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This procedure explains how to specify a particular format for displaying in a Smart P&ID report the value of a property that has units of measure. The software displays the numeric value in accordance with the conversion formula specified for the selected format. The user can specify whether to include the units of measure with the displayed value.

  1. Select Reports > Edit.

  2. On the Edit Report Template dialog, select a report from the Available reports list.

  3. Select Open to display the report in Microsoft Excel.

  4. Select the Add-Ins tab, and in the Custom Toolbars area, select Options.

  5. On the Report Options dialog, ensure that the Prompt for alternative format check box is selected.

  6. Select OK to close the Report Options dialog.

  7. Choose a cell where you want the property to appear.

  8. Select the Add-Ins tab, and in the Custom Toolbars area, select Map Properties.

  9. From the menu, select a property with units of measure that you want to map to the chosen cell. The properties on the Map Properties menu are specified when you define the contents of your report. See Define the Contents of Your Report Template.

  10. On the Select Alternative Format for Display dialog, select the alternative format from the Format list. Initially, the default format is selected. To include the units of measure of the alternative format in the display, select Display units of measure.

    • Formats with primary, secondary, and tertiary units are truncated to the primary value with no rounding when the units are not displayed. Therefore if you clear the Display units of measure check box, you might not get accurate results when using such a format. If you do not want to display units of measure, consider using a format that has primary units only.

    • Use caution when importing a report that contains numerical values without units of measure. In such cases, these numerical values will be imported using the plant default formats, potentially altering the items' properties. For example, if a report was created with a temperature in Celsius without displaying the units (using an alternative format), a numerical value of 100 in the report (intended as 100 ºC) will be imported as 100 ºF (37.78 ºC) into a plant with ºF as the plant default.

  11. Select OK to place the property syntax in the cell.

    If the format name mentioned in the report template does not exist in the active plant, the cell will be left blank when the report is generated.

  12. Save the template and quit Microsoft Excel.

Example

Let us assume that the property you want to display is 'Design Max Pressure' and that the default format is Pressure-psig.

  • If the default format is chosen, the value of that property will be displayed in the report with the units of measure defined for that format. The string that appears in the cell is:

    #Pipe Run::Design MaxPress::ProcessDesign.Max.Pressure#

  • If an alternative format named ‘Pressure-BarG’ was chosen to display the property, the string that appears in the cell is:

    #Pipe Run::Design MaxPress::ProcessDesign.Max.Pressure[Pressure-BarG]#

  • If the Display units of measure check box was cleared, the property will be displayed using the numerical value of the format without showing the units of measure in the report, and the string that appears in the cell is:

    #Pipe Run::Design MaxPress::ProcessDesign.Max.Pressure[Pressure-BarG::-1]#