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IQ-Software

How to use the IQ-Software with the CDM-Server

1 - Connect to CDM-Server

How to connect to the CDM-Server from the IQ-Software

Step 1: Open the IQ-Software

Step 2: (Top Menu) Tools -> Workstation Settings

Workstation Settings

Step 3: (Left Menu) Server Settings

Server Settings

Please enter the Server URL which must include:

  • https:// at start
  • The domain name part you will get from your administrator
  • :XYZ the port number at the end

Step 4: Check Connection

Click on the Check Connection Settings button to verify the connection. You should see the following message box.

Successsful Connection

Certificate Error

If the CDM-Server has been setup using a self-signed certificate, you will see the following error if the certificate is not installed on your system.

Certificate Error

The administrator can install it using group-policy or you can install it manually. Please see Install Self-Signed Certificate for more information.

2 - Login to CDM-Server

How to log in to the CDM-Server from the IQ-Software

After starting the IQ-Software you have to login to the CDM-Server when performing your first command related to the CDM server (e.g. opening the Administration | CDM Administration). IQ-Software automatically prompts you for your credentials. Depending on the configured ID Provider on your CDM-Server the login procedure varies:

Local

Login Window for ID Provider = Local

Please enter the your username and your password as set up by your CDM administrator.

LDAPS

Login Window for ID Provider = LDAPS

Please enter your LDAPS username and password.

Azure

Jazz

Logout

When closing the IQ-Software your login session on the CDM-Server is automatically terminated.

Should you need to log out and log in with a different user while using the IQ-Software, please use the File | Logout and File | Login menu commands in the Administration | CDM Administration window.

3 - Managing Projects

How to manage projects using IQ-Software on the CDM-Server

The CDM Server manages your IQ-Software data in seperate Projects. Each Project is stored on the CDM-Server in a Business Unit. These Business Units can be nested (one inside another) so that you can create tree-like structures similar to folders and subfolders within a regular file system.

Uploading .fme Files as CDM-Server Projects

Upload project to CDM-Server

The first step to working with the CDM-Server is to upload an existing project from one of your .fme files:

  1. Open the .fme file in the IQ-Software
  2. Choose File | Upload Project to the CDM-Server...
  3. Choose the Business Unit into which the project should be uploaded

Note that you can only upload a project if the file contains exactly one project. If this is not the case please reorganize the data in the file in this respect.

Alternatively, you can create a new project via context menu directly in the CDM Administration (see below).

Opening a Project from the CDM-Server

Open project from CDM-Server

Once there are projects available on the CDM-Server, you can open a project in the IQ-Software as easy as opening an .fme file: Choose File | Open CDM-Server... (alternatively you can also use Administration | CDM Administration).

This opens the CDM Administration view, showing you the available Business Units and their projects: CDM Administration

Selecting a Business Unit (1) shows you the contained Projects. When you select a Project (2), the contained structures are shown (3).

Open Project

You can open a Project via the context menu or by double clicking it.

CDM Administration

In the CDM Administration (File | Open CDM-Server... or Administration | CDM Administration) you can also do the following things apart from opening a Project:

  1. Create a new Project or Business Unit
  2. Change the name of a Project or Business Unit (in multiple languages)
  3. Delete a Project or Business Unit from CDM-Server
  4. Move a Project from onen Business Unit to another using Drag&Drop
  5. Perform an explicit File | Login... or File | Logout

Points 1 to 3 are available from the context menu (right-click).