Miscellaneous Configuration Category

USER_ASSIGNINSNUMBERS

Yes/No

Enter ‘Yes’ if instruments exported to P&ID Reports with no numbers are to be automatically assigned unique incremented numbers.

USER_ASSIGNLINENUMBERS

Yes/No

Enter ‘Yes’ if lines exported to P&ID Reports with no numbers are to be automatically assigned unique incremented numbers.

USER_AUTOCAD_SAVEAS

Yes/No

By default, when a P&ID drawing is "saved as", all tag values that are checked for project uniqueness are "nulled". Enter No if this is not required. These values are then copied to the "saved as" copies of the drawings.

Note: This will have implications for the uniqueness of tags in the project.

USER_BATCHPROCESS

True/False

This directive indicates the project creation method. If the project was created with the Create batch File to Launch Project option checked in the Project Wizard, then the value of directive will be set to True. If not, it will be set to False.

USER_BLOCK_DRAWINGUSER_REFRESHSYMBOLS

Yes/No

By default (setting ‘No’), users with Drawing User access can refresh symbols in P&ID application.

If this directive is set to ‘Yes’, then application prevents drawing users from refreshing the symbols.

USER_COMMANDNAME

Comma delimited list of command names

Enter the names of AVEVA P&ID commands. If more than one is to be entered, separate them with commas.

This command(s) can then be run on a batch of selected project drawings. Refer to Run a Command for a Batch of Drawings for details.

USER_CONNECTINSTUSINGSIGNALLINESTOPROCESSOWNER

Yes/No

Enter ‘Yes’ if instruments in signal lines are to be assigned the pipes they are connected to as process owners.

If set to ‘No’, instruments in signal lines are not assigned process owners.

USER_CONTROL_CAD_SETTINGS

Yes/No

If set to ‘Yes’, users may set values for SNAP units, grid and PICKADD system variables.

If set to ‘No’ (the default setting), these values are set using the Project Administration program.

USER_DAINST

Yes/No

Enter ‘Yes’ if the project design area is to be appended automatically to the prefixes of instruments that have not been placed on the drawing.

USER_DEXPI

Yes/No

AVEVA P&ID supports DEXPI import and export. If the directive is set to Yes then P&ID application will support DEXPI import and export functionality.

USER_DEXPI_NOMINALDIAMETER_STANDARD

'ISO 6708' or 'DIN 2448' for Metric projects 'NPS' for Imperial projects

Used to select the standard to be used when exporting the Nominal Diameter attribute to the XML files using the DEXPI import and export facility.

The default setting is for Metric projects is ‘ISO 6708’. For Imperial projects it is ‘NPS’.

USER_DEXPI_NOMINALPRESSURE_STANDARD

'Class' or 'EN 1333'

Used to select the standard to be used when exporting the Nominal Pressure attribute to the XML files using the DEXPI import and export facility. The default setting is ‘Class’.

USER_DISABLE_LOV_FILTER

Yes/No

If set to ‘Yes’ the standard grid filters in Properties Dialogs are disabled for all the fields except instrument type and equipment, unless they have a list of values set up in the List of Values Configuration Category_associated with them.

The default setting is ‘No’.

USER_DISABLEMTEXTFORPROPERTIESFORM

Yes/No

If set to ‘Yes’ only single lines of text can be entered as the titles of drawings in the AVEVA P&ID Drawing Properties dialog.

If set to ‘No’ (the default), up to 5 lines of text may be entered.

USER_DISPLAY_AVEVA_NET_TAG_IN_TOOLTIP

Yes/No

If set to ‘Yes’, then the component tag format which will be exported to AVEVA Asset Information Management (AVEVA AIM) will be shown in the tooltip when the cursor is hovered over the items in a drawing.

If set to ‘No’ (the default setting), the tooltip will not display this data.

USER_DISPLAY_UPGRADE_PORTS

Yes/No

This directive is used to upgrade the ports of port valves on a drawing. If the directive is set to ‘Yes’ then the user can right-click on the Symbol Explorer and select an option to upgrade all ports on a drawing, without having to select and upgrade symbols one at a time.

