This section describes how to create plant items and populate them with data in a batch operation, thus keeping to a minimum the editing that you need to perform for individual plant items. You can perform batch plant item creation using the following methods:
Apply a Typical Item to a Plant Item
Typical items in the Reference Data Explorer enable you to create plant items based on the selected typical items. The software simply clones the typical item in the Electrical Index after dragging a typical item to an appropriate folder in the Electrical Index. For more information, see Create a Single Plant Item Based on a Reference Item.
Apply Options Using Typical Items
You can use the Apply Options feature to create and associate plant items with electrical equipment in the Electrical Index where the associated items are based on typical items defined in the Reference Data Explorer. This option is very useful for populating data in batch mode. For example, you can select a number of motors in the Electrical Index and associate them with a control station, a typical circuit, or both. You can also associate these motors with a typical schematic. For more information, see Apply Options to a Set of Tags.
Apply a Profile to an Electrical Item
You can define specific profiles for various item types. A profile is an assembly of various typical items that you can use as a template for creating plant items. For example, you can create a motor profile that consists of the following reference items: a motor, one or more cables, a control station, a circuit with protection devices, and schematic. Applying a profile to an electrical item in the Electrical Index enables you to specify various properties for that item as they were defined in that profile. This way you can create an electrical item with all its related equipment and with all the properties as you require. For more information, see Apply a Profile to a Plant Item.
Apply Lookup Table Data to Equipment
Lookup tables are data tables used to populate plant items singly or in batch with data values based on one or more key fields. Where the key fields exactly match the data for a particular item, the software copies the data from the matching row in the lookup table to the plant item. For example, you can select a number of motors in the Electrical Index and apply a selected lookup table for a motor with a particular motor rated power and rated voltage. The software will then populate the properties of the selected tables with appropriate values.