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Combining info in a visio with a database
Lets say I currently have a floor plan drawing in visio which can be
converter to any type of graphical format or html. This floor plan has desk locations, phone extensions, computer serial numbers, port numbers, etc. These type of things change when users move to a new location. Having a drawing like this for an entire company becomes outdated quickly. Is there a way I can create a database with all of the relevant information so that only the database needs to be changed and the drawing is updated automatically using a hotspot, slice, comment field, etc. Anyone have any ideas that can throw out to send me down the right path? Thanks |
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Combining info in a visio with a database
You might try over here
Facilities Management Web Browser (Microsoft Visio 2000 Technical Articles) http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en...asp?frame=true Al "JD" wrote in message om... Lets say I currently have a floor plan drawing in visio which can be converter to any type of graphical format or html. This floor plan has desk locations, phone extensions, computer serial numbers, port numbers, etc. These type of things change when users move to a new location. Having a drawing like this for an entire company becomes outdated quickly. Is there a way I can create a database with all of the relevant information so that only the database needs to be changed and the drawing is updated automatically using a hotspot, slice, comment field, etc. Anyone have any ideas that can throw out to send me down the right path? Thanks |
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Combining info in a visio with a database
Unless you are sticking with Visio 2000, I wouldn't go down that route. The
old Visio FM stuff was abandoned for Visio 2002. Visio Professional Space Plan template and add-on is the way to go, with possibly a little customisation. You can set up spaces and have personnel, furniture & equipment automatically positioned within these space boudaries from a database. Then you can SaveAsWeb to present rich data diagrams on your internet, or just use the free Microsoft Visio Viewer. "Al Edlund" wrote in message ... You might try over here Facilities Management Web Browser (Microsoft Visio 2000 Technical Articles) http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en...asp?frame=true Al "JD" wrote in message om... Lets say I currently have a floor plan drawing in visio which can be converter to any type of graphical format or html. This floor plan has desk locations, phone extensions, computer serial numbers, port numbers, etc. These type of things change when users move to a new location. Having a drawing like this for an entire company becomes outdated quickly. Is there a way I can create a database with all of the relevant information so that only the database needs to be changed and the drawing is updated automatically using a hotspot, slice, comment field, etc. Anyone have any ideas that can throw out to send me down the right path? Thanks |
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