Transfer Data from AVEVA Instrumentation and AVEVA Electrical

This procedure is used to transfer instrument and electrical equipment data from AVEVA Instrumentation and AVEVA Electrical by placing instruments from AVEVA Instrumentation and electrical equipment from AVEVA Electrical onto project drawings.

Associated Project Configuration Options

• Whether or not the AVEVA Instrumentation and AVEVA Electrical nodes in the P&ID Data Grid are displayed is controlled in the AI Integration Configuration Category and the AE Integration Configuration Category of the AVEVA P&ID Project Administration program.

• If required, one of the AVEVA P&ID tag fields of transferred instrument and equipment may be automatically populated with the Area properties of the items in AVEVA Instrumentation or AVEVA Electrical. The tag fields are selected using the Derive Instrument AREA From and the Derive Equipment AREA From fields in the AI Integration Configuration Category and the AE Integration Configuration Category.

Procedure

1. Start the procedure by opening the P&ID Data Grid and logging on to the required AVEVA Instrumentation or AVEVA Electrical project. See P&ID Data Grid - View and Assign AVEVA Instrumentation and AVEVA Electrical Data for details.

2. Under the AVEVA Instrumentation node in the P&ID Data Grid, the Unassigned Instruments node lists each instrument type. Under the AVEVA Electrical node in the P&ID Data Grid, the Unassigned Electrical Equipment node lists each electrical equipment type. Select an instrument or electrical equipment type. Details of each item of the selected type in the AVEVA Instrumentation or AVEVA Electrical project that has not been added to a drawing in the AVEVA P&ID project are then displayed in the grid in the right-hand window.

   

3. From the grid, select the item to be assigned and drag and drop it into the drawing window.

4. The Symbol List dialog is then displayed.

   

   Select the AVEVA P&ID symbol type for the instrument or electrical equipment and click OK.

5. A 'ghosted' image of the selected instrument or electrical equipment symbol appears on the crosshairs and the Command prompt will then display:

   Insertion point:

   Place the symbol on the drawing as required.

6. The item is moved from the Unassigned Instruments or Unassigned Electrical Equipment list in the P&ID Data Grid to the Assigned Instruments or Assigned Electrical Equipment list.

   

   Imported instruments are added to the UNNAMED node in the Instrument Loops section of the Engineering Explorer.