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AVEVA Pipeline Operations for Liquids

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Configure the Main tab of the Tank record

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  • Last UpdatedApr 24, 2025
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The Main tab enables you to configure the basic properties of the point. Most of these fields are purely informational, such as ID number and Equipment Code. Filling in these fields will attach this information to the selected tank.

To configure the Main tab of the tank record

  1. Open the tank record. For more information on opening a tank record, see Opening the Tank Record.

    The tank Row Edit dialog appears.

  2. In the Name field, enter a name for your tank record. This value must conform to basic AVEVA Enterprise SCADA naming conventions and be unique for all tank records.

  3. (Optional) In the Description field, enter a description for your tank record.

  4. To designate the tank record as safety related, select the Safety Related checkbox. Selecting this checkbox allows the Controller the ability to filter for records that are designated as safety related.

  5. Select the Commissioning Required checkbox when the point is ready to be commissioned. When this checkbox is selected, the point will appear in the Point Verification Summary. This checkbox will be cleared after the point has been commissioned.

  6. (Optional) In the Equipment Code field, enter unique alphanumeric string to that will be used to identify the tank.

    Note: This field is used for accounting purposes.

  7. (Optional) In the Tank ID Num field, enter the ID number of the tank.

  8. (Optional) In the Tank ID String field, enter an alphanumeric string that identifies the tank.

  9. (Optional) In the Tank Type field, enter the desired tank type.

  10. In the Pipeline field, enter the name of the pipeline with which the tank is associated.

  11. In the Group field, click (...) to select the group assignment to which the tank record belongs. 

    The group Select dialog appears.

  12. In the Station field, click (...) to select a station record which defines the location of the tank.

    The station Select dialog appears.

  13. In the Dataset field, click (...) to select a dataset that will define the privileges assigned for each system and mode.

    Note: Once a record is assigned to a dataset value, the dataset can only be changed to a value for which the system has a privilege record. A record's dataset cannot be changed in such a way that the system can no longer access the record. 

    The doas_dataset dialog appears.

  14. In the Short Description field, enter a short description for the record.

  15. In the Watchdog field, click (...) to select the watchdog record associated with the tank record.

    Note: If the Watchdog is enabled and triggered, the tank record will move into a stale state and stop tank processing.

  16. In the Base Message field, click (...) to select the message set that should be used in conjunction with the tank record.

  17. (Optional) In the Point Class field, click (...) to configure the tank point class.

  18. (Optional) In the Point SubClass field, click (...) to configure the tank point subclass.

    Note:The Point Class field is used to allow the Administrator to configure alarm severity. For further information about the Point Class and Point SubClass fields, refer to Volume 1 of the RealTime Administrator documentation.

  19. In the Mapping Flag field, enter the 32-bit integer value to map this point to a non-AVEVA Enterprise SCADA system.

  20. To record the inventory of the tank, select the Inventory checkbox.

  21. In the Unit Profile field, click (...) to select the profile that the tank record will use for the following purposes:

    • Within the selected Unit Profile, the Volume Unit field is used to specify the unit of the volume associated with the tank when the Remote Type is set to GO Volume or GS Volume. Before performing level to volume lookups using the strapping table, the input volume is converted from the Volume Unit specified in the Unit Profile to the Volume Unit specified in the Tank Strapping configurations. After performing level to volume lookups using the strapping table, the looked-up volume is converted from the Volume Unit specified in the Tank Strapping configurations back to the Volume Unit specified in the Unit Profile. Then, the converted value is displayed on the Tank ezXOS displays and event and alarm messages.

    • Within the selected Unit Profile, the Temperature Unit is used to specify the unit of the temperature reading associated with the Tank.

    • Within the selected Unit Profile, the Density Unit is used to specify the unit of the density reading associated with the Tank.

  22. In the Sub-Remote Status Indicator field, click (...) to select a status point that is checked for stale data. If this status point is in the (generic) OPEN state, it indicates that data for this tank is stale.

  23. In the Priority Display field, specify the display you want to associate with the Priority Display on an easy eXtended Operator Station (ezXOS) control dialog.

  24. Select Historical to open the collect Table Edit dialog. For more information about the collect Table Edit, refer to Volume 1 of the RealTime Administrator documentation.

  25. In the Display Level Format dropdown list, select the format that the tank will use for the following purposes:

    • Entering and displaying levels on the Tank Configuration tab in ADE.

    • Entering and displaying levels on the Roof tab in ADE.

    • Entering and displaying levels on the Alarming tab in ADE.

    • Displaying levels on the Tank Summary ezXOS display.

    • Displaying levels on the Tank Detail ezXOS display.

    • Entering and displaying levels on the Tank Control ezXOS display.

    • Entering and displaying levels on the Tank Alarm Limits ezXOS display.

    • Entering and displaying levels on the Tank Manual Overrides ezXOS display.

    • Displaying levels in event and alarm messages related to Tank.

      The following sections explain the two categories of Display Level Formats.

      Dash-separated formats

      Options under the dash-separated formats category must follow the pattern FTT-IN-XX, where:

    • FTT represents the number of feet, up to 999.

    • IN represents the number of inches, up to 11.

    • XX represents a fraction of an inch, up to N-1 where N is the denominator of the selected option. For instance, for the 1/16 inch option, XX can be up to 16 - 1 = 15 .

      For example, if you select 1/32 inch, then a value of 02-07-19 is interpreted as 2 feet, 7 inches and 19/32 inch.

      The supported options include:

    • 1/32 inch

    • 1/16 inch

    • 1/8 inch

    • 1/4 inch

    • 1/2 inch

    • 1 inch

      Decimal number formats

      Options under the decimal number formats category use a decimal number format as follows: