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Select the data for import with the PDS interface. For details, see Select PDS Data for Import.
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In the Link Explorer, expand the group 1.PDS SUPPORT and select the link COMPONENT FUNCTION TYPE PDS.
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Select to open the Parameter Settings dialog for the link.
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Select the Source tab.
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Under Assign process function, select Define.
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If this is the first time you are running the link, on the Define Instrument Type Fields dialog, do the following:
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From Source, drag the field instr_funct_id to Instrument type name.
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From Source, drag the field instr_comp_type to Instrument type description.
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Select OK.
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On the Process Function Mapping dialog, for each instrument type in the left section, drag the appropriate process function from the right section to the Process function column.
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After the first time you run the link, some of the instrument types will already have process functions defined by default - these are displayed with a gray background, and you cannot reassign the process functions. Unassigned fields are shown with a light blue background, and assigned fields with a white background.
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Whenever you run either of the import links: COMPONENT FUNCTION TYPE PDS or COMPONENT PDS (INSTRUMENT TYPE), you should check that the mapping is correct and update it if required (if running both links, you need only check the mapping once).
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When done, select OK to return to the Parameter Settings dialog.
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Select OK to close the Parameter Settings dialog.
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Select to open the Import Link window for the selected link with the sources you selected (instr_comp_type and instr_funct_id) already assigned to database targets.
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You can display the source codes for this link (PDS instrument type code and instrument type functional ID) as follows:
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Select .
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Select File > Exit to return to the Import Link window.
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Select to import the data.
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For each of the links in this group, and for all the links in the group 2.PDS, repeat the above steps of this procedure (if prompted to overwrite existing data, select Yes).
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For certain links in the group 2.PDS, you are required to enter the source fields for defining naming conventions before running the link.
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Some links import fields from more than one table. In such cases, the field name (excluding the table prefix) appears in the Source Name column. If you attempt to run the import process, an error message is displayed (Condition is not valid). To correct this, delete the field name indicated in the message from the Source Name column, and drag the appropriate field name (which includes the table prefix) to the Source Name column.
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Open Smart Instrumentation and examine the imported data in the Browser or Instrument Index module.