This article discusses how to migrate your V8i datasets and projects to the Bentley Substation CONNECT Edition.
In Bentley Substation V8i, the application relied on its own setup configuration which was stored in the setup.xml file to locate the dataset, connect to the project database, and specify various default settings. In Bentley Substation CONNECT Edition, however, this setup.xml is replaced by the native Power Platform configuration system.
Note: Power Platform is the MicroStation core application that underlies the Bentley Substation CONNECT Edition product.
New Bentley Substation configuration variables have been introduced that can be set in any configuration file to achieve the same purposes that the setup.xml served in the V8i versions. See the Configuration Variables article for a complete listing.
In addition, you may wish to review the Configuration Files article to learn where these variables can be set to configure the software.
In V8i, the dataset was stored in the Promise Data folder which included the following folders:
In Bentley Substation CONNECT Edition, these folders have been moved under a Workspace that corresponds to the electrical standard you wish to use which are found here:
C:\ProgramData\Bentley\Substation CONNECT Edition\Configuration\WorkSpaces\Substation ANSI-IEEE Example\Standards\Substation
C:\ProgramData\Bentley\Substation CONNECT Edition\Configuration\WorkSpaces\Substation IEC Example\Standards\Substation
To migrate your V8i dataset to CONNECT and deploy that dataset to all users within your organization you should follow the instructions in the article: Deployment Guide - Substation CONNECT Edition.
Important! Before migrating your projects from V8i to CONNECT Edition it is highly recommended that you make a backup of our V8i Project Database and the V8i project files.
To access your V8i projects in the CONNECT Edition you must perform the following tasks:
C:\Program Files\Bentley\Substation CONNECT Edition\Substation\Electrical\SqlScripts\SQL_UpdateDB.sql