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Key features of the cadett ELSA Enterprise

cadett ELSA Enterprise is the product for site owners and decentralized organizations with multi-site operations. Efficient solutions for working from home are also included.

cadett ELSA Enterprise is the product for the really big projects, such as the documentation of entire facilities. Several simultaneous users, many interconnected projects, designers in several locations, and sometimes working from home. This is where the functionality of cadett ELSA Enterprise comes into its own. The product is fully compatible with other cadett ELSA products. The differences between the different cadett ELSA products are described in the comparison list below.

Working with large sites

Super projects and facilities database

A super project is a large project consisting of many interconnected sub-projects with references and connections between them. Reports can be created for the entire super project. Central databases manage, among other things, all PLC I/O and provide the opportunity to define both plant structure and objects in advance.

VPN

Working from home or elsewhere

Support for efficient and fast work over slow networks like VPN is provided by WAN mode or thin clients. If you have no network connection at all, you can use the Travel features.

Dynamic editing of tables

Dynamic table editing

Edit the automatically generated tables directly on the screen or in Excel. The whole project is updated automatically, efficiently and dynamically.

Block diagram with SQL

Block diagram

Advanced block diagram management with configurable framework ideal for large plant suppliers. Based on MS SQL.

Article portal

Article portal

The built-in article portal from CADENAS allows you to load hundreds of thousands of articles directly into cadett ELSA.

PDF with hyperlinks

SilentPDF

Generation of PDF files in the background for many projects simultaneously.

Comparison of the different cadett ELSA products

The table below shows the differences between the different cadett ELSA products, which features are available in which product. 

Features
LT
PRO
ENT
Built-in genuine AutoCAD
Revision Management
Change lists between audits, automatically
Import/export of projects, symbols etc.
Full configuration per project
Drawing archive (editing)
Stylish viewing cabinet with printing facility
Free configuration of drawing frames
Drawing editor (drawing environment)
Maximum number of drawing sheets per project (OnLine)
100
Unlimited
Unlimited
OnLine error checking
OnLine connection control
OnLine consistency check
Symbol Generator
Ability to create your own macros/sub-circuits
Option Handling
Symbol library according to IEC617/IEC1082
Symbol library according to IEC617/IEC113
Symbol library according to DIN
Symbol library according to JIC
Symbol library according to ISO1219 (hydraulics/pneumatics)
Symbol library for instrumentation (equivalent to SSG)
Symbol library cabinet display
Cable harness module ("cable harness")
PLC
Automatic pick list for cabinet display symbols
Symbol list, editable, dynamic (1)
Device list with printing, OnLine
Device list, editable, dynamic (1)
Terminal list with printing, OnLine
Record table, editable, dynamic (1)
Cable list with printout, OnLine
Cable batch table with printing, OnLine
Cable lot table, editable, dynamic (1)
Internal connection table with printing, OnLine
Internal connection table, editable, dynamic (1)
Automatic wire-numbering
Possibility of easy editing via Excel
Report generator
Script generator (mass processing with AutoCAD)
Multi-page PDFs with hyperlinks
Translator
Catalog (article database) editing
Catalog (article database) import
Catalog (article database) editing with Excel
Full API for easy programming
Generator for intelligent external wiring diagrams
Support for thin clients, roaming profiles and dynamic workstations
Replicator (connects server installations in different locations)
Super projects (linking several projects)
Remote import (remote import of drawing environment with symbol libraries, catalogs etc.)
Remote Travel (remote import and export of projects)
SilentPDF (background generation of PDF files for many projects simultaneously)
WAN mode (support for slow networks such as VPN)
Enhanced management of PLC data (PLC database)
Facilities database
Advanced block diagram

1) The changes in the table are transferred OnLine to the circuit diagram.

Working with large sites

SUPER PROJECT

With cadett ELSA Enterprise you can manage huge projects by linking several projects together. It is possible to have references between drawing sheets in different sub-projects that are part of such a super project.

VPN

WAN/VPN

There is powerful functionality in cadett ELSA Enterprise that makes it possible to utilize thin clients, etc.

Dynamic table editing

Dynamic table editing

We call it Dynamic OnLine. It provides direct access to device lists, connection tables, terminal tables, and cable tables. You can edit the content directly on the screen. Circuit diagrams and other documents in the project will be updated with your changes at lightning speed, completely automatically.

Block diagram with SQL

Block diagram

There is powerful functionality in cadett ELSA Enterprise that provides the ability to create advanced block diagrams with advanced rule management for item structures such as cabinets for quick creation of complex facilities with many cabinets in a facility. It keeps track of all cables and parties and connections and makes sure there is no unauthorized double coating. Everything is tied together using MS SQL.

Article portal

ARTICLE PORTAL

A cooperation agreement between cadett and CADENAS gives all users of cadett ELSA access to a built-in portal with hundreds of thousands of articles. This makes it easy to search for the right article and then retrieve metadata and symbols for both 2D and 3D layouts and circuit diagrams. Everything is based on the eClass standard, which in turn is based on ISO3584 and IEC1360.

Read more about eClass in the FAQ.

PDF with hyperlinks

SilentPDF

SilentPDF creates PDFs for many projects at once. It works in the background, while you do something else.

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