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VPE Workbench Configuration Category

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13. Close the utility by selecting the Exit button

2.3 AVEVA P&ID Project Administration Program

2.3.3 VPE Workbench Configuration Category

The VPE Workbench Configuration Category using the main VPE Workbench Configuration Category pane and the Tables sub-category:

VPE Workbench Configuration Category Pane

Tables Sub-Set

VPE Workbench Configuration Category Pane

Note: See also 9.8: Setting up AVEVA P&ID to Connect with VPE Workbench.

The application pane is divided into four sections.

- Synchronise Settings Section

In the VPE Config File field, specify the location of the .INI configuration file of the VPE Workbench installation with which the AVEVA P&ID project is to interface. This may be a copy of the original file located on the VPE Workbench middle tier server.

In the VPE Service Path, enter the path to the EngAPIService component that will handle the transfer of data to VPE Workbench. This should be located on the VPE Workbench middle tier server. This path must include the port (which must be open) to be used for data transfers. The default port is 8080.

- Explore Database Unassigned Settings Section

If the unassigned items in the VPE Workbench Database, i.e. those that have not yet been included on a project P&ID, are to be displayed in the Engineering Explorer check the Show Unassigned Items in Explorer checkbox.

- VPE Settings Section

In the Publisher Folder field, specify the folder into which drawings are published when loading to the selected VPE Workbench project.

In the Database Project field, select the VPE Workbench project with which the AVEVA P&ID project is to interface. The list of projects available in this field is taken from the specified .INI file (see above).

The Export to VPE Workbench checkbox is used to set the default setting (checked or unchecked) of the Export Data to Publishing Area checkbox on the Synchronise dialog (see Synchronising Data with a VPE Workbench Database).

When a drawing is loaded to a VPE Workbench 5.8 or later project, e-mails can be sent to users of that project to inform them of this. Enter the user names and e-mail addresses of the VPE Workbench project users in the grid at the bottom of the section.

If a new e-mail recipient is to be entered, use the button to create a new row. Enter the user name of the new recipient in the dialog that is then displayed:

User names cannot be edited. The user name row must be deleted and re-entered with a new user name.

- Batch Load to Workbench Section

This section is used to load/publish data from multiple drawings into a VPE Workbench database.

The Select Drawings to Publish pane lists all the drawings that were either individually synchronised using the Synchronising Data with a VPE Workbench Database procedure, or had output files generated using the Synchronising Multiple Drawing Data with VPE Workbench procedure.

The procedure for loading/publishing depends on whether drawing data is being exported to a VPE Workbench 5.8 (or later) project, or a VPE Workbench 5.6 or 5.7 project.

Loading/Publishing to VPE Workbench 5.8 or later Projects

Note that drawings can optionally be loaded/published to a VPE Workbench 5.8 project as part of the Synchronise procedure.

If the project is a VPE Workbench 5.8 or later project, select the drawings to be loaded in the Select Drawings to Publish pane and load/publish them by pressing the > button. The drawings are moved to the Publishing Area pane and loaded into the VPE Workbench project.

A message is displayed in the messages pane at the bottom of the section to indicate the successful loading of the drawing data to the publishing area, for example: "905675 File Successfully Loaded to Staging Area".

Use the >> button to load/publish all the listed drawings.

Loading/Publishing to VPE Workbench 5.6 or 5.7 Projects

If the project is a VPE Workbench 5.6 or 5.7 project, check the Using Workbench Legacy Version (5.6/5.7) checkbox.

A connection to the VPE Workbench Database must then be established, if this has not already been done. Press the Login button. The VPE Workbench Log In dialog is then displayed.

For information on the use of this dialog and other options for connecting the a VPE Workbench database see the Connecting to a VPE Workbench Database procedure.

Once the connection has been made, select the drawings to be loaded in the Select Drawings to Publish pane and use the > button to move them to the Publishing Area pane.

Use the >> button to select all the listed drawings for loading.

Start the load by pressing the Load button.

Progress, error and warning messages are displayed in the message pane at the bottom of the section. Once loaded, the drawings are removed from the Publishing Area pane.

To view the log file of messages generated while loading/publishing, press the View Log button. The file then opens in Notepad.

