About AutoVue Web Version

Meridian supports two versions of the AutoVue viewer on client computers, the AutoVue Desktop versions (AutoVue 2D Professional and optional AutoVue 3D Professional Advanced) and the AutoVue Web Version.

The AutoVue Desktop versions are embedded in the BlueCielo viewer and require no special deployment. But if your organization requires a zero footprint deployment for web applications or for 64-bit client support, you should consider deploying the AutoVue Web Version instead. The AutoVue Web Version is a Java applet that displays documents that are rendered by an AutoVue rendering server. The basic architecture of the AutoVue Web Version when integrated with Meridian Enterprise is shown in the following figure.

The AutoVue applet server and rendering server software can be installed on one or more network servers as shown in the preceding figure if many client computers require the service. This architecture is best suited for the department and enterprise deployment models.

Within the deployment models, the AutoVue Web Version software may be installed on the following computers depending on the expected viewing workload:

• The Meridian Enterprise application server together with Web Access (minimal workload)
• A Web Access web server (moderate workload)
• Independent Java application server and web server (heavy workload)

The AutoVue Web Version software may also be installed on client computers (for desktop clients only) if a dedicated rendering server is unjustified, such as in the departmental or workgroup models. Obviously, this would not be a zero footprint installation and should not be considered by organizations that require it. For installation of all deployment types, see Installing AutoVue Web Version.

Note    When deployed with Meridian, the AutoVue Web Version currently does not support text search lookup lists, Meridian Asset Management Module tag hotspots, and file conversion in some scenarios. All other functionality, including external references, hybrid documents, watermarks (may not appear identical in the desktop viewer, depending on configuration), thumbnails, full-text search, redlining, and hotspots (created manually in AutoVue only) are supported.

Your decision as to which AutoVue version to install and in which deployment configuration can be guided using the following figure.