In this post, I will step through the process of exporting documents to a local folder. This is to clear up some confusion users are experiencing. "Which cmdlet do I use?" "How do I export my documents to a single folder, without recreating the folder structure?" "I don't want references exported, how do I prevent… Continue reading HowTo: Export Documents
Many users work within a ProjectWise datasource(s) in which they are not the "owners" and therefore cannot create administrator accounts or create or add members to the "PowerShell Users" group. These restrictions have impeded the ability to obtain pertinent information related to the projects they are working on. They will now be able to accomplish… Continue reading How-To: Use Non-Admin User Account
In this post, we will step through the process of creating documents using Document Coding. We will look at setting up Document Coding for a ProjectWise Environment, and creating documents within ProjectWise Explorer. Then we will create documents using PowerShell. We will be using the following cmdlets to accomplish this task. All of the ProjectWise… Continue reading HowTo: Create Documents with Document Coding
In this post, I want to step through the process of exporting and importing a ProjectWise Environment. These two new cmdlets offer a way for ProjectWise Administrators to: copy an environment from one datasource to another update or add attributes to an existing environment add or modify an interface We will be using the following… Continue reading HowTo: Export / Import ProjectWise Environments
In this post, we will be creating a PowerShell function script file (.psm1) which will return an array of ProjectWise Document objects in a project which have been updated after a specific date. If any documents are returned, it indicates that the project is active. Otherwise, it is deemed in-active. The date used will be… Continue reading HowTo: Get Documents Updated After A Derived Date
I have been getting more and more requests from ProjectWise Administrators asking how to generate a report listing all consultant accounts (non-company user accounts) to determine where their ProjectWise license is coming from.You can access this information for a ProjectWise User account by looking at the user properties within the ProjectWise Administrator client.In this post… Continue reading HowTo: Generate ProjectWise User Licensing Report
In this post, I am going to step through the process of adding addition columns to a reference file report generated using the Get-PWReferenceReportForDocuments. By default, this report does not include the document / file descriptions. I recently had a request to add this information to the report. This is one approach which does not… Continue reading HowTo: Add Document Descriptions to a Reference Report
