folder	`...\hq\enterprise-graphics`	Enterprise graphics files (.json, .swf, .emf) published from the Extensions for AutoCAD and Revit and used by Web Central and the Smart Client.
Bitmap Graphics Folder	`...\hq\graphics`	Bitmap graphics used in forms.
User Files	`…\archibus\projects\users\<this user>`\	Temporary files for each user, such as reports, Excel extracts, Data Transfer extracts, and legend bitmaps.

Configuration Files

Except for the projects list, all files that hold values that sites typically configure are in .properties files (which the Package and Deploy Wizard can preserve during upgrades).

Name	File Location	Use
Projects List	`…\archibus\WEB-INF\config\afm-projects.xml`	List of projects hosted on this application server. Edit this list with an editor or with the Smart Client Edit Projects command.
Web Central Configuration Files	`…\archibus\WEB-INF\config\*.properties`	Properties that control Web Central (such as, `mail.properties`, `security.properties`,`debug.properties`). Edit these with an editor
License File	`…\archibus\WEB-INF\config\ai-licenses.bin`	The licenses held by your site. Sites cannot change this file.
Smart Client Configuration File	`c:\Program Files\archibus\xx\SmartClient\ SmartClient.Common.dll.config`	Holds application properties and server-startup properties created by the installation or entered via the Smart Client preferences dialogs.