USER_Drawing1

Name of "Drawing1.DWG"

If a foreign language version of AutoCAD is being used, the name of "Drawing1.DWG" in that language must be specified here.

USER_ENABLE_VPE

Yes/No

AVEVA P&ID supports VPE Workbench functionality. If the directive is set to Yes, then VPE Workbench functionality will be available to the user in the Project Administration program.

USER_EQUIPLETTERFROMFOLDER

Yes/No

Leave set to ‘Yes’ (the default setting) if when equipment is added to a drawing, the Type tag property of the equipment is to be automatically copied from the first letter of the folder in which the equipment symbol is located.

If this is not required, set the directive to ‘No’. The Type tag property of equipment will be left blank on insertion.

USER_EXPORTDESIGNATORS

Yes/No

When exporting to Excel, if designators for values from other databases are also be exported, enter ‘Yes’.

USER_EXPORTDESIGNATORVALUES

Yes/No

When exporting to Excel, if values from other databases are also be exported, enter ‘Yes’.

USER_FILTER_PIPE_PROP_ON_SPEC

Yes/No

Set to Yes to activate filter rules for pipe properties based on specification or size (refer to Create Pipe Property, Symbol and DataSet Filters based on Drawing Attributes).

The default setting is No.

USER_HideStandardSymbolExplorerNode

Yes/No

Enter Yes if the Standard node of the Symbol Explorer is to be hidden.

The default setting is No, meaning that the Standard node is displayed.

USER_IGNORE_GRAPHICAL_CONNECTION_SYNC

Yes/No

If set to 'Yes' (the default setting), after synchronisation with P&ID Reports, the sources and destinations of pipes will be listed as their start and end nodes in P&ID Reports.

If set to 'No', the sources and destinations of pipes will be listed as the entities graphically connected to the sources and destinations.

USER_INSTR_AREA_INHERIT_EQUIP_PROP

Equipment Tag field name

If the Area Code property of instruments is to be inherited from equipment items connected via process links, enter the equipment property field name that it is to be inherited from against this directive.

If this is not required, leave the directive set to ‘NONE’.

USER_IMPERIAL_TOL

Number

Used for Imperial projects to set a distance (in inches) from within which the Schematic Model Manager Head References (Hrefs) and Tail References (Trefs) may be detected for signal lines with gaps between them and connected components.

The default values are 0.0 inches. If set to null, a value of 0.5 inches will be used.

USER_ISOLINETYPELIST

Comma delimited list of line types used for main pipes

It is from this list that line types are selected when setting up main pipe styles in the List of Values Configuration Category.

Consists of CONTINUOUS and HIDDEN by default.

USER_IsTextPositionRelative

Yes/No

In the Proteus DEXPI schema, a text objects may or may not be inside label objects, meaning that text positions can be relative to either label positions or relative to the drawings.

If text positions are relative to label positions, this directive should be set to 'Yes'. Otherwise it should be left set to 'No' (the default).

USER_MAPSYMBOLDESCRIPTIONTOENGCLASS

Yes/No

If set to ‘Yes’ the general descriptions of equipment and inline equipment will be mapped to their engineering class names.

If set to ‘No’ (default), the general descriptions of equipment and inline equipment will be mapped to their symbol block names.

USER_METRIC_TOL

Number

Used for Metric projects to set a distance (in mm) from within which the Schematic Model Manager Head References (Hrefs) and Tail References (Trefs) may be detected for signal lines with gaps between them and connected components.

The default values are 0.0 mm. If set to null, a value of 0.5 mm will be used.

USER_MERGEDUPLICATEEQUIPMENT

Yes/No

If set to 'Yes', then in AVEVA P&ID Reports, duplicate

equipment is merged as part of the consolidation process.

'Yes' is the default setting'.

USER_MERGEDUPLICATEINSTRUMENTS

Yes/No

If set to 'Yes', then in AVEVA P&ID Reports, duplicate

instruments are merged as part of the consolidation process.

The default setting is 'No'.

