Create a Rack - Intergraph Smart Instrumentation - Help

This procedure deals with the creation of racks. Because racks are panel child items, you can add a new rack under any panel except for device panels.

1. Press F7 to open the Domain Explorer, or press F8 to open the Reference Explorer.

2. In the Domain Explorer:

   1. Expand the Panels by Category or Panels by Location folder to display all the panel category folders.

   2. Locate the panel you want to add a Rack to.

   3. Right-click on the panel and select New > Rack.

   OR

   In the Reference Explorer:

   1. Expand the Panels folder to display all the panel folders.

   2. Locate the reference panel you want to add a Rack to.

   3. Right-click on the panel and select New > Rack

3. In the Rack Properties dialog, on the General tab, do one of the following to define the name of the new panel:

   • Clear the Apply naming convention check box and under Rack, type the name of the new rack. Note that if you do not clear the Apply naming convention check box, the software will ignore the name that you type under Rack.

   • Keep the Apply naming convention check box selected if you want the software to name the new panel automatically according to the naming conventions that are set for racks in the Administration module. For more information, see Naming Conventions in the Administration Module Help.

4. In the Details group box, type a description and sequence as you require.

5. Select Slots to add some slots for the current rack.

6. In the Batch Slot Creation dialog, type the number of new slots that you want to add in the new rack.

7. Do the following to define the slot numbering:

8. Type a prefix for the slot name.

9. Enter a value in the Start from number and Increment by fields.

10. Select OK and to add the new slots return to the Rack Properties dialog.

    In the Rack Properties dialog, the software now displays the number of slots that you added.

11. Select the Associate Symbols tab to associate a symbol with the current rack. The software will use this symbol when generating a report in the Enhanced Report Utility. For details, see Associate a Symbol with an Item.

When duplicating a rack that contains child items, the software duplicates the rack together with its child items.