Synchronize and Consolidate Drawings Macro

The macro is designed to create a batch operation to synchronize and consolidate drawings located in project folders using a windows console that allows parallel processing of the task on a client machine. The macro can be executed using the AVEVA P&ID Macros Manager dialog. Refer to AVEVA P&ID Macros Manager.

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The macro can be executed manually by the user with a command defined in the lisp routine: AVVMAC_SYNCDRG.

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The functionality is only available to users with administrator access rights.

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Locked drawings cannot be synchronized and consolidated.

The Syncronise dialog can be used to synchronize and consolidate drawings.

indicates a locked drawing.

indicates an unlocked drawing.

Check the required checkboxes to select the drawings to be synchronized and consolidated.

Consolidate

Check the checkbox to consolidate data exported during the synchronization process.

Check for Inconsistencies

Check the checkbox to validate the drawings for inconsistencies during the synchronization process.

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The check for inconsistencies process can slow down performance for large projects (more than 200 drawings). AVEVA recommends to check for inconsistencies one drawing at a time.

Create Batch File Only

Check the checkbox to create a batch file for the synchronization process.

Synchronise

Click Synchronise to synchronize the selected drawings.

The example displays returned data indicating synchronized drawing information.

The example displays returned data indicating synchronized drawing information on the windows console.