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Changes in P6 R8

kanav@kanavgupta.com — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:19:59 PDT

Client Application is renamed as P6 Professional (EPS, OBS, USERS and Security, etc.. are removed in P6 Professionl)
There is no In built workflow with primavera web, we have to install Oracle BPM and need to configure with P6 web
There are no default Reports available in primavera web, You need to install Oracle BI publisher, P6 Reporting database, BI Publisher need to configure with Primavera web, and reports will be taken from Reporting database (ODS) not from Primavera Database(PMDB)
Methodology management Removed in P6 R8 version
P6 analytics, OBIE and reprting database (star) need to be installed for Advanced reporting which is same like previous version(P6 V7)

Regarding to reports, in Project Management Desktop Client there's a new option to store the report in html format and automatically create a document definition linking to a public location folder. Saving this to a file server (users, folder permissions, scheduled backups, etc), allows you to view the report at WPs & Docs.

Top Ten Features - P6 R8

kanav@kanavgupta.com — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 06:08:48 PDT

100% Web
Enterprise Project Structure (EPS) View
Templates
Portfolios
Enhanced Resource Analysis
Integrated Risk Management
New Web Based Reporting (Business Intelligence)
Business Process Management (BPM)
User Productivity Kit (UPK)
Support for Apple Browser

Immediate benefits are as follows:

Lower Cost of Ownership
No Citrix Needed
Simple Deployment
Easier Upgrade Path
Faster / Incremental Releases
Works with Mac Operating System with Safari browser

EPPM Presentation from Planning Planet

kanav@kanavgupta.com — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 07:32:26 PST

Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Best Practices Webcast Series: Fact not fiction

· Partners newsletter

·Source URL: http://www.planningplanet.com/newsletter/501007

Idera SharePoint Performance Monitor

kanav@kanavgupta.com — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:16:52 PST

Idera SharePoint performance monitor enables easy monitoring of critical performance counters for SharePoint, IIS and Windows Operating Systems.

Monitors SharePoint performance in real-time
Easy to read graphical console
Sends email alerts when issues arise
Runs in your system tray

XENA - Utilities for Primavera P6

kanav@kanavgupta.com — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:06:54 PST

The XENA XER Import Utility allows users to view and change the coding structure of updates to match the codes in your production database BEFORE you import the data. This tool saves XER templates for reuse to avoid many wasted hours in the import cleanup process. The setup takes only minutes and templates are ready for use every time data needs to be imported providing configuration control that is easy to use and maintain. For additional information, please visit http://www.xenautilities.com and http://www.mustangtechnologies.com/index.php?pr=XENA

Google Reader keyboard shortcuts

kanav@kanavgupta.com — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:07:09 PST

Navigation		Acting on items
j/k:	next/previous item	s:	star item
space:	next item or page	l:	like item
<Shift> + space:	previous item or page	t:	tag item
n/p:	item scan down/up (list only)	e:	email item
<Shift> + n/p:	next/previous subscription	<Shift> + s:	share item
<Shift> + x:	expand folder	<Shift> + d:	share item with note
<Shift> + o:	open subscription or folder	v:	view original
		o/enter:	expand/collapse item (list only)
		c:	add comment
		<Shift> + c:	view comments
		m:	mark item as read/unread
		<Shift> + a:	mark all as read
		<Shift> + t:	open “send to” menu
Jumping		Application
g then h:	go home	r:	refresh
g then a:	go to all items	f:	toggle full screen mode
g then s:	go to starred items	u:	hides/unhides the left hand side module
g then <Shift> + s:	go to shared items	1:	switch to expanded view
g then u:	open subscription selector	2:	switch to list view
g then t:	open tag selector	/:	move cursor to search box
g then <Shift> + t:	go to trends page	a:	add a subscription
g then d:	go to discovery page	=:	increase magnification
g then f:	open friend selector	-:	decrease magnification
g then <Shift> + f:	go to friends' shared items
g then c:	go to comment view
g then e:	go to explore
g then p:	go to popular items

