How to change the Standards File Naming convention of DGN files


 Product(s):OpenBuildings Designer
 Version(s):CONNECT Edition
 Area:Customization
 Subarea:Standards File Naming Utility


Problem

How can I change the BS EN ISO 19650 Container Naming to different Originator names per Organization?

Solution

The Standardized File Naming (SFN) utility allows you to quickly and automatically generate file, model, and view names that comply with various file naming conventions. You can also add your own standards and options via an XML file. When enabled, the utility opens whenever you create a new DGN file, model, saved view, etc., providing you with fields to populate file/model/saved view names that comply with the naming conventions specified by the XML file.

Below is the workflow to apply unique identifiers for each organization:

  1. Open the Configuration Variables dialog box from the backstage (File > Settings>Configuration > Configuration Variables) and check the variable BB_NAMING_STANDARDS_FILE which defines the XML path and file for the currently used standard naming convention. For example, in the UK dataset it points to the folder "C:\ProgramData\Bentley\OpenBuildings CONNECT Edition\Configuration\Datasets\Dataset_UK\Setting" and the name of the file is BS_EN_ISO-19650_FilenameSetting.xml

 

  1. Then in the BS_EN_ISO-19650_FilenameSetting.xml file we will define the <Attr> value which displays the property visible in a panel at the bottom of the SFN Utility identifier for the following sub-nodes: File naming, Model naming, Design Model naming, Drawing Model naming, Sheet Model naming, Saved view Naming.

 If you want to change the identifier for each organization then follow the below scripts:

           <Attr Value="Organization short description" > Organization short description – Full name of the organization</Attr>

Let’s say "National Highways" is the name of the organization and "LTC" is the short description, then we will add the line below:

            <Attr Value="LTC" >LTC - National Highways</Attr>

 

  1. After doing the above modification, we can see that Originator field is displaying the desired organization code.