- How Bentley Map usage is reported in SELECTserver

Since the release of Bentley Map V8i (SELECTseries 2) and later in the Bentley Map CONNECT Edition, Bentley Map has been offered in three different editions:

1. Bentley Map PowerView
2. Bentley Map
   
   1. For MicroStation
   2. Standalone
3. Bentley Map Enterprise

Bentley Map PowerView and Enterprise are standalone editions; all of the MicroStation commands are built-in.  When you initialize it, a Usage Log is reported. It might be a little different when you have Bentley Map for MicroStation installed.

Here are some clues that tell you what product has been activated:

• Product title bar on the top (typically a blue bar, but might be different if you have tweaked your Windows design)
• If you see a Geospatial entry under the Tools menu, it means that Bentley Map is loaded, therefore, a usage reported
• Under the Help menu, see if you can load Map Contents & Map Tool Index & About Bentley Map..., if so, Bentley Map is loaded, therefore, a usage reported

When you activate Bentley Map from within a Civil Engineering product, a Bentley Map license is not used.  If you use the msgeo.ucf workspace on startup of MicroStation or PowerInroads (for example), or if you use any workspace generated by the Bentley Map Geospatial Administrator, a Bentley Map license usage will be reported.

If you want to double check which workspace user you have loaded and are in, open the Workspace menu item, then Configuration. The User/Workspace is listed in the brackets > Configuration : User [msgeo]. 

See the SELECTserver TechNotes & FAQs page for more details about license logging, product activation, and product usage: SELECTserver Technotes and FAQs