In the CONNECT Edition, the software utilizes the native Power Platform configuration system to locate the dataset, connect to the project database, and specify various default settings.
Note: Power Platform is the MicroStation core application that underlies the CONNECT Edition product.
New configuration variables have been introduced that can be set in any configuration file to configure the software. The purpose of this article is to provide a comprehensive list of the application specific variables that are used to configure the software and explain their purpose.
Application variables are prefixed with “ELEC_” to set them apart from the standard Power Platform variables.
The following table provides a complete list of the application specific variables and defines what if any dialog boxes within the software can set their values:
Variable Name
Description
Dialogs that Control the Variable
ELEC_DRAWING_STANDARD
Drawing standard (IEC vs ANSI-IEEE)
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ELEC_WORKSETSTANDARDS
Substation WorkSet standards folder
ELEC_WORKSETDGNS
Location where DGN files will be stored
ELEC_DEFAULT_PROJECT_DIR
The default folder that the Project Manager sets focus to
- Configuration Variables
ELEC_ACTIVEPARTSDATABASE
Active parts database name
ELEC_PARTS_DB_MAPPING_PATH
Path to the parts database mapping file which defines the connection to the parts database
ELEC_CATALOG_PATH
All catalogs found in the path specified will be loaded. Users can specify multiple paths delimited by a semi-colon if they want to load catalogs from multiple locations (i.e. some catalogs on the local machine and some on a network share)
ELEC_LANGUAGE_DB_PATH
Path to the Multi-language.mdb file
ELEC_SYSTEM_OPTION_PROFILE
Path to the system option profile XML file
ELEC_PROJECT_OPTION_PROFILE
Path to the project option profile XML file
ELEC_USER_OPTION_PROFILE
Path to the user option profile XML file
ELEC_PRJ_PROFILE_DIR
Path to the project profiles
ELEC_PAGE_FORMAT_DIR
Path to the page formats
ELEC_TEMPLATES_GRAPHICPLAN_DIR
Path to the graphical plan templates folder
ELEC_TEMPLATES_PAGE_DIR
Path to the page templates folder
ELEC_TEMPLATES_REPORT_DIR
Path to the report templates folder
ELEC_ENABLE_MANAGED_CONFIGURATION
True/False variable that enables or disables the ProjectWise Managed Workspace integration
Refer to the Managed WorkSpace Configuration guide for instructions on how to configure a managed WorkSpace which makes use of additional variables not discussed here.
ELEC_SHOW_PWCHECKIN_DIALOG
Specifies whether the ProjectWise Check In dialog should be displayed when a file is closed or if the file should be automatically checked it in.
These configuration variables can be set in any configuration file. To understand how these variables are used in the configuration files that are delivered with a default installation of the software, please refer to the Configuration Files article.