There are two possibilities to upgrade from V8i to the CONNECT Edition:

1. If you own Bentley Map PowerView V8i or Bentley Map V8i or Bentley Map Enterprise V8i:

• Then you can upgrade to CONNECT Edition at no cost.  The same SES license will work for both V8i (SS10) and CONNECT Edition.

2. If you own MicroStation V8i and Bentley Map for MicroStation V8i you have two choices:

• You can decide to exchange your Bentley Map V8i for MicroStation license for an OpenCities Map Advanced CONNECT Edition license.  There is no cost for this license exchange however the price of SELECT will increase.
• Or, you can decide to exchange both the MicroStation V8i and Bentley Map V8i for MicroStation licenses for one license of OpenCities Map Ultimate CONNECT Edition.  There is no cost for this exchange, however the price of SELECT will increase.

For pricing information, please contact your Bentley Sales representative or account manager.

Previous versions of Map included a layered option to install on an existing seat of MicroStation. This “For MicroStation” layered option has been discontinued in the CONNECT editions.

If you own MicroStation V8i and Bentley Map V8i for MicroStation you have two choices:

• You can decide to exchange your Bentley Map V8i for MicroStation license for an OpenCities Map Advanced CONNECT Edition license.  This can be done at any time, no need to wait for a Portfolio Balancing date. Simply speak with your Bentley Account Manager, or file a Case via the Service Portal with the Bentley Contracts office asking for the exchange. There is no cost for the exchange however the price of SELECT will increase.

• Or, you can decide to exchange both the MicroStation V8i and Bentley Map V8i for MicroStation licenses for one license of OpenCities Map Ultimate CONNECT Edition.  This can be done at any time, no need to wait for a portfolio balancing date. Simply speak with your Bentley Account Manager, or file a Case via the Service Portal with the Bentley Contracts office asking for the exchange.   There is no cost for the exchange however the price of SELECT will increase. 

Yes, but be sure to install it in a different folder.  You may use both editions on the same computer, but take care not to use them simultaneously.  Doing so would invalidate the SELECT Support Agreement, and possibly incur additional fees.

Please refer to Bentley Support Policy.

There are a number of pages dedicated to the configuration changes.  Please refer to the following links: 

• The CONNECT Configuration
• Migrating to MicroStation CONNECT Edition
• Some changes to MicroStation and its configurations

Subscription Entitlement Service was introduced with OpenCities Map CONNECT Edition Update 2 (10.02.00.18) and Bentley Map V8i (SELECTseries 10). 

Subscription Entitlement Service does not use activation keys. To enhance security, the licensing requires users to be registered in Bentley User Management and then sign in with those credentials to access the application. Please refer to the following links: 

• Subscription Entitlement Service formerly CONNECT Licensing 
• User registration and sign-in process.

To distribute installation files to your users, you'll need to create a deployment image.  Please refer to the following article for further details:

• Creating a deployment image

You'll need to create a deployment image as described in the following article:

• Creating a deployment image

OpenCities Map Advanced CONNECT Edition is a 64-bit application. While the DGN file format has not changed, the following will need attention.

• MDL and native code applications will need to be recompiled.
• VBA applications may require some modification.
• MicroStation BASIC macros will no longer function and will have to be rewritten in another supported language.

Note: If you are running third-party applications in Bentley Map V8i, then please contact the authors directly to ask if they have plans to port their application to the OpenCities Map CONNECT Editions.