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ProjectWise Design Integration Forum Best way for a consultant to connect to a client ProjectWise server?
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    Best way for a consultant to connect to a client ProjectWise server?

    Ryan Mann
    Offline Ryan Mann over 5 years ago

    As a consulting firm doing work for a DOT that is using ProjectWise, what is the best way to connect into their system? Currently we are just using the web interface as all we are needing to do is upload files to their system. Would it be easier or better to use ProjectWise Edge or ProjectWise Explorer and would using one of those instead of the web interface incur additional costs for us? 

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    • Ryan Mann
      0 Offline Ryan Mann Mon, Dec 11 2017 9:10 AM

      Is everyone on holiday already? I thought this was a simple question.

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    • Molly Watts
      0 Offline Molly Watts Mon, Dec 11 2017 12:50 PM in reply to Ryan Mann

      Hello Ryan, The answer to that question depends on what is configured at the DOT, and what types of connections they allow.  Have you talked with them about any other options they have?



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    • Ryan Mann
      0 Offline Ryan Mann Mon, Dec 11 2017 12:55 PM in reply to Molly Watts

      It was suggested from the someone at the DOT that it would be good to use the ProjectWise Explorer over the web application. We only need access to upload files at this time and will not be checking out files from their system to work on so I wasn't sure if he was referring to the full ProjectWise Explorer client or if Edge would work for us. I'd be happy to try out either one, but I need to know if there is a cost involved for us to use those programs as opposed to using the web portal. The documentation I have found on that is very unclear to me. 

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    • Molly Watts
      0 Offline Molly Watts Mon, Dec 11 2017 2:54 PM in reply to Ryan Mann

      Using ProjectWise Explorer will give you more functionality than the Web Client, however if the DOT does not have their server open for those connections outside their network, then you will not be able to access it.  As far as the licensing, that depends as well as to how they have it configured, if they would require you to use your own license



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    • Ryan Mann
      0 Offline Ryan Mann Tue, Dec 12 2017 1:12 PM in reply to Ryan Mann

      I have now tried ProjectWise Edge to connect to the client's server and I was told by our account manager that there is a small quarterly cost for using it. So far I see no benefit to it over using the web interface. It's slower to navigate and not as well laid out as the web interface, so I see no reason to pay extra for using it. Since we don't need the ability to check out and work on files from the client's server, I also see no reason we would need to use the ProjectWise Explorer, which I'm guessing costs more than Edge to use and we wouldn't gain any advantages from it. The way I currently see it, this whole system needs some serious refining and explanation on how it's intended to work for outside consultants to access a client's server. 

      I don't see anytime in the near future where we will be working on files stored on the clients PW server. As a consultant the only function of PW for us is currently submittals (uploading files into the client's system). So unless someone can convince me there is a good reason to use something other than the web interface, for now we will continue to use that.   

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