Create a Configuration

A configuration contains information about how you want to publish your data to AVEVA™ Asset Information Management. Primarily, it contains the classes and their attributes that need to be exported. You can also specify the following information:

• Filtering criteria, if any

• Mapping for the classes of AVEVA™ E3D Design to their corresponding classes in AVEVA™ Asset Information Management

• Information such as context, characteristics, properties and associations for the elements to be exported

• Exports options such as the location of the staging area, context configuration and logging

The configuration is created or updated when you click Save on the Gateway Setup window. A configuration may be used for any number of exports. You can also modify and delete the configuration according to your needs.

The gateway comes with a sample configuration called DefaultConfiguration. This configuration cannot be deleted. However, you can modify it according to your requirements. For information on how to modify a configuration, see Modify a Configuration.

Important: The gateway does not validate the information you have provided while creating the configuration. Therefore, while creating the configuration, you must make sure that all values such as the filtering criteria, mappings, associations, PML expressions, IF conditions and so on are valid and meaningful to the AVEVA™ Asset Information Management user. Else, data may not be exported correctly or understood in the desired manner.

To create a configuration:

1. On the Gateway Setup window, click the Add (+) icon to create a new configuration.

   Note: Alternatively, you can load the sample configuration and then modify it according to your needs. For information on how to load a configuration, see Load a Configuration and for information on how to modify a configuration, see Modify a Configuration.

2. On the General tab, provide a description for the configuration, select a logging level and provide a location for the log file. Also, provide a staging area for the output files. For information about how to perform these tasks, see Provide General Information.

3. On the Classes tab, select the required classes and apply the required filters. For information on how to select classes, see Select Classes, and for information on how to apply filters, see Apply Filters.

4. On the Models tab, specify the mappings for the classes and graphical data. Here, you can also select the output format for the model data. For information on how to map items for the model data, see Map Items for Model Data, for information on how to select an output format, see Select Output Format for Model Data.

5. On the Reports tab, specify mappings for the classes in your reports, and select the output format for your reports. For information on how to map classes for reports, see Map Items for Reports, and for information on how to select the output format for reports, see Select Output Format for Reports.

6. Click Save.

7. On the Save Configuration dialog box, type a name for the configuration in the Name box and then click OK. The configuration is created. For more information about saving the configuration, see Save the Configuration.

   The configuration is saved and is ready for use.