With ProjectWise SelectSeries3 release, there is an easier way to set Project/Folder and document security. You no longer need to open the folder properties dialog to set its permissions.
As you select each folder, its’ permissions are displayed on the ‘Access Control’ tab of the preview pane. You can easily perform the following
When a user is a member of the Administrator group, he or she will have full access to every node under the datasource (Applications, States, Environments, Users, etc.).
Now with ProjectWise SELECTseries 3, each node has a “Granular Security” tab allowing the ProjectWise administrator to define who should have access only to a particular node. There is also a new group called “Restricted Adminstrator” that…
Group and User List Membership
Groups and user lists are two different ways of grouping users together in the datasource.
Groups are typically created by the administrator as a way to group together users who need the same access rights to folders and documents. Once a group is created, you can then assign that group permission to a folder, rather than assigning each user permission to the folder, one at a time.
User…
Is there a way to use Project Properties conditionally in a MicroStation Workspace? There is a technique to do this, simply create a Workspace Variable at the Command Line using the –ws switch.
Example: -wsCountry=$PROJECT#PROJECT_Country…
ProjectWise Database User requirements
ProjectWise can run on both Oracle and Microsoft SQL Servers, it uses a multi-user connection in which the ProjectWise Server has a connection with the database (through ODBC or SQL Native Client). Besides this, users access ProjectWise through their own authorization in ProjectWise.For the Database, there is only one user which is really important and needs to be setup with according…
In all of my ProjectWise deployments, one of the first things I develop is an architecture diagram depicting a structure of the system hardware and ProjectWise components that run on them, showing how the hardware and software components work together. In other words, an architecture diagram should include the hardware for your ProjectWise system; including key specifications such has CPUs, operating system and RAM(memory…
During ProjectWise training, I am often asked what is the definition of a “Datasource”. In general terms, the name datasource is commonly used when creating a query to the database. More specifically, I define a datasource as a structure that contains specific ProjectWise information, such as users, groups, environments, etc. which is stored in a database. Each PW datasource must be attached to its own database…
Readme’s have come a long way since the readme.txt files of old. Over the years, table of contents and hyperlinks have been added. The format of the Select Series I readme has a hyperlinked table of contents on the left and the actual contents on the right. Some of the table of contents links are to on-line web pages. Be aware that you can no longer scroll from beginning to end with the format. Nor is there an obvious…
ProjectWise i-model Composer (SELECT Series 1) is a desktop application for generating i-models.
An i-model is a read-only container which contains 2D/3D geometry as well as business data.
You can publish an i-model which will produce separate i-models for master and reference files or you can publish a package which is a single file containing master and references.
With ProjectWise i-model Composer, it requires…
When working with the ProjectWise Distribution Service, each “job” creates a variety of different files, including a copy of all files selected by the Job (and their Reference Files), any renditions, job history and more. Over time, these files can take up quite a bit of disk space and should be cleaned periodically. If you read the ProjectWise Implementation Guide, it states “It is recommended that you never…