To delete all the drawings currently in the publishing area, press the Clear button. A message is then displayed requesting that the deletion be confirmed. Press Yes to continue with the deletion.

Tables Sub-Set

The Tables pane is used create and maintain the definitions of tables of VPE Workbench data that can be placed on AVEVA P&ID drawings:

- Existing Tables Section

This section lists all existing table definitions.

To create a new table, select the Add Table button. Enter the name of the new table in the dialog that is then displayed:

The name of the new table definition is then added to the list. Continue by entering the settings of the table definition in the Table Details Section (see below). Note that the Table Details Section will initially be populated with the settings entered for the previous table definition, or if no table definition has been created previously, with default settings.

• To delete a table definition, select it and the Delete Table link.

• To rename a table definition, select it and the Rename Table link. Enter the new name of the table definition in the dialog that is then displayed, and press the OK button.

• To edit an existing table definition, select it from the list. The current settings for the selected table definition are then displayed in the Table Details Section and may be changed as required.

- Table Details Section

Specifying the Appearance of a Table:

1. The Colour field defines the colour of the table (both the table borders and the table text).

2. The Browse button adjacent to the Colour field is used to select the colour. On selection of the button, the colour selection dialog box is displayed:

The colour can be selected by the following three methods:

• By selection of one of the colours shown in the palette.

• By double clicking the Assume Owner Colour hyperlink. Not applicable for tables.

• By double-clicking on the Assume By Layer hyperlink. Tables will automatically assume the colours of the layers they are inserted into, as set on the Layers Sub-Set the Drawing Configuration Category.

• By manually entry into the Colour Code field

Following selection, press OK. The selected colour code will then be displayed in Colour field.

3. The X and Y fields are used to specify the coordinates that the table will be placed at on drawings.

4. The Text Style field is used to specify the style of the table text. Select the required style from the list. Text styles are set up using the Text Styles pane. The default will be the ROMANS style, which is supplied with the product and does not need to be set up.

5. The Row Height field is used to specify the height of the table rows.

6. The Text Height field is used to specify the height of text in the table.

Specifying the Type of Data a Table will display:

The API Group Set, API Group and API Group Set Argument fields are used to specify the type of data that is to appear in the table:

1. Select the API Lookup button. If a connection to the project database has not been established, the AVEVA P&ID Logon dialog is then displayed:

2. Complete the Username and Password fields, and select the required project from the drop-down list in the Project field.

3. Select the OK button. The API Group Lookup dialog is then displayed.

4. If a connection to the database has already been established in this session, this dialog is displayed when the API Lookup button is selected.

5. Select the API Group and the Group Set which contain the required data, and press the Set button.

6. The API Group Set and API Group fields in the Table Details Section are then populated with the selected Group and the Group Set.

By default, tables will only be populated with data relating to items that are on the drawing on which the tables are placed. Alternatively, the table or tables that data is to be extracted can be specified in the API Group Set Argument field.

For example, if the following is entered:

Drawing_ID="9999"

Data will be extracted from the project drawing with the ID of 9999. If data is to be extracted from multiple drawings, multiple arguments may be entered.

Setting up Table Columns:

Once the type of data has been specified, the columns that the table is to consist of, and the data that is to populate these columns is set up using the grid section.

Adding a Column:

1. To add a column, select the button and enter the column name in the dialog that is then displayed. A new row is then added to the grid. Each row in the grid is used to set up one table column.

2. The Column field displays the number of each column. These numbers control the order in which columns are displayed in the table, i.e. the column with the lowest number will be the first column on the left.

The Column field is read-only. To change the order of columns, use the copy and delete facilities.

3. In the Caption field, enter the text that is to appear as the heading for the column.

4. In the Designator field, select the required designator. When the table is placed on a drawing, the designator is replaced with the appropriate value. The list of designators is restricted to those in the selected API Group and the Group Set.

5. In the Width field, enter the width of the column.

6. The Text Align field is used to specify the alignment of the text in the column. Enter the appropriate code (1 to 9):

1 = Top Left

2 = Top Centre 3 = Top Right 4 = Middle Left 5 = Middle Centre 6 = Middle Right 7 = Bottom Left 8 = Bottom Centre 9 = Bottom Right

If no value is entered, the alignment defaults to Middle Left.

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