Managing IET Projects

4.2.1 The ‘Projects’ Dialog

To get an overview and perform all kinds of project-related functions, IET600 provides the ‘Projects’ Dialog:

The Dialog provides the following information:

 an overview of all the IET600 projects

 the status of each project

 the IET600 version needed to open the project

 the time the project was last modified

Additionally it provides access to the following functions:

 create a new project

 open an existing project

 rename a project

 delete a project

 import/export (or backup/restore) a project database

 archive a project

To open the ‘Projects’ Dialog, click the round button on the top-left corner of IET600, then select ‘Manage Projects’:

4.2.2 Create a New Project

1. Click the round button on the top-left corner of IET600, then select ‘Manage Projects’

-> the ‘Projects’ dialog opens

2. To create a new project, click on the ‘New’ button. The following dialog will open:

Enter the desired project name and click ‘OK’ -> a new project will be created:

The small indicator to the right of the project icon indi-cates the IEC 61850 version of the project, it can be

“Ed.1” (per default) or “Ed.2”. The “Ed.1” or “Ed.2” refers to the IEC 61850 edition to which the project is compat-ible.

How the version of a project affects the engineering pos-sibilities and compatibility with other engineering tools is a rather complex issue, unfortunately. To learn how to change the version of a project, please consult chapter 4.2.74.2.8 (Change the Version of a Project).

To learn more about the relatively complex way of how IET600 handles this versioning, consult chapter 28 (Annex: IET600 and IEC 61850 Edition Handling) )

4.2.3 Open an Existing Project

1. Click the round button on the top-left corner of IET600, then select ‘Manage Projects’

-> the ‘Projects’ dialog opens

2. Select the row with the project you want to open, and then click ‘Open’. The project will open in IET600

Please take the following points into account:

 If the project is already opened, you cannot open it again.

 If a project has a status ‘Migration required’, it will be migrated to a newer tool version.

After migration, it cannot be opened with older IET600 versions. It is therefore a good policy always to make a backup, before you open such a project.

 You can open only two projects at the same time. The second project will be opened in ‘read-only’ mode which means that data in this project cannot be modified during this session. However, you may copy data from the second project (e.g. entire Bays, IEDs, signals, etc.) into the first project.

4.2.4 Save Project Data

Note that IET600 does not save automatically. You must press the save button to save current state of the project. Tip: save your work regularly to shorten saving times.

4.2.5 Import and Export Projects

A project can be easily exported and imported in order to either transfer the project to other users or to create a backup. The import/export functions can be accessed from the

‘Projects’ dialog using the ‘Import’ and ‘Export’ buttons. The exported project will be stored in an “.ietprj” file, which can be imported by other users.

When importing a project, you may need to be aware of the project Identifier:

 If you import a project in an different version (e.g. for comparison), you should keep the identifier, as it still represents the same project.

 If you import one project to create a second project from it (e.g. if you create a second project for a customer and want to use an old project as a template), you should set the checkbox ‘Create new identifiers’.

same project different project

IET600 has the above as the default behavior: if you keep the same project name, just with (01), (02) etc. added, it will by default keep the identifier. If you use another name, it will automatically set the checkbox ‘Create new identifiers’. However, you can override this, if you are in a special situation.

The identifier serves as a means to determine which IEDs are owned by which projects.

This is important when configuring Dataflow between projects or Substations, e.g. as described in chapter 17.3 (SED File Exchange Between Projects).

4.2.6 Archive a Project

You can only archive an open project.

1. You can only archive an open project. Open the project first, as described in chapter 4.2.3 above.

2. Open the ‘Projects’ dialog again by clicking the round button on the top-left corner of IET600 and selecting ‘Manage Projects’:

3. Select the row with the opened project -> the Archive button will become enabled.

4. Click on the ‘Archive’ button -> the following dialog will open:

You have now several options which differ essentially in the number and type of files which are included in the archive.

 Create an archive with standard files:

This option is intended to create an Archive that can be passed to another person who will take over engineering.

In this option, IET600 will search the ‘Backup’ ‘Import’ and Export’ folders of your project for the following:

 the most recent project Backup.

 an SCD file of the project and all files imported into IEDs.

 configuration files for all Gateways and HMIs.

If some of these files are not found, IET600 will indicate this in the ‘Status’ col-umn. It is up to the user to decide whether to create an Archive without these files or to stop and create these files first.

Per default, all files found are selected for archiving; you can decide to exclude files by unchecking them.

 Create an Archive with all files:

This is intended for projects with an unusual configuration, where the standard file option above does not cover all essential files.

In this option, IET600 will search the ‘Backup’ ‘Import’ and Export’ folders of your project for the following:

 the most recent project Backup.

 all files contained in the ‘Import’ and Export’ folders.

 configuration files for all Gateways and HMIs.

If some of the standard files are not found, IET600 will indicate this in the ‘Status’

column. It is up to the user to decide whether to create an Archive without these files or to stop and create these files first.

Per default, all files found are selected for archiving; you can decide to exclude files by unchecking them.

 Create a Milestone-Archive:

This is intended to document the project state at certain defined project mile-stones. As described above, you can include either only standard files or all files in the Milestone archive.

If you try to create a Milestone Archive and some standard files are missing, IET600 will warn you and ask you for confirmation, before creating an incomplete Milestone Archive.

5. You may adapt the destination folder for the Archive and the Archive file name, if required.

6. To finally create the Archive, click on ‘Export’. To close the dialog at any time, click on ‘Close’

4.2.7 Unarchive a Project

This is currently not provided by IET600.

If you want to restore an archived project, proceed as follows:

1. Extract the archive to a temporary folder.

2. Import the *.ietprj file contained in the root of the archive. This will create a folder for the project.

3. Copy the complete ‘Export’ and ‘Import’ folders contained in the archive into the pro-ject folder.

4.2.8 Change the Version of a Project

If you create a new project, it will have “Ed.1” as version, indicated by a small text to the right of the project icon in any of the Navigation Trees. This “Ed.1” refers to the IEC 61850 edition to which the project is compatible.

 A higher project version may be required, if an IED DATA model requires it (this, it will be handled on ICD/IID file import). This is

 Few functionalities in the domain of IET600 (e.g. in the ‘Substation’ Tree, the usage of a Function below a Bay) also require a higher project version.

 For compatibility reasons with an older IED configuration tool, you may want to down-grade your version to a lower version number. This, however, will often not be pos-sible.

Before changing a version of a project, always consult chapter 28 (Annex: IET600 and IEC 61850 Edition Handling). It describes in more detail the IET600 project versioning, its relation to the IEC 61850 standard versions and its implications and restrictions.

To change the project version, click on the project element in any Navigation Tree. The

‘Properties’ window will show the following:

Use the combo box to select another version.

If you try to downgrade the version, this may not be possible. The following dialog will inform you about the reasons: