The Smart Client is a rich-client, .Net Windows application that is used primarily by back-office personnel for bulk data entry, data transfer,and importing and exporting data from other systems. It also provides tasks for robust data analysis. The Smart Client presents data in grid views for easy access of bulk data.
The ARCHIBUS Smart Client works from the same Web application server that Web Central does, and operates using the same set of Web Services as Web Central. However, for most operations it uses even less bandwidth than Web Central operating in a Web browser because it transfers only the data, and not the interface, from the server to the client.