Register a ProjectWise Project

Organizations can enable CONNECTED Users to register and collaborate on ProjectWise Projects. These projects contain project information such as Project Name, Asset Industry, Asset Type, Location etc. While creating a file in a CONNECT Edition product, you can associate it to a ProjectWise Project where the project information is included in the data files as properties.

Note: Project files, such as DGN files and library files are not stored on the cloud. They can be stored locally, on a network, or in ProjectWise.

What is the ProjectWise Project Registration Utility?

The Project Registration utility is an administrative interface for registering an Organization’s projects with Bentley. Registered projects are referred to as ProjectWise Projects. ProjectWise Projects provide information regarding the project themselves, as well as serving as a focal point for tying together other sources of project information.

For example, user and product usage for reporting and access to services available for each project.

Who can register a ProjectWise Project?

To register a ProjectWise Project, a user must have Administrator or Co-administrator privileges associated with their Bentley account. These privileges are required because registered ProjectWise Projects are Organization-wide resources that represent real-world projects and are used in many different locations for information organization and reporting. Therefore, access is limited to those members of an Organization with sufficient privileges to ensure that only recognized and permitted ProjectWise Projects be registered on behalf of an Organization.

Note: Users within the organization who were not designated as an Administrator or Co-Administrator who are requesting rights should contact their organizations Administrator. Bentley does not fulfill these requests.

To Register a ProjectWise Project

The Project Registration utility is used to provide information about a project as well as manage previously registered projects.

Note: Only users with Admin/Co-admin roles can register a project.

You can register a project from either the application or from the personal portal:

To use…	do this…
the personal portal	select Bentley Cloud Services > CONNECTION Center and then click the + (plus) at the top of the ProjectWise Projects panel.
STAAD.Pro	select Bentley Could Services > Associate Project and then click + Register Project in the Assign Project dialog.

The CONNECTION Center page opens in your browser.

Fill out the form as needed. Required fields are marked with an asterisk ("*").

Project Number *	Enter the unique project code or ID number that is officially used in your organization for internal tracking purposes. For example, `DMO-063 VP 778`.
Project Name *	Enter the common name for the project within your organization. For example, `I-565 Interchange at County Line Road`.
Asset *	Select the asset that is associated with this project. If the list does not contain the asset you want to associate this project to, select +Register An Asset to create a new asset that this project will be associated to. If you do not want to associate this project to any specific asset, select Not Applicable.
Industry *	Select the general industry that this project belongs to.
Type *	Select the type of industry that your project is most closely related to.
Use Location or Use Latitude/Longitude	The location where the engineering and design of the project is being conducted. Selecting Use Location displays the Engineering Location field, where you can enter the name of the project location. For example, city/state/country. Selecting Use Latitude/Longitude displays the Latitude and Longitude fields, where you can enter the specific coordinates of the project location.
Time Zone	Select the time zone where your project is located.
Data Center Location	Select which data center (where the data will be stored) to use for this project. US East is selected by default. Note: Not all data centers are supported by all services. If a service you are using does not support your selected data center, the data for that service will be stored by default in the US East location.
Billing Country *	Select the billing country associated with this project.
Status	Set the status of the project: Trial Active (default) Inactive (set this status if the project has yet to start or has ended)
Allow External Team Members	Allows the invitation process to include team members from external organizations.

Click Save.
A list of registered projects within your organization opens. The newly created project is highlighted in green.