JobTracker ™
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JobTracker™
A Job Tracking System for Architects & Engineers
Produced by LA Solutions
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JobTracker™
Maintains project catalogue Automates issue sheet production Automates project archiving Automates title block annotation Works with ProjectBuilder™ configurations
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JobTracker Is Not …
A document management systemA control freak
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JobTracker Catalogue
Lists of… Projects Clients Users Drawings CAD Files
Stored in relational database
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JobTracker Project View
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Clients
Client means a customer, contractor, partner …A client has a specified role in a projectA project is issued to one or more clientsA client is issued with one or more copies of the project information
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Users
Users are your staffA user is assigned a discipline … Mechanical, Structural, Electrical
A user may view all project informationA user may change only drawing information related to his discipline
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Drawings
Drawings are deliverablesDrawings may be revised… Manually (one, all, or selection) Automatically on issue
A drawing may be used in multiple projects
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CAD Files
Drawings are composed from CAD files CAD file may be used by more than one
drawing
CAD files may reference one another JobTracker records file usage
CAD files are not necessarily visible to your clients
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MicroStation V8 Plug-In
Unobtrusive MDL application Uses the JobTracker database DLL
Additional menus for Drawing informationMonitors reference file attachmentsAutomatic generation of title block
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Issue Sheets
Produced automatically from a Word templateIssue reason … Preliminary, Contract, Information, …
Drawing revisions & issue dates Revisions are rolled automatically on first issue
Clients & copy countMultiple pages created automatically to accommodate issues & drawings
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Issue Sheets
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Archiving
JobTracker will create an archive for each issue Files are copied from a set of designated folders The ZIP archive is created in a specified directory External program may be executed
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JobTracker WebView™
Presents JobTracker registry as Web pagesPublishes live data from the registry databaseJobTracker database interface component DLL Sample code provided
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JobTracker FuturesCustomers have suggested … Issue Sheets in XML format
Import & Export in ProjectWise™ format Refresh title block automatically
Create a new block as file is opened (option) Manage documents in addition to drawings Query to determine what revisions were
issued to client X Archive individual drawings when revised
Include reference files
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JobTracker™ Summary
Automates Project TrackingHelps maintain lists of clients & drawingsRaises level of QA when issuing job information