Bentley Automation Service Readme

Release Notes

Before you begin, please note the following:

  • Review the End-User License Agreement (or EULA) carefully during the installation of Bentley Automation Service. By installing this release, you agree to the terms and conditions of the agreement. A copy of the End User License Agreement named EULA.pdf can be found in the C:\Program Files\Bentley\ProjectWise folder after installation.
  • Before installing, be sure to read all the pages of this readme and the Bentley Automation Service Implementation Guide PDF.

Directory Structure

The default installation location for ProjectWise Orchestration Framework Service (a 32-bit application) is:

  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\OrchestrationFramework

The default installation location for Bentley Automation Service (a 32-bit application) is:

  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\AutomationServices

Known Issues

  • In Bentley i-model Composition Server for i-models jobs, the Reduce Size publishing option, which reduces the size of raster references (Job Builder dialog > iCS for i-models tab > Options dialog > Publish > Raster option > Reduce Size), does not work when using MicroStation CONNECT Edition as the i-model publishing engine. If you need to use this option, use MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries 4) instead.

Logging

To configure logging for Bentley Automation Service and its extensions, edit this file:

  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\OrchestrationFramework\OrchFwrkLogging.config

which outputs to:

  • C:\ProgramData\Bentley\Logs\LoggingService.log

If you need to add appenders for ProjectWise Orchestration Framework Service logging, edit this file:

  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\LoggingServer\BentleyLoggingServer.exe.config

Delivered Documentation

  • This readme (readme_AutomationService.chm)
  • The Bentley Automation Service Implementation Guide (BASImplementationGuide.pdf) - Contains instructions for installing the software and configuring the system. The Implementation Guide does not get installed when you install Bentley Automation Service. Because it contains installation instructions, it sits at the root of the extracted product folder along with this readme and the EULA.pdf.
  • The Bentley Automation Service help (PWAutomationService.chm) - Contains information about configuring and running Bentley Automation Service jobs. The help gets installed with Bentley Automation Service Administrator and is accessed by selecting Help > Bentley Automation Service inside Orchestration Framework Administrator.
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