Set Source Fields as Instrument Type Fields - Intergraph Smart Instrumentation - Help

1. On the Link Properties dialog, select the Source tab.

2. Under Process Function, select Define.

3. If this is the first time you are running the link, on the Define Instrument Type Fields dialog, which opens automatically, do the following:

   1. From the Source pane, drag one or more source table columns to the Instrument type name pane. The values in the source column fields become instrument type abbreviation fields after data import.

   2. From the Source pane, drag one or more source table columns to the Instrument type description pane. The values in the source column fields become instrument type description fields after data import.

   

   • You can use concatenated sources. For details, see Example of Concatenated Sources.

   • Instrument type abbreviation characters that exceed six characters are truncated. For details about instrument type conventions that exist in Smart Instrumentation, see Prerequisite for Importing Instrument Types.

4. Select OK to close the Define Instrument Type Fields dialog.

5. On the Process Function Mapping dialog, for each instrument type in the left section, drag the appropriate process function from the right section to either a light-blue field (unassigned process function) or a white field (previously assigned process function) in the Process function column next to the appropriate instrument type.

6. To filter the instrument type fields displayed in the left pane, under Display process function assignments, do one of the following:

   • Select All to display assigned and unassigned instrument types.

   • Select Unassigned only to display only instrument types that are not assigned yet with process functions.

   • Select Assigned only to display only instrument types which are assigned with process functions.

   

   • If you previously imported instrument types using the current link, some of the instrument types are already assigned to process functions and exist in Smart Instrumentation. These instrument types are displayed in a gray background, and you cannot reassign the process functions for them.

   • The Process Function Mapping dialog displays all the source fields that belong to the source table columns you set as instrument type and description columns on the Define Instrument Type Fields dialog.

7. When done, select OK to return to the Source tab.

8. On the Source tab, under Process function, select Assign.

9. Select OK.

When you open the Import Link window, the process function macro @PROC_FUNC_NAME appears in the Source Name column mapped to the PROC_FUNC_NAME column. You do not need to define any manual mapping for the process function and instrument type fields. When importing data, the software uses the source fields that you set as the instrument type fields.

See Also

Formulas and Arithmetic Functions in Import Links