Zoho Office for Microsoft SharePoint

kanav@kanavgupta.com — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:07:48 PST

Office Web Applications SharePoint 2010

kanav@kanavgupta.com — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:32:17 PDT

Ribbon Highlights - SharePoint 2010

kanav@kanavgupta.com — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:32:17 PDT

Business Value Planning Services (BVPS)

kanav@kanavgupta.com — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 01:27:23 PDT

Global Change - P6

kanav@kanavgupta.com — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:44:48 PDT

Global Change is a powerful feature of Primavera's P6 Project Management software. A Global Change is almost like a Microsoft Excel macro, but with some differences.

It applies the change to the entire plan and changes cannot be undone. It is best to a backup copy and save to file before committing a global change which can be used incase deciding to roll-back.

Query Version - SQL Server

kanav@kanavgupta.com — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 05:26:38 PDT

Run the following Transact-SQL statements:

SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('productversion'),

SERVERPROPERTY ('productlevel'),

SERVERPROPERTY ('edition')

Run Risk Analysis On Selected Task

kanav@kanavgupta.com — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 03:19:07 PDT

Solution ID: prim80169

How do I run the risk analysis on only selected tasks?

Status: Reviewed

Version(s): 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.5

Problem: How do I run the risk analysis on only selected tasks?

Problem: How can I run a risk analysis on only a few tasks, not the whole plan?

Problem: What does the ignore function do?

Fix: By choosing to ‘Ignore’ a task, it is temporarily omitted from the schedule; Any links to or from it are removed, and all resource assignments and costs are ignored. The task details remain preserved for future use, however.

This allows you to see the effect of adding or removing individual tasks or groups of tasks on the project duration, cost etc. This feature has been specifically added for delay analysis. This can be helpful to see the effects of a risk analysis with only certain tasks. To ignore a task:

1. Go to Format | Columns. Add the column “Ignore Task“.

2. Type a ‘Y‘ in the “Ignore Task” column for the task(s) you choose to ignore.

Note: To ignore a large group of tasks, you can highlight a selection, or create a filter to isolate the tasks you want to ignore. A fill down can then be used to populate the “Ignore Task” field.

3. When the risk analysis is run, the task will be ignored.

4. Delete the ‘Y‘ from the “Ignore Task” column to make a task active again.

Note: If you would like to quickly restore all ignored tasks, there is an option in the Risk Register Options to “Restore all ignored tasks before analysis“.

Information on this subject can also be found in the “Ignoring Tasks” topic of the Help menu.

FTEs in Histogram Spreadsheet

kanav@kanavgupta.com — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 03:08:41 PDT

Solution ID: prim80193

Can resource FTEs be displayed in a histogram or spreadsheet?

Status: Reviewed

Version(s): 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.2.1

Problem:

Can resource FTEs be displayed in a histogram or spreadsheet?

Problem:

Can resource full time equivalent be displayed in a histogram or spreadsheet?

Fix:

To display FTEs per day, per week, per month or per year:

1) Change Edit, User Preferences, Time Units, Units Format to desired FTE time interval.

2) Change Resource Usage Profile, Resource Usage Spreadsheet or Assignments View to desired time interval.

Resource Assignment units are stored in the database as hours. When profiles and spreadsheets are displayed in intervals other than hours, the Admin Preference, Time Periods, Hours per Time Period values are used to convert hours to desired time interval.

For Example, when time units are set to hour and usage profile timescale is set to week then P6 displays 40hrs/week. If time units are set to week, the Admin Preference for week is 40 hrs so P6 displays one FTE per week.

To display FTEs per Quarter:

1) Set Units Format to Month and the timescale to Year\Quarter

2) Right click lower right window and choose Resource Usage Profile or Spreadsheet Options, Graph. Check Calculate Average, choose 3 for the Divide interval totals by, and add Quarter to Unit of Measure.

