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  1. layers Sites
  2. database Managed Datasources
  3. package Results Database
  4. settings Settings
  5.   Results Rules

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sliders The Site Management tab contains the connection details for the Sites, Managed DataSources and the Results database associated with the CM4D Site Database. It also includes site-wide settings for Metrics and Monitoring, Report Tags and Security Synchronization.

The Site Database connection in Configuration > Settings must be configured before the Sites, Managed Datasources or Results Database.

About CM4D Database OrganizationAbout CM4D Database Organization

The CM4D data management and reporting software can handle a vast amount of information. There are numerous tasks performed by its applications, and many complicated levels of data organization. Users, data, documents, and applications all need to work together seamlessly. Data is processed, then organized/administrated by Sites containing Managed Datasources. Managed Datasources themselves are complicated entities, and many of them can exist in each Site. After processing, nominal and sample data is contained in Datasources. A collection of Managed Datasources is contained in a Site.

Example of CM4D database relationships for an enterprise-wide implementation.

The overall organization and distribution of data for CM4D is quite flexible. You could possibly have only one Managed DataSource and one Site, multiple Managed Datasources in a single Site or you could have many Sites which have many Managed Datasources. Each Site Database maintains a single Results Database.

layers Sites

The Sites grid blade contains the Sites within the CM4D Site database. You can create a new Site or edit an existing Site. The Sites listed here are the options available for selection when creating CM4D Data Sources in the Managed DataSources tab.

What is a Site?What is a Site?A Site manages CM4D resources from the highest level, including CM4D Databases, Managed documents or Reports, user access privileges and global settings. Managed DataSources, Documents and Reports cannot belong to more than one Site. Generally, a Site would include all databases, etc. for a physical location or region. For example, a company may have one Site for factories in North America and one Site for factories located in Asia. Depending on the size of the company, multiple Sites for multiple factories throughout a region such as Europe may be more practical. A Site can be one of many such partitions within a single CM4D Site database object.

See the topic Site Management - Sites for details.

database Managed Datasources

The Managed Datasources grid blade contains the connection information for the CM4D Databases managed by a CM4D Site Database. You can create a new Managed Datasource, add an existing datasource, edit connection information and test connections. There can be one or more Managed Datasources within a Site, but a Managed Datasource cannot belong to more than one Site.

What is a CM4D Managed Datasource?What is a CM4D Managed Datasource?A CM4D database managed by the CM4D Site database that is used to store the actual measurement data and routines. You can implement multiple CM4D Databases. Different CM4D databases may be used to provide a logical separation of data activities. For example, your company may deploy a distinct CM4D Database for each product, model year, manufacturing facility, etc. How you utilize these databases is 100% customizable. The only thing that is required by CM4D is to define all of those databases within your CM4D Site Database and apply privileges and access to all users who need access to your CM4D data.

See the topic Site Management - Managed DataSources for details.

package Results Database

The Results Database blade contains the connection information for the CM4D Results Database. Only one Results database is permitted per CM4D Site database.

See the topic Site Management - Results Database for details.

settings Settings

The Settings blade contains the CM4D Site Enterprise options. These options pertain to the system on a Site level that are not specific to the individual CM4D databases.

See the topic Site Management - Site Settings for details.

  Results Rules

Results Rules define what results CM4D generates for a set of data. These rules include the Feature Types and Characteristics that will be included when generating results from CM4D into the Results database. If your measurement data does not have a rule assigned to it, that data will not generate results. The Results Rules are saved in the Site database.

See the topic Site Management - Results Rules for details.

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