This dialog enables you to select and export Smart Instrumentation data to an ASCII delimited file. You can then import it into Masoneilan ValSpeQ.
The resulting comma delimited ASCII file will contain the following information:
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Fields required for sizing calculation, including line data
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ISA format specification fields
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Fields that contain export-only data
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Fields that allow insertion of new data when you import data from the ASCII file back into Smart Instrumentation
An appropriate message is displayed in the Message Ribbon bar when the export is completed.
To access this dialog, select Tools > Interfaces > Masoneilan ValSpeQ.
Grid View
The Grid View displays the results of the find query. In this case the EDEs that contain process data that can be exported to Masoneilan ValSpeQ. It is here that you select the EDE whose values you want to export to Masoneilan ValSpeQ.
You can apply filters and so forth to your EDE to help narrow your search parameters.
For more information on working with EDEs, see Working with EDE Views.
It is possible that the data retrieved by the EDE may contain typical tags as well
as process data. The typical tags data doesn't interfere with the export process.
If you want you can use the EDE filters and remove the typical tags.