Synchronization allows you to keep the tool map schema and the tool metadata in the authoring tool in synch without requiring manual steps. If you are planning to add new objects to the SmartPlant schema first, you may not see any inconsistencies to be resolved. However, the synchronization process is required before you load the tool map schema to begin mapping in the Schema Editor.
In the Schema Editor, click the File > SmartPlant > Edit Engineering Tools command to select the authoring tool or tools that you want to defining mapping for. When you select one or more authoring tools to load, select the Load Map Schema check box and the Connect to application schema check box. The synchronization between the tool map schema .XML file and the tool metadata, located in the tool database, begins when you click Finish.
After the Schema Editor connects to the tool database through the metadata adapter, the software displays a list of inconsistencies between the tool map schema and the tool metadata. When you add new properties, enumerated lists, or enumerated entries in the authoring tool, these additions show up as inconsistencies in the Synchronization dialog box.
For more details about using the metadata adapter to synchronize a tool metadata and tool map schema, see Synchronize Tool Metadata with the Tool Map Schema.