Exponare 5.1 Administration User Guide - Pitney Bowes Software

Chapter 1: Introduction
Exponare Enquiry and Exponare Public Users
You require the following minimum skill sets to effectively use Exponare Enquiry and/or Exponare
Public:
• The ability to perform typical Windows application tasks (eg start an application, use a menu,
find and understand user help, etc).
• The ability to use Internet based applications and understand associated concepts (eg page
history, hyperlink usage, etc).
• Knowledge of common spatial concepts (eg Layers, Features, Legends, etc).
In addition the following additional skill sets may be required dependent on the configuration chosen
by the Exponare administrator:
• The ability to use Microsoft Word to print, and optionally modify, a document.
• The ability to use Internet Explorer or Firefox to print a web page.
• The ability to use the Windows file system explorer.
• The ability to use typical Windows dialogs to save and open files to and from the file system.
Exponare Administrator
You require the following skills to effectively administer Exponare:
As above, plus the following additional skills.
• The ability to configure the Windows operating system (eg use the event viewer, modify file
permissions, manage windows services, etc).
• The ability to setup, configure, and maintain IIS (eg create virtual directories, modify access
permissions, diagnose defects, etc).
• The ability to setup, configure and maintain ASPX web applications (eg enable ASP.NET
applications, modify ASP.NET user permissions, etc).
• The ability to use Pitney Bowes Software products to configure workspaces (eg MapInfo
Professional, Workspace Manager, etc).
• Knowledge of spatial concepts in the context of Pitney Bowes Software technology (eg
workspaces, TAB Files, Thematic Maps, etc).
In addition you may also require the following skills, dependent on your chosen Exponare
configuration:
• The ability to configure and utilize database connections (eg create connection strings, SQL
statements, ODBC links, etc).
• The ability to configure a web application in a clustered environment (eg enterprise deployment,
network load balancing, ASPNET session state management, IIS web farm setup and
configuration, etc).
• Knowledge of any third party applications to be 'linked' with Exponare (eg databases such as
Access, Oracle or SQL Server, property and ratings systems such as Authority, Proclaim One or
Pathway, etc).
• The ability to create and maintain HTML and ASPX pages (includes CSS, JavaScript usage).
• The ability to perform advanced tasks in Microsoft Word (eg configure mail merges, create and
maintain macros, etc).
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