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Before importing wiring data, make sure you first import or create all the target cables, cable sets, and wires, panels, terminal strips, and terminals. In Smart Instrumentation, only terminal strips have terminals and you can only make wiring connections by connecting wires to terminals.

  1. On the Link Definitions dialog, create an import link for cables as follows:

    1. In the Link box, type a unique link name, for example Connections.

    2. Under Import method, select Single table.

    3. Under Name of module or table, select WIRE_TERMINAL.

    4. Complete the import link creation.

  2. Open the Link Properties dialog, and do the following:

    1. On the General tab, make sure that Import to supporting tables is cleared.

    2. Under Create complementary elements, select a check box beside Wire_group if you want the software to propagate existing signals automatically.

    3. Select Table Definition and create a new definition in accordance with the definition you specified when creating a link the PANEL_STRIP table. For details, see Modify a Table Definition.

    The Default column definition for the WIRE_TERMINAL table only allows you to connect terminals of strips that appear directly under panels, for example, under DCS or PLC panels. The Default definition is not suitable for importing connection data for any other panel type or wiring equipment because it does not contain any primary key from the APPARATUS table for mapping in the Import Link window. Because terminal strips that belong to wiring equipment may not have unique names under the same panel, the new column definition for WIRE_TERMINAL table must also include a primary key from the APPARATUS table.

  3. In the Import Link window, open the import link.

  4. In the Target pane, map the following required columns:

    • CABLE_NUM/CABLE_ID — Target cable

    • CABLE_SET_NAME/CABLE_SET_ID — Target cable set

    • PANEL_NAME/PANEL_ID — Target panel

    • SET_LEVEL/WIRE_ID — Target wire level

    • STRIP_NAME/STRIP_ID — Target terminal strip

    • TERM_SEQ/TERM_ID — Target terminal sequence number

    SHARED Tip The list of the required columns appears in the Default table definition. If you assigned a new table column definition to the WIRE_TERMINAL table, map the other required columns as appropriate.

  5. If you did not include automatic signal propagation in the link properties, you can import signals manually by map the following columns:

    • GROUP_NAME/WIRE_GROUP_ID — Signal name

    • GROUP_SEQ — Signal sequence

    • WIRE_GRP_LEVEL — Signal level

    You can propagate signals either when a wire on one side of the target cable already carries a signal in Smart Instrumentation or when the target terminal already has a signal, as in a device panel created according to an instrument type profile.

  6. If needed, complete the import mapping by dragging the appropriate column names from the Source pane or by entering strings or values in the fields in the Target pane.

  7. Run the link.

    SHARED Tip If you still need to import your wiring items such as panels, cables, and so forth, and want to group the current Connections link together with the other single-table links defined for wiring data import, make sure that the Connections link has the lowest priority in the group. For details, see Prioritize Links in a Link Group

See Also

Defining Import Link Properties Common Tasks
Mapping Codes for Wiring Data Import
Flow of Activities for Importing Data into Smart Instrumentation