ARCSeeker Features List

In the following list, an asterisk (*) mark means that the feature is already available in the current version 3.1. The features without the asterisk are now under development and will be available in future releases.

  • 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
    • (*)Store Components in Folders
    • (*)History of 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 other Storage
    • (*)Create and manage multiple (distributed) Storages
    • (*)Component counter (the number of times the component is opened/used)
      (You can use this feature by using sample add-in.)
    • Logging details of when and who accesses to the component.
    • (*)Review a Component
      (You can use this feature by using sample add-in.)
    • (*)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 the existing Component
      (By using the Enterprise Architect Add-in)
    • (*)Relationships Diagrams
    • Derived Diagrams (History + Derived)
    • Create Relationships to the Specified History
    • Create Relationships between Files of Component and Components
    • (*)Customize the Icons on Display (ARCSeekerAPI)

  • Features related to the List-view
    • You can use the List-view in the following styles
      • (*)Components List
      • (*)Search result of Components
      • (*)Group Display of Components by Choice (eight levels)
    • (*)Sort list by any column
    • (*)Show/Hide columns in the List
    • (*)Add a new column for your original Property (Tag)
    • (*)Sort the List by Specified Choices in Group Display
    • Filtering the List by a specified Property value

  • Features related to the Tree-view
    • You can use the Tree-view in the following styles
      • Person in Charge
      • State
      • Type
      • And any property of a Component

  • 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.

  • Data Transfer 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 (Files tab of the Element property dialog)
      • (*)Source files
    • Export 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

  • Data Transfer with RaQuest (EA)
    • Register the RaQuest information as Component
      • (*)Information (XMI file)
      • (*)Related documents
    • Export an existing component to a RaQuest package
      • (*)Extend information
      • (*)Extend related documents

  • Other Features
    • (*)Powerful API (Application Program Interface)
    • (*)Manage users, groups and access rights
    • 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