I've got a simple one today. In this post, we will use the pwping.exe to determine the ProjectWise Design Integration (PWDI) software version for a specified server. Thanks to Gary Cochrane for pointing this out. The pwping.exe executable is delivered with the ProjectWise software and is located in the 'C:\Program Files\Bentley\ProjectWise\bin' directory. The pwping utility… Continue reading HowTo: Get ProjectWise Design Integration Version
I recently had a request for assistance on how to generate a report containing document attributes for ONLY those attributes displayed within a View associated with the containing folder. So, in this post, we will determine which view is associated with a ProjectWise folder and get a list of the columns. We will then create… Continue reading HowTo: Get Document Attributes By View
Within the PWPS_DAB module, there is a gem of a cmdlet that I believe has been overlooked. It's the Request-PWRemoteScriptExecution cmdlet. This cmdlet has been available since version 1.3.8.0. It is also available via from the PSGallery delivered in it's own PowerShell module, PWPS_DAB_Remoting. Using the stand alone version of the cmdlet eliminates the need… Continue reading HowTo: Using PWPS_DAB_Remoting
With the release of the PWPS_DAB module version 1.16.3.0, we now have the ability to create and manage lookup tables within ProjectWise using PowerShell. The purpose of this functionality is to mitigate the need to create individual ProjectWise Environments to create and manage lookup tables.In this post, we will be going through the process of… Continue reading HowTo: Create / Manage Lookup Tables
In this post, we will be looking at using the Rename-PWDocuments cmdlet. I have had a couple of requests for assistance and I want to hopefully clear up any confusion on how to take advantage of this tool. For this, I will be creating a new folder and adding a few abstract documents to it. … Continue reading HowTo: Rename Documents
In this post, I will be covering one method of generating a report containing user information for members of a group or userlist which will also include the LastLogin. We will be using the following cmdlets to accomplish this task. All of the ProjectWise related cmdlets are available using the PWPS_DAB module. At the time… Continue reading HowTo: Report on Users In Group/UserList Including LastLogin
In this post, I will be demonstrating a function (New-MyPWLogin) I have created to consolidate the available methods to log into a ProjectWise datasource. We currently have multiple methods to log into a ProjectWise datasource such as logging in using a logical account, which requires you supply the datasource and user credentials to include the… Continue reading HowTo: Use New-MyPWLogin to Log Into ProjectWise within PowerShell
