Datasource Properties Dialog

Displays information about the selected datasource, such as the database being used by the datasource, global document and folder security settings, and various other datasource settings.

General tab

Sets the datasource name, a display name if necessary, and the type of database you are using to support the datasource.

Setting	Description
Name	Sets the internal name of the datasource. If no Display name is set below, then users will see this internal name, plus the name of the computer on which the ProjectWise server is located: `<servername>:<datasourcename>`
Display name	Sets the external name for the datasource. If a Display name exists, users will see this name rather the internal datasource name as set above in the Name field. Use a display name if you do not want to show off the name or IP address of the computer on which your ProjectWise server is located.
Database Type	Sets the type of database you are using to support the datasource. The database that displays by default in the list is the database to which the datasource is currently connected.
Connection - ODBC Datasource	Displays the ODBC datasource that is currently in use. If there are other ODBC datasources defined on this computer and configured to connect with the database, you can select a different ODBC datasource from the list.
Licenses	Shows the current statuses of your organization's ProjectWise server licenses.

Security tab

Used to restrict access this datasource. For details, see Restricting Access to Datasources.

Setting	Description
Select security type	Client connections — Used to deny connections to a datasource from specified computers, or to allow connections from a computer that is in the denied IP range. Datasource list publishing — Used to prevent the datasource from being published to specified computers, or to allow the datasource to be published to a computer that is in the Do not publish to IP range.
Allow / Deny list	When Select security type is set to Client connections, the Deny field is used to deny connections from the specified computers. You only need to add computers to the Allow list if you specify a range of IP addresses to deny, and you want to allow connections from one of the computers in the denied IP range. In either field you can enter an IP address, address range, or host name of the computer(s) you want to allow / deny.
Publish to / Do not publish to list	When Select security type is set to Datasource list publishing, the Do not publish to field is used to prevent the datasource from being published to the specified computers. You only need to add computers to the Publish to list if you specify a range of IP addresses to not publish to, and you want to publish to one of the computers in the do not publish to IP range. In either field you can enter an IP address, address range, or host name of the computer(s) you want to Publish to / Do not publish to.

Database Users tab

Sets the user name and password of the account that the ProjectWise Design Integration Server uses to connect to the database. The user name and password that display are those that were specified during creation of the ProjectWise datasource. If the user name and/or password changes in the database, you need to update them here also.

Spatial tab

Used to control the Spatial settings for the selected datasource.

Setting	Description
New documents default Spatial Location source	Controls the default spatial location for the new documents created in ProjectWise. Possible values are: None — The document will have no default spatial location. This is the default setting. Use parent folder — The document will inherit the spatial location of its parent folder if there is one.
New folders default Spatial Location source	Controls the default spatial location for the new folders created in ProjectWise. Possible values are: None — The folder will have no default spatial location. This is the default setting. Use parent folder — The folder will inherit the spatial location of its parent folder if there is one.
Background Map Publishing Engine Address	Use to enter the address of the ProjectWise Publishing Server that will be used to render the map backgrounds for the datasource. Use the following format for the server address: `<server>[:<port>]`, where `<server>` is the name or IP address of the computer on which ProjectWise Publishing Server is installed, and the `<port>` is optional (the default port is `8081`). When publishing background maps (design files), the workspace attributes associated with the documents in ProjectWise will be used to publish the documents. However, ProjectWise Publishing Server simply obtains the path to the workspace and project files, not to the actual files. This path must be accessible to ProjectWise Publishing Server. For example, if a Workspace Profile named "test" has been assigned to a document and has MicroStation Workspace Root directory set to f:\MyWorkspaces, then f:\MyWorkspaces must be accessible from ProjectWise Publishing Server and must contain the workspace and project files specified in the Workspace Profile.
Datasource Spatial Extent	Use to define a range of coordinates for making a spatial location scan by defining the area covered by the datasource. This limits the extracted extent of files in the datasource.
Geometry Extraction Options	Defines the mode for Datasource Spatial Extent. Don't validate geometry against datasource extent (default) — spatial location extraction works without a defined spatial extent. Exclude points outside datasource extent — each point in the scanned file is validated against the datasource extent. If a point is outside the datasource extent, it is not considered when computing final geometry. Using this option may slow the extraction of a file's extent because it involves more computation. Clip geometry if overlapping datasource extent — geometry is computed normally, and then the resulting geometry points are compared one by one with the datasource extent. Points outside the extent are clipped to the datasource's extent. Treat geometries overlapping datasource extent as invalid — any geometry overlapping the datasource extent is considered invalid.

Revit Integration tab

Used to set the virtual drive letter to be used by all integrated Revit users working in a particular datasource. Each datasource by default is set to use the drive letter R.

See Changing the Default Virtual Drive Letter for Revit Integration.

Managed WorkSpace tab

Lets you apply configuration settings blocks at the datasource level.

Settings tab

Contains settings that control the overall behavior of the datasource.

See Datasource Properties Dialog - Settings Tab (Datasource Settings).

Icons tab

Contains the default icons that are used in ProjectWise Explorer. To change an icon, double-click the item to change, or right-click the selected item and select Set Image. To change an icon back to its default icon, select and right-click an icon that has been changed and select Set Default Image.

Statistics tab

Displays various statistics about the datasource. By default, these statistics are updated every 12 hours, but this can be changed through the StatisticsFrequency setting in ProjectWise Design Integration Server's DMSKRNL.CFG file. The statistic update time is displayed in the bottom left corner of the tab. If necessary you can manually update the statistics by clicking the Refresh button on the Statistics tab. Refreshing statistics can take a few minutes for large datasources, during which time you will be unable to use ProjectWise Administrator.

Audit Trail tab

Used to configure audit trail settings for the datasource.

For details, see Configuring Audit Trail.

Setting	Description
Settings	Opens the Audit Trail Settings dialog, which lets you select which actions will get recorded to the datasource's audit trail history, and also lets you set truncating rules for each audit trail record type. By default, all logging options for all record types are enabled, therefore audit trail is effectively fully enabled a new datasource by default. You only need to turn off the logging options you do not need to use. Once these global options are set, you can set Audit Trail options for each user on the Settings tab of the User Properties dialog.
Move truncated records into secondary table	If on, the audit trail records, when purged from the main audit trail table in the database, will be moved to the table specified. If off, then audit trail records will be permanently deleted when they are removed from the main audit trail table. To specify the secondary audit trail table to use, turn this option on and in the text field that becomes enabled, enter a name for the secondary audit trail table you want ProjectWise to create in the database to archive the old audit trail records. If the table does not already exist in the database, it will be created as necessary when the records expire.
Copy audit trail records along with copied documents	If on, and a document is copied to another folder, the document's audit trail records are also copied over with the copied document. The same records also remain on the original document.

Folder Security tab

Contains controls for defining folder permissions, globally across the datasource.

See ProjectWise Access Control.

Document Security tab

Contains controls for defining document permissions, globally across the datasource.

See ProjectWise Access Control.

Granular Security tab

Used to give one or more members of the Restricted Administrator group full access to datasource properties.

See Setting Granular Security in ProjectWise Administrator.

Parent topic: Datasources

Related concepts	Related tasks	Related reference
Modifying Default Datasource Settings Working with Datasource Statistics Setting Security Permissions in ProjectWise Administrator	To View the Properties of a Datasource To Change the Name or Display Name of a Datasource To Change Default Icons To Change an Icon Back to the Default Icon To Update the User Name and Password of the Database Account Used to Connect to the Database	Datasource Properties Dialog - Settings Tab (Datasource Settings)