ARCSeeker Features List

In the following list, (*) mark means that the feature is already available in the current version 2.1. Without this mark, the feature is now under development and will be available in the future release.

  • Basic Features
    • Create Components and set the following properties
      • (*)Component Summary & Detail
      • (*)Version
      • (*)Type
      • (*)State
      • (*)Available Date
      • (*)Person in Charge
      • (*)Division in Charge
      • (*)File information stored in a Component
      • (*)Keywords related to a Component
      • (*)Related Components
      • Related Files
    • (*)Store Components in virtual Folders
    • Hierarchy history view of a version-controlled Component
    • (*)Add files to a Component and delete files in a Component
    • (*)Copy files from a Component to a Local machine
    • (*)Change properties of files in a Component
    • (*)Set a Storage's properties
    • (*)Set Relationships between Components (Dependency, Similar, etc.)
    • (*)Copy files from Windows to a Component by Drag and Drop
    • (*)Copy files from Windows to a Component via the Windows Clipboard
    • (*)Select a Person in charge by a drop-down list (items in the list are customizable)
    • (*)Select a Division in charge by a drop-down list (items in the list are customizable)
    • (*)Inherited user-defined Tags
    • Delete a Component to the Recycle bin
    • Move a Component to another Storage
    • Create and manage multiple (distributed) Storages
    • Divide a Component into two Components
    • Combine two Components to one Component
    • Use of the Component counter (the number of times the Component is opened, and also the number of times the Component is used)
    • Logging details of when the Component is opened or used and who the Component is opened or used
    • Review a Component
    • (*)Comments for a Component
    • Change the access rights after the available date
    • Store a file as a Link
    • Automatically increment the Version number of a Component
    • Set multiple values for a Tag
    • Specify the Format of a Tag
    • Specify the order of Tags in the Tags list
    • Customize types of Relationships
    • Create a new Component by deriving from another Component
    • Tree-view of Related Components
    • Tree-view of Component history
    • Tree-view of Derived Components

  • Features related to the List-view
    • You can use the List-view in the following styles
      • (*)Components List
      • (*)Components which match some Search condition
    • (*)Sort list by any column
    • (*)Show/Hide columns in the List
    • (*)Add a new column for your original Property(Tag)
    • Filtering the List by a specified Property value

  • Features related to the Tree-view
    • You can use the Tree-view in the following styles
      • (*)show the Tree-view by grouping specified properties
        • Person in Charge
        • State
        • Type
        • And any property of a Component
      • (*)You can specify two or more properties by grouping

    • Search Features
      • (*)Search by a Term
      • (*)Search by Type, Version or other property
      • (*)Search by Date (range of Date)
      • (*)Full-text search in files (including Word, Excel, PDF) in Components
      • (*)Easy range-specified Date search (ex. Search all updated Components within a month)
      • (*)Search by a pair of Property and Term

    • Version Management
      • Store an old Component when a Component is updated
      • Work with an external Version Management tool like Subversion or VSS

    • Documentation
      • (*)Create HTML document for a Component
      • (*)Create HTML document for all Components in a Storage
      • (*)Create HTML document of the Component List
      • (*)Create RTF (MSWord-compatible) document for a Component
      • Create RTF document for all Components in a Storage
      • Create RTF document of the Component List
      • Export the Component List as CSV(Comma-Separated Value) format

    • Notification
      • Send an E-mail when a Component is registered, updated, etc.
      • Deliver RSS information when a Component is registered, updated, etc.

    • Connection with Enterprise Architect(EA)
      • Register an EA Package as an ARCSeeker Component
        • (*)UML model (will be stored as XMI file)
        • (*)Images of diagrams
        • (*)Files of elements (the 'Files' tab of the Element property dialog)
        • (*)Source files
      • Import an existing Component to an EA project file
        • (*)Extend a UML model automatically
        • (*)Extend files which are related to some elements
        • (*)Extend source files which were generated by Classes

    • Other Features
      • (*)Powerful API(Application Program Interface)
      • Manage users, groups and access rights
      • RAS (Reusable Asset Specification) compliance
      • Working with multiple Storages
      • Easy access to recently used(or checked) Components
      • Thumb-nail image view for image files in a Component
      • Short-cut keys to access the ARCSeeker features
      • (*)Import & Export the configuration of ARCSeeker