Edit Multiple Loop Numbers

In Instrumentation Engineer the loop numbers of multiple loops, plus assigned instruments, can be edited at a time.

To edit multiple loop numbers:

1. Select the items, then click Bulk Edit Loop Numbers in the Actions section of the List Tools - Loops tab.

   The Loop Number wizard window is then displayed.

   

   The screen displays all the loops that were selected for editing, grouped by tag format.

2. Click the + symbol to the left of each tag format to view details of each of the loops with that tag format.

   

3. Change the loop numbers of the selected loop by editing all or some of the loop number fields to make up the a new, Project-unique tag number, as displayed in the NewLoopNo fields.

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

4. To edit the loop numbers in bulk instead of one at time, select the loop number 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:

   

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

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

7. 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 loop unless the Select checkbox is selected and the Save button is clicked.

8. Click Save to save the new loop numbers. The Loop Number window is then displayed with the new loop numbers listed and validated.

9. Once loop numbers have been edited as required, click Next.

   The wizard then shows all the instruments assigned to the loops with successfully validated loop numbers.

   

10. As required, specify new tag numbers for the instruments, following the same procedure as for loops. Click Next.

    The wizard then shows all the proposed loop and instrument numbers.

    

11. To complete the process, click Save.

    AVEVA Instrumentation then renumbers the items and displays a log of the changes:

    

12. To close the window, click Close.