USER_MERGEDUPLICATELOOPS

Yes/No

If set to 'Yes', then in AVEVA P&ID Reports, duplicate loops are merged as part of the consolidation process.

The default setting is 'No'.

USER_OPCAUTOTAGGING

Yes/No

If this directive is set to ‘Yes’ (the default setting), then the application will propagate and update all OPCLABELS dataset values of off sheet connectors automatically when a drawing is opened, for example, they will be updated as a result of changes to these values in connected drawings.

USER_PIDCUSTOMIZATION

Yes/No

If set to 'Yes' then the P&ID Customisation Utility may be used for the project. Refer to P&ID Customisation Utility for details.

USER_PIDtoVNETSvgExePath

Location of AVEVA AIM Gateway installation

This directive is used to set the path to where the AVEVA AIM Gateway for AVEVA P&ID 5.0.3 is installed on the machine. The AVEVA P&ID application will check for this path before publishing drawings to AVEVA AIM. If AVEVA AIM Gateway for AVEVA P&ID 5.0.3 is not installed on the machine, then user will be informed with an error message.

USER_PIDVERSION

P&ID version No., e.g. 12.2.SP2

If data is to be exported to AVEVA Electrical, enter the AVEVA P&ID version number against this directory.

USER_PIPINGNETWORKSYSTEMFORMAT

Pipe tag field identifiers and separators

Used to define the "Piping Network System Format", for example, the format of pipe labels output to ISO 15926 format XML files.

Enter the numbers corresponding to the required pipe label fields, plus the required separator characters or spaces, all separated by commas.

For example:

2,-,13,,3

If no space or separator is required between two components, indicate this by leaving no space between the commas, as in the above example.

USER_POLYLINEJIGG

Yes/No

If set to ‘Yes’, the ghost images for lines and skids being placed on drawings will be displayed using thicker lines, to improve visibility.

The default setting is ‘No’.

USER_POST_ISO15926_EXPORT_STYLESHEET

Style sheet for ISO 15926 export.

AVEVA P&ID supports the import and export of data to and from xml files via DEXPI. This directive modifies the xml generated by the ISO15926 export. The user must enter the required style sheet for the export. The default style sheet is

P&ID2DEXPI_4.0.1.xsl.

USER_PRESERVEASMTAGS

Yes/No

When an assembly is created, all tag values of the items that were selected to form that assembly that are checked for project uniqueness are "nulled". Enter ‘Yes’ if this is not required. Such values will then be placed every time assemblies are placed.

Note: This will have implications for the uniqueness of tags in the project.

USER_PRESERVEENTITYCOLOUR

Yes/No

The colours of entities can be changed using AutoCAD facilities. If this directive is set to ‘Yes’, when drawings are refreshed with updated configuration settings (refer to Implement Configuration Changes), these changes are preserved.

If set to ‘No’ (the default), the changes will be overwritten by the colours defined for the entities in the project settings.

USER_PRESERVEENTITYLAYER

Yes/No

The layers of entities can be changed using AutoCAD facilities. If this directive is set to ‘Yes’, when drawings are refreshed with updated configuration settings (refer to Implement Configuration Changes), these changes are preserved.

If set to ‘No’ (the default), the changes will be overwritten by the layers defined for the entities in the project settings.

USER_PRESERVETEXTCOLOR

Yes/No

Text colours can be changed using AutoCAD facilities. If this directive is set to Yes, when drawings are refreshed with updated configuration settings (refer to Implement Configuration Changes), these changes are preserved.

If set to 'No' (the default), the changes will be overwritten by the sizes defined in the project settings.

USER_PRESERVETEXTLAYER

Yes/No

Text layers can be changed using AutoCAD facilities. If this directive is set to Yes, when drawings are refreshed with updated configuration settings, (refer to Implement Configuration Changes), these changes are preserved.

If set to 'No' (the default), the changes will be overwritten by the sizes defined in the project settings.

USER_PRESERVETEXTFONTSIZE

Yes/No

Font sizes, e.g. of labels, can be changed using AutoCAD facilities. If this directive is set to ‘Yes’, when drawings are refreshed with updated configuration settings (refer to Implement Configuration Changes), these changes are preserved.

