Run Information

Click Run Information to display the Import Run Information window which allows you to view the Log File after the import process is complete, select the Log File? check box.

Click either the Brief or Verbose option buttons to choose which format messages are displayed.

As part of the Import process a reference model is constructed against which comparisons are made. Save Reference Model allows you to keep this. Otherwise it is deleted on completion of the Import process.

Note:
The reference model is deleted next time you Export or Import anything. Also, it may not be a complete model as some items may already have been transferred into the main model on merging.

After the Import merging process has been performed, you can sort all new items into FRMW (Framework) elements according to their Material type. Select the Sort on Material Type check box.

During the Import process, comparisons are made for Linear and Curved Members and Plates between the existing model data and the imported model data. The default AVEVA SDNF system configuration compares all the relevant data transferred in the SDNF file between the models. However, you can select which attributes may be ignored by the comparison process, click Edit Attribute Comparison List.

Using this window you can deselect attributes for comparison but must be aware that strange results may occur especially if you ignore positional and rotational attributes.

Finally, there are two validity checks that you can perform on the incoming data which make sure that a subsequent Import run has a chance of success. Activating these options overrides completely the Import choices made on the main window. With these validity checks you are able to view a log file before any data is merged whatsoever.

Profile Mapping? enables you to view if the incoming Linear Member Profile specifications are successfully mapped between systems. The transaction is relatively fast as the SDNF file is passed through the external program without any subsequent import or comparison in the application. You are then able to view the log file produced and take appropriate action.

There is a risk in the external detailing package that entity mark numbers may be duplicated. The Duplicate Mark drop-down list enables you to check for duplicate numbers in the incoming model. There are three options: NONE, NEW and GLOBAL. NONE deactivates the drop-down list and no checks are made. The import process just goes through unhindered. The NEW option allows you to check only the new imported items for duplicate mark numbers, while the GLOBAL option enables you to search all the available Design databases for duplicate numbers. Obviously these searches may involve a certain amount of time, but for the sake of validity, they would be worth using.

Once all the correct data have been input on the Run Information window, click OK and the interface variables are updated. Click Cancel to close the window, leaving the original interface variables unchanged