• Folder Security and the ProjectWise Web Server

    When configuring the ProjectWise Web Server or the ProjectWise Web View Server it is important to note the folder security for the directories where you have installed the web server. Clearly IIS security is a major factor to the success of your deployment of a ProjectWise Web Server but be sure to simply add the local machine users group to the install location of the ProjectWise Web Server. For example, if you install…

  • Comparing two document attributes in ProjectWise

    I had a question the other day how to find documents where one of attribute could be compared to the other attribute. I would like to share my "workaround"solution with you.

    I used Office environment which comes with template datasource creation as an example to test. My intention was to find documents which attribute fields Sender is equal to Receiver.

    So I created search using Search Builder to…

  • Celebrating 100th ProjectWise Blog

    Today's blog marks the 100th in a series of ProjectWise related technical blogs. I started this blog last December to communicate technical information about ProjectWise that might otherwise be difficult to obtain. Many of the blogs contain "Best Practices" in the use of ProjectWise. Some explain new features, but one thing is common, they are all technical in nature without the sales pitch. I hope they have added value…

  • Spatial Web Part

    With the new ProjectWise V8i (SELECTseries 1) we have new enhanced communication between Web Parts in ProjectWise Web Server. Now the "Content" web part is in sync with the Spatial web part. So if we select a document in Spatial web part it is automatically selected in Content web part. We can use all the same commands as "Select all", "unselect all" or holding ctrl button to select few. And everything is synchronized…