RPS Settings Command
The TBC Earthworks Website and Earthworks Work Orders commands require that the RPS - Earthworks System is configured within the RPS Settings command so that TBC knows the URL / Path to the RPS - Earthworks Server and your login credentials.
Earthworks Website Command
The Earthworks Website command provides a one click access to the RPS - Earthworks system from inside the TBC application.
Earthworks Work Orders Command
The Earthworks Work Orders command is used inside TBC to create and upload Work Orders, Survey Surfaces, Aerial Imagery and Other Map Overlays as well as map linework and text information to the RPS - Earthworks system.
RPS Settings
Setting up your RPS - Earthworks connection
To set up the RPS - Earthworks settings you will need to run the RPS Settings command first to setup and configure TBC to know where the RPS - Earthworks server resides. RPS Settings can be found in the GLK Mine Tools Menu in the Earthworks Group.
Setting up the RPS Settings File Locations:
The settings for the Earthworks Settings will be stored in a file called EarthWorksSettings.rps that is written into a folder defined in the File Locations settings of RPS Settings. You can create a folder anywhere on your computer in which to store all RPS settings information related to RPS commands. The folder should be somewhere that is not affected by TBC installations and upgrades so that it remains present before and after a system level upgrade of the TBC software.
A good place is \Documents\RPS Settings\
Once the file locations settings has been defined, select the Earthworks Settings option.
In this dialog there are two tabs. The first tab focuses on the RPS - Earthworks Server connection settings and configuration. The second tab focuses on the definition of the tolerance settings for the Design and Capping surface models served up to the RPS - Earthworks system from TBC.
Server Configuration Tab
To connect and login to the RPS - Earthworks System you will need to enter the following information about your installation
Server address:
The server address is the URL for the RPS - Earthworks Server e.g.
https://cis.test.rockpilesolutions.com/
Each RPS - Earthworks installation is unique and each has its own URL.
For the GLK mine the server address is as follows
http://grootegeluktcc.exxaro.com/
or
https://grootegeluktcc.exxaro.com/
Note: Do not use a www address
Currently the HTTPS version uses an expired myconnectedsite.com certificate - you need to allow the use of the certificate if you use the HTTPS server path. The certificate needs to be updated by the Exarro IT team.
User name:
Enter your username as defined by your system admin to access the RPS - Earthworks System
The server admin username and password can be provided if necessary by written agreement only.
Organization:
Enter your organization name for the RPS - Earthworks System.
For the Grootegeluk Mine system the organization name is tcc
Password
Enter your user Password to access the RPS - Earthworks system
Verify credentials button
Once you have entered the above information you can click the Verify credentials button to connect to the server and test your login information. If successful the system will show you the following dialog confirming your credentials verified successfully.
If your credentials have been set up incorrectly then you will get this message
Note that you have to have been setup on the RPS - Earthworks system by your system administrator prior to starting use of the system.
Earthworks Project:
The RPS - Earthworks System is licensed by the project. The GLK mine system has a single project defined, into which all data will be uploaded or created.
The GLK Mine project is called Grootegeluk Once you have verified your credentials you can select it from the pull down list of projects should you have more than one project available to you.
The project limits are set as shown in the mage below
The boundary coordinates (Lat/Long) of the 4 corners are as follows
27.4626966677011
-23.71637003398985
27.57824174605679
-23.69193761605457
27.58148320236221
-23.62194232195044
27.44817220583323
-23.6268494988944
27.4626966677011
-23.71637003398985
The Site Calibration file stored with the project that is used by the production data server (Raptor) is downloadable below should you require it.
Site Calibration File
Place File Here
Only show work orders created with this TBC project checkbox:
You can create data for the RPS - Earthworks system from any Trimble Business Center Project. For example you may have one project for 860 level backfills, one for 900 level backfills and one for 940 level backfills, as well as one for Haul Road regrading operations and another for general earthworks tasks (cuts and Fills). If you separate your work into separate TBC projects, it also makes sense to check this checkbox, so that when using one TBC project you only see the Work Orders on RPS - Earthworks that were generated from the current TBC project. This helps to keep the amount of Work Orders and Design data etc. to a minimum in each TBC project.
Typically leave this checkbox checked.
Show archived work orders checkbox
As you create, execute and complete work orders, they will be archived so that they no longer take up space on dashboards etc. The same applies here to TBC use, when you are creating and uploading Work Orders, you have the option to be able to see / not see archived work orders in reported lists within the Earthworks Work Orders command.
Typically leave this box unchecked.
