Define an Instrument Type - Intergraph Smart Instrumentation - Help

Use this procedure to define a new instrument type, or edit the properties of an existing instrument type.

1. On the Instrument Index module menu bar, select Tables > Instrument Types.

2. In the Instrument Types dialog, from the Process function list, select the process function that you require.

3. Select New to append a new data row in the data window.

   OR

   Select a selected row to edit the values of an existing instrument type.

4. Under Instrument Type, type an instrument type acronym. You can have duplicate acronyms if needed.

   If you have duplicate instrument type acronyms, when creating new tags based on such an instrument type, Smart Instrumentation opens the Select Instrument Type dialog and lets you select the exact instrument type that you require for the new instrument.

5. Under Description, type a brief description.

6. Under CS Tag Instrument Type Alias, type an alias for a control system tag instrument type. Do this only if you want to create control system tags that will have an alias instrument type associated with the current instrument type. Leave this field blank if you are not going to create CS tags based on the current instrument type or if you want the CS tags to have the same instrument type as the tag number.

7. If you selected the General process function, under General Process Function Sub-Category, select a value that you predefined in the General Process Function Sub-Category supporting table. For details, see Define a General Process Function.