UserClient¶
This tutorial introduces the most important functions of the UserClient.
Components are a central concept of octoplant. These are directories with specific properties in which project data is stored. The management of components in the UserClient is described here.
You can use the UserClient to make changes to a project in three simple steps.
- Check-Out: Copy data from the server archive to the client archive on the local PC
- Edit the project with the editor
- Check-In: Create a new version of the data and copy it from the client archive to the server
If the project is to be edited by an external supplier who cannot access the octoplant system, the Supplier Check-Out and SmartImport for supplier projects functions are available for Check-Out and Check-In.
You can also compare component versions in the UserClient and execute jobs and view job results. Jobs are defined and configured in the AdminClient.
You can use tags to flexibly add information to versions.
Quicksave allows you to cache backup copies of your current work on the server without having to create a new version.
Depending on the configuration, you have the option of deleting elements on the server and manually synchronizing the data in the UserClient with that on the server.