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PARTS-PUBLISHER: Technical Highlights
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| TECHNOLOGY |
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Description |
Benefits |
| Database-based application |
Not a static display of information,
instead dynamic display of information at run time for displaying catalogues on the internet and CD
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Scalability; capable of handling any volume of data; dynamic update capability for data files
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| JDBC |
Standard interface with popular SQL databases (Oracle, MS SQL Server, MySQL)
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Open system structure
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| J2EE |
Java 2 Enterprise Edition; industry standard for platform-independent, web-based applications
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Future-proof thanks to industry standard
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| JSP |
Java Server Pages as „state of the art“ technology for web applications
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Future-proof thanks to industry standard
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| Applet technology |
Display of drawings using an integrated Java applet; no active-X installation is required; no administration necessary
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User-friendly
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| XML, CSS |
Configuration of database and interface using industry standard:
XML and CSS files. Import and export interface for XML
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Future-proof thanks to industry standard
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| Unicode |
Unicode enables the support of all world languages (chinese, japanese, arabian, russian, etc.).
Print, CD and internet catalogues are possible in all languages and their combinations;
no need of special code pages or converting tables
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International (implementation worldwide possible)
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| TIF |
Display of drawings in TIF format (TIF/group 4):
High-resolution images with low volume of data allows drawings to be displayed up to DIN A0; easy to generate;
no re-engineering of drawings is possible; future-proof industry standard; standard archive format
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Future-proof thanks to industry standard, flexible, secure
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| SVG |
No loss of quality while zooming, increasing support by CAD-manufacturers,
no separat definition of hotspots necessary, seminal
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Future-proof thanks to an anticipated industrial standard, flexibility
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OCI
SAP certified |
Open Catalog Interface (OCI) allows simple integration into Internet-based processes such as E-Procurement,
E-Commerce, E-Service (remote service), portals;
linking into ERP systems such as mySAP.com Internet Sales, for example, is easily achievable
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Open structure
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| COM |
Catalogue production can be fully automated via COM-interface:
import of data, hotspot definition, media production
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Open structure,
automation possible
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| FUNCTIONALITY |
| Subject |
Description |
Benefits |
| Standard software |
Continuous development; quantifiable results with transparent costs;
rapid implementation; minimal training requirements
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Safe investment, no or small effort for individual project work
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| Ability to configuration |
Extensive configuration possibilities enable the adjustment to individual demands (print, CD, internet catalogue)
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Flexibility, no or small effort for customising
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| Single Source Publishing |
Media production from a single source:
The internet catalogue uses the same data as the CD and paper catalogue;
data only has to be prepared once for output to a variety of media;
freely configurable templates (style sheets) control content and look of the catalogues
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Integrated total solution; powerful; universal
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| Languages, localisation |
CD and internet: interface language, database and descriptive documentation can be switched at run time
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Integrated total solution; powerful; universal
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| Links |
CD and internet: bidirectional links between drawing and parts list via hotspots;
bidirectional links between descriptive documentation and spare parts catalogue
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User-friendly; easy and effective navigation
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| Search |
Internet and CD: database-based full text search for any data fields;
freely configurable; no external search engines are necessary
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Integrated total solution; user-friendly; powerful; universal
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| Descriptive documentation |
Integration of descriptive documentation including chapter categories, full text search,
hyperlinks from and to the spare part catalogue; any file format (PDF, XML, HTML, RTF, etc.)
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Integrated total solution; powerful; universal
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| Internet catalogue |
Dynamic information display at runtime (Java-based client-server communication;
no production of static HTML-pages!);
log-in controlled display of catalogues, continuous zoom in drawings etc.
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Integrated total solution; powerful; universal
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| Internet catalogue display |
Session-controlled navigation;
when switching between catalogue, search, documentation, etc., navigation states are retained;
simple and effective navigation
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User-friendly, easy and effective navigation
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| Internet shop components |
Integrated shop functionality with customer,
user, history and profile administration (sales, service, purchasing, etc.);
log-in determines access rights, functionality and information display;
shopping cart administration, ordering function;
customer, invoice and delivery addresses; shop is freely configurable
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Integrated total solution;
powerful; universal
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| Shopping cart |
Internet and CD catalogues offer integrated shopping cart
functionality for ordering spare parts;
saving of shopping carts, repeat orders possible
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Integrated total solution;
powerful; universal
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| Print catalogues |
Free configuration;
all world languages possible, dynamic data-base based generation (complete, excerpt or order oriented catalogues;
modification pages);
templates (style sheets) contol content, appearance and languages of the catalogue
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Integrated total solution;
powerful; universal
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| Modification service |
Modifications and additions can be made simply at any time;
results immediately available online; even with large volumes of data
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Up-to-date
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| Update functions |
Data update for CD catalogues without redistributing CDs over the internet using HTTP or FTP
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Up-to-date, reduces costs
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| SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION TO THE END CUSTOMER |
| Subject |
Description |
Benefits |
| No installation |
CD and internet catalogues can be used without
installation of the PARTS-PUBLISHER software.
The catalog data can be directly recalled from CD, resp. from the browser
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User-friendly
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| Intuitive operability |
The end user with standard Windows know-how does not require any systems training;
intuitive operability; self-explanatory; integrated operating help
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User-friendly
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