open a particular Workset

RE: open a particular Workset

Marc Thomas — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 11:35:24 GMT

Gerd,

While we don't maintain a shared recently used list for each WorkSpace, each user should build up a list of recent WorkSets on the Backstage:

This cannot be pre-populated (as far as I know), but once a user has selected and used a WorkSet it should be listed here. Does that meet the need in part at least?

RE: open a particular Workset

John Frampton — Wed, 03 Jul 2019 13:06:52 GMT

I went back and reread this. Sorry I missed that you just want to set a default WorkSet for the WorkSpace. It really has nothing to do with the User as you want all users to start with the same default craft (WorkSet).

IMHO this is a bug, what you did should work. In V8i you could define a User to select a specific Project by setting _USTN_PROJECTNAME in the User CFG file. In CONNECT User is essentially WorkSpace and Project is WorkSet. So you should be able to set a WorkSpace to have a default WorkSet by defining _ustn_worksetname in the Workspace CFG file.

I would contact Support and ask them to file a defect on this issue. But again thats IMHOWDNM

RE: open a particular Workset

MaryB — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 21:02:11 GMT

It would be nice to do this on the fly.

RE: open a particular Workset

David Trejo-Rodriguez — Sun, 30 Jun 2019 19:59:16 GMT

The last used combination of WorkSpace and WorkSet should be used when microstatin is opened if this is not happening you may want to check the rights on the prefs folder.

[quote userid="5901" url="~/products/administration/f/product-administration-forum/181520/open-a-particular-workset"]_ustn_worksetname = >CRAFT<[/quote]

This is read at startup from the personal.cfg to determine the initial workspace/workset combination.

[quote userid="5901" url="~/products/administration/f/product-administration-forum/181520/open-a-particular-workset/529095"]The bulk of files has not yet been branded. They are pre-Connect. We also will get a constant stream of thrird Party files that Need to be assinged to the right project. [/quote]

You may want to try to bulk associate using the batch process these files similar to the following article:

https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/32023/how-to-break-the-association-between-certain-files-and-a-specific-workset

the keyin you would use file associateworkset

RE: open a particular Workset

John Frampton — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 13:21:04 GMT

Hi Gerd,

How does it know the correct craft? If "User A" is to use "Craft X" and "User B" "Craft Y" is there a variable (or something) outside MicroStation that knows the relationship between user and craft?

RE: open a particular Workset

mlm — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 12:35:38 GMT

I rather would not have a bunch of Icons on the desktop which are hardly discernable. I open microStation, select the Workspace (customer Environment) and then the Workset (craft or project) If you work in different Environments that appears to me a staight workflow.

RE: open a particular Workset

mlm — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 12:29:36 GMT

Thats fine, I just want to do it the other way around. Select a workset to work in. Then open the file; or create a new file.

The bulk of files has not yet been branded. They are pre-Connect. We also will get a constant stream of thrird Party files that Need to be assinged to the right project.

RE: open a particular Workset

Tom Felcone — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 11:06:14 GMT

Gerd,

Can you use a shortcut with the -wk<WORKSPACE> -ww<WORKSET> switches?
https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/8873/microstation-command-line-options-and-switches

Tom F.

RE: open a particular Workset

Kevin van Haaren — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 09:09:14 GMT

Dgn files are branded to the workspace/workset they go with. Can you just double-click the dgn and have it open straight to the workset?