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- | === Metis Smart Quote Modes ===
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- | Metis Smart Quote can operate in the following modes:
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- | * Offline Mode
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- | * Offline Connected Mode
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- | * Online Mode
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- | * Online Connected
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- | These modes are described below.
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- | ==== Offline Mode ====
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- | In offline mode, Metis Smart Quote is completely independent as shown below:
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- | [[File:MetisSmartQuoteArchitectureOfflineMode.PNG|center]]
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- | Data is saved locally and cannot be shared (synchronization is not possible). However, when updates have been made available by an administrator, this local version need a connection to retrieve and install the updates.
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- | ==== Offline Synchronized Mode ====
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- | In this mode, data is saved locally. However, a connection to the central database exists as shown below:
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- | [[File:MetisSmartQuoteArchitectureOfflineConnectedMode.PNG|center]]
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- | A synchronization process allows the user to copy the latest version of his/her local offers and data to the central database. The synchronization process can be launched manually or automatically, upon the start up or the shutting down of Metis Smart Quote.
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- | ==== Online Mode ====
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- | In online mode, several users can use Metis Smart Quote as shown below:
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- | [[File:MetisSmartQuoteArchitectureOnlineMode.PNG|center]]
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- | Data is saved in a central database.
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- | ==== Online Synchronized Mode ====
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- | In this mode, data is saved on the central database. The user can select some projects and offers then copy them to his/her local database as shown below:
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- | [[File:MetisSmartQuoteArchitectureOnlineConnectedMode.PNG|center]]
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- | A synchronization process allows the user to copy the desired data to his/her local database. The synchronization process can be launched manually or automatically, upon the start up or the shutting down of Metis Smart Quote.
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- | === Metis Smart Modeling Modes ===
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- | Metis Smart Modeling can operate in the following modes:
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- | * Offline Mode
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- | * Online Single Mode
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- | * Online Multiple Mode
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- | These modes are described below.
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- | ==== Offline Mode ====
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- | This mode allows one administrator. The data is saved locally as shown below:
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- | [[File:MetisSmartModelingArchitectureOfflineMode2.PNG|center]]
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- | ==== Online Single Mode ====
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- | This mode allows multiple administrators. The administrators work on a single database as shown below:
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- | [[File:MetisSmartModelingArchitectureOnlineSingleMode2.PNG|center]]
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- | ==== Online Multiple Mode ====
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- | This mode allows multiple administrators. The administrators are able to connect to the server and the database of their choice according to their authorizations as shown below:
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- | [[File:MetisSmartModelingArchitectureOnlineMultipleMode2.PNG|center]]
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- | At login time, the administrator is connected to the main database by default. Then, shortly after the login and according to his/her rights, the user has the possibility to connect to a different SQL database.
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