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By A.K.SARKAR A. The following activities are to be carried out on the excel file before importing to SPI
1. Remove all special characters like , - ! / ; \ ( [ { > @ # $ % blank space etc from header row. Do not use capital letters. Under score [ _ ] is allowed. 2. Add the followings in the header row: a. instrument_type b. instrument_type_description c. process_function_type Note: a) instrument_type: It is like PT, FT, LT, PI, AT etc b) instrument_type_description:It is like vortex flow meter, pressure transmitter, pressure indicator, globe control valve etc. c) process_function_type: It is like Pressure, Temperature, Level, Flow etc
3. Segregate the records unit wise i.e. from the original excel file create same number of excel files as the number of units of the plant. 4. Check the naming philosophy of the tag no and loop no. Basically number of characters, space and suffices etc. Make all the tag/loop nos. in the same format. 5. Unwanted columns should be removed like Sr.No, old tag no etc. 6. Now go to the individual unit wise excel file and select all the records and click insert icon on menu bar. Go to Name and then Define. Define window pops up, give a name and close it. Remember this name. 7. Like step no.6 carry out the same for all other units excel files. 8. Close all excel files.
B. Log on as Domain administrator and in the particular domain and particular unit naming convention module set the naming convention of component and loop as per the excel table.
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D. Now go to Start menu and Intergraph SPI and click on Import Utility. In the open sub window select the unit no where the excel file is to be imported. Now the following steps are to be followed. 1. Link Explorer window pops up. Click on All and then click on service on menu bar and select preliminary function. 2. Preliminary function window pops up and click ok. 3. Select ODBC file window pops up and select Excel files in the list. 4. Enter File name window pops up. Browse to the units excel file and click open. 5. Enter table name window pops up. Here give the new name which you gave earlier in step no A-6 and ok it. 6. Define Fields window pops up. Here on right hand side under select fields the following fields should be matched with the fields on the left hand side fields under source column fields a. Instrument type name b. Instrument type description c. Process function type d. Tag no. Just click on the fields on both sides and match them. Do not type. Then click ok. 7. Define Function type window pops up. There is a drop down window against each type of instrument. From the drop down menu select the type of instrument ( these are the type of instruments you have created in the Instrument table of index module. Check all [X] the boxes against each type of instrument. Then click ok. 8. Now again on Link Explorer window right click on All and select new link 9. Import link source and target definition window pops up. In this window do the following things: a. Select module
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