Getting Started

Compare/Update is available in AVEVA Engineering, AVEVA Diagrams, AVEVA E3D Design, AVEVA PDMS and AVEVA Marine products, it is invoked either from the Manage tab or from the Display or View menu.

Note:
In PARAGON, it is available from the Utilities in the Electrical Application only.

Compare/Update is initially shown in Scope by Source mode.

Click in the By Source drop-down list to select from the available data sources.

Depending on the host module and the available data sources, the list could include:

• AVEVA Electrical

• AVEVA Instrumentation

• AVEVA P&ID

• AVEVA Schematic

• AVEVA Engineering

• AVEVA Design

• AVEVA Spooler

• AVEVA Manufacturing

The default DB type for the host module will not be listed, as that is always the target for comparison and update. (The exception is AVEVA Engineering which is allowed as both source and target). A source will also not be listed if there are no available DBs of that type.

Selecting AVEVA Instrumentation, AVEVA Electrical or AVEVA P&ID will show the appropriate Login option.

Click Login and select the desired AVEVA Instrumentation, AVEVA Electrical or AVEVA P&ID Project from the list.

Click Select, and when prompted, enter the username and password for that Project. Then select the desired source group. The available groups from AVEVA Instrumentation or AVEVA Electrical depend on the host module and can include Instruments, Loops, Equipment, Cables, and Cable Catalog items. The available groups from AVEVA P&ID are the P&ID types Equipment, Instrument, Line, LineFitting, Nozzle and Valve.

Selecting a DAtaBAse CONtrol Program (DABACON) source will show the available source configurations.

If element filtering has not been set up, you may do this now. Click Filters to display the Filter window and define one or more filters. For further information, refer to Filter.

Note:
A previously saved filter will be applied to the source data. If the filter prevents display of the data, modify the Filter settings, then click Refresh in the toolbar in order to proceed with the compare process.

Select the desired source configurations. The default configurations consist of Equipment, Pipelines/Pipes, Instruments, Valves and Piping Specials. The mapped schematic and design types for each configuration are available, but engineering types depend on Project setup and so engineering configurations will not be available unless they have been defined. Other configurations can be defined by the administrator. Click Summary to display the main details of the selected configuration. For further information, refer to Options.

If configurations have previously been set up, the compare process will start automatically.

Compare/Update can be invoked directly in Scope by Destination mode using the other options from the tab or menu. For example, in Tags, select Compare Current List.

Alternatively, select the menu option Compare Current Selection in Design. A list of available configurations will be displayed.

Select the required configuration and click Open to run the comparison.

Within the Compare/Update tab or toolbar, switch modes by clicking By Source or By Destination.