This dialog opens when you select Tools > Compare and Refresh, displaying two versions of the same drawing and indicating the differences between them. You can also refresh the data to show any changes that were made while this dialog box is open.
You cannot do anything else in the Smart P&ID modeler while this dialog is open.
Toolbar Commands
The toolbar commands apply to the Drawing views. For icons that display a drop down-arrow, you can apply the command to either the right or left view.
Compare Options
Opens the Compare Options dialog, which allows you to customize the colors that the various comparison states are displayed in. That color coding is then displayed in the status bar as a static reminder.
Prints the Drawing view or views.
Generate Report
Opens Microsoft Excel and creates a report of the information contained in this comparison session. This report lists the same information that is displayed in the Change groups and Change details lists (change groups, item types, claim statuses, and so forth).
Find in List
Zooms to the Change details list entry that corresponds to an item you select in either Drawing view. In general, if you select a drawing item that exists in the list, then the list display automatically zooms to that entry.
Find in Drawings
Manipulates the Drawing views so that the selected element is listed in the Change details and the Change groups list is centered in the appropriate Drawing view. You must first select an item in either the Change groups or Change details area.
Zoom Area
Enlarges the selected area in one or both Drawing views by allowing you to draw a fence around the area.
Zoom In
Enlarges the selected area where you click.
Zoom Out
Reduces the display of the selected area where you click.
Fit
Fits all the drawing elements into the visible viewing area of the active drawing. Selecting part of the drawing and clicking Fit fits the selected area into the visible viewing area of the active drawing.
Pan
Allows you to move the display in any direction from a specific point in one or both Drawing views in order to see other areas of the view by dragging the pointer across the display.
Select
Changes the pointer to an arrow allowing you to select an item.
Help
Opens the Online Help.
Drawing Views
The left and right drawing views display the two versions of your drawing being compared. The display above the drawing view shows the drawing name and the version. The select list in the display allows you to choose the drawing layers to be compared and can be selected individually for each version. Possible select list values are Primary, Typical, or Both.
If you compare two versions from different projects, the version that belongs to the other project appears in the left Drawing view and the version that belongs to your active Drawing Manager project appears in the right Drawing view. If you compare two versions from your active project, then the latest version appears in the right Drawing view.
At the top of each Drawing view, the Plant or project, the name of the drawing, and the version is displayed explicitly. You can move the bars between the different views according to your needs. If you double-click on the divider between the left and right Drawing views, then the software automatically adjusts the two views to be the same-size.
Properties Window
Displays two columns of properties for an item selected in a Drawing view or in the Change details list. The left-hand and right-hand columns correspond to the left and right Drawing views. If a deleted item is selected (the item exists in left view, but not the right view), the properties for that item are listed in the left-hand column and the right-hand column is empty. If a modified item is selected, values from both versions show in their respective columns in the Properties window. If a new item is selected, that is, the item exists in right view, but not the left view, the properties for that item are listed in the right-hand column and the left-hand column is empty.
Properties Commands
Allows you to customize the properties that are displayed in the Properties window.
Alphabetic
Lists properties in alphabetical order. This button acts as a toggle and is available when properties are displayed categorically.
Categorized
Displays properties grouped by specific categories. Categories are defined and properties are assigned to those categories in Data Dictionary Manager. This button acts as a toggle and is available when properties are displayed alphabetically.
Show Modified
Toggles the display of only those properties of the selected drawing item that are different in the versions. This button applies only to modified items that exist in both versions. For added and deleted items, all properties are listed.
Change groups
Lists the changed items in groups. A listed item contains all the items this change effects. You can sort the list be clicking the column headings.
Check box column
Displays colors in the drawings as defined using Compare Options. If not selected, the Default items color displays.
Number
Displays an arbitrary number that is assigned to a logical change group when this dialog is opened. The number has no intrinsic meaning and might apply to a different group the next time you open this dialog.
Action
Defines which action is to be taken involving the selected change. Options include:
No Action
No drawing changes are applied.
Refresh
Applies any drawing changes to the open drawing version.
Identifier
Lists item tags for the principal member of the change group, if an item tag is assigned to that object. For instance, if a change group centers around data differences for a vessel and its nozzles, then the item tag for the vessel is displayed in this column.
Category
Displays the category of the change, listed in order of highest to lowest priority. Options include:
Data
Indicates that a property value has changed (for example, a property value for a vessel).
Graphic
Indicates that a change has been made to an item in the drawing (for example, a vessel has been moved).
Claimed
Displays an overview of the claim status of the individual items in the group. Possible values are All, Some, or None.
Valid Claim
Indicates that the claimed item is a valid claim.
Change details
Lists all the individual items that belong to the group that you select from the Change groups list. You can sort this list by clicking on any of the column headings.
Result
Displays one of three possible values: Left-Only, Right-Only, and Different.
Left-Only
Denotes an item that exists in the left-hand version only, implying that the item is deleted from the right-hand version.
Right-Only
Denotes an item that exists in the right-hand version only, implying that the item was added to the right-hand version.
Different
Denotes a difference between the properties or graphical elements of an item that exists in both versions.
Change — Describes what action is required to make the drawing in the right frame match the drawing in the left frame. Actions include:
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Add — Adds the listed item to the version on the right.
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Delete — Removes the listed item from the version on the right.
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Modify — Changes the listed item in the version on the right.
When a plant item group is sent to the Plant Stockpile and after creating a new version of the drawing, that plant item group is assigned to a piece of equipment or an instrument, the Change column displays the value Delete. On refreshing the change group, the plant item group assignment will be removed; however, the plant item group will remain on the Plant Stockpile and will not be deleted.
Item Type
Describes the item type, such as Equipment or Instrument.
Specific Item Type
Displays the specific type of item, such as 3-Way Ball Valve, Piping, or Flange Orifice.
Item Tag
Displays the item tag of the individual item in question if a tag has been assigned to the item.
Category
Displays the highest priority category of change that applies. Possible categories are:
Data
Indicates that a property value has changed (for example, a property value for a vessel).
Graphic
Indicates that a change has been made to an item in the drawing (for example, a vessel has been moved).
Claimed
Displays the claim status of the object:
Valid claim
Invalid claim
Not claimed
Stockpile or
Denotes whether the selected item is stored in the stockpile.
View
Displays the status of the selected item in relation to its placement in the primary or typical view, and between the selected versions. The following statuses are displayed:
Added to Primary
Added to Typical
Moved to Typical
Moved to Primary
Removed from Typical
No Change in Typical
Removed from Primary
No Change in Primary
Status bar
Displays the currently defined colors for illustrating comparison status. You can change the color scheme by clicking the Compare Options button on the toolbar and defining options on the Compare Options dialog.