User Customization

You can manage the hierarchy using Bocad data, to demonstrate the user customization capabilities of the ABSI interface various functions have been supplied that are easily accessible.

Export

As a demonstration of the export customization, AVEVA have provided a function that will produce a comma separated variable file, a CSV file of the hierarchy on each principal element exported. This might be useful for reporting purposes of for Bocad itself in managing the model. This is accessed by attaching the !!bocpostexport function. From the ABSI Export window, navigate to the ABSI - System Configuration window.

From the ABSI - System Configuration window, select the Macros tab enter the Post export Macro Name.

Following an export procedure, a CSV file is produced alongside the ABSI file, this can then be read by spreadsheet applications that can accept CSV files.

Import

An example of customization is included in the application, this can be accessed by setting the import pre- and post- processing functions to be bocpreimport and bocpostimport respectively.

The pre- import function is called after you have initiated the import process and checks whether the target storage location is empty. This is because there are different processing options depending on whether the target storage location is empty or not.

If the storage location is empty the application sorts all incoming entities according to phases. This is because the model has been created in Bocad. Refer to for further information.

If the storage location already has something in it, the data imported from Bocad will be merged into the existing model. In this case, the new details that have been associated with existing members are moved into the same location in the database hierarchy. All members are sorted according to UUID, all other members that have been newly imported from Bocad are sorted into phases. Refer to and for further information.