Areas

All Engineering items in AVEVA Electrical must be assigned to a Plant Area. On creation they are assigned to a default area called Default.

Note:
An Area can be a sub-area of another area.

Note:
Access control restrictions to Plant Areas may be setup in the Security Manager module, which may restrict the access of users to certain Plant Areas. Refer to Area-Based Access Control for further information.

To add a new Plant Area to the project:

1. Select Setup > Add/Edit Plant Areas from the Project Tab to display the Areas window. If Areas already exist in the project, these will be displayed in the Areas window grid view.

   

2. To add a new Plant Area, click New to display the Area Information window.

   

3. Enter a number for the new Area in the Area No field.

   Areas with the same number cannot be created within the same parent area, nor can "root" areas (i.e. Areas with no parent areas) have identical numbers. If duplicate numbers are detected, an error message will be displayed to inform the user of this when OK or Apply is clicked.

4. The Area Type is selected from the drop-down list. The user can create a new Area Type by clicking the arrow next to the Area Type field. Refer to Area Types for further information.

5. The Parent Area field allows the new Area Type to be placed within an existing Area Type by selecting from the drop-down list. The Parent Area field will not become active if a criterion associated with the Area Type is set to Must be Root. Refer to Area Types for further information.

6. The Description and Short Description are optional.

   Note:
   Short Description can be used in AVEVA Electrical documents such as datasheets and loop lists if the full Area description is too long to be used in those documents.

7. Click Save to create the new Area and return to the Areas window. The new Area will be displayed in the Areas window grid view.

8. Click Cancel to return to the Areas window without creating a new Area.

To delete an Area:

9. Select it from the grid list and click Delete. A message will be displayed asking the user to confirm the deletion.

   

10. Click Yes to confirm the deletion and return to the Areas window. The deleted Area will be deleted and removed from the grid view.

11. Click No to cancel the deletion and return to the Areas window.

Clicking Close on the Areas window closes the window and returns the user back to their original view.

In a grid view, the available Plant Areas can be viewed by clicking on any cell in the Area (or AreaNo) column, and clicking the button that is displayed to the right of the column. A drop-down list of the Plant Areas is displayed.