Depending on the deployment of Meridian Explorer, PowerWeb might be required on the client computers for viewing documents in Meridian Explorer. It is also responsible for draft printing, document export, and for downloading batches of documents, referenced documents, hybrid parts, and redlines. The most recent version of the installation package can be downloaded from the Meridian Cloud homepage. Run the Meridian Client for Windows setup program on each Meridian Explorer client computer.
When PowerWeb is not installed on a client computer, Meridian Explorer will not display a document viewer pane, but will instead display a link to the PowerWeb download location. This URL can be changed to a location on your organization's intranet by editing the AccruentViewerDownloadUrl setting as described in Configure the Viewer Options.
If users will not need the download features listed above but only need to view documents, an alternative to installing PowerWeb is to install AutoVue Client/Server as described in Autovue and to configure Meridian Explorer to use that viewer as described in Configure the Viewer Options.
Deploy Standard Preference Settings
If necessary, you can deploy a standard set of preference settings for Meridian Explorer users. The settings are overridden by the user's own selections that are stored in their personal profile file on the Meridian Enterprise Server server. By default, each user's preferences are stored in a file named C:\ProgramData\BlueCieloECM\Hyperion\WidgetStateCollection.<Domain name>-<UserName>.dat. The files can also be backed up for safekeeping.
To deploy standard preference settings:
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Identify a user's profile file that you want to use as a template for the other users.
Which user you choose is not important except that the preferences for that user will become the preferences of all other users to which you copy the template.
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Log in to Meridian Explorer with that account.
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Set all the preferences to meet your requirements as described in Configure personal preferences.
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Log out.
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Make copies of the template profile file for each user whose preferences you want to configure.
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Set the name of the file with their username as described above.
The changes will take effect in the users' next Meridian Explorer session. The users can still override the settings, but the standard settings will get them started.
