PDMS Piping Software

Getting Started with PDMS
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Revision History
Date Version Notes NewmanualatthisPDMSversion UpdatedtoshownewPDMSGUIfeaturesatthisversion. Coverpageamended.
October2003 11.5 Sept2004 11.6
VANTAGE PDMS Version 11.6 Getting Started with PDMS
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Contents
Contents
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1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
The scope of this guide .................................................................... 1-1

Whatitincludes ..................................................................................................................... 11 Whatitexcludes..................................................................................................................... 11 Whoitismeantfor ................................................................................................................ 11 1.3.1 Assumptions.............................................................................................................. 12 Howthemanualissetout.................................................................................................... 12 Textconventions .................................................................................................................... 12
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2.1 2.2 2.3
PDMS functions................................................................................ 2-1

PDMSandwhatitcandoforyou ....................................................................................... 21 UsingPDMSinthePlantDesignprocess........................................................................... 23 PDMSmodules....................................................................................................................... 23 2.3.1 Designmodules ........................................................................................................ 23 2.3.2 Draftingmodules...................................................................................................... 24 2.3.3 Catalogueandspecificationmanagementmodules............................................ 26 2.3.4 Projectadministrationmodules ............................................................................. 27
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Finding out more the user documentation and the online help .... 3-1
TheUserDocumentation...................................................................................................... 31 3.1.1 Accessingandusingthedocumentation .............................................................. 31 3.1.2 Thecontentofthedocumentation ......................................................................... 32 Theonlinehelp....................................................................................................................... 36 3.2.1 Accessingandusingthehelp ................................................................................. 36 3.2.2 Thehelpicons ........................................................................................................... 37
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4.1 4.2
The PDMS databases........................................................................ 4-1

Introduction............................................................................................................................ 41 Thedatabasetypes ................................................................................................................ 41 4.2.1 TheProject ................................................................................................................. 41 4.2.2 DESIGNdatabase ..................................................................................................... 42 4.2.3 PADDdatabase......................................................................................................... 42 4.2.4 ISODdatabase........................................................................................................... 43 4.2.5 CATALOGUEdatabase........................................................................................... 43 4.2.6 LEXICONdatabase .................................................................................................. 43 4.2.7 PROPERTIESdatabase ............................................................................................ 43 4.2.8 SYSTEMdatabase ..................................................................................................... 43 4.2.9 COMMSdatabase..................................................................................................... 44 4.2.10 MISCdatabase .......................................................................................................... 44 4.2.11 TRANSACTIONdatabase....................................................................................... 44
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4.3 4.4 4.5
PDMSprojectstructure......................................................................................................... 44 4.3.1 Otherprojects ............................................................................................................ 45 Therelationshipsbetweendatabases ................................................................................. 45 Multipledatabases(MDBs) .................................................................................................. 47
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How PDMS data is stored................................................................. 5-1

TheDesigndatabaseelementtypes .................................................................................... 52 5.1.1 WORLD...................................................................................................................... 52 5.1.2 SITE............................................................................................................................. 52 5.1.3 ZONE ......................................................................................................................... 52 5.1.4 EQUIPMENT(EQUI) ............................................................................................... 52 5.1.5 SUBEQUIPMENT(SUBE) ...................................................................................... 53 5.1.6 PRIMITIVES .............................................................................................................. 54 5.1.7 STRUCTURES(STRU) ............................................................................................. 54 5.1.8 FRAMEWORK(FRMW).......................................................................................... 54 5.1.9 SUBFRAMEWORK(SBFR) .................................................................................... 55 5.1.10 STRUCTURALCOMPONENTS ............................................................................ 55 5.1.11 PIPE ............................................................................................................................ 55 5.1.12 BRANCH(BRAN) .................................................................................................... 56 5.1.13 PIPINGCOMPONENTS ......................................................................................... 56 AttributesinPDMS ............................................................................................................... 57 5.2.1 NAME ........................................................................................................................ 58 5.2.2 TYPE ........................................................................................................................... 58 5.2.3 LOCK.......................................................................................................................... 58 5.2.4 OWNER ..................................................................................................................... 58 5.2.5 POSITION.................................................................................................................. 59 5.2.6 ORIENTATION ...................................................................................................... 510 5.2.7 LEVEL ...................................................................................................................... 510 5.2.8 OBSTRUCTION ...................................................................................................... 510 5.2.9 HEIGHT ................................................................................................................... 511 5.2.10 DIAMETER.............................................................................................................. 511 UDAs(UserDefinedAttributes) ....................................................................................... 511
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Using PDMS...................................................................................... 6-1

GettingintoPDMS................................................................................................................. 61 6.1.1 Workinginamodule ............................................................................................... 62 6.1.2 Changingtoanothermodule.................................................................................. 62 GettingoutofPDMS ............................................................................................................. 63 Internationalisation ............................................................................................................... 65 Customisationfacilities;theprogrammablemacrolanguage......................................... 66
6.2 6.3 6.4
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Basic GUI features ........................................................................... 7-1

Usingthemouse .................................................................................................................... 71 Usingforms ............................................................................................................................ 71 7.2.1 Usingtextboxes........................................................................................................ 72 7.2.2 Usingdropdownlists ............................................................................................. 72
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7.7 7.8 7.9
Usingmenus........................................................................................................................... 72 Usingthetoolbars.................................................................................................................. 73 Usingthestatusbar ............................................................................................................... 73 Moreonusingforms ............................................................................................................. 74 7.6.1 Usingoptionbuttons................................................................................................ 74 7.6.2 Usingcheckboxes .................................................................................................... 74 7.6.3 Usingscrollablelists................................................................................................. 74 7.6.4 Usingactionbuttons ................................................................................................ 75 Respondingtoalertforms .................................................................................................... 75 DockableWindows,MenuBarsandToolBars ................................................................. 76 Usingcommands ................................................................................................................... 76 7.9.1 Whyusecommandsyntax? .................................................................................... 76
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8.1 8.2 8.3
Basic operations in PDMS ................................................................ 8-1

Querying ................................................................................................................................. 81 Currentelementandcurrentlistposition .......................................................................... 82 Navigatingtoagivenelement............................................................................................. 84 8.3.1 TheDesignExplorer................................................................................................. 84 8.3.2 TheMembersList ..................................................................................................... 85 8.3.3 OtherExplorers......................................................................................................... 86 8.3.4 MyData...................................................................................................................... 86 Modifyingthecontentofadatabase................................................................................... 87
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Interfaces to other systems............................................................. 9-1

VANTAGEPlantEnginerring(VPE) .................................................................................. 91 9.1.1 VPEWorkbench........................................................................................................ 91 9.1.2 IntroducingtheVPEWorkbenchuserinterface .................................................. 92 9.1.3 VPEP&ID .................................................................................................................. 94 VANTAGEPlantResourceManagement(VPRM) ........................................................... 95 9.2.1 VPRMInterfaces ....................................................................................................... 96 9.2.2 VPRMFacilities......................................................................................................... 97 9.2.3 VPRMArchitecture .................................................................................................. 98 9.2.4 IntroducingtheVPRMuserinterface.................................................................... 99 VPEandVPRMInterfacesSummary ............................................................................. 910 VANTAGEPlantDesignModelManagement................................................................ 910 9.4.1 TheModelManagementSystemcorefacilities.................................................. 911 9.4.2 IntroducingtheModelManagementSystemGUI ............................................ 912 VANTAGEEnterpriseNET(VNET)................................................................................. 912 VANTAGEPlantDesignGlobal........................................................................................ 913 9.6.1 TheTransactiondatabase ...................................................................................... 913 VANTAGEPlantDesignReview ...................................................................................... 913 TheDataExchangeInterfaces ............................................................................................ 914
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1.1
The scope of this guide

What it includes
ThismanualisdesignedtointroduceyoutoPDMSasasystemandhowitfitsinto AVEVAsVANTAGEproductfamily.ThemanualgivesanintroductiontowhatPDMS doesandhowitdoesit,includingintroductionsto: thePDMSmodulesandwhattheydo thePDMSdatabases thePDMSuserinterface
Moredetailedinformation,particularlyonthePDMSmodulesandthedatabasestheyuse, canbefoundelsewhereinthePDMSuserdocumentationset.SeeChapter3.
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What it excludes
Thismanualdoesnotincludeinformationabout: FacilitieswhicharerelatedtothecomputeroperatingsystemfromwhichPDMSis entered.Forinformationaboutthese,seeyourcomputeroperatingsystemmanuals oraskyoursystemadministrator. FacilitieswhichapplyonlytoasmallproportionofPDMSmodules.Forinformation aboutthese,seetheuserdocumentationoronlinehelpfortherelevantmodules. DetailedinformationonanyofthePDMSmodulesordatabases FacilitiesneededtocreatemacrosandusetheProgrammableMacroLanguage (PML)tocreateintelligentmacros,newinterfacesetc.Youllfindinformationon thesetopicsintheVANTAGEPlantDesignSoftwareCustomisationUserGuideand SoftwareCustomisationReferenceManual.
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Who it is meant for
Themanualiswrittenforanewuserwhois: comingtoa3DPlantDesignManagementSystem(i.e.PDMS)forthefirsttime or migratingfromasimilar3Dsystem
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Bothtypesofuserwillprobably,butnotnecessarily,haveattendedaPDMSBasicTraining course.
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Assumptions
Itisassumedthatthereader: isfamiliarwithtypicalIntelPChardwareandMicrosoftWindows2000and/orXP hasareasonableunderstandingoftheprinciplesandjargonofprocessplantdesign
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How the manual is set out
Themanualisorganisedasfollows: Chapter2introducesthebasicstepstobetakentodesignaProcessPlantusing PDMS,andintroducesthePDMSmodules. Chapter3describestheUserDocumentationsetandtheonlinehelp Chapters4and5introducethePDMSdatabasesandthewaydatainPDMSis structuredandhowitisstored Chapters6to8describehowtogetintoPDMSanduseitperformsimpleoperations. Chapter9introducestheotherproductsintheVANTAGEsuite,whichPDMScan interfacewith. AppendixAisaglossaryofPDMStermsandabbreviations.
Notethatthisguidedoesnotalwaysprovidefulldetailsofmenusandformsassociated withthesetopics.ForthisinformationseethePDMSDesignonlinehelp.Directreferences maybemadetotopicswithintheonlinehelp,thefollowingdevicebeingusedtoindicate suchreferences:

: The 3D View Window; Creating a 3D View Window
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Text conventions
Thisguideusesthefollowingtextconventions: Serif Bold forthemajorityofthetext. tohighlightimportantinformation,andtointroducespecial terminology. todenoteinternalcrossreferencesandcitations. todenotekeysonyourkeyboard.
Serifitalic Sans-serif
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Sans-serif bold
formenunamesandoptions,andforthenamesofforms. textoutputtothescreen,includingtextthatyouenteryourselfusing thekeyboard.Alsofortextwithinaform
Typewriter
NotethatthismanualmayrefertothePDMSonlinehelp,butitwillnotalwaysprovidefull detailsofmenusandformsassociatedwithspecifichelptopics.Forthisinformationseethe relevantonlinehelp.Directreferencesmaybemadetotopicswithintheonlinehelp,the followingdevicebeingusedtoindicatesuchreferences:

