The interface for creating and editing Managed Workspace Configuration blocks has been updated in ProjectWise V8i to provide the Administrator an interface very similar to a text editor. For anyone used to modifying their MicroStation workspace configuration files using Notepad or some other text editor, this will be a familiar interface. However, as you will see in our following examples, there are some limitations which prevent you from directly editing the configurations by keying in text, but these restrictions will also prevent syntax errors from being entered into your configurations.
Adding a Variable to a Configuration Block
- To add a variable to a configuration block, simply double-click an existing Configuration Block in the ProjectWise Administrator, or create a new one.
- Go to the Configuration tab and then create a new variable by selecting the + button and selecting the Add Variable command.
3. You will then see the same interface used in ProjectWise XM to create a variable. In the example below, we created a new variable MS_CELL and pointed it to a folder in ProjectWise.
4. Once you press OK, you will then see your new variable displayed in the configuration block much like it would appear in a text editor.
Editing a Variable
- You can edit a variable by selecting the line it appears in and pressing the pencil icon. Double-clicking on the line will also allow you to edit it.
2. This opens up the same editor interface that we saw in ProjectWise XM
3. Variables can be re-ordered by using the Up and Down buttons in the Properties dialog box.
Deleting Variables
- Deleting variables from configuration blocks is simply a matter of selecting the line the variable appears in and then clicking on the delete icon as shown below, pressing the delete key on your keyboard.
2. You will then be prompted if you want to remove the variable.
The new configuration block properties dialog gives you some more editing options while retaining some of the basic operations that were first introduced in ProjectWise XM. A future article will discuss how you can apply directives such as if-then-else statements in your ProjectWise Managed Workspaces so they have the same flexibility as your legacy MicroStation Workspaces