Engineer Instrument Copy Wizard

Instrumentation Engineer supports the copying of multiple existing instruments to create new tags. Copying instruments using the Copy Wizard also copies each instrument's datasheets (if any). Using the Instrument Copy Wizard, Users can step through the renaming of the copied instruments and their datasheets in a logical manner.

1. From the Instrument List, select the tag records in the Instrument List to be copied, and click Copy Selected from the drop-down menu next to the New button of the Home tab.

2. The first screen of the Copy window is then displayed:

   

   The screen displays all the instruments that were selected for copying, grouped by tag format.

3. Click the + symbol to the left of each tag format to view details of each of the tags with that tag format.

   

4. To remove any tags from the copying process, uncheck their Select checkboxes. Uncheck the Select All for Copying checkbox to uncheck all Select checkboxes.

5. Before continuing each selected instrument must be renamed by editing all or some of the tag number fields that make up a new, Project-unique tag number, as displayed in the NewTagNo field.

   Invalid (in other words, not unique) tag numbers are displayed in red in these fields. As each tag number is changed, it is validated against the Database (DB) to check its uniqueness. If validation is successful, display of the tag number in the NewTagNo field changes to green.

6. To edit the tag numbers in bulk instead of one at time, select the tags rows to be edited and click Edit Selected Rows (click Select All Rows to select all the rows). The Multi Field Edit (Bulk Edit) window is then displayed:

   

7. Check the Select checkbox for all columns to be edited.

8. Enter the new values required in the Value columns.

9. The Copy first record's Data option will copy the data from first record in selection into the window ready for editing. The data is not actually copied to the selected tags unless the Select checkbox is selected and the Save button is clicked.

10. Click Save to save the new tag numbers. The Copy window is then displayed with the new tag numbers listed and validated.

11. Once tag numbers have been edited as required, click Next.

    The next screen shows all datasheets associated with the selected instruments (if any).

    

12. Each selected instrument datasheet must be renamed by editing all or some of the fields that make up the document number, including the sheet number. The new document number is displayed in the NewDocNo field.

    The editing facilities on this screen are the same as on the first.

13. To continue, click Next.

    

    The wizard shows all the proposed instruments and datasheets.

14. To create the new items, click Copy.

    AVEVA Instrumentation copies all the new items then stops and displays a log. For example:

    

15. To exit the window, click Close.