For those of you running an Oracle database as your repository for SmarTeam, check out this helpful utility. The SmarTeam Database Oracle General Report tool is a collection of plain text files containing batch commands and SQL statements that can generate a detailed HTML report of key Oracle statuses and settings. The tool is available from Dassault’s support site by searching for QA00000002533. Continue Reading
For those of you planning to move to Oracle 11g with SmarTeam V5R20, watch out for this one. With 11g, Oracle has introduced a feature called Deferred Segment Creation. Generally speaking, this is a nice feature because it saves space in exports and eliminates unneeded storage allocation in many databases. It can create problems with ENOVIA SmarTeam, however. Continue Reading
For those administering an ENOVIA SmarTeam Multi-Site replicated environment, there is an age-old problem in diagnosing and re-synchronizing replicated databases when issues occur. This process has always been tedious and manual. Whether you have two sites in neighboring cities or multiple sites around the world, database transactions are regularly being replicated, with each site synchronizing with the others. For multiple reasons, a site can become corrupted and sometimes have more, less or even different data than other sites. To identify and resolve these problems, Razorleaf is introducing ENOVIA SmarTeam Multi-Site Diagnostic Services. Continue Reading
The Macmillan dictionary defines surface area as the total area of a surface or surfaces, especially the outside surfaces of an object. If we apply this definition to the world of IT security, it refers to the amount of exposure a system has to potential attackers. In Microsoft SQL Server, there are a number of services, ports, and connections that can be configured to control how much “surface area” is exposed. Continue Reading
The population of 64-bit PCs has steadily increased since their mainstream introduction in 2003, and ENOVIA SmarTeam has supported the use of 64-bit machines since V5R18 SP1. However, saying that a client-server application supports 64-bit machines can mean a number of different things. Let’s take a closer look at how 64-bit Oracle is supported in an ENOVIA SmarTeam environment. Continue Reading
The population of 64-bit PCs has steadily increased since their mainstream introduction in 2003, and ENOVIA SmarTeam has supported the use of 64-bit machines since V5R18 SP1. However, saying that a client-server application supports 64-bit machines can mean a number of different things. Let’s take a closer look at how 64-bit Oracle is supported in an ENOVIA SmarTeam environment. Continue Reading
ENOVIA SmarTeam’s client-server architecture relies on several key connections for successful client operation. When one of these connections is blocked or otherwise unavailable, the client will be unable to login to SmarTeam. Fortunately, most client connection problems can be quickly identified. Read on to learn more about a few common issues and tips on resolving them. Continue Reading