You can move and create associations among items by dragging them from one parent item to another in the Domain Explorer. The following table summarizes the rules that govern these associations.
Source Item in the Domain Explorer |
Target Folder or Item in the Domain Explorer |
Result |
Pre-conditions |
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Loop |
The Loops folder in another <unit> |
The software moves the loop to the target <unit>. |
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Loop |
P&ID drawing |
The software associates the loop with the target P&ID drawing. |
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Instrument |
The Instruments folder in another <unit> |
The software moves the instrument to the target <unit>. |
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Instrument |
Loop |
The software associates the instrument with the target loop. |
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Instrument |
Line |
The software associates the instrument with the target line. |
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Instrument |
Process equipment |
The software associates the instrument with the target process equipment. |
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Instrument |
P&ID drawing |
The software associates the instrument with the target P&ID drawing. |
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Functional requirement tag |
The Loops folder in another <unit> |
The software moves the functional requirement tag to the target <unit>. |
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Location |
Location |
The software moves the location to the target location in the Panels by Location folder (in accordance with the location level structure defined by the Domain Administrator). |
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Panel (all panel categories) |
Location |
The software associates the panel with the target location. |
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Device panel |
Panel (apart from device panel and plug-and- socket junction box) |
The software moves the device panel to the target panel. |
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Plug-and- Socket junction box |
Panel (apart from device panel and plug-and- socket junction box) |
The software moves the plug-and- socket junction box to the target panel. |
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Rack |
Panel (apart from device panel and plug-and- socket junction box) |
The software moves the rack to the target panel. |
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Wiring equipment item (for example: I/O card, fieldbus brick, and so forth) |
Panel (apart from device panel and plug-and- socket junction box) |
The software moves the wiring equipment item to the target panel. |
See Note 1. |
Wiring equipment item (for example: I/O card, fieldbus brick, and so forth) |
Rack |
The software moves the wiring equipment item to the target rack. |
See Note 1. |
Wiring equipment item (for example: I/O card, fieldbus brick, and so forth) |
Terminal strip |
The software moves the wiring equipment item to the target terminal strip. |
See Note 1. |
Wiring equipment item (for example: I/O card, fieldbus brick, and so forth) |
Slot |
The software moves the loop to the target slot. |
See bullet 1 below. |
Connector |
Panel (apart from device panel and plug-and- socket junction box) |
The software moves the connector to the target panel. |
See bullets 2 and 3 bellow. |
Connector |
Rack |
The software moves the connector to the target rack. |
See bullets 2 and 3 bellow. |
Connector |
Wiring equipment item |
The software moves the connector to the target wiring equipment item. |
See bullets 2 and 3 bellow. |
Connector |
Slot |
The software moves the connector to the target slot. |
See bullets 2 and 3 bellow. |
Connector |
Cable |
The software moves the connector to the target cable. |
See bullets 2 and 3 bellow. |
Terminal strip |
Panel (apart from device panel and plug-and- socket junction box) |
The software moves the terminal strip to the target panel. |
See bullet 4 below. |
Terminal strip |
Rack |
The software moves the terminal strip to the target rack. |
See bullet 4 below. |
Terminal strip |
Wiring equipment item (e.g., I/O card, fieldbus brick, etc.) |
The software moves the terminal strip to the target wiring equipment item. |
See bullet 4 below. |
Terminal strip |
Slot |
The software moves the terminal strip to the target slot. |
See bullet 4 below. |
Terminal |
Terminal strip |
The software moves the terminal to the target terminal strip. |
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Terminal |
Channel |
The software moves the terminal to the target channel. |
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Channel |
Wiring equipment item (for example: I/O card, fieldbus brick, and so forth) |
The software moves the channel to the target wiring equipment item. |
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Channel |
Terminal strip |
The software moves the channel to the target wiring terminal strip. |
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Cable set |
Cable |
The software moves the cable set to the target cable. |
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Cable set |
Cross cable |
The software moves the cable set to the target cross cable. |
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Wire |
Cable set |
The software moves the wire to the target cable set. |
Connected wires cannot be moved. |
Line |
P&ID drawing |
The software associates the line with the target P&ID drawing. |
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Hook-Up |
Hook-up type |
The software associates the hook-up with the target hook-up type. |
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I/O cards cannot be moved if they function as primary or secondary I/O cards.
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Wiring equipment connectors cannot be moved to cables.
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Cable connectors can only be moved to other cables. This is possible only if none of the connector pins are associated with wires.
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Terminal strips cannot be moved if:
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They are used in instrument type profile definition.
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They are associated with Auto-Wiring tasks.
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They are associated with CS tags.
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They are associated with general or local signals.
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Special Conditions
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The software does not allow you to drag items to incompatible hierarchies. For example, you cannot drag a rack to device panel or a plug-and-socket junction box.
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The software does not allow you to move an item that contains a child item that cannot be moved. For example, you cannot move a rack if it contains an I/O card that functions as a primary or secondary I/O card for an I/O termination.
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In an owner operator domain, you cannot move items that have not been claimed for the current project.