ProjectWise Design Integration Connect Edition Client Unattended Install


This technote provides information on the ProjectWise Design Integration Connect Edition Client Unattended Install via Command Line Parameters.  Also included are Feature Customizations through command line parameters.

The ProjectWise Design Integration Connect Edition is not provided with a .msi package anymore, but has an .exe that bundles the ProjectWise Explorer Connect Edition, and the Connection Client.

 ***Note: Previous versions of CONNECT Edition had some issues with Windows 10 when attempting a silent install. These issues have been resolved in ProjectWise Explorer Client Version 10.00.03.262***

Command line parameters that are used to set a specific action for installation:

Parameters that are used to select specific packages for installation:

Available packages (Case-sensitive):

Examples:

Selecting only DgnNavigator and ProjectWise integration for Microsoft Office 2013.

Setup_ProjectWisex64_10.00.01.25.exe -s ADDLOCAL=DgnNavigatorControlAx,Office2013

 

Also, it is possible to select all packages by using the “ALL” keyword.

For example:

Setup_ProjectWisex64_10.00.01.25.exe -s ADDLOCAL=ALL

Or selecting all, except DgnNavigator and ProjectWise integration for Microsoft Office 2013.

Setup_ProjectWisex64_10.00.01.25.exe -s ADDLOCAL=ALL REMOVE=DgnNavigatorControlAx,Office2013

To reinstall packages (only if they are installed):

Setup_ProjectWisex64_10.00.01.25.exe -s -repair REINSTALL=DgnNavigatorControlAx,Office2013

 

Changing the location to where ProjectWise will be installed.

PWE_INSTALLDIR, PWE_INSTALLDIR64 parameters are only available for ProjectWise Explorer and are used to set location. For example the following command line will set the install directory to c:\PWE64.

Setup_ProjectWisex64_10.00.01.25.exe PWE_INSTALLDIR="C:\PWE" PWE_INSTALLDIR64="C:\PWE64"

 

For targeting a specific package, these parameters are available:

Where [Prefix] is used to target a specific package. For example, “PWE” is used to target ProjectWise Explorer.

PWE_ADDLOCAL

PWE_INSTALLDIR64     etc.

Here are a few examples using the Prefix for ADDLOCAL and REMOVE usage for ProjectWise Explorer:

Setup_ProjectWisex64_10.00.01.25.exe -s PWE_ADDLOCAL=PWExportImportAAM,PWExportImport PWE_REMOVE=ClientTools,INTEGR,ProjecWiseDependencyViewer

Setup_ProjectWisex64_10.00.01.25.exe -s PWE_ADDLOCAL=ALL PWE_REMOVE=INTEGR,ProjecWiseDependencyViewer

 

   Available parameters (case sensitive) can be found at the below link:

http://communities.bentley.com/products/projectwise/content_management/m/mediagallery/271710