If set to ‘No’ (the default), the changes will be overwritten by the sizes defined in the project settings.

USER_PRESERVETEXTFONTSTYLE

Yes/No

Font styles, e.g. of labels, can be changed using AutoCAD facilities. If this directive is set to ‘Yes’, when drawings are refreshed with updated configuration settings (see Implement Configuration Changes), these changes are preserved.

If set to ‘No’ (the default), the changes will be overwritten by the styles defined in the project settings.

USER_PROMPTMESSAGEBEFOREEXCELIMPORT

Yes/No

If set to ‘Yes’, a prompt message will be displayed to the user before Excel imports are executed, requesting that the import be confirmed.

If set to ‘No’ (the default setting), the message will not be displayed.

USER_PROMPTMIRRORTRACE

Yes/No

If this directive is set to ‘Yes’, when users mirrors pipe tracing, they will be asked whether or not the original tracing is to be deleted (so that tracing is moved from one side of the pipe to the other), or left in place (for example, so there will be tracing on both sides).

If set to ‘No’ (the default), the mirrored tracing will be deleted automatically.

USER_PROPAGATEPIPEPROMPT

Yes/No

This directive is used to set AVEVA P&ID to notify users when data is going to be propagated between connected pipes. The user can then choose to cancel propagation if required.

USER_REMOVETOOLTIP

Yes/No

If set to ‘Yes’, the tooltip that appears when the mouse cursor is hovered over items in drawings will not be displayed.

If set to ‘No’, tooltips will be displayed.

USER_REMOVENOZTAGFROMLLIST

Yes/No

If set to ‘Yes’ (the default value) any nozzle tag will be removed from the source/destination label when transferred to P&ID Reports if pipe is connected to equipment.

USER_REPLACEPROCOWNERFORIPCX

Yes/No

If this directive is set to Yes then the process owner of the instrument will replaced in the main application.

USER_RESETANNPOS

Yes/No

If set to ‘Yes’, instrument label settings are updated on the drawing when Refresh Settings is executed in the P&ID application.

If set to ‘No’ (the default value), instrument label settings are not updated on the drawing when Refresh Settings is executed in the P&ID application.

USER_ROTATEREDUMANUALLY

Yes/No

If set to "YES", reducers will NOT rotate automatically (for example, so that the smaller reducer symbol ends are orientated with the smaller pipe size).

If set to "NO", reducers will rotate automatically.

When directive does not exist, reducers will rotate automatically.

USER_ROUTEINSTLINKSFROMSAMEGROUP

Yes/No

If the USER_CONNECTINST

USINGSIGNALLINESTOPROCESSOWNER directive (see above) is set to ‘Yes’, instruments on signal lines are assigned connected pipe groups as their process owners.

If the USER_ROUTEINSTLINKS

FROMSAMEGROUP directive is also set to ‘Yes’, where a choice of pipe groups is available as an owner for a series of offline instruments (for example, where several instruments are placed on series of linked signal lines that are connected to more than one pipe), then all those instruments will be assigned the same pipe group as their process owners.

If the directive is set to ‘No’, such instruments may be assigned different owners.

USER_SHOWDESCONDRAWING

Yes/No

If the directive is set to ‘Yes’ (the default setting) the user will be prompted to label the drawing with a description when a drawing is issued.

USER_SHOWMINORREVONDRAWING

Yes/No

If the directive is set to ‘Yes’ the user will be prompted to label the drawing with the minor revision when a drawing is issued.

The default setting is 'No'.

USER_SIGNALLINEPROCESSING

Yes/No

If the directive is set to ‘Yes’, data is captured for all signal lines for the purposes of the ISO 15926 export, including those implied (such as a signal line linking two instruments drawn touching each other), as well as those drawn.

The default setting is ‘No’.

USER_SIGNALLINEPROCESSTEE

Yes/No

A TEE is created when a signal line is connected to pipe. If this directive is set to ‘Yes’ (the default setting) then TEEs will be included in exports to ISO15926 XML.

