Administer GIM Suite – Desktop

Learn the key administrative concepts and tasks needed to set up and maintain the desktop component (i.e. acQuire 4) of GIM Suite, as per best practices.

Who benefits?

New administrators being introduced to the desktop component of GIM Suite

Learning Outcomes

1. Discuss the administrative roles and tasks related to managing GIM Suite.

Explain the responsibilities of a Database Manager in acQuire 4.
Identify the GIM Suite Licence model and user licence types.

2. Demonstrate the ability to configure an acQuire 4 workspace.

Create an ODBC connection.
Create a new workspace.
Configure the workspace options.
Create a workspace object shortcut.
Use the workspace configuration tool to create and synchronise workspaces.

3. Use the acQuire 4 manage options to configure the database.

Create a virtual field.
Apply validation and styling to a virtual field.
Create a derived field.
Create a form definition.
Define and create a workspace filter.
Create and manage grids and grid coordinate sets.
Manage the database through the acQuire 4 interface.

4. Discuss how to pull data from GIM Suite into third party software packages.

Explain the term Application Programming Interface (API).
Explain the purpose of acQuire Direct.
Identify the third-party programs that pull data from GIM Suite using the API.
Demonstrate how to create a data client view.
Explain how a data client view allows Microsoft Excel to pull data from the GIM Suite database.

5. Discuss how to export data from GIM Suite to third-party software packages.