Connections Page

The Connections Page is where all Connections for a given iModel are stored and configured.

This grid shows:

The Connection name.
The Connections Settings.
- Currently the options are "2D | Ref | Reclassify". These reflect the setting described below.
Type (manual file selection or Saved Search). See Best Practices note below
Connection Owner (the person that created the connection)
The Globe icon denotes the connection which contains the file defined as having the Geospatial information for the iModel. Once synchronized, the file in this connection cannot be unmapped. As a result of this, the Delete option will not be available for that connection.
Note the globe icon does not show for Saved Search connections. This is due to Saved Search results potentially removing the first file that would get the GCS by default. This is why is it highly recommened to first sync an empty DGN with the geocoordinate system defined.
Owner (the user which created the Connection).
Last time Connection was run.
Sync Status.

There is also a 3-dot menu at the far right of the grid which mimics the same options as the top toolbar.

Again, note that the Delete option is disabled for the connection containing the iModel's Geospatial information.

Clicking on the gear icon at the end of the toolbar, or bottom of the 3-dot menu opens the Connection Settings panel

The Connection Setting panel consists of the following:

The Connection title
The run schedule (if set to run manually this reads as "No Schedule"

Note that if the connection is currently running you will be warned that you cannot alter any of the settings:

No Sheet processing, 2D Sheet processing, or 2D Sheet Index processing. (default is None)
- Note: A Sheet Index is part of the OpenRoads Design Application
Process Reference Files (default is On for Design File selection, Off for Saved Search connections)
Reclassify DGN Elements (default is Off)
Use caution with this setting as it is supposed to be used only in cases where the business data has not been processed due to an error or incorrect Connector. In these cases, this can be used to reprocess the file content and may correct missing business data.
As this process goes through every single element, it will be very time consuming on large files. Therefore it should be used tactically, and be turned off afterwards

Best Practices for Connection Types

Since there are currently 2 types of connections (Design Files & Saved Search) the logic used to scan for duplicate\renamed files gets very complex if used together. Considering future connection types may be released to handle different ProjectWise features, the logic would become even more complicated to resolve.

It is advised that mixing these different connection types is not supported as it may introduce unwanted results. However, although there are no UI features currently in place to prevent this, it may be introduced in the future to avoid failures or unexpected results.