Southwest Training

The following Western Training classes will be held from 8:30 A.M. to 4 P.M during the week of October 20, 2008, in San Antonio, Texas.

Advanced Map Translation Configuration

October 20–21: cost $1,000

October 22–23: cost $1,000

Trainer: John Dolezal

Focus: Designed for mapping and GIS personnel who want to make the most of the maps in the Partner system.

• Map Translator configuration
• legend configuration
• adding additional data to your maps
• updating maps from staking data
• multiple legends
• Palm-specific issues
• 4.0-specific
issues
• scripting

For more information about this class, go to Map Translator Training.

Staking

October 20: cost $500

Trainer: Eric Wagoner

Focus: Staking and the Field Designer software.

• review of all basic features
• header and job templates
• design alternatives
• staking with GIS
• Field Designer and laptops
• Staking Buddy and palm computers
• staking with GPS
• common problems and solutions
• Partner Web and work flow from a staker perspective

Config Manager

October 21; cost $500

February 20; cost $500

Trainer: Eric Wagoner

Focus: Thorough review all of the features of the web-based ConfigManager.

• Unit Information
• The Filter Tree
• Unit Material
• Cost Estimation
• Importing & Exporting
• Picklists
• Header Fields
• Job Information Tabs

For more information about this class, go to Configuration Manager Training.

Map Integration Toolkit

October 20–21: cost $1,000

Trainer: Paul Reavis

Focus: Introduction to developing custom applications for the Map Viewer with the Map Integration Toolkit.

This class begins with an overview of the Partner 4.x platform, including its architecture, file layout, configuration and scripting. Students then learn hands-on by building a dispatching-type application and a data-collection-type application. Each application includes map display, data entry, and reporting functions.

This class is part of our Development training track. It is intended for IT staff, power users, third-party developers and integrators, and managers who want to learn the capabilities of the system.

Internet access, laptops, and lunch are provided.

Development Workshop

October 22–23: cost $1,000

Trainers: Paul Reavis and Brad Gray

Focus: Developing your own applications with the Map Integration Toolkit, with assistance from Partner personnel.

This is a free-form workshop rather than a formal class. Attendees must have taken the Map Integration Toolkit class at a previous time (i.e., not right before the workshop), be comfortable with Partner development, and have a specific project they are working on.

Internet access, laptops, and lunch are provided. Feel free to bring your own laptop, however. Bring everything needed for your project, including your own Partner installation.

Work Flow Automation

October22–23: cost $1,000

Trainer: Eric Wagoner

Focus: Management of the Partner system and optimizing work flow using Partner tools.

• review of the Partner Web
• permissions
• custom queries
• work flow optimization
• getting jobs unstuck
• cleaning up your hub

For more information about this class, go to Work Flow and the Partner Web Training.