Problem

I am unable to see the datasources from my windows 10 workstation using ProjectWise Administrator SS4 08.11.11.590

Solution

ProjectWise Administrator and ProjectWise Explorer SS4 version(s) are not supported on Windows 10 operating system. If you do not have access to the integration server, or have the resources to build a separate box with a supported operating system, then the following should work:

To be able to see the ProjectWise datasources on a SS4 08.11.11.590 server:

1. Uninstall all ProjectWise SS4 software from the client machine (Explorer and Admin)
2. Install the latest ProjectWise Connect Edition version of both the Explorer and Admin.
3. When you launch ProjectWise Admin connect edition and login to an older (SS4) datasource, you will be prompted with a message:
4. "The server you are connecting to is running a different version of ProjectWise.  ProjectWise Administrator only supports connections to the Matching version of ProjectWise Integration Server.  If you proceed, full administrative capabilities may not be available."  This just means that any new capabilities that may be in the connect edition will not work with older datasource.
5. Click okay to the message. 

Note: You cannot mix versions of ProjectWise on a single machine.  In other words you can not have PWE SS4 installed with PW admin Connect edition.  Explorer and Admin must be of the same version.

**The recommended solution would be to remote into the V8i Integration server and use the ProjectWise Administrator on that machine.  Or create an "administrator box" with the supported operating system with the matching version of ProjectWise Administrator as is on the server, and then remote into that box when you need to perform administrative tasks.

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