AVEVA™ E3D Design

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Last UpdatedAug 14, 2025
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A Query is always output to the screen. If the Destination is set to File then output is made to the specified file as well as screen.

A file output contains comment lines, which start with -- so it can be run as a macro at a later stage.

The following are the menu options under Query:

Clock	Outputs current Time and Date.
CE and Elements	The options under CE output information about the current element, and the options under Elements output information about all the elements in the Elements list on the window.

Note:
Querying extremely long Element lists can take a long time.

Both Query > CE and Query > Elements have the following sub options:

Session

Outputs:

Element name
DB name
Last saved session number and the date, user and description (session comment) for that session.

Last Modified

Outputs:

Element name
DB name
The session that each element or any of the hierarchy below it was last modified, the date of the modification and the modifying user.

Note:
The Query operation can be a time consuming operation if the CE is a DB world element or a large site, or other top-level element, and so you are prompted with a message to confirm this operation.

History	Similar to the Last Modified Query, but gives the information for every session in which the element has been created or modified. You needs to confirm the query for top-level elements.
Claimed by	Outputs the name of the user who has the current element claimed out for modification, which is Unset if no user has the element claimed.
DB Name/Mode	Outputs the name, DB name, the DB access mode (RW, R, Multiwrite) and the claim mode (implicit, explicit).

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