Background

The Setup dialog is used to configure Promis.e and Bentley Substation.  Click the Help button on the Setup dialog for more information.

To open the Setup dialog

V8i SELECTseries 5 through 8

Project Manager > Tools > Setup

or

From the Tasks or ribbon area, select Manage > *Admin Management > Setup

or

Welcome to > Setup

Bentley Substation V8i SELECTseries 4

Project Manager > Tools > Bentley Substation Setup

or

From the Tasks or ribbon area, select Manage > Admin Management > Setup

V8i through SELECTseries 3

Project Manager > Tools > promis-e Setup

Project Manager > Tools > Bentley Substation Setup

or

From the Tasks or ribbon area, select Configure > *Configure > Setup

promis.e 2007

Project Manager > Tools > promis-e Setup

or

Manage > Promis-e Setup

 * is used to denote a menu selection that is not necessary in some versions or platforms.

Key-in

ECAD EXEC SETUP

File Paths

Most settings seen on the Setup dialog are stored in the Setup.xml file. The location of the Setup.xml file depends on the version of the software and Setup Settings Location.

The Setup Settings Location option on the Setup dialog was added in version 08.11.12.137. This setting is stored in the UserOptions.xml file located in the following path:

Application Data (per-user configuration) - Promis.e

Application Data (per-user configuration) - Substation

If "Use All Users Settings" is set on Setup, or if using versions prior to 08.11.12.137

The Setup.xml in the Config subfolder of the following path is used:

Program data folder - promis.e

Program data folder - Substation

If "Use Current User Settings" is set on Setup in version 08.11.12.137 or later

The Setup.xml file in the Config subfolder of the following path is used:

Application Data (per-user configuration) - Promis.e

Application Data (per-user configuration) - Substation

See Also

Distributing the Setup configuration