Replication

On the Manage Project dialog's Replication tab, project administrator can define which remote design offices (satellite sites) are allowed to replicate this project.

Add

At the main site of a project, you can add a new project site. See Creating project sites for details.

Detach

At the main site of a project, you can detach a remote project site to stop the replication between the replica and this server.

Do the following:

1. In the Manage Project dialog, select the Replication tab.
2. Select a the replica server, and click Detach.
3. You are prompted to accept the project site to be removed and that all data at the site may be lost.
4. If the replica server no longer has any projects using the library, you are prompted whether to continue the library replication.
5. If the replica is no longer replicating any projects or libraries, you are prompted whether to remove the replica server.

Model Filters

At the main site of a project, you have the ability to control which parts of the project area are visible at each replica site. This is achieved by defining 'pass' boxes, which permit replication of the objects within, and 'deny' boxes, which prevent replication.

Important: When creating a new project site, carefully define these model filters, as their modification becomes more restricted later on. Specifically, once the site begins replicating data, you can still expand the 'pass' area to allow the replica to access additional objects, but you cannot expand the 'deny' area to reduce the number of objects visible to the replica.

Do the following:

1. In the Manage Project dialog, select the Replication tab.

2. Select the replica server, and click Model Filters.

3. The Manage Model Object Filtering dialog opens, showing the name of the replica server and a list of pass and deny boxes currently defined for that server.

   

4. To create a new pass box or deny box, click New. The Filter Box Properties dialog opens.

5. Enter the following filter box properties.

   • Name – Enter a descriptive name for the filter.

   • Type – Select whether this is a pass or deny box.

   • Dimensions – Define the dimensions of the filter box.

     You can, for example, first click Cover all to use the entire project area, and then adjust the X, Y or Z limits manually.

     If the program indicates that the filter box is larger than the project area, click Trim to correct the dimensions.

   

   Then, click OK.

6. The new filter box is shown in the list. The example below shows one pass box and one deny box defined for the "Subcontractors" replica.

   

   Note: Deny boxes will be replicated to replica's replicas. When a replica's replica has received a deny box from a master site, it is not possible to edit or remove the filters or define new ones at the lower-level replica site.

7. To edit a filter box, select the filter box and click Edit.

   Note: You cannot increase the size of deny boxes or decrease the size of pass boxes, if the replica site has already begun to replicate project data.

8. To delete a filter box, select the filter box and click Delete.
9. Click OK to close the filter list.