Engineer Copy Wizard

Instrumentation Engineer supports copying of multiple existing Loops to create new loops. Copying loops using the Copy Wizard also copies the loop's instruments and datasheets (if any). The Loop Copy Wizard enables Users to step through all the selected loops, their instruments and datasheets to enable renaming of the copied objects in a logical manner.

Note: The Wizard copies all selected loops and loop instruments and the original data assigned to each instrument to the new instruments created except the following: TagNo, PlantConnection, P&ID No, DataSheetNo, LoopDwgNo, LocationDwg, InstallDwgNo and JunctionBox. The Wizard does not currently copy any field device definitions and cables (including terminations) for each loop instrument (if any) as defined in the Instrument Wiring Manager module for the copied loop. The Wizard does enable copying of all instrument datasheets.

To copy multiple loops:

1. Select the loop records to be copied that require copying from the Loop List and click Copy Selected from the drop-down toolbar menu next to the New button of the Home tab.

   The first screen of the Copy window is then displayed:

   

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

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

   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 NewLoopNo field changes to green.

4. 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. For details, refer to Edit Multiple Loops.

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

   The next screen shows all instruments associated with the selected loop (if any), grouped by tag format.

   

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

7. Each selected instrument must be renamed by editing all or some of the fields that make up the tag number. The new number is displayed in the New Tag No field.

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

8. To continue, click Next.

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

   

9. Each selected instrument datasheet must be renamed by editing all or some of the fields that make up the document number, including Sheet No. The new document number is displayed in the NewDocNo field.

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

10. To continue, click Next.

    

    The wizard shows all the proposed loops, instruments and datasheets.

11. To create the new items, click Copy.

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

    

13. To close the window, click Close.