Preparing a Shell for Use in Unifier

What is a Configurable Shell?

Shells are:

Designed for on-going management of any entity, from a project, to maintenance, to leasing requirements. Management in these shells is not necessarily time-limited.
Able to use either the Standard Cost Manager (CBS based) or a Generic Cost Manager.
Able to use hierarchies to group and manage projects, maintenance functions, leases, or any other type of entity.
Designed in uDesigner and configured into hierarchies in Unifier.

Shell "Types," Shell "Instances," and Sub-Shells

Shell types are designed in uDesigner. A shell type could be Building or Country.

Shell instances are created in Unifier and are based on a shell type. Instances of a Building shell type could be different buildings, such as Olympic Stadium, Eiffel Tower, or Taj Mahal. Country instances could be China, India, or France.

Sub-shells do not occur until the administrator builds the shell hierarchy. Then shell types can be arranged in shell—sub-shell relationships, such as Country—Building. The Country shell would list China, India, and France. The Building sub-shell would list Eiffel Tower, Olympic Stadium, and Taj Mahal.

The uDesigner user:	The Unifier administrator:
Creates the shell types Examples: Buildings Regions Properties	Imports the shell types and organizes them into hierarchies. For example: Regions \| Properties \| Buildings Creates shell instances. Specifies what functions and features will be included in the shell, such as a cost manager (standard or generic), Resource Manager, Schedule Manager, and so on.

The uDesigner user:

The Unifier administrator:

Creates the shell types

Examples:

Buildings

Regions

Properties

Imports the shell types and organizes them into hierarchies. For example:

Regions

Properties

Buildings

Creates shell instances.
Specifies what functions and features will be included in the shell, such as a cost manager (standard or generic), Resource Manager, Schedule Manager, and so on.

Last Published Wednesday, July 2, 2025