When you need to extend the SmartPlant schema, such as when new properties or select list entries are added, you or an administrator must take steps to update the data in Smart Instrumentation. The overall steps include:
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Generate component schemas using the Schema Editor.
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Run the Smart Instrumentation Schema Configuration Wizard to extend the configuration of the Smart Instrumentation data model, which provides a view of your data.
The wizard output is a schema hierarchy with the following structure:Schema name
Document type
Object type (class)
Interface
PropertiesThe following example illustrates how the hierarchy is organized for two object types, 'Loop' and 'Instrument', both belonging to the document type 'InstrumentIndex':
TEFPublish(publish)
InstrumentIndex
Loop
ILoop
LOOP_NAME
LOOP_SERV
Instrument
IInstrument
CMPNT_NAME
CMPNT_SERVFor details of the procedure, see Define a Schema for SmartPlant Instrumentation.
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Using the Schema Editor, open the newly-created tool map class and synchronize it with the Smart Instrumentation tool schema. For more information, see Synchronizing Schemas.
To be able to publish data that includes the new classes, you need to rename the target .xml file to 'INtoolsMap.xml'.