Surface Treatment Table Groups

The Equipment application allows Table Groups to be created for the purpose of setting up specific Surface Treatments (see Surface Treatment Definition Form) for parts prior to being applied to a model in the Design application.

Create a Table for Surface Treatments

1. Select Create, then Selection Table, then Table Group from the main window drop-down.

   The Table Group form opens:

   

   A Table Group (TABGRO element) must be created below a Specification World (SPWL).

   A TABGRO must be created for the following types of selection table:

   • IPSP Selection criteria for the inside surface treatment SPEC of PIPES/HVAC based in the PSPE.

   • OPSP Selection criteria for the outside surface treatment SPEC of PIPES/HVAC based in the PSPE.

   • FACE Selection criteria for the surface treatment SPEC based on the FACE CODE of the owning ZONE.

   • GENE Generic Selection Criteria for the surface treatment SPEC.

     When dealing with a Surface Treatment a TABGRO will reference a PART family listing all the surface treatments that are to be available to the project (see Create Part Family Form).

     The Table Group form makes use of Task based sub forms similar to those used in the Specification and Part Family forms.

2. Click Table Attributes to open the Table Attributes sub form.

   

   Edit the basic attributes of the Table Group and display the following sub form:

   

   1. In the Description field enter an appropriate explanation of what the Table Group is to be used for.

   2. In Discipline select a value from the drop-down, valid options are:

      • Unknown

      • Accommodation

      • Electrical

      • HVAC

      • Steelwork

   3. (Optional) The following are optional fields useful for tracking certain activity in the database:

      In the Input By field enter the name of the administrator creating the new specification.

      In the Issue field enter an issue number.

      In the Status field enter any additional tracking information that may be useful for identifying the status of the specification.

   4. Click Apply to commit the changes, or click Back to return to the list of tasks.

3. Click Add Heading to open the Add Heading sub form.

   

   1. The Add Heading sub form prompts the user to enter a description for the Table Group. Enter a descriptive name such as ‘IPSP from PSPE of PIPE/MAIN’.

      

   2. Click Apply to commit the change and go directly to the Edit Heading form below:

4. The Edit Heading form is opened either via the Add Heading form or by clicking Edit Heading Attributes from the parent form.

   

   The Edit Heading form allows changes to be made to the Description, Name and Purpose attributes of the Table Group.

   

   1. Enter appropriate values in each field and click Apply to commit the changes.

   2. Click Back to return to the parent form.

5. Click Edit Header Questions to open the Edit Questions sub form.

   

   The Edit Questions form allows you to build the Heading row of the new Table Group.

   

   Note: Inside and outside surface treatments can be assigned based on the PSPE attributes of the PIPE or HVAC elements. In this case, the TABGRO (Table Group) and all the TABITE elements (Table Items) must have their purpose attributes set to IPSP and OPSP.

   The Questions table to the left of the form lists all the current Heading columns of the Table Group.

   1. Using the options below the table the user can add, remove and re-organize the order of the columns to be included in the Table Group.

      	Click to add a column to the Table Group header
      	Click to remove the currently selected heading from the Table Group
      	Click to move the currently selected heading up the list (changing the order the heading will be displayed)
      	Click to move the currently selected heading down the list (changing the order the heading will be displayed)

   2. In the Purpose field enter an appropriate value such as IPSP, OPSP and so on.

   3. Enter a value for the Header Description.

   4. Select a Question Type from the drop-down, possible values are as follows:

      • Text

      • Word

      • Expression

      • Attribute

   5. Enter the appropriate value into the Question field. The value entered here is dependant on the selection made in the Question Type. For example if Expression was selected, enter a suitable expression such as ‘NAMN OF PSPE OF PIPE’.

   6. Select an Answer Type from the drop-down, possible values are as follows:

      • Text

      • Word

      • Real

      • Boolean

   7. Enter a value for the Default Answer (if required). This entered here is dependant on the selection made in Answer Type. For example if Text was selected, enter a valid text string such as ‘C150’.

   8. Click Apply to commit the changes.

   9. Click Back to return to the parent form.

6. Click Add Items (from CE) to add a currently selected GPART in the Catalogue explorer to the list of Table Items in the Table Group (TABITE elements).

   

   The list of Table Items will populate as follows:

   

   For a detailed explanation of GPARTS, see Create Part Family Form.

   1. Click on the entry in the list of Table Items to highlight the entry.

   2. Click Edit Selection to open the Edit Items sub form.

      

      This form allows answer values to be populated with a value.

      

   3. Highlight an entry in the Questions list.

   4. Use the options to toggle the Table Group to be Active or Inactive.

      The Format drop-down will display the valid answer type, for example Single.

   5. In the Answer field enter a value if desired, such as C150.

   6. Click Apply to commit the changes.

   7. Click Back to return to the parent form.