Macros

Normally the System Administrator will set up standard macros for the regular use of the Data Integrity Checker (DICE).

DICE has two modes of operation:

• From within AVEVA Administration. This is the normal way of using DICE. You can use it to check a single Database (DB), several DBs or a whole project. You can use the Database Integrity Check window for a quick interactive check, or the user can write a macro.

• As a stand-alone program. This is useful, for example, when the System DB has been corrupted and the Administration module will not open. DICE can be used to check and patch the System DB from outside the project. In stand-alone mode, DICE can only check database files one at a time.

The commands needed to write DICE macros, or to run DICE as a stand-alone program, are described in the Administrator Command Reference Manual. Some of the commands in DICE can only be used from within the AVEVA base product, some can only be used in stand-alone mode and the rest are available in either mode. DICE detects which mode it is operating in and rejects any inappropriate commands.