Getting started with etapAPP TM

ETAP 2024

Install Process

 

NOTE: Checking “Launch NetPM Portal” will open the NetPM site with the system’s default web browser. By default, NetPM is deployed using a self-signed certificate that your browser may flag as unsafe. Advanced options in the browser can be used to continue past the warning. To completely address this, ask your IT to use IIS to bind a signed certificate issued by a valid certificate authority.

B.  NetPM Server Administration

In this case, the NetPM Server Administrator simply needs to generate and share the registration token by doing the following:

1. Enter the DXM (NetPM) address into a web browser then log in using the NetPM Server Administrator credentials (established during DXM installation). 

Note that the address itself can vary depending on IT setup. For example…

2. From the License Page, the Server Administrator can generate and issue tokens necessary for registering projects on that specific NetPM Server. Expiration options let the administrator customize how long each token will be valid for. 

Project Publication Maintenance

NetPM Console

Prerequisites & Notes

1. Project must have passwords enabled
   
2. File must be opened using Project Manager & Editor access
   
3. Administrator access can be used to reconfigure passwords and access levels
   

New Project Setup

1. Go to File > New Project then be sure to check Enable Passwords.
2. Configure login credentials then open the project. (Note that the first user is automatically assigned Project Manager access).

Existing Project Setup

1. If the project is already open, go to File > Log Off.
2. At the ETAP Login window enter the project Administrator credentials (default: Admin / password).
3. From the User Manager window click Enable Passwords.
4. Add users, specify credentials, and designate the Project Manager.
5. Close the User Manager then again re-open the project.

Login, Establish Users, and Register

1. Open project as designated Project Manager

 

2. Open the User Manager from the Project or Collaborate tab. 

            At this point, the Manager can make necessary adjustments to project users.

3. Click Register to NetPM.

4. Enter the NetPM URL and corresponding valid Registration Token from the NetPM Server Administrator.

 

5. Once registered, the ETAP App button in the Collaborate tab will become enabled allowing you to launch the DataX Manager window. 

Note that at this point, the NetPM page in the Project Information window will also display the DXM address and list the registered users. 

D. Create Project Publications with DataX Manager

1. From the Collaborate tab, click the ETAP App button to launch the DataX Manager window and hit New.

2. Specify the new publication details and hit OK.

E. Download Project Publication to etapAPP

1. EtapAPP is available for iOS, Windows, and Android tablet operating systems. You can visit the Apple App Store, Microsoft Store, or Google Play Store to download and install etapAPP at no cost.
   
   
   
   
2. Once downloaded, launch etapAPP and make sure the device is networked to the NetPM server.
3. Go to the Projects page then enter the NetPM address and log in with the user’s project credentials.
   

Note that all project publications addressed to the logged-in user will be available on this page. Blue markers indicate new items while the Green checked marker indicates the currently connected project.

2. Select the desired publication then click the Download button in the right-side details pane. 

F. Collect Field Data with etapAPP

1. Navigate the one-line diagram including nested composite networks.
   

1. Insert, add, or remove elements and make new connections as needed.

1. Find equipment based on ID or property value.

1. Tap an element to view or edit its property data. 

1. Filter property table by familiar ETAP editor pages, related studies, or using customizable imported Datablock templates from ETAP. 
   

1. Select an element then capture images using the tablet camera or batch associate of existing images from the device photo library.

1. Geotag equipment with tablet’s location as you walk the field.

1. Use textbox search to find and jump to notes or points of interest.
   

G. Save and Upload Changes to DXM

1. From the Settings menu hit Save to locally save changes made to project in tablet.

2. From the Projects page, select the connected project and hit Upload. Here you can also add a comment to help clarify the work done.

H. Synchronize Collected Data Back to ETAP

1. In ETAP, Launch DataX Manager by clicking the ETAP App button in the Collaborate tab then go to the Imports page. This is where the ETAP Project Manager can view, manage, and merge uploads submitted from registered etapAPP users.

    

2. Select the desired upload then hit Merge to launch the ETAP Merge & Sync Wizard. This window lets you review change details then check Accept or Reject the collected data. Click Finish to complete the merge process.

I. Definitions

In computer security, a DMZ or Demilitarized Zone (sometimes referred to as a ‘perimeter network’) is a physical or logical subnetwork that contains and exposes an organization's external-facing services to a larger and untrusted network, usually the Internet.

ASP.NET

ASP.NET is a unified Web development model that includes the services necessary to build enterprise-class Web applications with a minimum of coding. ASP.NET is part of the .NET Framework.

NIC

A Network Interface Controller (NIC, also known as a network interface card, network adapter, LAN adapter, or physical network interface, and by similar terms) is a computer hardware component that connects a computer to a computer network.

DXM

Also known as NetPM Server. This application allows for communication between etapAPP and ETAP. In a NetPM environment, it also provides a communication channel between Primary and Client ETAP projects.

User Manager

Interface used by the Project Manager or Administrator to establish or reconfigure the users associated with a project. 

Primary Project

This is the original ETAP project that is registered and uploaded to NetPM. 

Client Project

Any projects downloaded from NetPM will be designated as Client projects.

Project Manager

This access level combines the capabilities of both the Project Editor and the Administrator access levels. Each project can have, at most, one Project Manager. Project Manager access is required for registering ETAP projects to NetPM and launching Data Exchange Manager (DataX Manager).

NetPM Server Administrator

Superuser that can access and manage the projects and mobile etapAPP publications on DXM (NetPM Server).