Wiki Page: What's new in WaterCAD, WaterGEMS and HAMMER V8i SELECTseries 6 with CONNECT Integration?

Product(s): Bentley WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER Version(s): 08.11.06.113 Area: N/A Introduction CONNECT Integration Informational Prompt when Opening or Creating a Hydraulic Model Assign Project to Hydraulic Model Dialog Connect Integrated Status Bar and CONNECTION Client Sign In Dialog Bentley Cloud Services Menu Publish i-model to My Shared Files Introduction The CONNECT Services edition of Bentley software is the overall name given to Bentley software that enables the user to use Bentley software across numerous environments including desktop, cloud, servers and mobile applications. WaterGEMS V8i will initially remain a desktop application but with CONNECT, opportunities to be used on other environments are being added. Work flows that have been used with previous editions will still work, but in conjunction with new capabilities. Starting a model with a CONNECT services product opens a CONNECTION client on the user's computer which enables the user to access services on other Bentley web and cloud servers. The CONNECTION client is the desktop application that enables the user to access various CONNECT edition features. The CONNECTION client runs in the background and does not require the user to regularly interact with it. Bentley Cloud Services refers to the environment fostered by the CONNECT edition, where users can collaborate on projects using the web and the cloud through the user's Personal Portal. You can now publish i-models and pdf files from within WaterGEMS V8i and access them on other devices or share them with others using Personal Share. The Personal Portal is the starting point for Bentley CONNECT features, as opposed to the modeling features in WaterGEMS V8i. CONNECT Integration Informational Prompt when Opening or Creating a Hydraulic Model The following informational dialog will appear if you are signed in to the CONNECTION client when opening or creating a hydraulic model that does not already have an associated CONNECTED project. To prevent this dialog from appearing in the future: Check "Do not prompt again" and click OK. To enable the prompt again: Open the Tools menu and select options. In the Global tab, click the Prompts button. Then, uncheck "CONNECTED Project Notification" and click OK. Assign Project to Hydraulic Model Dialog The Assign Project to Hydraulic Model dialog can be used to register a new project, search for existing projects, and assign a project to a hydraulic model. Note: This dialog will appear if you are signed in to the CONNECTION client when opening or creating a hydraulic model that does not already have an associated CONNECT project. Register a Project: Opens the Register a Project page in your browser. Alternately, you can visit connect.bentley.com and select +New on the Recent Projects tile on your personal dashboard. Note: Only users with Admin/Co-admin roles can register a project. Refresh: Updates the list of projects. This may be necessary after creating a new project. View: Filters the project list to display projects added to your favorites, projects recently accessed, or it can be set to display all projects. Search: Finds projects by entering project information (number, name, location, industry, or asset type). Note: Do not use the asterisk wildcard * when searching. See the articles Associate Project to a Hydraulic Model and Register a Project for more information. Connect Integrated Status Bar and CONNECTION Client Sign In Dialog The CONNECTION client is installed with the CONNECT Integrated version of the Hydraulics and Hydrology product. When opening the CONNECT integrated version there will either be a user icon or it will display "Sign in". Clicking "Sign in" will display the CONNECTION Client sign-in dialog. From here, you can click the Register link to quickly create a profile, or sign in with your existing account information. Once you're signed in to the CONNECTION client you will see the user icon on the status bar. Clicking on the user icon will give options to go to your Personal Portal or to sign out. After a project has been assigned to a hydraulic model, the project name (or a truncated version) will appear to the left of the user icon on the status bar. Clicking on the project name in the status bar will open the Project Portal . Bentley Cloud Services Menu The new Bentley Cloud Services menu provides quick access to your Personal and Project Portals. There are also options to associate or disassociate a CONNECTED Project with your file. The "Disassociate Project" and "Project Portal" options are only available if a project is associated with the hydraulic model. All options will be greyed-out if you are not signed in to the CONNECTION client. Publish i-model to My Shared Files You can now publish a hydraulic model's .imodel to a personal share on your Personal Portal . To do this: Go to File > Export > Publish Map Mobile i-model… Check "Publish .imodel to Personal Store" Specify export settings and click OK To access the personal share: Option 1: Click the user icon on the status bar and select Personal Portal. Option 2: Open the Bentley Cloud Services menu and select Personal Portal Option 3: Go to connect.bentley.com and sign in. You can view i-models with Bentley View (Free) , Bentley Navigator , and MicroStation . See Also Associate a Project to a Hydraulic Model User Registration Register a Project Bentley Cloud Services Overview CONNECTION client Options Sign In Using the CONNECTION client Project Portal Personal Portal Enterprise Portal WaterGEMS Help "CONNECT Services in WaterGEMS V8i" Original Author: Craig Calvin