What is the best way to create project specific dg catalogs

Re: What is the best way to create project specific dg catalogs

rklaschka — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 14:24:04 GMT

Yes I'll do that Travis.

I'm fine on the more administrative side of the dataset stuff, I'll talk to Volker about getting this included in the next release of the gb_dataset too.

Re: What is the best way to create project specific dg catalogs

T_Wollet — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 22:54:40 GMT

I see the value in such a functionality, but know that it would require development so I can't be of any help there. I would suggest that you submit a Change Request. The simpler solution would be to restrict write permissions to the central dataset and only allow writing to the project dataset.

How familiar are you with creating new DG Catalog Items in a new XML? I know that the GB dataset doesn't have project specific entries in there the XML's, but if you are familiar with creating new DG items yourself that it would be simple to create these template entries in the XML's and use those updated XMLs in your project template for all new projects.

-Travis

Re: What is the best way to create project specific dg catalogs

rklaschka — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 19:30:03 GMT

The issue is that the gb dataset has a project specific catalog, but no entries so its difficult to know its there.

There is the wider issue that the intetion of the location specific datasets is that it shouldn't be editable, project datasets are the only ones that should be editable, not least because a new localised dataset should over right the exiting and delete any changes.

Would you consider adding something like a catalog writable config variable? That would allow writability to be controlled by configuration.

Better still a resource writable config variable that could prevent any resource file being tampered with.

Robert

Re: What is the best way to create project specific dg catalogs

T_Wollet — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 02:03:24 GMT

Robert,

Mark is correct in that the best/easiest method for creating project specific catalog items is to copy the project templates. I am not involved in the GB Dataset so I will have to take your word that there are not templates in the GB Project Template. I would recommend creating some project templates in an XML stored in your template project datagroupcatalogs directory. For the US Dataset I included project templates for most (if not all) architectural and structural catalogs.

HTH,

Travis

Re: What is the best way to create project specific dg catalogs

mark.wilhelmsen — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 21:19:41 GMT

You can also create the DG catalog entry from DG Catalog Editor. When you create a new catalog item you will have the option to select the XML file that will store the information. Chose one from the project dataset location. I don't have the GB dataset in front of me but it should be in a similar location as the US one. Looks like this image:

Re: What is the best way to create project specific dg catalogs

rklaschka — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 21:34:42 GMT

Thats a nice feature of the US dataset.

Its a non-existent feature of the GB dataset...

Good guide though so basically what you are saying is that copying from a particular file will honor the file source.

Thanks!

Re: What is the best way to create project specific dg catalogs

mark.wilhelmsen — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 20:11:08 GMT

The recommended method is to copy the 'x-Template | Project_Wall' using the 'Save a Copy of Catalog Item' icon. This will write the new wall to the project dataset.