Project Guide
Figure 31 on page 27
shows the “Project Guide” sidebar display, which can help you track the tasks related to a specific project.
You can access this guide by clicking the Project Guide bar at the right of any project view. The guide shows you the status of system-configuration requirements and technical design
features. Checkmark icons indicate which design components are already in place. Each component name is a link that takes you to the configuration page for that component.
You can add To-Do notes to the Project Guide for additional items that you want to track and complete for the project. The To-Do list is visible to a recipient of a project. However, the
sender’s and recipient’s copies of both the Project and its associated Project Guide are independent. They do not reflect subsequent changes that each user makes in their copy of the
project. For information on the project-sharing function, see
“‘Send Copy To’ details”.
The lower section of the Project Guide provides links to reference documentation and other sales related tools:
▪Configurator
Example: e-config on Cloud Configurator
▪Interoperability and Compatibility
Example: IBM System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC), a web site that shows supported platforms for the
Storage Virtualize and DS8000 storage families.
▪Financial Modeling Tools
Example: Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Modeling Tools
▪Power/Energy Estimator Tools
Example: System Energy Estimator
▪Storage Sales Information
Example: Storage Sales Kits, Sales Plays, Case Studies and Competitive Corner
▪Demos, Lab Services, IBM Garage for Systems
Example: IBM Solutions Client Experience Portal
▪IBM Systems Solution Assurance Process
Examples:
– Worldwide Solution Assurance Overview
– Systems Solution Assurance Trigger Criteria and Designated Products List
– Worldwide Solution Assurance Trigger Criteria for IBM Software
For information on the Project Guide for specific products, see the following sections:
Figure 31 Project Guide, sidebar display opened