Checker

The Checker User Guide describes the checker utility, which allows data consistency checks written in Programmable Macro Language (PML) to be added to Model quickly and easily.

The Checker utility provides:

• A standard user interface for data consistency checks written in PML.

• Standard reporting, to screen and file, of the results of a data consistency check.

• The ability to add new checking functions tailored to company or project working practices.

• Navigation in the database to elements that have failed the checks, by simply picking on part of the on-screen report.

Customized check functions can be added to any standard data consistency checks provided by AVEVA check function is a PML function which tests selected elements in the database, and reports back to the Checker utility whether the element has passed or failed the tests.

The Checker User Guide does not describe how to program in PML. Before reading the customisation chapters of this user guide the user should be familiar with PML facilities. Refer to PML Customization for further information.