: The Current Session Units form
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PDMS functions
PDMSispartofAVEVAsVANTAGEsuiteofPlantDesignproducts.PDMScaninteract withtheothertwoprincipalmembersoftheVANTAGEsuite,VANTAGEPlant Engineering(VPE)andVANTAGEProjectResourceManagement(VPRM)(seeChapter9). Chapter6introducestheprinciplesofusingPDMS.
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PDMS and what it can do for you
PDMS(thePlantDesignManagementSystem)enablesyoutodesigna3Dcomputermodel ofaprocessplant.PDMSallowsyoutoseeafullcolourshadedrepresentationoftheplant modelasyourdesignprogresses,addinganextremelyimpressivelevelofrealismto traditionaldrawingofficetechniques. Inthemodelyoucanstorehugeamountsofdatareferringtoposition,size,partnumbers andgeometricrelationshipsforthevariouspartsoftheplant.Thismodelbecomesasingle sourceofengineeringdataforallofthesectionsanddisciplinesinvolvedinadesignproject. Allthisinformationisstoredindatabases.Therearemanydifferentoutputchannelsfrom thedatabasesthroughwhichinformationcanbepassedon.Theserangefromreportson datastoredinthedatabases,fullyannotatedanddimensionedengineeringdrawings,tofull colourshaded3Dwalkthroughcapabilitieswhichallowyoutovisualisethecomplete designmodel.
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PDMS functions
Figure21 DifferenttypesofoutputfromPDMS EvenwiththeadvancedfeaturesofPDMS,themainformofcommunicationbetweenthe plantdesignerandthefabricatorremainsthedrawings.Withoutengineeringdrawingsthe taskofbuildingaplantwouldbealmostimpossible.Tomeetthisrequirement,PDMScan producenumeroustypesofdrawing,rangingfromcomplex3Dillustrationstofully annotatedanddimensionedarrangementdrawingsandpipingisometrics. AllthedatainaPDMSdesignwouldbeoflittlevaluewithouttheabilitytoensurethe qualityofthedesigninformation.PDMScontributestothequalityofthedesigninthe followingways: Ensuresconsistentandreliablecomponentdata Inadesignenvironmentwhichusesonly2Ddrawingtechniques,thesizeofeach fittingmustbedecidedbeforeitcanbedrawn.Thisisatimeconsuminganderror proneprocess,whereoftenthedesignerrorsareonlyfoundduringtheerectionstage oftheproject.WithPDMS,allpipingcomponentsizesandgeometryarepredefined andstoredinacatalogue,whichcannotbechangedbythedesigner.Thisensures thatallitemsaretruetosizeandareconsistentthroughoutthedesign,nomatter howmanyusersthereareontheproject. Adherestodefinableengineeringspecifications Pipingspecificationsandsteelworkcatalogues,statingpreciselythecomponentsto beused,arecompiledforthepurposeofensuringconsistent,safeandeconomic design.DesignapplicationsforPiping,HangersandSupports,HVAC,Cabletrays andSteelworkallusespecificationstoassistcomponentselection. Ensurescorrectgeometryandconnectivity Therearemanydifferentwaysofmakingdesignerrors,suchasincorrectfitting lengths,incompatibleflangeratings,orsimplealignmenterrors.PDMScancheckall oftheseusingdataconsistencyproceduresbuiltintothesystemtocheckallor individualpartsofthedesignmodel. Avoidscomponentinterferences Despiteawealthofskillandexperienceinplantdesign,traditionaldrawingoffice techniquesarestillsubjecttohumanerror.Layingoutcomplexpiperunsand generalarrangementsinconfinedareasusingconventional2Dmethods,inevitably leadstoclashesbetweenelements,whicharetryingtosharethesamephysicalspace. PDMSenablesyoutoavoidsuchproblemsintwoways: 1. Byviewingthedesigninteractivelyduringthedesignprocess,allowingvisual checksonthemodelfromdifferentviewpoints.Potentialproblemscanthusbe resolvedastheyarise. 2. ByusingthepowerfulclashcheckingfacilitywithinPDMS,whichwilldetect clashesanywhereintheplant.Thiscanbedoneinteractivelyorretrospectively. Annotationanddimensionsobtaineddirectlyfromthedesigndatabase
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PDMS functions
ExtractedinformationfromthePDMSdatabase,suchasarrangementdrawings, pipingisometricsandreports,willalwaysbethelatestavailableasitisstoredonlyin onesource.Throughthecourseofaproject,informationisconstantlychangingand drawingsneedtobereissued.Whenthishappens,drawings,reportsetccanbe updatedandreissuedwiththeminimumofeffort.
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Using PDMS in the Plant Design process
Thesequenceofoperations(greatlysimplified)inanewplantdesignprojectwouldbe: Createtheprojectandsetupadministrativecontrols(usingthePDMSAdmin module). CreatetheCatalogueandSpecificationdatafromwhichstandarddesign Componentscanbeselected(usingtheParagonandSpeconmodules). Designthevariouspartsoftheplant,referencingitemsfromthecatalogues(using theDesignmodule). Checkthedesignforerrorsandinconsistencies(Design). Documentthedesignintheformofdrawings(generalarrangement,construction, assembly,andisometric),reportsandmateriallists(DraftandIsodraftmodules).
Youmayalsowishtotransferdesigndatatoorfromothersystemsatvariousstages.
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PDMS modules
PDMSissplitintoanumberofmoduleswhichareusedatdifferentstagesintheplant designprocess.Chapter3containsdetailsofthePDMSuserdocumentation,which describesthePDMSmodulesandhowtousethem.
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Design
Design modules
Designisthemain,graphicallydrivenconstructormodulewithinPDMS.Designenablesa fullsizedthreedimensionalplantmodeltobedefinedintheDesigndatabase,withselected viewsofthecurrentstateofthedesignshownonthegraphicsscreenasthedesign progresses. Allpartsofthedesign(includingequipment,andpipingandstructuralsteelworklayouts) canbecreated.ComponentselectionisprovidedthroughSpecificationsthatdictatewhich CatalogueComponentscanbeused.Eachpartofthedesignmodelcanbedisplayedin colourshadedsolidcolourcodedrepresentationsforeaseofinterpretation.
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PDMS functions
Designcancheckforinterferences(clashes)betweenitemscreatedinthedesign.Thereisa veryflexiblereportingcapabilitythatcanbeusedtoproduceawidevarietyofdesign documentsfrombulkMaterialTakeOfftodetailednozzleschedules. PipingisometricscanbepreviewedinDesign(withouthavingtoswitchtotheIsometric generationmodule,Isodraft).
Figure22AtypicalDesign3DView
Spooler
Spoolerisusedforpipeworkspooling.Itallowsthedesignertosplitthepipeworkdesign intologicalsections(spools)readyforfabrication.Thespooldatacanthenbeoutputas isometricdrawingsusingIsodraft(seebelow).
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Draft
Drafting modules
Draftenablesdimensionedandannotatedscaledrawingsofselectedpartsofthedesign modeltobeproduced.Allinformationneededtocreatethedrawingisaccessibleviaa singledrawingdatabase,whichextractsdatatobeusedfordimensioningdirectlyfromthe Designdatabase.
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Annotationcanbeintheformoflabelsattachedtodesignelements,or2Dannotationsuch asdrawingnotes,ordrawingframes,tables,linesetc. AnnotationattachedtoaDesigndataelementonthedrawingwillmoveifthe3Dpositionof theelementchanges.Dimensionsarerecalculatedautomaticallyeverytimethedrawingis updated. ADesignmodel3DviewcanbepreviewedinDrafttoaidassemblyofadrawinginthe2D view.
Figure23AtypicalDraftannotatedanddimensioneddrawing
Isodraft
Isodraftproducesautomaticallyannotatedanddimensionedpipingisometricdrawings, withassociatedmateriallists,ofspecifiedsectionsoftheplantpipework.Thecontentand styleofthedrawingscanbechosentosuittheneedsofpipefabricatorsand/orerectorsand canincludeawiderangeofoptionalfeaturestosuitlocalrequirements. Otherfacilitiesinclude: Fullmateriallists. Automaticspoolidentification. Automaticsplittingofcomplexdrawings. Userdefineddrawingsheets.
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Figure24AtypicalIsodraftpipingisometric
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Paragon
Catalogue and specification management modules
Usedtogenerateandmodifycatalogues,withfacilitiesforcataloguecomponent constructionwithvisualcontrol(including3Dcolourshadedrepresentationsoftheitem beingdesigned).ThecataloguesinPDMSserveasimilarpurposetothemanufacturers catalogues,whichyouwouldrefertowhenusingconventionaldesignmethods.ThePDMS componentcatalogueisusedtospecifythegeometry,connectioninformation,obstruction anddetailingdataofsteelwork,piping,andHVACandcabletraycomponents. Itshouldbenotedthat,wherethedesigndataisspecifictoaparticulardesign,catalogues andspecificationsmaybespecifictoacompanybutgeneraltoanumberofprojectsinthat company.Forexample,thesamecataloguecomponentmayalsoappearinotherdesigns proceedingatthesametime.
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Figure25AtypicalParagoncataloguecomponentdisplay
Specon
Usedtocreateormodifythecomponentspecificationswithinthecataloguedatabase. Specificationsdefinethesuitabilityofcataloguecomponentsforparticulartypesofuse.
Propcon
Usedtocreateormodifythepropertiesdatabase,whichholdsdetailsofthosepropertiesof thecomponentsandmaterialswhichmaybeneededforstressanalysisorsafetyauditingof allorpartofadesign.
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Admin
Project administration modules
LargeplantsdesignedusingPDMSwillusuallybebrokendownintoindividualareas (eitherphysicalareasordesignareas),dependingonthephysicalsize,complexityand configurationoftheplant.OnalargeProject,theSystemAdministratorwillfirstagreewith ProjectandDesignManagement,thebreakdownofthePDMSProjectintosectionswhich: Arerelevanttotheneedsofprojectreportingandcontrol. Formreasonabledesignsubdivisionswithsensiblematchlinesanddesigncontent. Enableenoughdesignerstoworkinparallelwithsimultaneousaccesstocarryout theirdesigntasks.
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PDMS functions
Inmuchthesamewayasinadesignoffice(withitssectionleader,draughtspeople,etc.), PDMShasTeams,themembersofwhicharecalledUsers.TheseTeamscanconsistofany numberofUsersandcanbeorganisedbydisciplineorphysicalworkareas. Themainfeaturesare: AccessControl(TeamsandUsers) Databases MultipleDatabases(MDBs) Databasemanagementfunctionality
Adminincludesadatabaseintegritycheckingutility,usedtocheckforinconsistenciesinthe contentsofthedatabasesandtoderivestatisticalinformationabouttheuseofthedatabase storagecapacity. AdminalsoallowstheSystemAdministratortoreconfigureaproject.Thismaybe necessary: tocompactdatabasesatintervals,freeingdiskspace toupgradePDMSprojectswhenthedatabasestructurechanges tocomparethecontentsoftwosimilardatabases;forexample,tocreatea modificationrecord
Lexicon
UsedbytheSystemAdministratortosetupuserdefinedattributes.Attributesdefinedin thiswayareheldinaLexicon(ordictionary)databaseandmaythenbeassignedto elementsinotherdatabasesasrequired.UDAsallowadditionalinformationtobestoredin thedatabasesandextractedintodrawingsandreports.
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Finding out more the user documentation and the online help
PDMScomeswithanextensivesetofuserdocumentsandonlinehelpfiles.Thischapter explainshowtoaccesstheseresourcesandhowtomakethebestuseofthem.
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3.1.1
The User Documentation

