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Entry-level Collaboration Based on Microsoft SharePoint

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The Bentley Microsoft Partnership

Key Bentley and Microsoft executives talk about the value of collaboration in the software development industry.

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Working Together to Improve Collaboration

ProjectWise integration of Microsoft SharePoint products and technologies turns browser interfaces into AEC project desktops. Read this white paper to see how your team can benefit from this new technology. Thanks to the Bentley and Microsoft partnership, when you deploy ProjectWise and Sharepoint, collaboration is made simple.

Project Team Collaboration for AEC

Learn how Microsoft and Bentley are addressing common challenges for AEC infrastructure professionals who need to increase the efficiencies associated with collaboration.

By connecting your people and information using Microsoft and Bentley technologies, you make it easier to manage, find, and share CAD and geospatial data, project content and other Office files.

Also download a PowerPoint presentation that demonstrates how AEC project teams are enabling innovation by connecting resources with Microsoft and Bentley technologies.

Collaboration Technologies for Utilities

Electric, gas and water utilities are moving to new levels of innovation and change management through knowledge-based design processes.

Learn how utilities are deploying ProjectWise and SharePoint to automate their management capabilities through project intelligence.

Manage, Find and Share - eSeminar
This presentation highlights the challenges associated with managing, finding and sharing information efficiently and provides an introduction to information management tools and compares the benefits of an iPod and iTunes for managing music to the benefits of the ProjectWise system for managing CAD and geospatial content, project data and Office documents.

ProjectWise StartPoint Overview
This presentation will provide an introduction to ProjectWise StartPoint—the entry-level collaboration tool for MicroStation and AutoCAD users which is based on Microsoft Office SharePoint technologies. Learn how ProjectWise StartPoint will help you put an end to the false economies of slow searching, poor information management, and cumbersome file sharing.

The Bentley Microsoft Partnership
ProjectWise integration of Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies turns browser interfaces into AEC project desktops. Watch this video to see how Bentley and Microsoft have been working together to improve the options for collaborating on infrastructure projects. Thanks to the Bentley and Microsoft partnership, when you deploy ProjectWise and Sharepoint, collaboration is made simple.

Microsoft SharePoint
There is a great deal of market momentum around Sharepoint and the Office system. For instance, there are over 400 million customers using Office, and to date, more than 80 million licenses have been sold for Sharepoint Portal Server 2003. With Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007, this momentum is continuing and even increasing—over the next few minutes, Jesse will share a bit about what is new and exciting in the platform.

Microsoft SharePoint 2007 Case Study

Shaun Sewall, Vice President of Platform Products and Technology, and Joe Croser, Global Marketing Director, Platform and SELECT, explain the value proposition of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS) in an AEC context.

Manage, Find, and Share
This presentation highlights the challenges associated with managing, finding and sharing information efficiently and provides an introduction to information management tools and compares the benefits of an iPod and iTunes for managing music to the benefits of the ProjectWise system for managing CAD and geospatial content, project data and Office documents.

ProjectWise StartPoint Overview
This presentation will provide an introduction to ProjectWise StartPoint—the entry-level collaboration tool for MicroStation and AutoCAD users which is based on Microsoft Office SharePoint technologies. Learn how ProjectWise StartPoint will help you put an end to the false economies of slow searching, poor information management, and cumbersome file sharing.

ProjectWise Collaboration System Overview
ProjectWise is a system of collaboration servers that enables distributed enterprises and related organizations to successfully deliver infrastructure projects. Its core capabilities allow users to manage, find, and share CAD and geospatial content, project data, and Office documents. The V8 XM Edition provides powerful new tools specifically for organizations running a portfolio of projects.

Microsoft SharePoint
There is a great deal of market momentum around Sharepoint and the Office system. For instance, there are over 400 million customers using Office, and to date, more the 80 million licenses have been sold for Sharepoint Portal Server 2003. With Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007, this momentum is continuing and even increasing—view this presentation to learn about what is new and exciting in the platform.

ProjectWise StartPoint / Microsoft Office SharePoint Interface
The interface is clear, simple and easy to navigate with different Document Libraries for design documents. Each Document Library can have its files sorted using by name, date modified, modified by etc. Document Library Filters can also be applied to reduce the number of files displayed for fast finding.

