When a user has insufficient ProjectWise permissions, error messages can occur when attempting certain operations in Promis.e and Bentley Substation.
When trying to use Project Manager to create a project in a ProjectWise datasource, the following tooltip appears near the Save in field on the New Project dialog.
You do not have permission to create a project in this folder in ProjectWise
Causes include missing Folder permissions (Create) or Project permissions (Allow user to create projects and to upgrade folders to projects).
When using Project Manager to create a project in a ProjectWise datasource, the following message is displayed. The message is also displayed when trying to create project pages or delete or rename the project:
InformationThe project is read-only, you cannot proceed.
Causes include missing Document permissions (Modify).
When trying to delete a project the following message is displayed:
You do not have permission to do this on some subfolders or files of the project.
Causes include missing Document permissions (Delete), Folder permissions (Delete), or Project permissions (Allow user to delete projects).
When using Project Manager to create a project in a ProjectWise datasource, the following message is displayed.
AlertYou do not have permission to create the project document from ProjectWise.
Causes include missing Document permissions (Create).
Open the ProjectWise Administrator application
Expand the datasource in the tree pane and select Users
Right-click the user in the right-hand pane and select Properties > Settings
Double-click Project Permissions to expand it.
Set the check boxes to enable all of the following permissions:Allow user to change project permissionsAllow user to create projects and to upgrade folders to projectsAllow user to change project types and project propertiesAllow user to delete projects
Note: It may be necessary to restart Promis.e or Bentley Substation for the changes to be recognized by the software.
Permissions in ProjectWise
Error 58040 (access denied) upgrading folder to project