Accessing and using the documentation
TheuserdocumentationisprovidedasasetofAcrobat.pdffilesonthePDMSproductCD. AfterinstallingPDMS,theuserdocumentationmaybefoundat(forexample) C:\AVEVA\Pdms11.6\manuals\pdms116.Thisfolderwillcontaina.pdffilecalled iindex.pdf,whichisacontentslistforthedocumentationset. ProvidedyouhavetheAcrobatReadercorrectlyinstalledonyourworkstation,double clickingonthe willgiveadisplaysomethinglike:
Usingthemousetopointatoneofthedocumentsinthelistandclickingthelefthand mousebuttonwilldisplaytheselecteddocumentintheAcrobatReaderwindow.From hereitcanbereadonscreen,printedandsearchedthroughusingtheAcrobatReader facilities.
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Ifyouareunsurewhichdocumentcontainsinformationonthetopicyouareinterestedin, buttononthe usetheAcrobatcataloguesearchfacility.Thisisaccessedfromthe Acrobat Reader toolbar.Typingakeywordtosearchforwillresultina(selectable)listof allthedocumentsinthecontentslistwhichcontainthatkeyword.
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The content of the documentation
Broadlyspeaking,thesupplieduserdocumentationmaybedividedintothreeclasses: ReferenceManuals UserGuides Others
ReferenceManualscontaindetailedinformationaboutthePDMSdatabasesandfacilities, usuallyatmodulelevel. UserGuides(includingTutorialguides)tellyouhowtousePDMStoperformaparticular task,andcontainworkedexamples. Othermanualsdonotfiteasilyintoeitheroftheaboveclasses,forexamplethePDMSUser Bulletin.Also,therearemanualswhich,strictlyspeaking,arenotPDMSspecificbutwhich areincludedinthePDMSuserdocumentationsetbecausetheyarestillrelevanttoPDMS. Intheorderofthe.pdfdocumentcontentslist,thedocumentsare: Title UserBulletin InstallationGuide StructuralDesignUsing PDMS SupportDesignUsing PDMS PipeworkDesignUsing PDMS HVACDesignUsing PDMS,Volume1 HVACDesignUsing PDMS,Volume2 ReportingfromPDMS MonitorReferenceManual
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Description Tellsyouaboutthenewfeaturesandbugfixesinthecurrent versionofPDMS TellsyouhowtoinstallthecurrentversionofPDMS TellsyouhowtousePDMStoproduceaconnectedsteelwork structure;includesahandsontutorialexercise. TellsyouhowtousePDMStocreatepipehangersand supports;includesahandsontutorialexercise. TellsyouhowtousePDMStocreateinterconnectedpiping networks;includesahandsontutorialexercise. TellsyouhowtousePDMStocreateinterconnectedHVAC networks;includesahandsontutorialexercise. ContainsHVACDesignandCataloguedatabasereference material TellsyouhowtousethereportingfacilitiesinPDMS;includes ahandsontutorialexercise. DescribesthecommandsyntaxavailableintheMonitor
Title
Description module.Usefulifyouwishtoproduceacustomisedinterface, writemacrosorsetupbatchfiles.
DraftAdministrator ApplicationUserGuide AutoDRAFTUserGuide
DescribeshowtosetuptheLibrariesusedbythePDMSDraft applications.ForSystemAdministrators. DescribeshowtousetheAutoDRAFTAutoCADapplication inconjunctionwithdrawingsproducedbyPDMSDraftand Isodraft. ThedefinitiveDraftreferencemanual;mainlycommand syntaxbutwithmanyillustratedexamples;usefulforthose wishingtocustomisetheinterfaceorwritemacros.
DraftUserGuide
DrawingProductionUsing TellsyouhowtousePDMStocreate2Ddrawings;includesa PDMS handsontutorialexercise. IsodraftUserGuide IntroducesIsodraft,PDMSsisometricplottingfacility. ExplainstheconceptsunderlyingIsodraftanddescribeshow totailortheoptionstomeetyourownrequirements. Describesthecommandsyntaxavailabletocontrolthe productionofisometricdrawings;usefulforthosewishingto customisetheinterfaceorwritemacros.Alsoshowsthe defaultsymbolkeys(SKEYs)thatareusedtoplotthe drawings,andgivesexamplesofplotfiles. AimedatexperiencedPDMSusersandsystem administrators. ParagonReferenceManual Describesthecommandsyntaxavailablefordesigning cataloguecomponents;usefulforthosewishingtocustomise theinterfaceorwritemacros. Describestheconventionstobeadheredtowhenconstructing PDMSCataloguesandSpecifications,ifdatainconsistencies withinaprojectaretobeavoided.Intendedforspecialists whoareresponsibleforbuildingupandmaintainingthe standardCataloguedatabaseswithinaPDMSprojectteam. DescribesthePDMSAdmincommandsforStandard(non Global)andGlobalprojects.WrittenforSystem AdministratorswhoarealreadyexperiencedAdminusers andwhowishtowritemacrosorusecommandinputrather thantheGUI. Describeshow(usingtheGUI)tosetupandadminister PDMSprojects.WrittenforSystemAdministrators.
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IsodraftReferenceManual
PlantDesignConventions forCataloguesand Specifications
AdminCommand ReferenceManual
AdminUserGuide
Title SAINTReferenceManual AccessStairsandLadders UserGuide
Description Describes,thePDMSStructuralAnalysisInterfacemodule,an interfacetotheGTSTRUDLandSTAADIIIpackages,usedfor thestressanalysisofstructuralsteelwork. Tellsyouhowtoaddaccessfeaturestostructuralsteelwork createdusingPDMS;includesahandsontutorialexercise. DescribestheuseofasetofFORTRAN77subroutineswhich maybeincorporatedintouserwrittensoftwareforthe purposesofnavigatingandmanipulatingthedataheldwithin aPDMSproject.Canbeusedforthecreationofinterfacesto othersoftwarepackages,e.g.materialtakeoff,pipestress, isometrics,etc. ExplainshowtousethePlotstandalonegraphicalplotting utilitytointerpretplotfilesinarangeofpseudocodeformats, asproducedbyanumberofAVEVA(andthirdparty) programs. Describeshowtoallowdataconsistencycheckingsoftware writteninAVEVAsProgrammableMacroLanguage(PML) tobeaddedtoPDMSDesign. TellsyouhowtousePDMStoproducePipeworkSpoolsfrom existingPipeworkdata;includesahandsontutorialexercise. TellsyouhowtousethefacilitiesprovidedinPDMSforthe creationofDesignTemplates;includesahandsontutorial exercise. IntroducesthegraphicalfacilitiesavailableinboththeModel Editor3DViewandtheModelEditoritself. DescribesgeneralDesigncommands,whichareused,for example,forsettingupthedisplay,andqueryingand navigatingaroundtheDesigndatabase.Usefulforthosewho wishtowritemacrosorusecommandinputratherthanthe GUI. Describesthecommandsforcreatingdatabaseelementsand settingtheirattributes. Containsdetailsofalltheelementswhichcanbecreatedin theDesigndatabase,theirpositioninthedatabasehierarchy andtheirattributes. DescribestheDesignUtilitiesfordataconsistencychecking andclashdetection,andforexportingDesigndatato
DataAccessRoutinesUser Guide
PlotUserGuide
DataCheckerUtilityUser Guide PipeworkSpoolingUsing PDMS IntroductiontoPDMS DesignTemplates DesignGraphicalModel ManipulationUserGuide
DesignReferenceManual Part1
DesignReferenceManual Part2 DesignReferenceManual Part3 DesignReferenceManual
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Title Part4 IndustrialBuildingDesign UsingPDMS PropconReferenceManual SpeconReferenceManual LexiconReferenceManual PlantDesignSoftware CustomisationGuide PlantDesignSoftware CustomisationReference Manual
Description programssuchasReview. TellsyouhowtousePDMStocarryoutthedesignand documentationofinterconnectedwallsandfloors;includesa handsontutorialexercise. Describesthecommandsforcreatingandeditingthe Propertiesdatabase. Describesthecommandsforcreatingusedtocreateormodify Specification(SPEC)elementsinCatalogueDatabase. Describeshowtocreateuserdefinedattributes(UDAs)for useintheDesign,DraftandCataloguedatabases. DescribeshowtousePML,AVEVAsProgrammableMacro Language.ShouldbeusedtogetherwiththePlantDesign SoftwareCustomisationReferenceManual. TheReferenceManualforPML;intendedforuserswhoare alreadyfamiliarwithPML.
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The online help
TheonlinehelpexiststoprovideyouwithassistancewithaparticularfeatureofPDMSas youareusingthatfeature,downtoformlevel.(SeeChapter7formoredetailsofformsand menus.)Theonlinehelpdoesnotattempttoprovideastructurednarrative,althoughmuch referencematerialdoesexistwithinthehelp.
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Accessing and using the help
OnlinehelpexistsforallPDMSmoduleswithagraphicaluserinterface,namelyAdmin, Design,Draft,Isodraft,Monitor,ParagonandSpooler. MostbarmenusendwithaHelpoption,whichgivesyouthefollowingchoicesfromits submenu: Help>Contents ThisdisplaystheHelpwindowwiththeContentstabatthefront,sothatyoucanfindthe requiredtopicfromthehierarchicalcontentslist. Help>Index ThisdisplaystheHelpwindowwiththeIndextabatthefront,sothatyoucanfindalltopics relevanttoaselectedkeyword.
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Help>Search ThisdisplaystheHelpwindowwiththeSearchtabatthefront,sothatyoucansearchfor instancesofakeywordacrossallthehelptopics. Help>About Thisdisplaysinformationaboutthecurrentoperatingsystemonyourcomputerandabout theversionsofPDMSanditsapplicationstowhichyouhaveaccess. Pressingthe F1keyatanytimewilldisplaythehelptopicforthecurrentlyactivewindow. Thehelpattemptstoprovideyouwithinformationinavarietyofways: Howtohelp.Pickfromalistofhowtos.Thehowtowilljumptoasequenceof stepstellingyouhowtoperformthetaskyouhaveselected. Contextsensitivehelp.Provideshelpspecifictotheformyouareusing. Indexsearch.Findsalltopicsrelevanttoaselectedkeyword. Keywordsearch.Findsalltopicswhichcontainauserspecifiedwordorphrase.
3.2.2
The help icons
Note:notalloftheiconslistedbelowwillnecessarilyappearinallPDMShelps The symbolindicatesabookwithowncontent.Thisbookdoesnotcontainany helptopics,butdoubleclickingthe iconwillbringupthecontentofthebook. The symbolindicatesabookwithowncontentandtopics.Doubleclickingthe iconwillbringupthecontentofthebookandalistofthehelptopics(and/or otherbooks)containedwithinthatbook. The symbolisanormalbook.Doubleclickingthe iconwillbringalistofthe helptopics(and/orotherbooks)containedwithinthebook. The symbolindicatesanorderedstepstopic(typicallyaHowtotopic). The symbolindicatesareferencetopicgivingsupplementaryinformation. The symbolindicatesanordinaryhelptopic
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The PDMS databases

Introduction
TheoverallpurposeofPDMSisthecontrolledcreationofacompletethreedimensional processplantdesignmodelusingcomputersimulationtechniques.Allinformationwhich existsaboutaPDMSdesignproject,whetheradministrativeortechnical,isstoredinaseries ofhierarchicaldatabases.UseofthevariousPDMSmodulesallowsyoutocreate,modify andextractinformationfromthesedatabases. Thischapterdescribes Thepurposeofeachtypeofdatabase Howthedetailedprojectinformationisheldineach Howtheseparatedatabasesarerelatedtoeachother
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4.2.1
The database types

The Project
APDMSProjectconsistsofthecompletecollectionofinformationwhichrelatestoasingle designproject.Thisisidentifiedbyathreecharactername,allocatedbytheProject Administratorwhentheprojectisfirstinitiated.Thisnameisusedtoidentifytheprojectto thesystemwheneveryouwishtoworkintheprojectusingPDMS.Thisallowsaccessrights anduseofsystemresourcestobemonitoredandcontrolled.Forfurtherdetailsofthese functions,seetheVANTAGEPDMSAdminandMonitorReferenceManuals. Thereare10differenttypesofdatabasewhichcangotomakeupacompleteProject: Design and Drawing Databases: DESIGNdatabase PADDdatabase ISODdatabase
Reference Databases: CATALOGUEdatabase DICTIONARYdatabase PROPERTIESdatabase
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Administration Databases: SYSTEMdatabase COMMSdatabase MISCdatabase TRANSACTIONdatabase
(Seesection4.4formorebackgroundinformationonReferencedatabases) EachPDMSmodulerequiresaccesstooneormorespecificdatabasetypes,andentrytothe modulemaybepreventedifappropriatedatabasesdonotexistorifyoudonthavethe appropriateaccessrights.NewdatabasescanonlybecreatedbytheProjectAdministrator; seethePDMSAdminReferenceManualfordetails. Thefunctionsofeachtypeofdatabasearesummarisedinthefollowingsubsections.
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DESIGN database
TheDesigndatabasescontainallinformationneededtocreateafullscalethreedimensional representationoftheplant. EachuserisnormallyallowedtomodifytheDesigndatabaseswhichrelatetohisfunctionin theplantdesignteam,andwilloftenhavepermissiontolookatotherDesigndatabasesso thathisworkiscompatiblewiththatofotherdesigners. Typicaldesignfunctions,eachofwhichmayuseadifferentDesigndatabase,include: Equipmentdesign(processvessels,storagevessels,pumps,heatexchangersetc.) Pipeworkdesign(theinterconnectingpipesbetweenthevariousequipmentitems) Structuraldesign(thecolumns,beams,walls,stairwaysetc.whichsupportandgive accesstotheoperationalequipmentandpipework) HangersandSupports(specialisedpipesupportstructures)
ThecompositionsoftheprincipaltypesofDesigndatabasearedescribedinthePDMS DesignReferenceManual,Part3.
4.2.3
PADD database
(PADDisanacronymforProductionofAnnotatedandDimensionedDrawings) Thistypeofdatabaseholdsdataaboutboththepictorialcontentofdrawingsandabout theirannotationanddimensionalinformation.Itthereforeholdsacompletespecificationof thecontentsofadrawing.ItsuseisspecifictotheinteractivedrawingmoduleDraft. Forfurtherinformation,seethePDMSDraftUserGuide,Part1.
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4.2.4
ISOD database
TheISODdatabaseholdspipeworkspooldrawingsgeneratedbytheSpoolermodule.See PipeworkSpoolingUsingPDMSformoredetailsofSpooler.
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CATALOGUE database
Thiscontainsacatalogueofthestandardcomponentswhichyoumayselectwhendesigning pipework,ducting,hangersandsupportsorstructuralsteelwork.Itincludes: Dimensionaldetailsforeachcomponent Detailsofpermissibleconnectionsbetweendifferentcomponentsandofthebolts neededtoassembleflangedcomponents Specificationsofthecomponents,whichdefinetheconditionsofuseforeachtype (maximumpressure,temperatureetc.)
ACataloguedatabasemaycontainasingleuniversalcatalogue,butitwillmorecommonly containageneralcatalogueplusoneormorespecialisedcataloguesspecifictoparticular designfunctions.
4.2.6
LEXICON database
TheLexicon(orDictionary)databaseisaprojectspecificdatabasewhichisusedtoholdthe definitionsofuserdefinedattributes(UDAs).TheUDAsareusedtoholdanyinformation, notallowedforbythestandardattributes,aboutelementswhicharethemselvespartof eitheraDesign,CatalogueorDraftdatabase. Forfurtherinformation,seethePDMSLexiconReferenceManual.
4.2.7
PROPERTIES database
Thisisavailableforstoringdataaboutmaterialproperties,whichmaybeneededto supplementCatalogueandSpecificationdataforsomedesignfunctionssuchasstress analysis.Itsuseisspecialisedandwillnotbedescribedfurtherinthismanual. Forfurtherinformation,seethePDMSPropconReferenceManual.
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SYSTEM database
Thereisone,andonlyone,SystemdatabaseineachProjectFolder.Itholdsadministrative informationaboutthecompositionanduseoftheproject,includingthefollowing: Alistofdatabasesofallcategorieswhichareusableintheproject Alistofallusers,identifiedbynameandpassword,whocanlegallyaccessthe databases,andtheoperatingTeam(s)towhichtheyareassigned
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AlistofPDMSmodulesavailableforuseintheproject Accesscontroldata,whichdefinesthosedatabaseswhichareaccessibletoany specificuserandwhetherhemaymodifythemoronlylookatthem
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COMMS database
TheCOMMSdatabasestorestheinformationaboutwhoisusingwhichmoduleandwhich databasesarecurrent.EachuserhasaseparateareaoftheCOMMSdatabase,whichcanbe accessedinwritemode,andsocanrecordmodulechangesetc.Eachuserhasreadaccessto theotherusersareas,andsocanfindoutaboutotherusersintheproject.
4.2.10 MISC database