FTEs per Quarter:

Select All Does Not Work - Resource Assignment View

kanav@kanavgupta.com — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 01:43:09 PDT

Solution ID: prim73204

Select All does not select all Spreadsheet fields in the Resource Assignments view.

Status: Reviewed

Version(s): 6.0, 6.1, 6.2

Problem:	Select All does not select all Spreadsheet fields in the Resource Assignments view.
Problem:	Cannot copy all of the data from the Resource Assignments view.
Problem:	The Remaining Late Units do not copy into Excel from the Resource Assignments view.
Fix:	This known problem in Project Management is currently under review and may be corrected in a future release. If you would like to let Primavera know that your company is experiencing this issue, please select the “Send us your feedback and comments by creating a support incident here” link below. Workaround: Select the top node of the View, and using Shift, select the last row in the View, this will highlight everything. OR Run a similar report and export to CSV.

Insert a portion of the P3 Layout (Schedule Graphics) into MS Word

kanav@kanavgupta.com — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 01:43:00 PDT

If you only want to insert a portion of the P3 Layout (schedule graphics) into the MS Word file, then do the followings:

1. In P3, after you finalize the layout, choose menu option - Edit, Copy Picture. After that, you will notice the cursor has been switched to a camera-like icon. Drag your pointer by pressing left-button mouse from the upper left corner across the area of the window you want to copy, and then release the mouse.

2. Switch to MS Word program, choose menu option - Edit, Paste. Then, you will see the graphic shown up on the page.

P6 - Original Lag and Remaining Lag for a Resource

kanav@kanavgupta.com — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 01:43:09 PDT

The Original and Remaining lag fields are manually entered when it is known that a resource will not be available or is not needed when the activity starts.

By typing in a lag, you delay the start of the resource by that amount of lag.

Original Lag is what was typed in and is used when there is no progress on the activity.

Remaining Lag is what lag is left after the activity has started. Remaining lag is automatically reduced once the activity is started and the Data Date is moved forward.

Clean uninstall of Autodesk Revit 2011 Products

kanav@kanavgupta.com — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 01:44:01 PDT

Applies to: Revit® Architecture 2011, Revit® MEP 2011, Revit® Structure 2011

Issue: There may be circumstances where Autodesk Revit® 2011 products need to be removed from the workstation. The following process will ensure all residual files are properly removed as well.

Solution: To uninstall Revit 2011 products and remove any remnants from your system, use the following procedure. The end result is a clean system on which you can reinstall.

Please ensure to backup any custom family or template files prior to following this procedure:

Log on as a Local System Administrator and disable any Antivirus programs.
In the Windows XP Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs > remove the specific Revit 2011 product. For Windows Vista & Windows 7, Control Panel > Programs and Features > Uninstall.
In the Windows XP Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs > remove the 3 Autodesk 2011 Material Libraries in the following order. For Windows Vista & Windows 7, Control Panel > Programs and Features > Uninstall:
•Autodesk Material Library 2011 Medium Image Library
•Autodesk Material Library 2011 Base Image Library
•Autodesk Material Library 2011
After the product is uninstalled, use Windows Explorer to locate and delete the following folders as appropriate. For steps 3 & 4 substitute the product name below based on which Revit 2011 product you are uninstalling; all paths listed by default are for Revit Architecture 2011:

Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011 & RAC 2011
Autodesk Revit Structure 2011 & RST 2011
Autodesk Revit MEP 2011 & RME 2011

Where %username% is present below substitute the current Windows login name.

For Windows XP installations (32 and 64 bit):
• C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Revit Architecture 2011
• C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Application Data\Autodesk\REVIT\2011
• C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Application Data\Autodesk\Revit\Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011
• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\RAC 2011

For Windows Vista and Windows 7 installations (32 and 64 bit):
• C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Revit Architecture 2011
• C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\RAC 2011
• C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Autodesk\Revit\Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011
• C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\Revit\2011

Open the system registry and locate then delete the following registry keys listed below as appropriate (Windows Start menu > Run > Regedit).

