AVEVA NET Assembly Breakdown Nodes

To view Assemblies information in AVEVA NET the user needs to add some extra Breakdown Node configurations to the AVEVA NET Portal. The example shown will extend the Default Asset Breakdown node, but the same principle can be used on any user defined Breakdown Node’s.

If you used the default AVEVA classifications as shown in Default System Classification of Items, you will have the items classified thus:

PIPE+Pipeline

…

ASWL+Assembly

ASMBLY+Assembly

BLOCK+Block

HSTIFF+Hstiff

HPANBO+Hpanbo

HPANEL+Hpanel

HPLATE+Hplate

…

Otherwise+Component

1. You will likely want to have a breakdown that will allow you to expand the Assemblies, to see how the Assemblies come together to create the completed Assembly

   Project

       +---Assemblies

       ¦   +---Assemblies

       ¦   ¦   +---Assemblies

       ¦   ¦   +---Assemblies

       ¦   ¦   +---Assemblies

       ¦   ¦

2. To do this, you must have the role of Administrator within the VNET Portal. Then you will need to customize the Enterprise Explorer Web Part. Details on how to do this can be found in the AVEVA NET Administration Guide. Under the Administrator functions, you need to select the Configure Breakdown nodes... .

3. Create a new node called AssemblyBreakdown, and in the section Breakdown node properties add the following information, Displayed label Assembly, and a Displayed tooltip Assemblies. Set the Expansion type to By Entry No Class.

   Show items of class Assembly using associations from root is an assembly including.

4. In the section of the window Breakdown node expansion from instances add the following information:

5. Set the By default use associations to expand to is a collection including.

   For items of class Assembly use associations is a collection including and is an assembly including.

Configure Breakdown Nodes

6. Save the node properties, and close the window.

7. Under the section Breakdown nodes select the new AssemblyBreakdown node using the Ctrl key to add it to the selection of nodes that will be displayed, as shown below.

Selecting the Assembly Breakdown node for display

• Save the settings and then when you go back to the Portal the Asset breakdown node will expand as:

VNET Portal Expansion