TheMISCdatabaseisusedtostoreinterusermessages,andinterdatabasemacros.This databasecanonlybeopenedinwritemodebyoneuseratatime,butmanyuserscanread fromit.Allusersneedtobeabletowritetothisdatabase,butonlywhentheyaresending messagesorwritinginterdatabasemacros,ordeletingmessagesandmacros.Alluserscan readfromthedatabaseatanytime.
4.2.11 TRANSACTION database

ToenabletheSystemAdministratortomonitortheprogressofGlobalcommands,PDMS GlobalstoresdetailsofissuedcommandsinaTRANSACTIONdatabase.Transaction messagesaregeneratedinthedatabaseeachtimetheprogressofthecommandchanges. TransactiondatabasesareonlypresentwhenPDMSincorporatestheGlobalproduct.See Chapter9andthePDMSAdminReferenceManualfordetailsofGlobal.
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PDMS project structure
Aprojectisidentifiedbya3charactername.Forexample,thesampleprojectsuppliedwith PDMSisprojectSAM.Thestructureoftheprojectfolderisshownbelow:
Figure41ProjectSAMstructure
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sam000 samsys samcom sammis
Theprojectdirectory.Thefilesundersam000are: TheSYSTEMdatabase. TheCOMMSdatabase. TheMISCdatabase.
samnnnn_sammmmm Databasefileswhichcontaintheactualmodeldata.nnnnhasa maximumvalueof8188. samiso sampic sammac DFLTS ThedirectorywhichstoresfilesneededbyIsodraft. ThedirectorywhichstorespicturefilesproducedbyDraft. Thedirectorywhichstoresinterdatabaseconnectionmacros. ThePDMSdefaultsdirectory.
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Other projects
BesidesSAM,yourPDMSinstallCDwillincludetheMASandIMPprojects: MAS(Master)providesthesampleprojectdatainreadonlydatabases.Thisdata shouldnotbedeletedorchangedinanyway,ortherestofthesampleprojectwill becomeunusable. IMPisan(empty)projectsettouseImperialunits
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The relationships between databases
Althougheachtypeofdatabasecontainsitsownspecifictypeofdata,someofthedataitems inonedatabasearederivedfromcrossreferencestodataitemsinotherdatabases.Itis thereforesensible,andsometimesessential,tobuildupthevarioustypesofdatabaseina logicalorder. Inparticularyoushouldnotethefollowingpoints: ASYSTEMdatabasemustexistbeforeyoucanaccessanyothertypeofdatabasein whichyouwishtowork.Itiscreated(usingtheMAKEmacro)whenanewprojectis setup;allothertypesofdatabasearecreatedusingtheADMINmodule.Seethe ADMINReferenceManualforfurtherdetails. DESIGNdatabases,particularlythosecontainingpipingorstructuralsteelwork designdata,deriveinformationabouttheindividualdesigncomponentsfromthe CATALOGUEdatabases.Thisinformationincludesdimensionaldata,specifications foruse,andconnectivitydata.ACATALOGUEdatabasemustthereforebebuiltup beforeyoutrytoworkinaDESIGNdatabase. PROPERTIESdatabases,ifused,arereferencedbyCATALOGUEandDESIGN databases.
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PADDdatabasesnormallyincorporatereferencestopartsofthedesignmodel,for graphicalrepresentation,aswellasselfcontainedinformationfordrawing annotationandadministration.ADESIGNdatabase,andhenceaCATALOGUE database,shouldthereforeexistbeforeyoutrytoworkinaPADDdatabase. LEXICON(DICTIONARY)databasesholddefinitionswhicharereferencedfrom DESIGN,CATALOGUEorPADDdatabases.
Generallymultidisciplineprojectsareexecutedusingdisciplinespecificdesignerswhowill usespecificapplicationsinPDMStoconstructthemodelcomponentsfortheirdiscipline.A project,therefore,mayconsistofanumberofDesigndatabasesforeachdiscipline. Whenconstructingthemodel,referencesaremadetocatalogue,propertyanduserdefined attributedatathatareheldindifferenttypesofdatabases.Asthisdataiscommontoall usersofeachdiscipline,eachuserwillrefertoacommonsetofdatafortheproject.These databasesarecollectivelyknownasReferencedatabases. Inorderthateachusercanseetherequireddesigncomponentsmodelledbyotherusersand refertothecommoncatalogue,propertyanduserdefinedattributedata,theDesignand ReferencedatabasesaregroupedtogetherintoaMultipleDatabase,orMDB.Seesection4.5 formoredetailsofMultipleDatabases.
Thecrossreferencesthatexistbetweenthevarioustypesofdatabase(excludingthe administrationdatabases)areillustratedinFigure42.
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PROPERTIES DB CATALOGUE DB DICTIONARY DB DESIGN DB PADD DB ISOD DB
Figure42Relationshipsbetweenthedatabasetypes
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Multiple databases (MDBs)
WhenaPDMSprojectissetupbytheProjectAdministrator,groupsofdatabasesare definedforparticularpurposes.Forexample,themembersofanydesignteamwillneed accesstothosedatabasescontainingthepartsofthedesigndataforwhichthatteamis responsibleplussomeoftheCatalogueandDrawingdatabases.Suchagroupofdatabases isknownasaMultipleDatabaseorMDB.TherewouldusuallybeseveralMDBsfora project,eachdefiningspecificgroupsofdatabases,foruserswithdifferenttaskstoperform. ThewayinwhichanMDBissetup,intermsofitsconstituentdatabasesandaccessrights,is describedinthePDMSADMINReferenceManual. AlthoughanMDBmaycontainupto1000databases,only300ofthesemaybeaccessedat anyonetime.Theseaccessibledatabasesareknownasthecurrentdatabases;allothers withinthatMDBaresaidtobenoncurrentordeferred.Databasesmaybetransferred betweencurrentanddeferredstatusatanytime. ManyuserscanaccessthesameMDB,butinmostsituationsitisrecommendedthatthereis oneMDBperuser.Thisallowsthedatabasewithwriteaccesstobeplacedatthestartofthe MDB.Thisisessentialifnewdataistobeaddedtoanemptydatabase.Analternative approachistohaveasingleMDBformanyusers,andthenusetheMonitormoduletomove therequireddatabasetothefrontofthelist.
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How PDMS data is stored
DespitethehugepowerandpotentialofPDMS,thedatabaseisstructuredinaverysimple andlogicalform.Thedatabaseishierarchical,atreelikestructure,asillustratedbelow. Note: thehierarchybelowillustratesthe(simplified)Designdatabasehierarchy,butthe Catalogue,PADD,ISOD,LexiconandPropertiesdatabasesalsohaveahierarchical structure.
Figure51ThePDMSDesigndatabasehierarchy Inthishierarchicalstructureallthedatabaseelementsareownedbyotherelements,with theexceptionoftheWORLD.Elementsthatareownedbyanotherelement,e.g.aZONEis ownedbyaSITE,aresaidtobemembersoftheowningelement,e.g.TheZONEisa memberoftheSITE.
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5.1.1
The Design database element types

WORLD
Whenthedatabaseisfirstbuilt,itisemptyexceptforasingleelementnamedtheWORLD. EverydatabasehasitsownWORLDelementasthefirstelementinthehierarchy.
5.1.2
SITE
BelowtheWORLD,thesecondlevelofthehierarchyistheSITE.ASITEmaybeconsidered asasignificantcollectionofplant,whosesizeisnotnecessarilydeterminedbyphysicalarea, butbypracticalconsiderations.Itmay,forexamplebethewholeProject,oronepartofa largeProject.TherecanbeasmanySITEswithinaPDMSprojectasrequiredfordata organisation.
5.1.3
ZONE
ThenextlevelbelowaSITEisaZONE.Again,aZONEisnotnecessarilyusedtodefinea physicalarea,itismorelikelytostoresimilartypesofitemforeasyreference,suchasa pipingsysteminoneZONE,relatedequipmentinanother,andsoon.Therecanbeasmany ZONEsownedbyasiteasrequiredfordataorganisation. SITEandZONEelementsarecommontoalldisciplines.BelowZONElevelthehierarchyis disciplinedependent,i.e.theelementsdependonwhichdisciplineyouaremodelling.
5.1.4
EQUIPMENT (EQUI)
EquipmentitemsarebuiltupinPDMSusingelementsknownasprimitives.Eachpieceof Equipmentcancompriseanynumberofprimitiveshapespositionedtoformtheitem.The primitivesmaybeowneddirectlybytheEQUIelementorbyaSubEquipmentelement.An EquipmentwouldtypicallybeaPump,oraVessel.TheBoxandCylinderprimitivesare clearlyvisibleinthePumpEquipmentshowninFigure52.
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Figure52APumpEQUIelement
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SUB-EQUIPMENT (SUBE)
ASUBEisanoptionalelementtofurthersubdivideanEQUI.TheSUBEcanalsoown primitiveelements.
Figure53AVesselEQUI,withaSUBE
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5.1.6
PRIMITIVES
PrimitivesarethebasicbuildingblocksofPDMS.Theyareusedbyotherdisciplinesto createcataloguecomponents.Therearemanytypesofprimitive,eachwithitsownfeatures, whichwhencombinedwithotherprimitivescanrepresentcomplexshapes.Examplesof primitivesarenozzle(NOZZ),box(BOX),cylinders(CYLI)andpyramids(PYRA).
5.1.7
STRUCTURES (STRU)
STRUelementsareadministrativeelements,i.e.theyexisttoownFRAMEWORKelements, andallowtheplantstructurestobeseparatedforeaseofmodellingandreporting.
5.1.8
FRAMEWORK (FRMW)
FRMWelementsareusedtostorestructuralcomponentsinthemodel.Acomplexstructure canbedividedintologicalframeworks.Dividingthestructureinthiswayallowsstructural modelling,andalsoreporting,tobedonemoreefficiently,e.g.bycopyingacomplete FRMW.StructuralcomponentsmayalsobeownedbyaSubFrameworkelement.
Figure54ApiperackFRMWelement
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5.1.9
SUB-FRAMEWORK (SBFR)
ASBFRisanoptionalelementthatcanownstructuralcomponents.Subframeworksare usedtofurthersubdividecomplexprojectsorformodellingsubassemblieswithina framework.
5.1.10 STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS

StructuralprofilesarerepresentedinPDMSbysection(SCTN)elements.Isectionprofile sizesareselectedusingaSectionSpecificationthatreferencesstandardcataloguedatafor sectionsizescomplyingwithvariousnationalstandards.Platesarerepresentedbypanel (PANE)elementsandcurvedprofilesaremodelledusingageneralsection(GENSEC) component.
5.1.11 PIPE
Pipesmaybeconsideredlikelinesonaflowsheet.Theymayrunbetweenseveralend connectionpointsandareusuallygroupedbyacommonspecificationandprocess.
Figure55APipeelement,showingBranches
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5.1.12 BRANCH (BRAN)

Branchelementsaresectionsofapipe,whichhaveknownstartandfinishpoints.InPDMS thestartandfinishpointsarecalledtheHeadandTail.Headsandtailsmaybeconnectedto nozzles,teesorotherHeadsandtails,dependingontheconfigurationofthepipe,orleft openended.
5.1.13 PIPING COMPONENTS

