Configure a file type to use SmartPlant Markup Plus for PDF generation - HxGN SDx - Update 63 - Administration & Configuration

Administration and Configuration of HxGN SDx

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Perform this procedure for any file type supported by SmartPlant Markup Plus that has not been already configured to use SmartPlant Markup Plus for PDF generation.

  1. Log into Desktop Client as a user with Engineer and System Administrator roles.

  2. Click Find > Administration > File Type.

  3. On the Find File Type dialog box, type * into the Enter Name box and click OK.

  4. Select the file type you want to associate with PDF generation.

  5. Drag the icon for the file type onto the icon for the PDF file type.

  6. On the New Relationship dialog box, click Maintain Attributes.

  7. On the Create dialog box, enter the following command line into the Alternate Rendition Application field for Hexagon file formats:

    dmredl.exe -p obj.Name -pdf $OUTPUTDIR

    For non-Hexagon file formats, enter: spm -pdf.

  8. Click OK.

  9. Click OK on the New Relationship dialog box.

The file type must also be defined as a MIME type on the IIS server.