USER_SIGNALWIDTH

Number

If different signal line widths from those used by default, enter the required scale difference here.

For example:

If 2 is entered, line widths will be multiplied by 2.

If 0.5 is entered, they will be half the size.

USER_SKIP_EQUIPMENTTYPE_UPGRADE

Yes/No

If set to ‘Yes’, on opening a legacy drawing, equipment labels will not be upgraded. The user must instead delete the labels and then create new labels by following the usual labelling procedures.

If set to ‘No’ (the default setting), on opening a legacy drawing, equipment labels will be automatically upgraded.

USER_SKIP_INSTRUMENTTYPE_UPGRADE

Yes/No

If set to ‘Yes’, on opening a legacy drawing, instrument labels will not be upgraded. The user must instead delete the labels and then create new labels by following the usual labelling procedures.

If set to ‘No’ (the default setting), on opening a legacy drawing, instrument labels will be automatically upgraded.

USER_SNAPON_INST_BALLOON_PLACEMENT

Yes/No

If set to ‘Yes’, then while placing Instrument Label balloons, grid snapping will be set to ON.

If it is set to ‘No’ (the default setting), it will be switched off.

USER_STOPUPDATEANNOTCOLOUR

Yes/No

If set to ‘Yes’, stops intelligent entities from having their colours reset to match changes to project settings in the Administrator.

USER_SYNCH_TOLERANCE

Number

This setting defines the integer tolerance value for all geometrical operations in the synchronise utility (the entered value is divided by 1000 to get the actual tolerance value).

The default value is 600.

USER_SYNCHRONIZATION_ON_SAVE

Yes/No

If set to ‘Yes’, when a drawing is saved, it is automatically synchronised, for example, drawing data is exported for the P&ID Reports project database. Drawing data synchronised in this way is exported to the intermediate "raw" format database, from where it must subsequently be consolidated using AVEVA P&ID Reports facilities.

If set to ‘No’ (the default setting), the automatic export does not take place on saving.

USER_UPDATEFROMDBSYNC

Yes/No

If set to ‘Yes’, when project configuration changes are implemented by the user, then at the same time, P&ID data is updated with any changes made to the project database in AVEVA P&ID Reports at the same time.

If set to 'No' (the default setting), the update from P&ID Reports must be triggered separately (refer to Update P&ID Data with changes made in P&ID Reports).

Also, if set to 'No', data from P&ID Reports will not be updated automatically.

USER_UPDATETAGFROMREPORTS

Yes/No

If set to 'Yes', then when P&ID data is updated with data from AVEVA P&ID Reports, tag label data is updated as part of this process.

If set to 'No' (the default setting), then tag label data is not included in the updated data.

USER_USE_JIGS

Yes/No

Used to facilitate copying and pasting. If set to 'Yes' (the default) then the basepoints of copied/pasted objects are not affected if the OSNAP setting is set to on.

If set to 'No', the basepoints of objects when pasting may be different from the basepoints they were copied from if the OSNAP setting is set to on.

USER_BACKCOLOUR

BLACK or WHITE

Specifies the background colour of drawings in SVG files

USER_LINEWEIGHTFACTOR

Number

Specifies the relative line width of lines in the SVG files compared to lines in AVEVA P&ID.

For example:

If 2 is entered, line widths will be multiplied by 2 in the SVG files compared to those in the AVEVA P&ID files.

If 0.5 is entered, they will be half the size.

USER_PRESENTATION

File path

Specifies the location of the Presentation mapping file

USER_SCHEMAVERSION

3_2 or 3_3

Specifies the ISO15926 XML schema to be used, 3.2.0 or 3.3.3.

3.3.3 should only be used if exporting to version 12.0 SP5 of PDMS or later.

A

Upper Case Alpha Character [A-Z]

a

Lower Case Alpha Character [a-z]

M

Mixed Case Alpha Character [A-Z, a-z]

F

Upper Case Free Character [A-Z, 0-9, white space]

f

Lower Case Free Character [a-z, 0-9, white space]

X

Mixed Case Free Character [A-Z, a-z, 0-9, white space]

N

Numeric Character [0-9]