ABRANcanownawidevarietyofcomponentssuchasgaskets(GASK),flanges(FLAN), tees(TEE),valves(VALV),elbows(ELBO),etc.Theseformtheshapeandgeometryofthe BRANandultimatelythepipelineitself. PipingcomponentsareselectedusingPipingSpecificationsthatreferencestandard cataloguedata.Forexample,eachtimeyouwanttousea100mmboreelbow,PDMSalways accessesthedataforitfromthecomponentcatalogue.Thedataforthisremainsconstantno matterhowmany100mmboreelbowsareusedinthedesign.
Figure56Aselectionofpipingcomponents
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5.2
Attributes in PDMS
EveryelementinaPDMSdatabasehasafixedsetofpropertiesknownasitsattributes. Someattributesarecommonthroughouttherangeofelementswhileothersdifferaccording tothetypeofelementinvolved.Forexample,acylinder(CYLI)hasHeightandDiameter attributeswhilstthesizeofabox(BOX)isdeterminedbyXlength,YlengthandZlength attributes,asillustratedbelow:
Figure57CylinderandBoxattributes Whenyoucreateanelement,asetofappropriateattributesareenteredintothedatabase. Theattributeswillvaryaccordingtothetypeofelementbutessentiallytheprocessisthe same.Forexample,acylinderhasthefollowingattributes: Attribute Name Type Lock Owner Position Default Value Nameifspecifiedorhierarchydescription CYLI false(theelementisnotlocked) thenameoftheowningelementoritshierarchydescription N0mmE0mmU0mm(relativetoitsowner)
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Attribute Orientation Level Obstruction Diameter Height
Default Value YisNandZisU(relativetoitsowner) 010(thisisarepresentationlevelsetting) 2(itisasolidhardelementforclashingpurposes) 0mm 0mm
Thesearealloftheattributesofacylinder,andallcylindersinthedatabasewillhave preciselythesamenumberofattributes.
5.2.1
NAME
EveryelementinPDMScanbenamed.Whethernamedornoteveryelementwillhavea uniquesystemgeneratedreferencenumber.Ifanameisnotspecified,thenahierarchy descriptionwillbedisplayedintheDesignExplorerorMembersList(seesection8.3). InternallyPDMSusesthereferencenumbersincethiscannotchange.Atableofnames againstreferencenumbersismaintainedforthispurpose. AllPDMSnamesbeginwithaforwardslashcharacter(/),whichisconsideredtobepartof thename.Inordertosaveyoutheeffortoftypingthis,alloftheformsyouencounterwill addtheforwardslashforyouwhenyoupresstheEnterkeyaftertypinganame.The forwardslashcharacterisnotshownintheDesignExplorerorMembersList.TheWORLD hasaspecialnameinPDMS,/*. Namescannotcontainspacesandarecasesensitive.Forexample,/E1302Aisadifferent namefrom/E1302aor/e1302A.ElementsinaPDMSdatabaseareunique,i.e.theycannot havethesamenameorreferencenumber.
5.2.2
TYPE
Thisattributereferstothespecifictypeofelementitis,e.g.EQUIisanEquipmenttype.
5.2.3
LOCK
TheLOCKattributedeterminesifanelementmaybechangedornot.Ifanelementis locked,itsLOCKattributeissettothevalueTRUE,preventingitfrombeingmodifieduntil unlocked.Bydefault,LOCKisfalse.
5.2.4
OWNER
ThedifferentlevelsinthehierarchyaremaintainedbyanOwnerMemberrelationship.An EQUIwillhaveZONEasitsowner,whileaCYLImightwellbeoneoftheEQUIsmembers.
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Theowneristhatelementwhichisdirectlyrelatedtothecurrentelementatthenextlevel upinthehierarchy,asshowninthediagrambelow:
Figure58Asimpleownershipstructure TheelementontheupperlevelistheOwnerofthoseelementsdirectlybelowit,e.g.the equipment(EQUI)ownstheprimitive(CYLI).ThelowerlevelelementsareMembersofthe owningelement,e.g.theEQUIisamemberoftheZONE.
5.2.5
POSITION
ManyitemsinadatabasehaveaPOSITIONattributewhichisthepositionoftheelementin relationtoitsowner.Allprimitiveshaveapositionattributewhichrelatestoitspointof origin.AseachprimitivehasadifferentPointofOriginchangingthepositionattributewill havetheeffectofmovingthecylindertosomeotherpositionwithitspointoforigin positionedonthenewcoordinates.
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Figure59PointofOriginofaCYLI
5.2.6
ORIENTATION
Bydefault,acylinderiscreatedinaverticaldirection;thatis,withoneofitsendsfacingup. Theorientationattributeallowsthistobechangedtoanyangleonanyaxis.
5.2.7
LEVEL
PDMScanproducedifferentrepresentationsofanitem,dependingonhowithasbeen modelledandtherepresentationlevelsused.Thedefaultlevelis0to10butlevelscanbeset beyondthisrangeifneeded. Forexample,steelworkprofilescanberepresentedbycentreline(stickrepresentation)only orbythefulldetailofthesectionprofile.Bymanipulatinglevelsettingsitis,therefore, possibletohavesimpleorcomplexrepresentationofelementsforDesigndisplayorDraft drawings.
5.2.8
OBSTRUCTION
TheOBSTRUCTIONattributeisusedtodeclarewhetheranelementissolidornot. ObstructionscanbedeclaredasHard,SoftorNoObstruction,dependingonthevalueofthe OBSTRUCTIONattribute.Thedefaultvalueof2resultsinaHardobstruction,1resultsina Softobstruction(usedforwalkways,maintenanceaccessetc.)and0isforNoObstruction (usedtosavecomputingtimewhenelementsareenclosedinanotherelementwhichactsas anoverallobstruction).

