The following topic provides an example of copying object properties from an older Smart P&ID map file (the reference file) to a new Smart P&ID map file (the target file) in order to speed up a new project.
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You must check out the CMF file for the new project from Desktop Client before starting this procedure.
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A reference file list is required before entering the Integrated Reference File Environment. If one does not exist when you open the environment, you will be prompted to create one before you continue. For more information on creating a reference file list, see the Create a New Reference File List section of Configure the Reference File List.
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In the Schema Editor, open the tool map schemas that you want to view. For more information, see Open a Tool Map Schema.
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If you have checked the SmartPlant schema CMF file out of the Desktop Client, launched the Schema Editor, synchronized the tool map schema and the tool metadata, and are working with the tool's metadata adapter to define mapping, the authoring tool map schema is already open in the Schema Editor.
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Before you can open a tool map schema, you must open a schema file.
You can also open a file configuration or session file that contains the SmartPlant schema and the tool map schema files that you want to view.
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The tool map schema file for each authoring tool is installed with the authoring tool. For more information about authoring tool map files and their locations, see your authoring tool documentation.
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Click Tools > Tool Schema > Integrated Reference File Environment.
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The Integrated Reference File Environment contains panels on the left and right:
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The left panel contains a column that is a comparison of the schema file with its reference schema file and a column for each open tool schema file with its comparison to the corresponding reference tool schema file.
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The right panel contains a detailed comparison of any object you click in the left panel.
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From the right panel, you can click one or more of the changes and apply them to the selected object in the left panel.
For example, you can add individual enumerations (if they exist in the reference file but not in the target file), delete enumerations (if they exist in the reference file but not in the target file), and update enumerations (if they exist in both the reference and target files, but are different).
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Select a reference file list from the Select Reference File List dialog box, and click OK.
If you do not have a reference file list, you can create one. For more information,
see Configure the Reference File List.
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Select Enumerated lists from the Show menu.
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Select a non-black object, or an object that has differences, from one of the tool map columns. For example, select the EquipmentType object in the SmartPlant P&ID Comparison column, which is blue.
The right panel displays the differences between the target and reference files for this object.
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Select one or more object properties in the right panel, and click Apply to copy them to the target file.
Click an item in the right panel to open the View/Compare Objects dialog box.
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You can select the parent of an object in the hierarchical list to select all children under it. Objects that are black do not display a check mark if the parent is selected because they have no differences, but any non-black objects under the black object display a check mark. You may need to expand the item to see the check marks. These hidden relationships are automatically selected when a parent is selected.
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Click Clear to unselect all options in the right panel.
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Click Create Report to create a report of all differences displayed in the right panel. The report is created with your default text editor.
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Click Create Excel File to create an Excel file of the differences. This file can be edited and then opened as an instructions file and loaded into the schema or tool schema. For more information, see Create, Edit, and Open Excel Instructions Files.
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Click Show All to display all objects, not just objects with differences. Click Show Differences to only display objects with differences.
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