Product(s):	ProjectWise
	Version(s):	CONNECT Edition
	Environment:	N/A
	Area:	iDesktop Integration
	Subarea:	N/A
	Original Author:	Mihir Patil, Bentley Product Advantage Group

Overview

When ProStructures CONNECT Edition is launched, the below dialog appears which prompts to connect to ProjectWise Datasource. It can take a while before the software search for available data sources. This increases the time required to open the software and start working with it.
Also, some users may not be integrated into a ProjectWise environment and may be working locally. For them this dialog is redundant.

The steps given below would allow users to disable this dialog to appear while starting up.

Method

A) Change ProjectWise Installation:
1. Go to Control Panel > Program and Features and select ProjectWise Explorer
2. Right-click and select Change from the context menu



3. Click Next on the subsequent dialog and get to the below dialog.
4. Expand ProjectWise Explorer and Tools and then uncheck iDesktop Integration.



5. Then click Modify to apply the changes made
Note: This change will apply to all applications that use ProjectWise Integration on the machine

B) Without Changing ProjectWise Installation:
If you do not want to change the ProjectWise installation and still want to disable desktop integration with ProjectWise, then:

1. Go to C:\Program Files\Bentley\ProStructures CONNECT Edition\ProStructures\config\appl.
2. Open PW. cfg file in Notepad
3. Remove the '#' sign before the highlighted variable and save it.