What’s new in WebOffice 6.0

Module

Feature

Upgrade 4.2 --> 6.0

Step-by-Step documentation of upgrade procedure

Upgrade 5.1 --> 6.0

Step-by-Step documentation of upgrade procedure

Check valid ArcGIS Server installation

Check valid ArcGIS Server installation. See chapter CHECKING ARC GIS SERVER INSTALLATION

Performance optimization

Optimizing performance – impact of minimum and maximum number of instances of ArcGIS Server Service configuration

WebOffice author 6

Wizard for configuring Selectable / Identifiable Layer(s)

Resolve layer references in project configuration documents upgraded from WebOffice 4.2

Support for copying parts of projects like e.g. Layer or Edit layer configuration from one project to another – minimizing time needed for e.g. implementing Layer configurations on most often used data like parcels or address etc.

Import layer references dialog improved

Improved clarity for Layer queries configuration entry point using icons as well as colors

Options menu – Colors

Configuration tree / generic Edit mode -  WebOffice author remembers expansion state of configuration nodes

Validation archive gets automatically reset when doing Validation again – only show current validation entries

Support for managing Application Profiles

ArcMap toolbar for WebOffice author 6 – added functions

Enhanced Staging support – replacing URLs

Support for quickly changing project configuration details

WebOffice author 6 and WebOffice User management module – NO downward compatibility – UserManagement database version must be 6.0

WebOffice ePaper

Web based reporting in WebOffice with WebOffice ePaper. Release Candidate is available.

WebOffice export

Web based geodata export (zipped download)

WebOffice flex

Adobe Flex/Flash based new WebOffice client available as BETA version

WebOffice webediting

Additional edit action Merge

Additional edit action Copy from

Construction tools

Enhanced support for integration of external (attribute) editing applications (passing multiple fields over)

URL call interface for webediting module – controlling editing functionality using parameterized HTTP calls

Two supported scenarios

1.WebOffice as master application generating object keys when creating objects,

2.External application as master application generating objects keys when creating objects)

Upload local geodata

Tool for uploading local geodata – integrate local geodata into your web project or use gps device data files in WebOffice

Thematic map display for Business Intelligence analysis

Tool for displaying business intelligence analysis results in WebOffice

Neighbor search

Find neighbors respectively near objects

WebOffice GUI

WebOffice client – changes in the graphical user interface

WebOffice navigation control

WebOffice navigation control

Rotate function

Dynamically rotate maps in the WebOffice client

Dynamic zoom scale and extent display

Zoom In/Out tools dynamically show target scale and extent information

Identify MapTip tool

Identify MapTip tool can be used permanently now without need for setting it active again after having used another tool

Mapping, Map display

Blending multiple caches on WebOffice client side makes roll out of cached map services really easy and flexibel

Mapping, Map display

Support for map hybrid mode – linking MXD and MSD service together for getting ‘the best out of it’

Raster choice with territorial validity FC – exactly display validity boundaries of raster images using polygon feature class

Support for OGC WMS services

Identify tool available for WMS layers

Save and restore the exact layer visibility settings of added WMS services using Favorites/Bookmark or Markup tool

WebOffice Table of Content

Table of Content – Dynamic mode: Click on checkbox of Table of Content updates map automatically

WebOffice printing

Documentation on how print output generation works

Configuring WebOffice and its WebOffice plotten module for scenarios using User Management with NTLM authentication (Single Sign On)

North arrow on plot templates does always show the correct direction

Simple thematic mapping

Change layer symbology dynamically in WebOffice client. Enable users to change layer display according to their needs.

Dynamic selection display

Dynamic selection display for single and multiple  objects

Measure distances with simple dimensioning symbology

Measure distances with simple dimensioning symbology

Data filtering in search result window

Quick and easy filtering of data in the search result window

Big value list

Specific support for big string and numeric lists in search form (up to 10000 list values)

Using Cover layer with SynerGIS UserManagement

How to configure cover layers with SynerGIS UserManagement

WebOffice URL Call Interface

Workflow support - activating specific tools using parameterized HTTP GET requests and ‘tool’ parameter

Development – ScriptAPI

Support for dynamically loading the ScriptAPI which enables developers to control specific WebOffice functionality using JavaScript method calls

WebOffice Administration pages

Mapservices tab - detailed ArcGIS Server map service information (service type, projection etc)

Access statistics tab - simple numerical access statistics and graphical diagrams

Read access to WebOffice application configuration

Read access to WebOffice HTTP Header information

Notes for running WebOffice in clustered environments

Specific measures when running WebOffice in clustered server environment

Recommendation for securing ArcGIS Server services

Exclusively making available ArcGIS Server services for WebOffice.

Documentation for WebOffice ePaper

Look in Software\WebOffice ePaper\ WebOffice ePaper.pdf

Documentation for WebOffice export

Look in Software\WebOffice export\WebOffice export.pdf

Error documentation for WebOffice extensions

Error documentation can be found on WebOffice installation media.

•For WebOffice plotten look in Software\WebOffice plotten\ Error codes-Plotten.pdf

•For WebOffice ePaper look in Software\WebOffice ePaper\ Error codes-ePaper.pdf

•For WebOffice export look in Software\WebOffice export\Error codes-Export.pdf