Log In/Select a File

Once the source is selected, the user must then login to it. Select Login (or Browse if a local Excel source as selected). The appropriate login/file selection dialog is then displayed for the source.

Service Data Source Type - AVEVA P&ID Data Source

The Select an AVEVA P&ID Project dialog is then displayed for the selected data source:

Select the project for which the configuration will be created, edited or deleted.

Click Connect.

Service Data Source Type - AVEVA Engineering or AVEVA Schematics Data Source

The Select an AVEVA Engineering Project or Select an AVEVA Schematics Project dialog is then displayed as appropriate for the selected data source. For example:

Select the project for which the configuration will be created, edited or deleted.

Enter the password required to login to the project.

Click Connect.

Note: If the AVEVA Engineering application is installed in the network location (for example, via a UNC path) then follow the steps to connect to the source.

1. Modify the evars.bat and evars.init in the Engineering installation directory "C:\Program Files\AVEVA\Engineering14.1.0":

   

2. Add a row for Engineering (Dabacon product) in the Integration Settings Editor.

   

3. From the demo client, pull the data for the project.

   

   Note: If the AVEVA Engineering or Schematics installed location is mapped to a network drive, then the resulting Compare/Update process will not work as expected.

Service Data Source Type - Excel Source

The Select an Excel Project dialog is then displayed for the selected data source:

Select the project for which the configuration will be created, edited or deleted.

Click Connect.

Local Data Source Type - AVEVA Electrical or AVEVA Instrumentation Data Source

The Select an AVEVA Electrical Project or Select an AVEVA Instrumentation Project dialog is displayed, as appropriate:

Select the project for which the configuration will be created, edited or deleted, and click Select.

Local Data Source Type - Excel Data Source

A standard Windows file browser is displayed. Select the required file and click Open.

The path and name of the selected file is then displayed in the field next to the Browse button.