Starting Engineering Base
The following requirements must be met before Engineering Base (EB) can be started after the installation.
Prerequisites
- You have created and selected a database using the Database Manager.
- You have installed a Microsoft SQL server.
To start Engineering Base
- Select one of the two options to start Engineering Base:
Options
Description
Desktop shortcut
Double-click the icon to start Engineering Base.
The Engineering Base icon is displayed on your desktop once the program has been successfully installed.
Start
Click Start in the taskbar or press the Windows key and navigate to All/Engineering Base <EB version>.
If the current user is not registered in an Engineering Base user group for Windows, some features will not work correctly, like for example the export of worksheets to Excel and CSV. On starting Engineering Base, a message is issued indicating that you are not part of the local user group “Engineering Base”. If you check the option Do not show this message in the future in the information dialog, the message will not be displayed again when restarting. In the Show messages dialog below Tools/Options, the check mark is removed from Check the user group settings of the current user at system run.
Using multiple Engineering Base instances in parallel
It is possible to start up to five Engineering Base instances in parallel on a computer, a virtual machine or a remote desktop application. Having multiple instances open simultaneously allows you to proceed with your daily work while an export, import or print job is running in another instance.
Please note the following:
- All instances must use the same Engineering Base version.
- For every Engineering Base instance, an individual Visio instance is started.
- Every Engineering Base instance contains a unique process ID in the header of the Explorer and in Visio, e.g. #12345.
- You can only work in one database.
- An icon is shown in the task bar for each Engineering Base instance. If a worksheet or Visio is opened, another icon is shown.
- To avoid any conflicts, you must assign a unique name for common files and directories (e.g. Log files, temporary files, etc.). For further information, please refer to EBDN.
- If you carry out any changes that require a restart, all Engineering Base instances must be closed and reopened to render the changes active.
- Copying and inserting objects between the different instances is not supported.
To quit Engineering Base
- In the File menu, click Exit or click the X in the top right-hand corner of the Engineering Base main dialog.
- This saves all open sheets and ends EB.