What’s new in WebOffice 5.1

Module

Feature

Upgrade 5.0 --> 5.1

Step-by-Step documentation of upgrade procedure

Query / Selection

'Between' - search operator (from ..to) for date fields

Default values for search fields

Store user defined queries. Recommended to be used with UserManagement

Search result

Optional filter row for dynamic filtering of search result

Optionally link map view to display of search result

Lookup

List of Lookup definitions for better centralized Lookup configuration

MapTip tool

Configure minimum and maximum scale for MapTip

Add OGC WMS tool

Added WMS-service can be saved as state (browser favorite) and can be reused later

Coordinate search tool

Entering coordinates in arbitrary configurable geographic projection respectively in geographic coordinates

Reprojecting coordinates (including date transformation) in projection of the main map service respectively one of the other configured projections; display of coordinates in the map

Custom tools for specifically extending WebOffice tool functionality

Up to 4 custom tools as additional tool configurable in WebOffice

Pass user input to custom tool implementation using HTTP POST/GET respectively JavaScript-methods

Display of results in tool form provided by customer/partner respectively in WebOffice by using WebOffice Script API

Customer information

The configured page gets displayed in WebOffice client tightly integrated and may display customer information, maintenance information, news or functionality.

Customer banner (vertical layout) support. Banner gets displayed from top left to bottom left of WebOffice client window.

Log out tool

Log out currently logged in user

Raster display function

Use Esri raster catalogues with the possibility to show one or multiple arbitrary raster images in the map. Recommended for showing images of the same area with differing time stamps, different image resolution and quality of raster images

Filter function

Dynamic filtering of data of one or several layers by using filter conditions respectively by using different combinations of domain values when using an Esri domain for the specific data field (e.g.: show me in  layer 'water lines' only lines of type 'sewer' and 'fresh water')

Rotated maps / data frames

Support for rotated data frames (e.g. for not north-oriented maps of plants)

Table of contents

Configurable automatic map-update with each table of content-interaction (ArcView-like behavior)

Legend

Dynamic display of ArcMap legend in the table of content

Map views

Hide one or multiple map services from table of content respectively map display according to the map view definition. Recommended to hide map specific information from the user

Map display

Seamless map updating by fade in/fade out effect

System integration - linking/integrating web applications

Target display window configurable (e.g. docked display in one of the quadrants  of the WebOffice application window

System integration - displaying images and/or documents

Display of images and/or documents based on UNC paths (file path)

System integration - linking local applications

Support for SynerGIS URL Integrator (synintegrator:) - no more local ActiveX Installation for integrating local desktop applications

System integration – test page available

Target test page available for easy QA/QC process concerning external application integration

System integration - data base

Keep reference to relate key with export as csv file

Multi level object relations for navigating through a data model (e.g. from a building layer to a facade table and from there to a window table). Navigation view and detail view

Support for lookup tables in tabular queries and results

Editing

Web based editing of point, line and polygon feature classes (data stored in ArcGIS Server Basic/ArcSDE) - Default edit layer can be configured

Configurable edit action: Create, Copy, Edit, Delete, Split.
Default edit action can be configured

Configurable edit mode 'Geometry only', 'Attributes only', 'Attributes and geometry'

Type validation of attribute data entered in edit form

Support for Esri domains respectively lookup tables for input fields

Support for hierarchical dependencies in input fields

Snap on vertex points of snap layers respectively snap profiles respectively  the vertex points of the currently edited object

Integration of external web based application into edit work flow for advanced attribute edit forms

Function 'Change object' in context menu of search result: workflow optimization for immediately editing a searched object

Support for client-based editing of data (requires usage of WebOffice webediting and UserManagement)

Integration of WebOffice webediting and UserManagement (requires usage of WebOffice Editing and UserManagement)

Flip function when creating lines or polygons - change between start and end point of the shape

Optionally switch  to specific map view when selecting a certain edit layer

WebOffice author - Authoring tool

‘Update project' function for updating all required system resources (MXD, ArcGIS Server map service, WebOffice project configuration) with one button click

Simple staging support

Create WebOffice with or without live ArcGIS Server connection

Validation archive in its own window for easier management of validation errors

Using application profiles for easy change between different WebOffice applications

Most recently opened (used) file' allows fast access to most recently used WebOffice project configuration

WebOffice administration

Display of used map services (local connection only) including geographic projection and map service type information (cache, dynamic, etc.) as well as detailed  version information of all software components of WebOffice

Open and display current log file

Test page for parameterized calls to WebOffice

Status page for currently used database connections

Export System properties as text file in WebOffice administration pages

User access logging and statistics

Statistics file gets stored on daily basis. Easy generation of statistics diagrams using standard spreadsheet programs. Additional field "HOUR" for analysis of peak load (system dimensioning)

Rights control

Display of logged in user in WebOffice client window

Security

Certification of Apache Reverse Proxy as reverse proxy server

Tomcat memory settings

-XX:MaxPermSize=256m