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5.2.9
HEIGHT
Theheightofthecylinder.
5.2.10 DIAMETER
Thediameterofthecylinder.
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UDAs (User Defined Attributes)
ThistypeofattributeisdefinedandassignedtoelementsusingtheLexiconmodulebythe SystemorProjectAdministrator.AUDAisjustlikeanyotherattributebutmaybespecific tothecompanyortheparticularproject.ThesettingoftheUDAisuptotheuser,althoughit mayhavebeensettoadefaultvalue.Changingthisisthesameaswithallotherattributes. Theircurrentvaluesmaybefoundbyqueryingtheitemsattributes.AUDAcanbe recognisedbythecolonplacedinfrontofit: COLOUR HEIGHT (UserDefinedAttribute) (NormalAttribute)
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6.1
Using PDMS
Getting into PDMS
AssumingPDMShasbeencorrectlyinstalledonyourworkstation,startPDMSbyselecting (forexample)Start>Programs>AVEVA>VANTAGE PDMS 11.6>Run PDMS;two commandwindowsandasplashscreenwillappearbriefly.TheVANTAGE PDMS Login formthatappearsrequiresyoutospecifyanumberofdetailsattheoutsetofyoursession.
ToenterPDMS,youmustfirstclickonthePDMS Loginformtomakeitactive.
Project istheprojectyouwillbeworkingon(forexample,SAM).Typein,orselectfrom
thepulldownlist,pressingEnterineachcase.
UsernamewillhavebeenallocatedtoyoubyyourSystemAdministrator.Typein,orselect
fromthepulldownlist,pressingEnterineachcase.
PasswordwillhavebeenallocatedtoyoubyyourSystemAdministrator;typein. MDB
isthemultipledatabasewithinthegivenProjectthatyouwishtouse.Typein,or selectfromthepulldownlist,pressingEnterineachcase.Makesurethatyou leavetheRead Onlyboxuncheckedifyouwishtomodifythedatabaseasyou work. list,pressingEnterineachcase.
Module isthePDMSmodulethatyouwishtouse.Typein,orselectfromthepulldown
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UseLoad fromtospecifywhichsetupfilestoloadatstartup.Youcanchooseeitherthe applicationdefaultsettings(Load from Macro Files)oracustomised setupsavedduringanearliersession(Load from Binary Files). TheexamplebelowshowsthatuserSTRUChasenteredPDMStoaccessMDBSTRUC from theDesignmodule,loadingtheinitialsetupfrominbuiltmacrofiles.
Clickonthe
buttontoentertheDesignmodule.
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Working in a module
Onceyouhaveenteredamoduleyoucancarryoutanyvalidoperations(normallyreading, addingtoormodifyingthedatastoredinthecurrentdatabases;seeChapter8)byusingthe GUI(seeChapter7)orbyusingthecommandsyntaxforthatmoduleasdescribedinthe relevantReferenceManual. Youcanusuallychangethedatabasestowhichthemodulehasaccessfromwithinthe module.YoucantransferdatafromPDMStopartsofyourcomputernetworkwhicharenot partofthePDMSdatabase,suchasexternalfilesorhardwaredevices,andyoucanalsogive nonPDMScommandsdirectlythecomputeroperatingsystem,asdescribedinsection7.9. Youcanupdateyourwriteabledatabasesatanytime,soastoreflectanydesignchanges youvemadewhileworkinginthecurrentmodule.
6.1.2
Changing to another module
EachPDMSmodulehasaModulessubmenuenablingyoutoswitchtoanyothermoduleto whichyouhaveaccessrights.Forexample,fortheDesignmodule:
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Anoptionformwillbedisplayedaskingyouwhetheryouwishtosavethechangesyou havemadeinthecurrentmodulebeforeenteringanotherone.
6.2
Getting out of PDMS
YouwillnormallyleavePDMSdirectlyfromtheapplicationmoduleinwhichyouare working.Youmayeithersaveallworkdoneinthecurrentmodulebeforeleavingoryou mayquitdirectlywithoutupdatinganydatabases. AllthemoduleshaveanExitmenuselection;theoneshownbelowbeingforDesign:
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Using PDMS
IfyouhavemadechangespriortoselectingExit(andifyouhavenotcarriedouta SAVEWORKoperation),youwillbeaskedifyoufirstwishtosaveyourchangestothe appropriatedatabase:
ClickingYESatthispointwouldbetheequivalentofdoingaSAVEWORK (andthena QUIT).IfyouhavedoneaSAVEWORK (andmadenosubsequentchanges),orifyouhave madenochangesatallduringyourDesignsession,thenExitwilldisplayamessagewhich merelyasksyoutoconfirmthatyouwishtoleaveDesign:
Ineverycase,whenyouleavePDMSyouwillbereturnedtotheoperatingsystematthe pointfromwhichyouenteredPDMS.
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6.3
Internationalisation
MicrosoftproducesmanylocalisedvariantsofWindows.VANTAGEproductsaredesigned toworkinEnglishonallofthese,thoughtheydonotcurrentlysupporttheuseofallthe locallanguages.Atthetimeofwriting,AVEVAprovideslimitedfacilitiesthatvary somewhatbetweenproducts. UsersofPDMSneedtoenterdata(textandnames)usingtheirlocallanguageandoutput thesameontodeliverablessuchasdrawings,reportsetc.Insomecases,thereisalsoaneed tolocaliseortranslatetheuserinterface.Thesamedataarealsorequiredinotherproducts suchasVANTAGEPlantDesignReview. Bydefault,yourPDMSprojectcanuseanylanguagewhosecharactersarecontainedwithin theLatin-1 characterset,comprising: Danish Finnish Spanish Swedish Dutch French German Italian English Faroese Irish Portuguese
Icelandic Norwegian
PDMScanalsosupportthefollowinggroupsoflanguages: Far Eastern,comprising: Japanese SimplifiedChinese Korean TraditionalChinese
Latin-2,comprising: Albanian Hungarian Czech English German
Polish
Rumanian Slovene
SerboCroatian
Slovak
Latin-Cyrillic,comprising: Bulgarian Macedonian Byelorussian English
SerboCroatian Ukrainian Russian
PDMSdoesnotsupportanyothercharacterset/language,nordoesitsupportthemixingof anyoftheaboveexcept themixingofoneFarEasternlanguagewithEnglish. PDMSmustknowifyouareusinganonLatin1languageinordertodisplaycharacters correctlyondrawings. Touseanalternativecharacterset/language: YoumustuseanappropriateversionofWindowsandasuitablekeyboard.
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YoumustselecttheappropriateoptionsfromtheWindows Regional Options.
Forfurtherdetails,seethePDMSInstallationGuide,alsothePDMSAdminUserGuidefor detailsoffontfamilies.
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Customisation facilities; the programmable macro language
MostPDMSmodulesmakeuseofaGUItodrivethesoftware.Theinterfacesprovidedwith PDMSaredesignedtoapplytoawiderangeofsituationsandbusinessneeds.However,as youbecomemoreexperiencedwithPDMSyoumaywishtodesignaninterfacewhichis morecloselyrelatedtoyourrequirements.YoudothisusingAVEVAsprogrammable macrolanguage(PML). TherearetwoversionsofPML,theolderone,knownasPML1,andthenewerone,known asPML2.PML2hasbeenspecificallydesignedforwritingandcustomisingtheFormsand MenusofPDMSandotherAVEVAproducts.AlmostallthefacilitiesavailableinPML1and theolderFormsandMenusfacilitiesarepresentinPML2. BeforeyoubegincustomisingaGUI,youmusthaveagoodworkingknowledgeofthe commandsyntaxforthemoduleyouareworkingwith.Thecommandsaredescribedin detailinthereferencemanualsforthemodules. PML2hasnotcompletelyreplacedPML1,andtherearesometaskswhicharecarriedout moreefficientlyusingPML1facilities.Inparticular,thePML1expressionspackage,which isusedwithinPDMSforwritingrulesanddefiningreporttemplates. TheabilitytocustomiseindividualApplicationstosuityourownspecificneedsgivesyou greatflexibilityinthewaysinwhichyouuseyoursystem.Butitalsointroducestheriskthat yourmodifiedmacrosmaynotbecompatiblewithfutureversionsofthesoftware,since theyarenolongerunderAVEVAscontrol.YourownApplicationsmaydivergefromfuture standardversionsandmaynottakeadvantageofproductenhancementsincorporatedinto thestandardproduct.Tominimisethisrisk,itismostimportantthatyourinhouse customisationpoliciesconstrainanychangeswhichyoumaketotheApplicationssothat theyretainmaximumcompatibilitywiththestandardproductatalltimes.Rememberthat AVEVAcangiveyoufulltechnicalsupportonlyforproductsoverwhichithascontrol.It cannotguaranteetosolveproblemscausedbysoftwarewhichyouhavewrittenyourself. ForfulldetailsofPML,refertotheVANTAGEPlantDesignSoftwareCustomisationGuideand thePlantDesignSoftwareCustomisationReferenceManual.Ifyouneedafulldescriptionof PML1,forexampleifyouaremaintainingoldcode,youwillneedtorefertoprevious versionsofthePlantDesignSoftwareCustomisationGuide.ThelastonetodescribePML1 fullywasdatedOctober1995.
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Basic GUI features
PDMSusesaGUIusingforms(dialogboxes)andmenuswithwhichMicrosoftWindows usersshouldnotbeunfamiliar.ThischapterdescribesthoseGUIfeatureswhicharespecific toPDMS.
7.1
Using the mouse
Youusethemousetosteerthepointeraroundthescreenandtoselectorpickitemsbyusing themousebuttons.Thebuttonsperformdifferenttasksdependingonthetypeofwindow, andthepositionwithinthewindow,wherethepointerispositioned.Theappearanceofthe pointerchangesaccordingtothetypeofdisplayitemthatisunderneathit. Thelefthandmousebuttonhasthreefunctions: Onagraphicalview,clickingthelefthandbuttonwiththepointeroveradesign elementresultsinthatelementbecomingthecurrentelement(thatis,thedesignitem onwhichyouwanttocarryoutthenextoperation). Inasequenceofmenus,draggingwiththelefthandbuttonactivatesthecommand representedbythehighlightedmenuoptionwhenthebuttonisreleased. Onaform,theeffectvariesaccordingtowhatyouselect.
Themiddlemousebuttonisusedprimarilytomanipulateagraphicalview;therighthand buttonisusedtoaccessthemenuoptionsspecifictothegraphicalviewwindow.
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Using forms
Formscanincludeanyofthefollowing: textboxes dropdownlists optionbuttons checkboxes scrollablelists actionbuttons.
Textboxesanddropdownlistsareexplainedbelow;theremainderareexplainedlaterin thischapter.
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7.2.1
Using text boxes
Textboxesaretheareaswhereyoutypeinalphanumericdatasuchasnamesordimensions. Atextboxwillusuallyhavealabeltotellyouwhattoenter. Whenyoufirstopenaformwhichcontainstextboxes,thefirsttextboxontheformis currentandatexteditingcursor(averticalbar)isdisplayedinthebox.Atextboxoften containsadefaultentry(suchasunset)whenfirstdisplayed.Sometextboxesacceptonly textoronlynumericdata,andentrieswiththewrongtypeofdataarenotaccepted. Toenterdataintoatextbox: Clickintheboxtoinsertthetexteditingcursor. Typeintherequireddata,editinganyexistingentryasnecessary.(Youmayneedto deletetheexistingentryfirst.) Whenyouhavefinished,confirmtheentrybypressingtheEnter (orReturn)key. Anytextboxwithanunconfirmedsettingishighlightedbyayellowbackground.
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Using drop-down lists
Dropdownlistsletyouchooseoneoptionfromamultipleselection.Thelistwillusually havealabeltotellyouwhatyouaresettingandwillshowthecurrentselection. Theytypicallyhavethefollowingappearance: Tochangethesetting,clickonthedownarroworbuttonfacetorevealthefulllistof availableoptions,thenpicktherequiredoption.
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Using menus
Menuoptionsinpulldownorpopupmenuscanbeinanyofthreeformats: Standaloneoptionsinitiateanactionimmediately. Optionsfollowedbythreedotsdisplayaform. Optionsfollowedbyapointer,displayasubsidiarymenuthatoffers afurtherrangeofoptions.
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Basic GUI features
Throughoutthisguide,relatedselectionsfrommenusareabbreviatedformusingthe> symbolasaseparator.Forexample: SelectPosition>At>Explicitmeans: 1. SelectPositionfromthebarmen. 2. SelectAtfromtheresultingpulldownmenu 3. MovethepointertotherightandselectExplicitfromtheresultantsubmenu.
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Using the toolbars
Toolbarsaredisplayedimmediatelybelowthemainmenubarintheapplicationwindow. Somemodulesareprovidedwithseveraltoolbars.Toolbarscontainanumberoficon buttonswhichletyoucarryoutcommontaskswithoutsearchingfortheoptionsinthe menus. Theactionsofthebuttonsareexplainedintheonlinehelp.Ifyouhoverthecursorovera button,atooltippopupboxwillremindyouofthefunctionofthebutton.Toactivatea button,youclickonit. Note: Toolbarscanbeswitchedonoroffbyrightclickingonatoolbarorthemenubar. Thenamesofallthetoolbarsavailableforthemodulewillthenbelisted.Toolbars currentlydisplayedwillhaveaticknexttotheirnames.Clickonthenameofa toolbartoaddorremoveitfromthedisplayasrequired.
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Using the status bar
Thestatusbardisplaysmessagestellingyouwhatactionstheapplicationiscarryingout. Youshouldlookatitfrequently,especiallyifthesystemappearstobewaitingforyoutodo something,sinceitwillalwayspromptyouforanyinputoractionwhichisrequiredtocarry outthenextstepofyourcurrentactivity. Ifthepromptletsyourepeatataskanunspecifiednumberoftimes,suchaspickinga selectionofitemsusingthecursor,youmustpresstheEsckeywhenyouhavefinishedto indicatethatyouarereadytomovetothenextoperation.
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7.6
More on using forms
Formsareusedbothtodisplayinformationandtoletyouenternewdata.Formstypically compriseanarrangementofbuttonsofvarioustypes,textboxes,andscrollablelists.Input toaformisusuallyviaacombinationofmouseandkeyboard. Whileyouhaveaccesstoaform,youcanchangeasetting,returntotheinitialvalues,accept andactonthecurrentdata,orcanceltheformwithoutapplyinganychanges,accordingto thenatureoftheform.
7.6.1
Using option buttons
Optionbuttons(sometimesreferredtoasradiobuttons)areusedtoselectone,andonlyone, fromagroupofoptions.Theselectionismutuallyexclusive,sothatselectingoneoption deselectsothersinthatgroupautomatically. Theytypicallyhavethefollowingappearance: Optionselected Optionnotselected
Tochangetheselectedoptionbuttoninagroup,clicktherequiredbutton.
7.6.2
Using check boxes
Checkboxesareusedtoswitchanoptionbetweentwostates,typicallysetandunset. Unlikeoptionbuttons,theydonotinteract,sothatyoucansetanycombinationofcheck boxesatthesametime. Theytypicallyhavethefollowingappearance: Set Unset
7.6.3
Using scrollable lists
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Basic GUI features
Ascrollablelistisdisplayedasaverticallistofoptionswithinaform,withverticaland horizontalscrollbarsalongitssides.Toselectanoption,clickonthelineyouwant.The selectedlineishighlighted. Somescrollablelistsletyoumakeonlyasingleselection,sothatselectinganyoption deselectsallothersautomatically.Otherlistsletyoumakemultipleselections,withall selectedoptionshighlightedsimultaneously.Youcandeselectahighlightedoptionina multiplechoicelist,byclickingonitagain(repeatedclickstoggleaselection).
7.6.4
Using action buttons
Mostformsincludeoneormoreactionbuttons.YouusethesetotellPDMSwhattodowith thedetailsyouhaveenteredintheform. Thecommonactionbuttonsare: TellsPDMStoacceptthecurrentformsettings,andclosestheform. Cancelsanychangesyouhavemadetotheform,andclosestheform. TellsPDMStoacceptthecurrentformsettings,andleavestheformdisplayed forfurtheruse. Cancelsanychangesyouhavemadetotheform,andleavestheformdisplayed forfurtheruse. Closestheform,keepingthecurrentsettings. Someformscontainmorespecifictypesofcontrolbuttonwhichcarryoutparticular commandoptions.Theactionisindicatedbythenameofthebutton(suchAddorRemove).
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Responding to alert forms
Alertformsareusedtodisplayinformationsuchaserrormessages,promptsandrequests forconfirmationofchanges.Youshouldrespondbycarryingoutthetaskpromptedfor,or byclickingonthecontrolbuttonsontheform(usuallyanOKorCancelbutton).
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Basic GUI features
7.8
Dockable Windows, Menu Bars and Tool Bars
PDMSusesanumberofMicrosoft.NETformswherewindowsaredockableand undockable,andwhereotherwindowmanipulationfacilitiesareavailable.Forfulldetails ofthesefacilitiesseethePDMSonlinehelp(forthegraphicalmodules),Dockable Windows, Menu Bars and Tool Bars helptopic.
7.9
Using commands
PDMScommandscanbetypedinwhenusingPDMSviatheDisplay>Command Line menuselection,whichgivesthe Command Window:
Togiveacommand,clickintheCommand>textentrybox,typeinthecommand,andpress Enter.Thescrollablelistshowsthecommand(s)enteredandanyresultingoutputfrom PDMS(includingerrormessages). Commandeditingaidsareavailable: ClickingonalineinthescrollablelistareacopiesthatlinetotheCommand >box. CommandsyntaxintheCommand>boxcanbeeditedusingtheDeleteand Backspacekeysinthenormalway. HighlightingsomeorallofthetextintheCommand>boxandpressingtheright mousebuttongivesusefulWindowseditingcommands(Cut,Copy,Paste,Delete, Undo).
7.9.1
Why use command syntax?
FormostpurposesyouwillwanttousePDMSviatheGUI.However,byusingcommands youmaybeabletostreamlineyourmethodsofworkingandsaveyoutimeonrepeated tasks.Inparticular,youmaywantto: Createmacrostoautomaterepetitiveprocedures(seethePlantDesignSoftware CustomisationGuideandReferenceManual)

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Basic GUI features
Designandcreatenewformsandmenusforyourgraphicaluserinterfacethatmatch yourworkingneedsprecisely(seethePlantDesignSoftwareCustomisationGuideand ReferenceManual)
InsomecasesitcanbeslightlyquickertousecommandsratherthantheGUIforsimple operations.Forexample:
Q MEM Q ATT
listthemembersofthecurrentelement listtheattributesofthecurrentelement
NotethatyoushouldalwaysusetheGUItocreateelements.
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Basic operations in PDMS
WorkinanyPDMSmoduleismostlyaboutmanipulatingtheelementsandtheirattributes inoneormoredatabases;eithertoadd,change,readordeletedata.Youmustthereforebe abletotellPDMS: whichdatabase(s)youwanttoaccess whichelementsinthedatabasehierarchyyouwanttoaccess whatchanges,ifany,youwanttomaketothedatabasescontents Thischaptertellsyouhowtodothesethings
8.1
Querying
Youwilloftenfind,whenworkinginPDMS,thatyouneedtocheckexistinginformation aboutsomeaspectoftheprogramsoperations.Forexample,youmayneedtofindout aboutanyofthefollowing: Thecurrentusageoftheprogramintermsofusers,modulesanddatabases Theuniquecodewhichidentifiestheprocessyouarerunningandthestationyouare runningitfrom(usefulforgeneratinguniqueworkfilenames) Thecurrentsettingofacommandoption Thecontentsofpartofaparticulardatabase;forexample,thecurrentsettingofan attributeorthelistofmemberelementsownedbyaspecificelement Theelementswhichmatchspecificselectioncriteriaenteredbyyou
EachmoduleincorporatesaQuery pulldownmenu whichallowsyoutoaskaboutsomeof thesetopics,thescopeofthefacilitybeingdependentupontheparticularmodulewhichyou areusing.Forexample,theQuerypulldownmenuforDesignis:
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ThequeryingoperationsavailablefromtheGUIarefullyexplainedbytheonlinehelpfor themoduleinquestion. NotallofthequeryingoperationsavailablefromPDMScanbeaccessedusingtheGUI.For theseother(general)options,theQUERYcommandmustbeused.SeethePDMSDesign ReferenceManualPart1fordetails.
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Current element and current list position
Chapter5explainedtheprinciplesofdatabasestructuresandtheconceptofownersand members.Thissectionintroducestwonewconceptswhichapplytoallaspectsofdatabase navigationwhenyouareusingaconstructormodule. Whenyouareworkinginanydatabase,PDMSalwaysconsidersyoutobelocatedata specificelementinthatdatabase.ThiselementisknownastheCurrentElement. TheMemberListofanyelementcomprisesalistofpointerstothoseelementsdirectly belowitinthedatabasehierarchy;thatis,tothoseelementswhichitowns.Thesepointers haveadefiniteorder,identifiedbynumberedpositionsinthelist(seeFigure81).In additiontobeingnotionallyattheCurrentElement,PDMSalsoconsidersyoutobeata specificpointer.ThispositionisknownastheCurrentListPosition.
Pointer to Current List Position
Current Element
Members of Current Element 1 2 3 4
List Position in Member List
Figure81CurrentElement,MemberListandCurrentListPosition Asyoumoveaboutwithinadatabase,theCurrentElementandCurrentListPositionare continuouslyupdatedsothatPDMSalwaysknowswhereyouare.Assoonasyouaccessa newelement,thisbecomestheCurrentElement. TochecktheCurrentElementanditsMemberList(innumericorder)atanytime,simply clickthe boxnexttothedesiredcurrentelementintheDesign Explorer.Themembersof thecurrentelementwillbeshow.Forexample:
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Alternatively,givethecommands: Q CE Q MEM todisplaythecurrentelement todisplaythememberslistofthecurrentelement
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8.3
Navigating to a given element
YouwouldnormallynavigatetoanelementbymeansoftheExplorerortheMemberslist.
8.3.1
The Design Explorer
TheDesign Explorerprovidesaneasytouse,graphicalmethodofexploringtheDesign Database.Ithasthefollowingfeatures: ATreeViewdisplayofDesigndatabaseelements(whichcanbeexpandedand contractedbyclickingthe or icons)inthecurrentMDB.Theiconsinthetree viewrepresentthedifferentDesigndatabaseelementtypes. navigationtodatabaseelementsinDesigndatabases theabilitytomanageitemsinthedisplayusingtheDraw List(aseparatewindow listingthedisplayeditems) theabilitytoquerytheattributesof,rename,delete,copyandpasteDesigndatabase elements.
ThecurrentelementcanbeidentifiedintheDesign Explorerasthehighlightediteminthe treeviewandisdisplayedintheHistorylistinthemainmenubar.TheHistorylistcontains alistofrecentlyvisiteditems.
DesignExplorerreplacesmostofthefunctionsoftheMembers ListinPDMSDesign.The Members ListisstillavailablefromtheDisplaymenu.
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TheDesign ExplorerwillbedisplayedonentrytoDesign.Ifyoudismissit,itcanbe reinstatedbyselectingDisplay>Design Explorerfromthemainmenubar.
8.3.2
The Members List
AswiththeDesign Explorer,theMembersListdisplaysthedatabaseelementsinthe currentMDB. Thereareanumberofwaystonavigatefromoneitemtoanother.The and arrowsat thetopoftheMembersListallownavigationupanddownthelistatthelevelofthecurrent element.Forexample,ifpositionedatanEQUIelement,selecting nextEQUIelementinthelist.Selecting wouldmovetothe
wouldmovebacktothepreviousEQUIelement.
TheGotomenuatthetopoftheformcanalsobeused.Firstselectthismenu,thenselectthe Owneroption,thiswillnavigatetotheowneroftheCE. ChoosingtheGoto>Referenceoptionwillgivealistoffurtheroptionsdependingonthe CurrentElement.Goto>ReferenceatEQUIlevelwillonlynavigatetoitsowner,i.e.a ZONE.Ifthecurrentelementwereanozzle(NOZZ)thenGoto>Referencewouldallow navigationinsidethecataloguedatabaseviatheNOZZsCatrefattribute.
PDMSdatabasesmaycontainmanythousandsofelements,however,onlyoneelementcan beaccessedatatime.Asallelements,withtheexceptionoftheWORLD,areownedby anotherelement,deleting,say,aZONEwouldcauseeverythingownedbythatZONEtobe deletedaswell. Fulldetailsoftheseformsandhowtousethemaregivenintheonlinehelp.

