Floor Management - Changing the name of BB_FloorMaster.dgnlib

Every project must have the project Floor Manager data stored in it's own dgnlib.

The default name of the Floor Manager dgnlib is BB_FloorMaster.dgnlib, located by default in the WorkSet. For instance in the delivered NM Dataset the location is "C:\ProgramData\Bentley\OpenBuildings CONNECT Edition\Configuration\WorkSpaces\Building_Examples\worksets\BuildingTemplate_NM\Standards\DgnLib\BB_FloorMaster.dgnlib".

The location and name of the dgnlib is defined by BB_FLOORMASTER_DGN in each WorkSet Configuration File.

The data contained in BB_FloorMaster.dgnlib is obviously very important, you may wish to be able to name each project's floor master with a unique name to avoid any mixup in operation and when archiving or restoring from backup.

Provided that the filename specified by BB_FLOORMASTER_DGN matches the actual dgnlib name it will be found correctly.

If you have a small number of projects simply making matching edits to the file name and the BB_FLOORMASTER_DGN statement in each WorkSet Configuration File will be a valid approach.

For larger numbers of projects (or if you like me you just don't like repetitive tasks!) try the following methods to specify individual names for the Floor manager dgnlib:

Option A

_USTN_WORKSETNAME is a standard variable that gathers the name of the active WorkSet from the WorkSet CFG name, this can be used to uniquely identify the DGNLIB: 

1. In each WorkSet Configuration File edit the value of BB_FLOORMASTER_DGN to:
   BB_FLOORMASTER_DGN  = $(_USTN_WORKSETSTANDARDS)Dgnlib/$(_USTN_WORKSETNAME)_FloorMaster.dgnlib.
   
2. Rename each BB_FloorMaster.dgnlib to the pattern <WorkSetName>_FloorMaster.dgnlib, e.g. BuildingTemplate_NM_FloorMaster.dgnlib

Option B

You might utilize to use a standard organization identifier such as a project number via a custom variable: 

1. Add a custom variable PROJECTNUMBER or PROJECTCODE, depending how you name things, to your WorkSet CFG files.
2. Set the variable to the appropriate number/code in each WorkSet CFG file, e.g. PROJECTNUMBER = 999
3. Change the default BB_FLOORMASTER_DGN statement to include the number, e.g. BB_FLOORMASTER_DGN  = $(_USTN_WORKSETSTANDARDS)Dgnlib/$(PROJECTNUMBER)_FloorMaster.dgnlib.
4. Rename BB_FloorMaster.dgnlib in the 999 project to 999_FloorMaster.dgnlib

Notes:

Don't get carried away with custom variables, only add them when absolutely necessary otherwise things can get over-complicated when troubleshooting!

A custom variable such as PROJECTNUMBER can also be used to prefix the file names of other project specific resources. Once PROJECTNUMBER is defined, $(PROJECTNUMBER) can be used in any subsequent statements that define file names.