PaX Server

PaX Server

When your company books the PaX module from the DMIx family, the ColorDigital team will set up a dedicated PaX server for you hosted by ColorDigital company.

The reason master data is hosted on dedicated servers is to give your company full access and complete control over the data. Additionally, the dedicated, customer-based PaX servers help improve performance for search queries, as data is searched and found simultaneously across individual servers.

For example, a designer from a brand searches for a woven fabric with checks across all DMIx Supplier Accounts linked to their DMIx Customer Account. The designer's search request is sent simultaneously to all DMIx Supplier PaX servers, allowing results to be quickly retrieved and delivered due to the parallel search process across multiple servers.

 

PaX User

Since PaX uses its own servers (in addition to the DMIx Company Account servers), separate user accounts are needed. Your company will choose which users will be responsible for managing the master data in PaX. The ColorDigital team will then create user accounts for these individuals and provide login details.

Only users with a PaX account can log in through the PaX login page and manage data. Users without a PaX account will not be able to access the PaX server.

There are two types of PaX users:

• PaX Administrator: Manages all data.

• PaX Users: Work with the data.

To view PaX data in the DMIx Account, users must have the PaX function added to their account. Without this, they cannot see PaX data.

How to Access the PaX Server

Users with a PaX account can access the server through their web browser by entering their PaX Server address (e.g. https://companyname.pax.services/#/) or via the DMIx Application via the "Tools" section in the DMIx Company Account. After logging in, users can add or edit data as needed.

PaX Dashboard

After logging in to the server, you will land on the PaX dashboard. At the right side in the grey menu bar, you can find all actions, you can perform as a PaX Administrator and/or PaX user.

These are the most important features for you to know:

View/Edit Data:
This take you to the Data Editor page. Here, you can view data, search for data using the search bar, or, with the right permissions, enter new data or edit existing data.

• At the top of the page, the different detail pages are shown in blue text.

• The gray "+" icon opens a dialog to manually add a new item.

• On the item level, you can edit, delete, or copy data using the gray icons.

• If you click the green "Back to Dashboard" link, you will automatically return to the homepage, the dashboard.

Download Template:

Under this menu option, you can download a blank Excel template for the selected schema. You can save it locally on your computer. For more details, see the chapter "PaX Schema."

Import Data:

Here you can upload the filled Excel template with your data to save it on the PaX server. The system will check the data during each upload and show a detailed error message if there are any typos or data errors. If you get an error message, cancel the upload, fix the errors in the Excel file, and then start the upload process again.

Export User Data:
When you are logged in as a user, you can download all your records from the PaX server into an Excel sheet. Only the records created by you will be downloaded.

Export Admin Data:
When you are logged in as an admin, you can download all the records on the PaX server, no matter which user created them. It is recommended to download all existing data as a backup copy before any schema update.