PDMS Project: ------------- Project is a fundamental concept in PDMS - All work takes place within a project - All defined

in PDMS Admin is specific to PDMS project - Possible to read databases in other projects - PDMS project contains a number of database files -Database>>Elements>>Attributes - PDMS supports different database types(DESIGN, DRAFT) - Each database type has a different databse schema>>element/attribute structure is different Project Administration: ---------------------- PDMS ADMIN allows you: a) Creating and deleting database files b) Creating and deleteting users c) Controlling the access that each user has to the project database d) Grouping databases togather >> multiple databases e) Marking databases sessions with a stamp>>enable changes from session to sessi on to be identified f) administrative information is stored in databse called System g) project administration>>create, modify and delete elements in System database ADMIN elements: ---------------- ADMIN function: Creating and managing PDMS admin elements - Fundamental elements: a) Teams b) Users - members of the owning Team has write access to a DB/user defined by i dentifier and password c) DB - must be owned by a Team d) MDB - collection of database/when enter consructor module must specify MDB Database Integrity Checker (DICE) --------------------------------- check internal structures of project database and reports inconsistencies or f aults - check consistency of system database - statistical information effective use of database

Database reconfiguration -----------------------combine database by copying parts of one into another transfer databasebetween projects enable corrupt databaseesto be recovered may also be necessary when new releases of PDMS is installed

PDMS Databases --------------Database Types ------------Administration database>>> a) System database: access control data for model data modules b) Comms database: who is using which module which model database avail c) misc: inter user messages inter database macros Model Database: -------------a) b) c) d) e) Design database - contain design information for the project Catalogue - contain the project catalogue and specification PADD: data drawings produced by DRAFT ISOD: spool drawings produced by spooler PROPERTIES: database containing matrial properties