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System Requirements

Autodesk Facility Manager

Component Software Platform Description

Facility Manager

Microsoft Access
2003 or Higher.

Complete database manipulation including reporting.

Facility Manager uses standard database forms to add, edit, and query your facilities data and is designed to be used with or without drawings. If drawings become available at a later time they can be added to Facility Manager. Facility Manager provides Data Enabled Drawing tools that allow full control of your facilities data from a graphical interface. You can select an object on a drawing and display related database information. You can move occupants and equipment or edit room information without leaving the drawings.

It is important to note that NO CAD skills are required to use Facility Manager. Drawing information presented in Facility Manager is in the Autodesk DWF format.

Primary User Group Function Seats Required

Data Managers:

Facility Managers & Maintenance Managers

Space Planning

Work Orders

Move Management

Project Management

Emergency Management

Maintenance Management

1 seat of Facility Manager is required. Additional user seats  may be added as needed.

SKILLS: Basic computer skills. No CAD Skills Required

Facility Manager is a Microsoft® Access based product. Facility Manger will run on any version of Microsoft Access 2003 or higher. For more details concerning system requirements, see the Microsoft Access documentation.

OPERATING SYSTEM

Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional and Home Editions SP2, Microsoft® Windows® 2000 SP4 with SP1 or higher for Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8

BROWSER

Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6 or higher

PROCESSOR

800-MHz Inte Pentium® III processor (faster processor recommended

RAM

512 MB

VIDEO

1024 x 786 VGA with True Color

HARD DISK

400 MB free disk space for installation

POINTING DEVICE

Mouse, trackball, or other device

CD ROM

Any speed (for installation only)

 

Database versions required for each of the supported back-end database platforms:

MS ACCESS

2003 or higher

SQL

2000 or higher

ORACLE

9i or higher

 

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