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Workshare functions allow you to share data within one plant structure with remote sites. Designed for companies running plants from multiple sites, EPCs or Owner/Operators, or for multiple companies that are working on a single plant, Workshare provides tools to manage changes as if they were created at the same site.

Hosts and Satellites

Workshare functions use a host/satellite model for sharing data among multiple locations. The host, using SmartPlant P&ID, creates satellite slots that include the entire system and grants access to P&ID data by allowing the satellite sites to subscribe to an available satellite slot.

The satellite sites, after using SmartPlant P&ID to subscribe to a satellite slot at the host site, use SmartPlant P&ID Drawing Manager to create, view, or modify the drawings.

Drawing ownership is controlled at the site where they are created. When ready, the owner of a drawing can grant ownership to the host or to other satellites. Throughout this sharing process, synchronization tools in SmartPlant P&ID Drawing Manager allow the host and the satellites to make sure they are working with the latest data.

Workshare Modes

Workshare can be configured in two modes:

  • Connected — Uses a database link established between the database servers at the host and satellite sites. In other words, satellites are distributed databases linked to a host database. In connected Workshare, both the host and satellite must be using Oracle. If you plan to use Workshare in an integrated environment, we recommend using connected Workshare to ensure smooth claiming.

  • Standalone — Shares files and data without having a database link. Files are manually transmitted between host and satellites.

Any given site can host both connected and standalone satellites. In other words, the host can use Oracle and the satellite can use SQL Server, or any combination thereof. However, a site must use Oracle to host a connected Workshare collaboration.

Configurations

The configuration possibilities for implementing Workshare are numerous. For example, you can use Workshare to simulate the PDS 2D Task/Master configuration by using the Workshare host as the Task environment and the satellite as the Master. You could then publish drawings for sharing from the host to the satellite. By limiting user access at the satellite site to Read Only for objects, the satellite becomes an issued drawing database.

You can also use standalone Workshare in a mixed database environment where the host can be using Oracle and the satellite can be using SQL Server, or vice-versa. This configuration is useful when multiple companies using different database standards are working on the same plant.

Standalone Workshare provides a means of implementing off-site projects.

Workshare can be used in an integrated environment. For more information, see Using Workshare in an Integrated Environment.

Another possible configuration involves using Workshare at the project level within an As-Built plant scenario. For more information about using Workshare with projects, see Using Workshare with Projects.

Automation

Several of the Workshare commands are available in the automation layer. For more information about using these Workshare automation commands, see SmartPlant Programmer's Guide.