Connect edition 17 - How can I remove unwanted configurations from GUI?

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In CE17 there seems to be another layer of messy configuration options bar in already confusing config jungle. How can I get rid of them? Our Microstaton users no need to access any example configs as we use our company workspace only. Therefore I would like to turn obsolete items off so that only our own config options would be visible. What's the point making the GUI more complicated? Who needs this?

Yongan.Fu · Answer

After I created another Configuration, there will be a file configuration.xml under folder C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Bentley\MicroStation\10.0.0\prefs. Open this xml file and change the default configuration's tag false to true , then you can hide the default configuration. Below is my StartScreen with two configurations hidden.

Ian Lapper · Answer

Hi Yrjo 
 
 You can right click on the unwanted links and select HIDE

Marc Thomas · Answer

Documentation is here: Creating and Managing Configurations (bentley.com) . The XML syntax is not currently included in help. It is covered by this new blog: Configuration Tips - Manage Configuration Utility . Configurations are stored in C:\Users\...\AppData\Local\Bentley\MicroStation\10.0.0\prefs\configuration.xml. This file can be copied to any users provided that the path(s) stored in the XML for each configuration is/are valid for each user. The example configuration can be hidden by editing the XML, set the IsActive statement to false : false Development is continuing to work on this feature so these comments will be taken note of. This feature was introduced in response to demand from our users for multiple configurations and does offer a more flexible mechanism for control of configurations, we need to do some further work to address the questions in this thread.

Marc Thomas · Answer

Hi Stirling, Once the XML is edited to false your users will only see the Custom Configuration:

Connect edition 17 - How can I remove unwanted configurations from GUI?

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