Role Specific DGNLIB with Item Types and Report Definition

RE: Role Specific DGNLIB with Item Types and Report Definition

Jacek Soroko — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 08:28:26 GMT

Hi Rod,

Thanks for your comment. I have tried to switch roles and you are right, it does not work properly. I noticed that when I changed the role the DGNLIB from previous role were loaded as well. So, the list of DGNLIB was growing everytime I switched to new role. Once I close MicroStation and switch to specific role again, I could see the DNGLIB from that specific role only.

However, it still does not load the organisation DGNLIB when the following line to Role.cfg is added.

MS_DGNLIBLIST_ITEMTYPES < $(_USTN_WORKSPACEROOT)Roles/Electrical/Dgnlib/*.dgnlib

Also, if any following line is added to Role.cfg file, MicroStation does not load any role specific DGNLIB.

MS_DGNLIBLIST > $(_USTN_WORKSPACEROOT)Roles/Electrical/Dgnlib/*.dgnlib

MS_DGNLIBLIST < $(_USTN_WORKSPACEROOT)Roles/Electrical/Dgnlib/*.dgnlib

MS_DGNLIBLIST = $(_USTN_WORKSPACEROOT)Roles/Electrical/Dgnlib/*.dgnlib

RE: Role Specific DGNLIB with Item Types and Report Definition

Rod Wing — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 17:12:04 GMT

There is a known issue with the Role configurations.

If you want to switch roles, you have to open a dgn file using the new role, close MicroStation and restart.

Just switching Roles, and opening a dgn file leaves you in the previous Role.

RE: Role Specific DGNLIB with Item Types and Report Definition

Jacek Soroko — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 17:10:14 GMT

I actually tried "=", ">" and "<" with MS_DNGLIBLIST but it does not work from my role configuration file. I guess I did something wrong, but I do not know where.

It is interesting that MS_DGNLIBLIST_ITEMTYPES from role level works, but it throws out other MS_DNGLIBLIST (specified on organisation level), no matter whether it is appended or prepend. So, it attaches only DGNLIB from my role level.

Here is my Role.cfg how MS_DGNLIBLIST and MS_DGNLIBLIST_ITEMTYPES were assigned.

#----------------------------------------------------------------------
#  Role.Template - Template for new Role
#----------------------------------------------------------------------

AC_ROLE_PROFILE = Electrical

#MS_DGNLIBLIST				> $(_USTN_WORKSPACEROOT)Roles/Electrical/Dgnlib/*.dgnlib
MS_DGNLIBLIST_ITEMTYPES 		< $(_USTN_WORKSPACEROOT)Roles/Electrical/Dgnlib/*.dgnlib


#ITEMTYPE_LOOKUP 			> $(_USTN_WORKSPACEROOT)Roles/Electrical/Itemlib/KAW_CarbonAssessmentLookup.xlsx

Please note that in the code above there is "#" symbol before MS_DGNLIBLIST, but it was removed when I was testing the configuration.

RE: Role Specific DGNLIB with Item Types and Report Definition

Kevin van Haaren — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:43:19 GMT

Did you use MS_DGNLIBLIST with an = after it?

When you do that it tells MicroStation "Throw out all my other MS_DGNLIBLIST files and just use this one"

Instead you want to use a > or < instead

> will append your setting to the current list of dgnlibs, and

< will prepend your setting to the current list of dgnlibs

doesn't really matter which you use here.

more details here:

Assignment Statements (bentley.com)

RE: Role Specific DGNLIB with Item Types and Report Definition

Jacek Soroko — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:10:18 GMT

Hi Kevin,

Thanks for your feedback. Really appreciated.

I was trying to use MS_DGNLIBLIST from roles level and it works. However, it is not uploading then some DGNLIBs on organisation level.

Do you know how this can be fixed?

RE: Role Specific DGNLIB with Item Types and Report Definition

Kevin van Haaren — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 13:35:54 GMT

There isn't a specific variable for reports so add an additional line:

MS_DGNLIBLIST > dgnlib_with_reports

even if it's the same dgnlib that has your item types.