The BEXEL BCF Server, based on the OpenCDE BCF API v3.0 standard, is here. Now, model-based communication is made even easier within the entire BEXEL ecosystem. Users can create Issues, Document Approvals, Discussions, and other unique workflows. 

Some of the key features are listed below: 

• Integrated into the BEXEL ecosystem
  • Instead of exchanging problems in a traditional way by sending BCF files to each other via emails or other communication channels, all participants can communicate directly within the BEXEL ecosystem without the need for any additional application. 
  •  All modules within the BEXEL CDE, including the BEXEL Viewer, BEXEL Docs, and BEXEL BCF Server, are connected and communicate with each other, giving users the full capability of a fully integrated BIM solution. 
  • Model-based collaboration using BEXEL Viewer increases the level of understanding of what the user exactly requested. 
• Document Approvals 
  • The highly customizable process of approving external or internal documents after being uploaded into the BEXEL Docs in any phase of the project. 
  • The process can include single or multiple reviewers. 
  • The process can be finished after a single-step or a multi-step approval. 
  • After any action, all users participating in this process will get an email notification about the change. 
  • All participants included in the process can communicate via the Comments section. 
  • The workflow is based on the ISO 19650 standard. 
• Discussions
  • An easy way to communicate in real-time on a specific topic through a chat-like interface between all stakeholders within a single project.
  • A custom number of Participants can be added to a discussion. 
• Participants 
  • Besides people who can change Issue (Created by or Assigned To) or Document Approval (Created by or Reviewers), any user can also be added as a read-only observer using the Participants list. 
  • Participants can add comments but cannot change the Issue or Document Approval. 
• Linked documents 
  • Any set of documents from BEXEL Docs can be linked to any type of issue including Issues, Document Approvals, or Discussion. 
  • All-access rights defined inside the Docs module will be applied, so users do not need to think about it again in the BCF module. 
• E-mail notifications 
  • Notifications will be sent for the following changes made inside the BCF Manager tab: 
    • Creation of a new Issue or Document Approval, 
    • Change of Document Approval status when any of the reviewers accepted, any of the reviewers Rejected, all reviewers from one phase (e.g., First Reviewers) have accepted, or all reviewers from all phases accepted,
    • The author has changed the linked documents and returned the status to ‘Pending for Approval’. 
  • Notifications are sent immediately after a change and are sent to a specific subset of users who are interested in a particular change. 
• Custom labels (tags) on a project level 
  • An administrator can define a custom set of labels (tags) based on project type, region, or company rules. 
  • New labels can be defined for any stage of the project and can be used for any type of issue. 
• Enhanced filtering 
  • Filter in this module allows users to filter issues by the person assigned to Issue/Document approval, Type and Priority of the issue, Status, Deadline, or Custom defined Tags.   
  • Also, there are predefined custom filters that can accelerate work. Some of them are Document Approvals, My Pending for Approval, Pending for Approval, Approved, or Rejected.