Warning! Problems caused by improperly editing the Windows registry could render your computer operating system unusable.

Use the Microsoft® Registry Editor only at your own risk and only after backing up the registry as well as the system.dat and user.dat files as outlined for your operating system in the Microsoft Knowledge Base. Additional information about the registry is also contained in the Help topics in the Microsoft Registry Editor.
For 32-bit versions of Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\Revit\Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\Revit\2011
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\Revit\Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\RAC 2011
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\Revit\2011
For 64-bit versions of Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\Revit\Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\RAC 2011
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\Revit\2011
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\Revit\Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011

Restart the workstation.

Before reinstalling Revit products

In Windows Explorer, delete the contents of your Windows Temp folder, but do not delete the Windows Temp folder itself. You can locate the Temp folder by entering %TEMP% in the Address bar of Windows Explorer.
Use the End Task feature to end any anti-virus programs.

Several anti-virus programs can be disabled by right-clicking the taskbar icon and selecting Disable from the shortcut menu. For more information about disabling your anti-virus software, refer to the vendor of that software.

Important! It is important that you not only disable the anti-virus software but also use the End Task feature to end the anti-virus software.

To verify that an anti-virus program is not still running in the background as a TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident Program):

Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7

Press [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Delete].
Click Task Manager.
On the Processes tab of the Task Manager, select the process for the anti-virus program and then click End Process.

You are now ready to install Revit 2011 products on the clean system.

Clean uninstall of Revit 2010 Products

kanav@kanavgupta.com — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 01:44:01 PDT

Applies to: Revit® Architecture 2010, Revit® MEP 2010, Revit® Structure 2010

Issue: There may be circumstances where Revit 2010 products need to be removed from the workstation. The following process will ensure all residual files are properly removed as well.

Solution: To uninstall Revit 2010 products and remove any remnants from your system, use the following procedure. The end result is a clean system on which you can reinstall.

Please ensure to backup any custom family or template files prior to following this procedure:

Log on as a Local System Administrator and disable any Antivirus programs.
In the Windows XP Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs > remove the specific Revit 2010 product. For Windows Vista, Control Panel > Programs and Features > Uninstall.
After the product is uninstalled, use Windows Explorer to locate and delete the following folders as appropriate.

For steps 3 & 4 substitute the product name below based on which Revit 2010 product you are uninstalling; all paths listed by default are for Revit Architecture 2010:

Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010 & RAC 2010
Autodesk Revit Structure 2010 & RST 2010
Autodesk Revit MEP 2010 & RME 2010

Where %username% is present below substitute the current Windows login name.

For Microsoft XP installations (32 and 64 bit):
• C:\Program Files\Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010
• C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Application Data\Autodesk\REVIT\2010
• C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Application Data\Autodesk\Revit\Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010
• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\RAC 2010

For Microsoft Vista installations (32 and 64 bit):
• C:\Program Files\Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010
• C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\RAC 2010
• C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Autodesk\Revit\Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010
• C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\Revit\2010

Open the system registry and locate then delete the following registry keys listed below as appropriate (Windows Start menu > Run > Regedit).

Warning! Problems caused by improperly editing the Windows registry could render your computer operating system unusable. Using Microsoft® Registry Editor is only at your own risk and only after backing up the registry as well as the system.dat and user.dat files as outlined for your operating system in the Microsoft Knowledge Base. Additional information about the registry is also contained in the Help topics in the Microsoft Registry Editor.
For 32-bit versions of Vista and XP
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\Revit\Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\Revit\2010
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\Revit\Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\RAC 2010
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\Revit\2010
For 64-bit versions of Vista and XP
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\Revit\Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\RAC 2010
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\Revit\2010
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\Revit\Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010

Restart the workstation.

Before reinstalling Revit products

In Windows Explorer, delete the contents of your Windows Temp folder, but do not delete the Windows Temp folder itself. You can locate the Temp folder by entering %TEMP% in the Address bar of Windows Explorer.
Use the End Task feature to end any anti-virus programs.