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8.3.3
Other Explorers
BesidestheDesign Explorer(tonavigatetheDesigndatabase),therearesimilarexplorers inDraft(tonavigatetheDraftdatabase),SpoolerandIsodraft(tonavigatetheISOD(spool drawings))database.
8.3.4 My Data
My Dataprovidesascratchpadfacility,enablingyoutoassemblecollectionsofdataand transferthemfromonemoduletoanother.
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8.4
Modifying the content of a database
Youwouldnormallycreate,modifyordeleteelementsusingtheGUI,bymeansofthe Create, Modifyand Delete pulldownmenus.Theoptionsavailabledependonthemodule thatyouareinandtheapplicationthatisloaded.Forexample,fortheDesignmodule, Generalapplication:
Fulldetailsofthesemenusandhowtousethemaregivenintheonlinehelp.
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Interfaces to other systems
PDMSisamemberofAVEVAsVANTAGEPlantDesignfamilyofproducts,theothers beingVANTAGEPlantEngineering(VPE),VANTAGEProjectResourceManagement (VPRM),andVANTAGEEnterpriseNet(VNET).Thischapterintroducestheseproducts andgivesanoverviewofthewaysinwhichPDMSinterfaceswiththem.
9.1
VANTAGE Plant Enginerring (VPE)
TheVPEproductsstoreandmanagetheengineeringdataforaplantdesignproject.There aretwoVPEProducts: VPEWorkbench VPEP&ID
9.1.1
VPE Workbench
VPEWorkbenchisaprojectdatastorebasedaroundanOracledatabase.Thedatabaseis capableofstoringalltheengineeringdatarequiredtodesign,buildandcommissiona processplant. VPEWorkbenchinterfaceswithawiderangeofapplicationsincludingPDMS,VPEP&ID andVPRM.Togetherwiththeseapplications,VPEWorkbenchcanbeusedfromthestartof plantconceptualdesignallthewaythroughtoplantoperation.

