Accessing multiple databases through a single FCC

You can access multiple databases through a single File Management System (FMS) client cache (FCC). Teamcenter supports multiple installations on the same machine to access multiple site IDs (databases). For example, consider a part supplier with multiple customers, requiring access to each customer’s PLM data, where the customers are in direct competition with each other and each customer has a different security key. The part supplier can modify the local FCC file or the primary configuration file at the primary site to allow the FCC to determine from which FSCs to request additional site data. Implement this functionality by configuring the FCC's local fcc.xml file or the primary configuration file (fmsmaster_fscid.xml) at the primary site to provide the configuration data required so the FCC can determine from which FSCs to request additional site data. The FCC receives this configuration data upon startup when it loads data from the fcc.xml file and downloads configuration data from the fmsmaster_fscid.xml file. Do this by modifying the fcc.xml file or fmsmaster_fscid.xml file to configure your FCCs to route each FMS request to a different FSC (or set of FSCs) based on the site ID contained in each request ticket. Each FCC continues to have one or more default FSC destination to which it routes requests associated with unknown site IDs. To implement this functionality: Each database must have a unique site ID. Each database may be assigned its own security key to prevent unauthorized access from other PLM systems. Each competitor's PLM data should be controlled by a separate database. Configure either your fmsmaster_fscid.xml file or fcc.xml files to support multiple databases by including valid configuration elements referencing at least one parent FSC that supports each of the other databases to which the client may connect. The proper multisite FCC client configuration must be present in the FMS_HOME directory from which the FCC is started. Siemens Digital Industries Software recommends that you use a single FMS_HOME environment variable setting to point to the combined configuration. FSC servers for all databases must be online, properly configured, of the proper version, and functional. Following are configuration examples: fmsmaster_fscid.xml configuration example Modify your fmsmaster_fscid.xml file to support multiple databases based on the following example. The code defining multiple databases is in italic. Copy … … … fcc.xml file configuration example Modify your fcc.xml file to support multiple databases based on the following example. The code defining multiple databases is in italic. Copy … … <-- These parentfscs and assignment mode apply only to "othersite." --> fcc.xml file personal use configuration example Modify your fcc.johndoe.xml file to allow the user (johndoe) to access a specific site (personalsite) based on the following example. The fcc.johndoe.xml file should be owned by the user with the name indicated in its file name (johndoe) and given owner-only access. The code defining the access to the specific site is in italic. Note The file name must include the user name, as indicated. Do not use this method in a fcc.xml file shared by multiple users on the same machine, specifically, at sites using user-specific fcc.xml files. Copy