Edit in MicroStation
ProjectWise StartPoint integrates MicroStation, MicroStation PowerDraft and AutoCAD with the Microsoft Office SharePoint interface. To "Check Out" and "Open" a file including all references the user selects the "Edit in MicroStation" option from the document menu.

MicroStation V8 XM Interface
MicroStation V8 XM is one of the client CAD applications for ProjectWise StartPoint. In the top menu bar a new "ProjectWise" menu is present offering easy access to other ProjectWise StartPoint functions.

ProjectWise StartPoint and Reference Files
MicroStation V8 XM connects directly to ProjectWise StartPoint for locating and loading Reference Files. All Reference Files are cached on the local desktop computer for significant performance gains. The Reference Dialog will notify the user when a reference file needs to be updated during a session.

Attaching a New Reference File
MicroStation V8 XM can attach new Reference Files directly from the ProjectWise StartPoint Server. The full folder structure is available to navigate and select the right Reference File.

Creating a New File in ProjectWise StartPoint
A MicroStation V8 XM user can create a "New" DGN or DWG file directly on the ProjectWise StartPoint Server.

Selecting the right template file
The user can select the right SEED file from a list of pre-defined project SEED Files for every new file created.

Opening a File in MicroStation V8 XM from ProjectWise StartPoint
A MicroStation V8 XM user can "Open" a DGN or DWG file directly from the ProjectWise StartPoint Server. The full folder structure is available to navigate and select the right file. All associated Reference Files will be downloaded locally and cached at the same time to maintain fidelity.

Save As from MicroStation V8 XM using ProjectWise StartPoint
A MicroStation V8 XM user can "Save As" any DGN or DWG file directly to the ProjectWise StartPoint Server. The full folder structure is available to navigate to select the right location for the file.

Publish a PDF from MicroStation V8 XM to ProjectWise StartPoint
A MicroStation V8 XM user can "Print" any DGN or DWG file directly to the ProjectWise StartPoint Server and save the file as a PDF. The full folder structure is available to navigate to select the right location for the file.

Automatic upload of PDF file to ProjectWise StartPoint
The new PDF file is transferred to the ProjectWise StartPoint server immediately for online review and comment cycles.

ProjectWise StartPoint File Versions
With ProjectWise StartPoint files can be versioned when edited and comments added when the changed file is checked back into the Microsoft SharePoint Server.

Version tracking
These versions enable a history of the file to be constructed overtime so that the design development can be tracked and rolled back if necessary.

ProjectWise StartPoint Help files

Thank you for your interest in ProjectWise StartPoint, the entry-level collaboration tool based on Microsoft Office SharePoint for MicroStation and AutoCAD users.

To install, configure and run ProjectWise StartPoint you will need to first install SharePoint on a server and install the ProjectWise StartPoint Service on the same SharePoint server.

The ProjectWise StartPoint Service includes custom site definitions for creating new ProjectWise StartPoint sites and also delivers additional integration items for the MicroStation + AutoCAD / connection to SharePoint.

Download the ProjectWise StartPoint Administrator Help file to your local computer.

You will also need to install the MicroStation V8 XM Edition (which includes all required ProjectWise StartPoint technologies) or the free AutoCAD plugin.

Download the ProjectWise StartPoint User Help file to your local computer.

Overview

Information management is perhaps one of the biggest challenges facing infrastructure teams—their work is so necessarily collaborative. With the introduction of ProjectWise StartPoint small teams can begin to collaborate more effectively.

Microsoft SharePoint Features

Microsoft SharePoint products and technologies provide all users with:

File access control using check-in/check-out functions
Version control
Fast finding through powerful search features
Access control with Folder Level security
Calendars and Threaded discussions
Simple project Web site and user-level customization

ProjectWise StartPoint Features

ProjectWise StartPoint extends existing SharePoint products and technologies by:

Providing direct access to SharePoint platform collaboration tools from within MicroStation, MicroStation PowerDraft, and AutoCAD
Managing relationships for MicroStation Reference Files and AutoCAD X-Refs
Supporting MicroStation V8 XM Edition Link Sets between CAD and Office files
Saving PDF and other plot files from MicroStation directly into SharePoint technologies
Assigning MicroStation workspace profiles to individual DGN files for standards compliance