Tolerances Tab
The Tolerances tab dialog looks as follows
Design tolerance Styles
TBC serves up Design Files and Capping Design files to the RPS - Earthworks system in the form of Work Orders. The Design and Capping Design surfaces have tolerances associated with them that are used to monitor the “Quality” of the constructed surfaces.
For Design surfaces (Backfill, Cut/Fill or Grading Work Orders), the quality metric is defined by the finished grade surface being 100% within the defined tolerances that provide the acceptable High and Low limits of the surface.
For Capping surfaces the quality metrics include the same surface accuracy tolerance and an additional material thickness tolerance. For example the Capping surface models provide for a 3m thickness of overburden material that will seal the discard material placed in the backfill surface. The quality of a capping surface is then 100% when the finished surface is within the defined elevation tolerance range of the design model and when 100% of the material is at least 3m thick +/- the thickness tolerances. The thickness of the capping is the final surface of capping - the final surface of the backfill surface that sits below it.
For both types of tolerance, TBC uses the concept of styles to create the settings and then allows you to select those styles within the work order creation process.
Design tolerance styles
The Design tolerance style sets the high and low tolerance for design surfaces.
To create a new style (other than the default style) press the 
button
To edit an existing style, select the style in the list of available styles and click the 
button. You can also double click the style that you wish to edit in the list
To delete an existing style, select the style in the list of available styles and click the 
button
Editing a design surface tolerance style
##Name:
Enter the name for the tolerance style e.g. GLK - Design Tolerance
High tolerance:
Enter the High Tolerance setting you require. The tolerance value is always entered as a positive value (above the design surface). In all cases the High Tolerance will be higher than the low tolerance value.
Low tolerance:
Enter the Low Tolerance setting you require. the tolerance is always entered as a positive value (below the design surface). In all cases the Low Tolerance needs will be lower than the high tolerance value.
OK
Click OK to accept the entered values
Cancel
Click Cancel to close the dialog and not save the changes made.
Editing a Capping Tolerance Style
Name:
Enter the name for the tolerance style e.g. GLK - Capping Tolerance
Capping Surface - High Tolerance:
Enter the High Tolerance setting you require. The tolerance value is always entered as a positive value (above the design surface). In all cases the High Tolerance will be higher than the low tolerance value.
Capping Surface - Low Tolerance:
Enter the Low Tolerance setting you require. The tolerance value is always entered as a positive value (below surface). In all cases the Low Tolerance needs will be lower than the high tolerance value.
Capping Thickness - Thickness
Enter the planned thickness of the capping layer material e.g. 3m
Capping Thickness - High Tolerance (Too Thick)
Enter the high tolerance for the thickness value i.e. the point at which the capping should be flagged as “Too Thick” (while this in itself is unlikely to be a failed tolerance, it is more a flag for wasted material or excess work / excess material use for the operation). The high tolerance value is always entered as a positive value. The high tolerance for thickness will always be greater than the low tolerance value.
Capping Thickness - Low Tolerance - (Too Thin)
Enter the low tolerance for the thickness value i.e. the point at which the capping should be flagged as “Too Thin”. The low tolerance value is always entered as a positive value. The low tolerance will always be less than the high tolerance value.
It is not uncommon to have the low tolerance value as 0 and the high tolerance of e.g. +0.10m for example.
Note:
We will shortly implement an Origin Offset Value for the tolerance settings - this allows you to offset the design surface prior to the determination of tolerances i.e. if you enter an origin offset of 0.05m that raises the design elevation by 5cm from which the high and low tolerances will be computed. So with an origin offset of 0.05 and a High tolerance of 0.1 and a low tolerance of 0.1, this would result in the In tolerance range for a design elevation of 100.000m being 99.950 to 100.150 at that location. This is being implemented to address the possibility that a user may wish to work the tolerances to something other than +/- a tolerance applied to the design surface as specified.
OK
Click OK to accept the entered values
Cancel
Click cancel to close the dialog and not save the changes made.
OK:
Click OK to save your settings and complete your setup
Cancel:
Click Cancel to abort the RPS Settings command and not save the changes that you have made.
Once the server configuration settings and tolerance settings have been setup and verified, you can access the RPS - Earthworks System by pressing the Earthworks Website button on the menu. If you are not logged into the system, you will need to enter your login credentials to gain access as a system user.
Admin Support
If you have any login issues, please contact your system administrator or your contacts at SITECH South Africa for assistance.
The Grootegeluk System Administrator is Meshack Thusi (Solution Analyst)
They can be contacted by Phone: +27 73 630 9766
They can be contacted by email: Meshack.Thusi@exxaro.com
The SITECH South Africa contact person is Jaco Witsche
They can be contacted by Phone: +27 64 752 0914
They can be contacted by email: jaco_witsche@sitech.co.za