Upload an AVEVA Administration Project Using an Existing Spectrum Project
- Last UpdatedJul 23, 2025
- 3 minute read
Requirements
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AVEVA Administration (latest) must be installed.
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In AVEVA Unified Engineering - Spectrum Administration, A project is created.
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A project must meet, for example, dice check.
For more information, see Welcome to Administration. -
The global satellites must be removed.
For more information, see Global. -
Any Update databases must be changed to multi-write.
To enable the use of a project from AVEVA Cloud upload the project via AVEVA Administration
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Select the AVEVA Administration icon to display the CONNECT Authentication window.

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Enter your credentials for CONNECT.
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If you have access to multiple accounts, select the Spectrum Account to start the component.

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In the AVEVA Administration screen, click Select on the project type tile that needs to be uploaded, for example, APS.

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In the new AVEVA Administration window, select the Admin module.

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Enter your AVEVA Administration credentials (UserName, Password).
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Select Launch to display the APS Admin window.

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Select Project / Upload to AVEVA Connect to fetch existing projects from AVEVA Unified Engineering - Spectrum and to display the Upload to AVEVA Connect window.


Notes: The Select Project dropdown list is populated with a list of projects created in the Dashboard that match the three-letter code but have not yet had a matching project uploaded (project Status is Pending). If a project has been created through AVEVA Unified Engineering - Spectrum Administration, the Use existing (pending) Project option is automatically enabled.
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Select a project name in the dropdown list, for example, Plant Sample.
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Click Upload to start the upload process.

On completion, the Project Upload message is displayed.

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Select OK.
In AVEVA Unified Engineering - Spectrum Administration, reload the Projects data table. The project status changes from Pending status (yellow) to Ready status (green).