Note: Disabling anti-virus programs from the system tray may not be sufficient. Virus checking programs may block certain activities that are seen as suspicious (for example, accessing the registry, adding/removing/updating DLL files, and so on), even though these activities are common when installing or removing programs. Several anti-virus programs can be disabled by right-clicking the taskbar icon and selecting Disable from the shortcut menu. For more information about disabling your anti-virus software, refer to the vendor of that software. Important! It is important that you not only disable the anti-virus software but also use the End Task feature to end the anti-virus software.

To verify that an anti-virus program is not still running in the background as a TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident Program):

Windows XP and Windows Vista

Press [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Delete].
Click Task Manager.
On the Processes tab of the Task Manager, select the process for the anti-virus program and then click End Process.

You are now ready to install Revit 2010 products on the clean system.

Summary Link Webpart

kanav@kanavgupta.com — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 01:44:59 PDT

Funny thing happened today when I tried to export / import a site from one site collection into another one. It asked me to close the Summary Links web part, which I did. I tried to add it manually (importing a .webpart file exported from the source site), and it gave me the following error:

Unable to add selected web part(s). Could not load XSL file. The system cannot find the file specified.(Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070002).

SOLUTION:

This error is usually raised when you try to add a publishing-related web part (such as Summary Links) into a non-publishing site. You have to either add it into a site built with a publishing template (Collaboration Portal or Publishing Portal), or to activate the publishing features manually:

Activate Office SharePoint Server Publishing Infrastructure feature in site collection features, in Site Collection Administration section of Site Settings page.
Activate Office SharePoint Server Publishing feature in destination site features, located on Site Administration section of Site Settings page.

Modify Content Placeholders in SharePoint Designer 2007

kanav@kanavgupta.com — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 08:03:32 PST

Linking CM 13.0 to P6(7.0)

kanav@kanavgupta.com — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 01:44:42 PDT

1. Launch the Contract Management Primavera Administrator Utility (admincm.cmd).

a. Default location: <localDrive>:\Program Files\Oracle\ContractManagement\utility\CMAdminConfig\

2. Log in using the Expadmin db credentials (default for Oracle: expadmin/expadmin; default for MS SQL: exp/sql)

3. Once logged in, expand the ‘Database’ folder

4. Then expand the ‘Project Management’ folder

5. Enter in the appropriate DB information for the P6 v7 database.

a. Type: Oracle or MSSQL

b. Name: The name of the Project Management database (default: PMDB)

c. Host Name: The machine name or IP Address of the Project Management database Server

d. Port Number: The port number of the Project Management database Server

e. SID (Oracle Only): The instance name of the Project Management database

f. User Name: The privileged user name of the Project Management database (default: privuser)

g. Password: The privileged user password of the Project Management database (default: privuser)

h. URL: The url of the p6 v7 web application – only applies if running p6 v7 Web (default:http://<P6v7WebServer>:<port>/primaveraweb/ShowProject)

i. Encryption Key: The key used to encrypt username and password information to P6 v7 Web Access. This must match the Encryption Key in P6 v7.

6. Click the Save Changes button. Restart the Contract Management web service/application

7. Log into Contract Management, right click any project, and choose Project Settings

8. Click the ‘Schedule’ tab

9. Select the schedule from the schedule drop down, and select the project to.

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SureTrak NOT supported on Windows 7

kanav@kanavgupta.com — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 01:45:36 PDT

Some of the issues identified with running SureTrak 3.0c on Windows 7 include the following:

Cannot create a project using Project Kick start
Cannot create/modify/delete layouts as buttons are missing and the dialog boxes are cutoff
Cannot create/modify/delete resources in the dictionary as buttons are missing and the dialog boxes does not display properly
Cannot run Tutorial from Help menu

These issues are not scheduled to be fixed at this time.

Windows Firewall IPsec Policies

kanav@kanavgupta.com — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 02:39:53 PDT

Top of Form

This illustrates to deploy Active Directory® Group Policy objects (GPOs) to configure Windows Firewall with Advanced Security on computers that are running Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, Windows Server® 2008 R2, and Windows Server® 2008. Although you can configure a single server locally by using Group Policy Management and other tools directly on the server, that method is not efficient and does not guarantee consistency when you have many computers to configure. When you have multiple computers to manage, you can instead create and edit GPOs, and then apply those GPOs to the computers in your organization.

The goal of a Windows Firewall with Advanced Security configuration in your organization is to improve the security of each computer by blocking unwanted network traffic from entering the computer and protecting wanted network traffic as it traverses the network. Network traffic that does not match the rule set configured in Windows Firewall with Advanced Security is dropped. You can also require that the network traffic which is allowed must be protected by using authentication or encryption. The ability to manage Windows Firewall with Advanced Security by using Group Policy lets an administrator apply consistent settings across the organization in a way that is not easily circumvented by the user.

In this guide, you get hands-on experience in a lab environment that uses Group Policy management tools to create and edit GPOs to implement typical firewall and connection security settings and rules. You configure GPOs to implement common server and domain isolation scenarios and see the effects of those settings.

Your feedback is valuable and welcome! Please send your comments and suggestions to Windows Firewall with Advanced Security Documentation Feedback (wfasdoc@microsoft.com). The author of this guide will review your comments and use them to improve this documentation. Your e-mail address will not be saved or used for any other purposes.

In this document:

Scenario Overview [ http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753102(WS.10).aspx ]
Technology Review for Deploying Windows Firewall with Advanced Security [ http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753552(WS.10).aspx ]
Requirements for Performing the Scenarios [ http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754886(WS.10).aspx ]
Examining Default Settings on Clients and Servers [ http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732305(WS.10).aspx ]
Deploying Basic Settings by Using Group Policy [ http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754657(WS.10).aspx ]
Creating Rules that Allow Required Inbound Network Traffic [ http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772079(WS.10).aspx ]
Creating Rules that Block Unwanted Outbound Network Traffic [ http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732306(WS.10).aspx ]
Deploying a Basic Domain Isolation Policy [ http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730709(WS.10).aspx ]
Isolating a Server by Requiring Encryption and Group Membership [ http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772460(WS.10).aspx ]
Creating Firewall Rules that Allow IPsec-protected Network Traffic (Authenticated Bypass) [ http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754873(WS.10).aspx ]
Summary [ http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731151(WS.10).aspx ]
Additional References [ http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754958(WS.10).aspx ]

Next topic: Scenario Overview [ http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753102(WS.10).aspx ]

	Windows Server 2000	Windows Server 2003	Windows Server 2003 R2
Windows Server 2003 with SP1	Windows Server 2003 with SP2	Windows Server 2008	Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Vista	Windows 7

License Issue - USL versus STANDARD

kanav@kanavgupta.com — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:20:37 PDT

Description:
When I start STAAD.Pro I get a message ‘Valid Trial License was not found or trial license expired, entering limited mode...' STAAD then simply fails to display and appears to close.
With the Bentley License Management Tool I am able to see STAAD.Pro licenses, check out one onto the local computer, but still get the same message when I start STAAD.Pro.
I checked to see the version of the Bentley IEG License Management Tool and STAAD.Pro from Control Panel > Add Remove Programs and they are 02.00.15.0 and 20.07.04.12 respective.
Solution:
Exit STAAD.Pro
1. Go into the registry editor (Start > Run - type in "regedit")
2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE> Software > Bentley > STAAD.Pro > License.
Look at the data for the field called "Type". If you find that it is "USL", please change it to "STANDARD". See the figure below

The USL or universal license option is for those who are entitled to all the licenses for different softwares provided by Bentley (ELS Subscription). Most of the users will be entitled to the STANDARD option