AVEVA™ Engineering

New Datasheet Template

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Use the New Datasheet Template window to define the new datasheet template name, Description, Data source and Template file.

Name

Enter a name for the new datasheet template element (special characters or spaces are not permitted).

Description

Enter a brief description for the new datasheet template element.

Data source

Select Add to display the Add Data Source window, then select the data source from the Add Data Source window.

Template File

Browse and navigate to the location of the file to be used as a basis of the new datasheet.

Disciplines

Select the discipline or disciplines that the template is to be used in.

Template file

Optionally, specify the location of an Excel file on which to base the template.

For external calculation template

Specifies if the template is to be used for external calculations.

Use to hide the template from the list of templates available for selection in the Engineer module.

Edit the template when finished

Specifies whether the template will be edited (that means, whether the Database Template Editor will be opened) once finished.

Click the New tab at the bottom of the template to add a new page. In the Properties pane, select the type of the new page from the Sheet Type field.

Optionally, edit these properties of the new page:

Can Delete	Specifies whether the page can be deleted from instances of the datasheet created from the template.
Can Duplicate	Specifies whether the page can be duplicated in instances of the datasheet created from the template.
RowCount	Specifies the number of rows of cells in the template and in datasheet instances created from it.
ColumnCount	Specifies the number of columns of cells in the template and in datasheet instances created from it.
Default Print	Select False to enable these properties: Orientation Select from: Portrait Landscape Page Size Select from: A4 A3 Executive Legal Letter Tabloid B4 B5 Scale % Specify the scale of the page when printed.