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Users often wish to create multiple projects with the same project options. This document describes how this can be accomplished without having to modify the project options in each project as it is created.
In legacy versions of promis•e, this was achieved by the "Use Parameters From" option of the New Project dialog. In promis•e 2007 and continuing with promis•e V8i and Bentley Substation V8i, a similar technique can be used. It is also possible to specify a set of project options to be used by default when a new project is created.
Project option settings are stored as .XML files. These .XML files can be shared between workstations or on a network. Project options can be "saved off" to .XML files from the Options dialog.
Create a project and configure the settings in Options > Project Options as desired. Refer to the "Project Management" section of Help for details.
Click the floppy disk icon on the "Project options" bar on the left or the "Save Options Profile" link on the right.
The Save Project Options Profile dialog will appear. Give this file a meaningful name. To avoid confusion, consider including "ProjectOptions" in the file name. If you are using the Manage Data Folder Path method on the Setup dialog, save the file in the \promis-e Data\Config\Options folder or \Substation Data\Config\Options folder so that it is available for selection on the Setup dialog as discussed in the next section.
Note: It is acceptable to overwrite an existing project option profile in one of the above paths as a means of "modifying" it. Never overwrite a non-project options .XML file with the project options settings. This will result in program errors. Do not overwrite a ProjectOptions.xml file in a project folder.
To use this file when creating a new project, simply click the [...] button near the Use Project Options From field in the New Project dialog and browse for the .xml file.
To have this file appear in the Use Project Options From field of the New Project dialog by default:
Close all open pages and open the Setup dialog.
In the System Paths tab or area, locate the Project Option Profile path.
Click the down arrow button (the browse [...] button if managing individual paths) and select the newly created project options .XML file. Make sure that only a project options .XML file is selected.
Click OK.
Now every time a new project is created, it will have these options by default. A different project options .xml file can still be selected for Use Project Options From when a new project is being created.
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