Troubleshooting - Equipment XML Templates

• After running an equipment update there are no records created in the output database files.

  Check that the type name defined in the Equipment Templates: Parameters of the template file is the same as the name defined for the Define Equipment Types in Plant SCADA Studio record of the project.

• After running an equipment update there are duplicate records in the output database files.

  Check that the 'taggenlink' field in the Equipment Templates: Outputs of the template was not changed. When this field is changed, any previously generated entries need to be manually deleted.

• After running an equipment update some tags were not created. Is there a log file I can check?

  You can check the log file called EquipGen.log; however you should set the ini parameter [CtEdit]LogLevel to turn it on.

  [CtEdit]LogLevel increases the verbosity of the log file so that more information can be recorded. The following values are accepted:

  Error=3
  Summary=5
  Details=10
  Verbose=15 (set this to 15 when more detailed logging relating to EquipGen is required.)

  The log file is located in the default log directory which is set using [CtEdit]Logs. To access the log file, in Plant SCADA Studio select Log Folder from the The System Menu.

  Note: If you leave LogLevel on during runtime, it can affect system performance as other logging functions may be impacted.

• What happens if the Equipment type XML file is corrupted?

  When the equipment type is saved in the Equipment Editor, a file called EquipType.xml.backup is created. This file is of the previous configuration before the last save. If the XML file is corrupted, it can be replaced with the xml.backup file.

See Also

Equipment XML Template

Import Equipment Using XML Templates