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OneofthegreateststrengthsofVPEWorkbenchisitsdatamanagementcapabilities.These includeaccesscontrol,security,issuecontrol,validation,changemonitoringandtheaudit trail. VPEWorkbenchcanbeusedtoproducearangeofdeliverablesincludingdatasheets (specifications)andschedules.IfVPEUtilitiesandBusinessObjectsareusedwithVPE Workbench,thisrangeofdeliverablescanbeextendedtoincludediagramsandallmanner ofadhocreports.VPEWorkbenchmaintainsalogofdeliverablesthatitproducesbutdoes notcontroltheseoutsideofitself. Clientsareabletoreceivedeliverablesinelectronicformatandtherearevarioustools availablesuchasDataMapperthatcantakeclientdataandimportitintoVPEWorkbench. UsingVPEWorkbench: Providescontrolled,multiuseraccesstomanagedengineeringdataresultingin improveddataaccuracyandlesstimespentwaitingfordataorlookingforthelatest release; Resultsinlessrework,becauseuptodatedataisalwaysavailable; Leadstoimproveddataaccuracyandvalidationwithinbuiltexpertise; Enablescomprehensiveaudittrailstobemaintainedwhichrecordthetimethat changesweremadeandbywhom; Provideselectronicdeliverablesandflexiblereportingoutput; Enablesacommonsystemtobeestablishedineveryoffice,permittingmultioffice projectexecutionwithglobalworkingacrossawideareanetwork,andenabling efficienttransferofengineersbetweenofficeswithminimalretraining; Enablesrapidstartupofnewprojects,asdataheldinadatabaseforanexisting projectcanbecopiedtoanewproject; Automaticallyhighlightsdatachanges; Providesadvancedqueryfacilities; FacilitatesimplementationofSTEPstandardsfordataexchange; PresentstheuserwithaninterfacecommonwithotherWindowssoftwarealreadyin useandhencereduceslearningtimes. QuickandeasyreportingofUDAdatafromPDMS.
VPEWorkbenchismadeupofmodules,fiveofwhicharebasedonengineeringdisciplines. TheyareProcess,Instrumentation,Mechanical,ElectricalandPiping.Theuserinterface foreachofthesemodulesistailoredtosuittheusersroleandnormalworkactivities.The structureoftheunderlyingdatastoreremainscompletelyhidden.Thereisonefurther module,theAdministrationmodule,whichisusedtosetupdataforallthemodules.
9.1.2
Introducing the VPE Workbench user interface
TheVPEWorkbenchentryscreenisasshownbelow:
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Youaccessdataviaforms.Regardlessofthenumberofusersconcurrentlyaccessingthe system,VPEWorkbenchensuresthatdataduplicationiseliminated,andthatthefulldata historyispreserved. VPEWorkbenchautomaticallytracksandhighlightsalldatachangesandprovidesan effectivemechanismforconfiguringthecontrolledapprovalandreleaseofdata,and associatedchangenotification. AtypicalVPE/Oracleformis:
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9.1.3
VPE P&ID
VPEP&IDisa2Ddraftingsystem,optimisedforproducingProcessandInstrumentation diagrams(P&IDs). VPEP&IDisanapplicationthatcanbecombinedwitheitherAutoCADorMicrostation,to drawintelligentP&IDsquicklyandaccurately.TheintelligenceofeachP&IDconsistsofthe data,providedbytheuserthatisassociatedwiththedrawingsymbols(AutoCADblocksor Microstationcells).Thisdata,togetherwiththegraphicalinformationofthedrawing,can betransferredtoVPEWorkbench.DatafromVPEWorkbenchcanalsobeimportedinto VPEP&ID. VPEP&IDcanalsobeusedtobuildschematiconlyorfirstpassflowdiagramsquickly withoutthenecessitytoenterprojectdata,whichmaynotbeavailableatthetime.VPE P&IDusesthedataonP&IDstogeneratelistsofprocessinformationthatcanthenbeused toautomaticallycreatedocumentsviaaninterfacewithadatamanagementsystem.Typical documentsaredrawinglists,equipmentlists,pipinglinelists,instrumentindexes,valve listsandlistsofspecialpipingitems. SpecificdatainterfacesexistbetweenVPEP&IDandVPEWorkbench.TheP&IDLoaderis onesuchinterface,whichenablesasetoffiles,containingvariouscategoriesofengineering data,tobeloadedandreloadedwhenevernecessary.Also,thetwowaytransferof informationbetweenVPEP&IDandVPEWorkbenchenablesloopnumbers,I/O information,andselectedequipmentdesigninformationtobeautomaticallyincludedina P&ID.
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InformationisvalidatedonlineasitisenteredintoVPEP&IDbyaconformancecheck againstvalidationlists.ThedatamaythenbeexportedtoseparatefilesoutsideofAutoCAD orMicrostation.Thesefilescanthenbeimportedbyadatabaseandmanipulated,as required. TheVPEP&IDuserinterfacecomprisescustomisedmenus,toolbarsand,inthecaseof Microstation,acommandwindow,whichintegrateswiththeAutoCADorMicrostation displayandsoftware.Theinterfacealsoincorporatesdialogueorlistboxes,pulldown menusand,optionally,tablet(digitiser)menus.
9.2
VANTAGE Plant Resource Management (VPRM)
TheVPRMWorkbenchproductprovidesProjectControlandResourceManagement facilitiescoveringthekeyProjectVariablesof: Materials Documents Progress Costs
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VPRMenablesProjectManagementtoidentifyandaccessinformationrelatingtotheabove variables,enablingtimelydecisionstobemade.
9.2.1
VPRM Interfaces
VPRMinterfaceswithgeneralofficesystems,suchasMSExcelandWord,andwithother strategicsystems,forexample: VANTAGEPlantEngineering(VPE). VPRMimportsengineeringdesigndatafromVPE,andtoensurethecompatibilityof thistransfer,VPEimportsreferencedatafromVPRM. PDMSandPDS3DModellingSystems ThesesystemscanimportVPRMSpecificationDataforuseintheproductionof isometricdrawings.MTOdetailsarederivedfromthesedrawingsandimportedinto VPRM. GPI(GlobalProcurementInformation)System VPRMprovidesGPIwithdetailsofgloballystrategicvendors,materials,bids receivedandpurchaseordersplaced,toenableGPItobeasourceofinformationon worldwidebestpricesandavailabilityofequipmentandmaterials.GPIprovides VPRMwithastandardforcategorisingmaterials,knownasGMC(GlobalMaterial Category). EDM(EnterpriseDocumentManagement)System EDMandVPRMoperateinconjunctiontomanagedocumentation.EDMcoversthe documentstorageanddistribution,andVPRMcoverstheorganisationofdocument numbering,registering,progressingetc.EDMssearchandretrievalfacilitiesare availablefromwithinVPRM. KMSManagementSystem InterfacesbetweenKMSandVPRMenableusersofKMStoutiliseVPRMfor materialmanagementactivities,whilecontinuingtousethefunctionalityofKMSfor otherpurposes. PRIMAVERAPlanningSystem PRIMAVERAprovidesVPRMwithactivityandmilestonedetailsandplanneddates. VPRMprovidesPRIMAVERAwithforecastandactualcompletiondates. FinancialSystems(e.g.PENTA) VPRMprovidesafinancialsystemsuchasPENTAwithbudget,costand commitmentvaluesandinformationonvendorsandthematerialsreceivedfrom them.ThefinancialsystemprovidesVPRMwithinformationonexpenditureand actualhoursworked. ICARUSEstimatingSystem ICARUSprovidesVPRMwithoriginalbudgetdataforaproject.VPRMprovides ICARUSwithhistoricaldataonwhichtobaseestimates.
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Extensiveinterfacesbetweenthesesystemsensurethatdata,oncecreated,iscontinuously availableforongoingrelatedprocesses.
9.2.2
VPRM Facilities
Onceinstalledinanoffice,VPRMcanbeusedtocontrolmanyprojects.Tosupport operationoftheprojects,VPRMprovidesCorporatefacilities,consistingofamaterial catalogue,avendordatabaseandanestimatingdatabase.Thesupportofprojectsby corporatefacilitiesensuresconsistentreferencingandidentificationofmaterialsand vendors,withinandbetweenprojects. ThefacilitiesprovidedbyVPRMaresummarisedbelow: DataSecurity Tosafeguardthehelddata,VPRMincorporatesanaccesscontrolfacility.This involvesallocationofpasswordstothevariousVPRMSystemUsersand, dependingonthefunctionalroleoftheparticularuser,theallocationofaccessrights toscreensandreportspresentedbyVPRM. ProjectManagement VPRMpresentsahighlevelviewofthestatusandoverallhealthofeachproject.The presentedinformationcoverscosts,progress,materialsanddocuments.Criticaldata ishighlighted. CostManagement VPRMpresentsbudget,expenditureandcommitmentvaluesandotherdataforthe managementofprojectcosts.Theinformationispresentedastodateandfor specifiedperiods.Tohighlightpotentialmanagementproblems,variancesbetween forecastandbudgetvalues,andbetweenexpendituretodateandcommitment values,aredisplayed. ProgressMeasurement VPRMpresentsinformationonthebudgets,progress,productivityandscheduling ofworkcarriedinthehomeofficeforeachproject.Progressofindividualdesign documentsisincluded.Overallprojectmanhourrequirementsforthedurationof theprojectarecomputed. DocumentControl VPRMprovidesfacilitiesforcontrollingdocumentsproducedforthedesignand constructionoftheproject(DesignDocuments)anddocumentsthatsupportthe purchaseditemsandmaterials(VendorDocuments).VPRMinterrelateswithEDM forhandlingoftheactualdocuments. EngineeringandMaterialsManagement Forthecontrolofallmajorequipment,taggeditemsandbulkmaterials (summarisedhereasmaterials)throughoutthelifeoftheproject,VPRMprovides facilitiesfor:
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Specifyingwhichmaterialsarepermittedforuse, Systematicallyanalysingtheprojectdesigninformationwithregardtothe materialsrequiredforconstruction(MaterialTakeOff), Requisitioningthematerialsinalogicalandcontrolledmanner, Sendingenquiriestopotentialvendors,analysingtheresultantbids,andthen placingpurchaseorders, Expeditingandorganisinginspectionofmaterialspriortodespatchfrom vendors, Organisingthetransitofconsignmentsfromvendorstosite, Recordingreceiptofmaterialsatsite,andmaintainingrecordsofthemwhenin stores, Planningandschedulingconstructionwork,takingintoaccounttheavailability oftherequiredmaterialsand,whereappropriate,assigningthemto subcontractors.
MaterialCatalogue TheVPRMmaterialcataloguefacilitatesthelogicalidentificationofmaterialsand purchasableitemsandisthesourceofallstandardVPRMdescriptionsand referencesforthem.Inadditiontothestandardversions,thematerialcataloguecan providedescriptionsinotherlanguages,andreferencenumbersspecifiedbya particularclientordefinedbytheuser. VendorDatabase TheVPRMvendordatabaseisasinglesourceofinformationonvendorsandsub contractors.Vendorsareidentifiedassupplyingmaterialsofparticularcategories, anddataisavailableregardingpastbidandpurchaseorderperformance,and qualityassuranceandqualitycontrolperformance. EstimatingDatabase TheVPRMestimatingdatabasecontainsbulkmaterialpriceinformationforusein theproductionofestimatesforfutureVPRMprojects.Infuture,thedatabasewill alsoprovidefacilitiestoproducetheestimatesthemselvesandwillalsocontain standardcostsforconstructionactivities.
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VPRM Architecture
VPRMusesanOracle3tierarchitecture,consistingof: AnOracleDatabaseserver,whichcontainsthedataandsomeoftheapplication logic. AnOracleInternetApplicationserver(iAS).ThiscommunicateswiththeDatabase serverandcontainsthebulkoftheapplicationlogicaswellastheiASaspects. AClienttierthatprovidestheuserinterface,viaPCs,withtheserversidetiers.It communicateswiththeiASbydirectsocketconnection.ThePCsrunWebbrowsers.
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Introducing the VPRM user interface
VPRMusesastandardMSWindowsformsandmenususerinterface.AllVPRMsessions aredisplayedinastandardbrowserwindow.Themainmenubar,withatypicalselection,is shownbelow.Notethetoolbar.
ThedataentryscreenswithinVPRMareproducedusinganumberofdatabaseitems.These itemsformastructureinwhichdatacanbequeried,inserted,modifiedordeleted.Atypical screen(IdentityCodeDetails)isshownbelow:
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VPE and VPRM Interfaces - Summary
TheinterfacesbetweenAVEVAsVANTAGEPlantEngineeringandVANTAGEPlant ResourceManagementpackagescanbesummarisedbythediagrambelow:
Bulk Material Control and Procurement MTO data
PDMS
Spec data
VPRM
Engineering Data
Tray Access and E&I position data
VPE
ThePDMS VPRMinterfacetakesplacefromthePDMSIsodraftmodule.Seetheuser documentationforIsodraft,andtheonlineguidesfortheVPEandVPRMproductsformore details.TheVANTAGEPlantDesignModelManagementproductconstitutesamuch moreextensivesetofinterfacesbetweentheabove(andother)products.Seebelow.
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VANTAGE Plant Design Model Management
ModelManagement(whichrequiresPDMSandVPEtobepresent)integratesPDMSand VPEintotheModelManagementproduct.TheModelManagementSystemprovides facilitiesforcontrollingdatarelatedtoengineeringobjectsdesignedin3DusingPDMS.The facilitiesencompasscreatingandmaintainingthePDMSdatafrom2Dengineeringdatafor lines,equipmentandinstruments,asinputusingVPEWorkbench.Thisstructureensures
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thatthereisconsistencybetweenthespecifiedengineeringdata,the2DP&IDs,andthe3D designmodel. ModelManagementalsoincludestheModelObjectManager,ConnectivityManagerand ClashManagerproducts.BespokeproductscanalsobeprovidedaspartoftheModel ManagementSystem,namelyVPDDeliverableManager,AreaBasedAutomaticDrawing ProductionandMultiDisciplineSupports. TheDataStorageareaofVPEisthecentralrepositoryfor2Dobjectsandassociateddata. The2DobjectscanbecreatedbyimportingdatafromaP&ID,bydirectentryintoVPE,or bymappingthedatafromaspreadsheet.VPEdatastoragealsoholdsthe3Ddatafor3D objectsthatcorrespondtoeverycontrolleddesignobjectinPDMS.Thisenablesa comparisonofthedatatobemadebetweentheengineeringdataanddesigndatawithin VPEitself,andassociatedreportstobeproduced. ThePDMSDesigndatabaseisthecentralstoragepointfor3Ddesignobjectsandassociated attributedata.The3DdesignobjectsarecreatedandmanagedduringaPDMSsession.The statusofeachcontrolledobjectismanagedthroughVPDModelManagement.
9.4.1
The Model Management System core facilities
ModelObjectManagermanagesthebuildandattributecomparisonof3Dobjectsagainst the2DdatacontentinVPEWorkbench.ModelObjectManagerprovidesfacilitiesfor controllingdataforallengineeringobjectsdesignedin3DusingPDMS,maintainingrecords of3DobjectsthatmirrorthoseinPDMS,mainlyforreportingpurposesanddrawingcontrol facilities. Facilitiesareavailableforviewingthelistsofengineeringdata,andcertainattributesthat affectthe3Ddesign,andforcreatingdesigndatabasedonengineeringdata,comparing designdatawithengineeringdata,andmodifyingdesigndatatobringitintolinewith engineeringdata. ClashManagermanagestheresolutionofclashesinthe3Dmodel.ClashManagercanbe usedtoprocessthe3Ddataandgenerateclashdatawhentwoormoreitemsthatarenot connectedoccupythesame3Dspace.Thesystemprovidesreportsonclashesandenablesa status,historyandresponsibledisciplinetobeallocatedtoeachone.ThisenablesthePDMS usertoprioritise,controlandmonitortheworkinvolvedintheresolutionofallclashes. ConnectivityManagermanagestheconnectivitycomparisonofpipelinesinthe3Dmodel withthecounterpart2DP&IDlines,andalsoprovidesfacilitiesforbuilding3Dpipelines andcomponentsfrom2Ddata.ConnectivityManagerensuresthatthepipes,components andequipmentofthedesignedprocessplantarerepresentedconsistentlybytheP&IDsand the3DmodelinPDMS.TheConnectivityManagerGUIdisplaysinformationonthe occurrencesofconnectivitymismatches,andcangraphicallydisplaythephysicalpositions ofthem.
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9.4.2
Introducing the Model Management System GUI
TheModelManagementSystemusesaformsandmenusGUIlikeotherVPDProducts.An exampleConnectivityManagerscreenisshownbelow.
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VANTAGE Enterprise NET (VNET)
VANTAGEEnterpriseNET(VNET)isanapplicationindependent,webenabledplatform forcollaborationandmarkupofengineeringinformation.ThroughVNET,3Dmodels, schematics,documentsanddatafromanyapplicationcanbebrowsedincontextandwith fullintelligence,givingthemostcomprehensiveprofileofplantdata. Foritsusers,itisthewindowontheworldforprojectsorplants,irrespectiveoftasksor discipline.
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VANTAGE Plant Design Global
GlobalisanoptionalPDMSfacilitywhichisusedtosynchronisethedatabasesbetween differentsites(whichmaybeatdifferentlocationsandindifferenttimezones)workingon thesameproject. Youcansplitaprojectsothatitsdataisdistributedacrossanumberoflocationsbymaking theprojectintoaGlobalproject.ThePDMSusersinthedifferentlocationsaccessthesame PDMSproject.Theprojectsdistributednatureislargelyinvisibletotheusers.Eachlocation hasitsownlocalcopyofthePDMSproduct,andlocalcopiesofPDMSdatabases.Toensure theintegrityofdata,theprojectdatabasesareautomaticallycheckedandincremental updatesareissuedacrossallprojectsites. GlobalisaSystemManagementproductratherthanauserproduct.InaPDMS installationthatincorporatestheGlobalproduct,Globaltakestheformofextraformsand menusintheAdminmodule.
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The Transaction database
InstandardPDMS,commandsareprocessedoneatatimesothatthenextcommandcannot beginuntilthepreviousonehasfinished.Inprinciple,thestateofthesystemistherefore alwaysknown.InGlobal,remotecommandsareprocessedinparallelandsothenext commandmaybeinitiatedbeforethepreviousonehasfinished.Theadvantageofthismode ofoperationinGlobalistopreventaslowlongtransactioncommandfromblockingthe user.Itsdisadvantageisthattheuserneedstoworkinanewwaytoexploitthisparallel natureofGlobal. IfaremotecommandtraversingtheGlobalnetworkbecomesheldupataparticularlocation (forexampleduetoacommslinefault)then,formostcommands,thecommandisplacedin atransactiondatabaseatthatlocationforlaterprocessing.Asmallnumberofcommands, knownaskernelcommands,bypassthetransactiondatabaseandarestoredinapending fileforlaterprocessing.Theuseofthetransactiondatabaseandthependingfilemeansthat commandsareguaranteedtocomplete,butsomecommandsmaynotsucceed.Somemay rollback,whileothersmayjustfail.
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VANTAGE Plant Design Review
PlantdesignmodelfilescreatedusingPDMSDesigncanbeexportedtoVANTAGEPlant DesignReviewforvisualisation.ItisimportanttorealisethatReviewisavisualisation product,youcannotdesignthingsinReview. ThevisualisationfacilitiesinReviewinclude:
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Viewcontrol.Thepositionthattheobserverislookingfrom,thepointthrough whichtheobserverislooking,theorientationofthemodelwithrespecttothe viewer,andtheviewinganglecanallbecontrolled. Materialdefinition.Selectedmodelelementscanbegivenmaterialdisplay propertiessuchasshininess,smoothnessandtexture. Lightingfacilitiesallowthepositions,coloursandintensitiesoflightsourcestobe controlled. Animationscanbedefinedbysettingupaprogressivesequenceofviews,givinga walkthrougheffect. SeaandSkybackgroundscanbeincluded,givingevengreaterrealism.
AtypicalReviewpictureisshownbelow(courtesyofParagonEngineeringServicesInc.).
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The Data Exchange Interfaces
AvarietyofVANTAGEPlantDesigninterfaceproductsexistasseparateaddonpackages toPDMS:
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Product Name OpenSteel
Function ProvidesabidirectionalinterfacebetweenPDMSandleadingsteel detailingpackagessuchasStruCAD,SteelCadandXSteelusing theSDNFfileformat. EnablesdesigndataintheIntergraphStandardFileFormat(ISFF) orMicroStationDGNandDRVformatstobeimportedintoPDMS andReviewproducts. ImportsSTLformatdatafromthirdpartymechanicalCAD packagesintoPDMSDesign. EnablesgeometrydatafromPDMStobeexportedintothe3D geometryDGNformat. EnablesthePDMSmodeltobeadjustedtoasbuiltstatusby comparisonwithphotogrammetricdatafromOffsetsMagan product. ExportspipinginformationtoCoadesCaesarIIpipestress program ExportspipinginformationtoAAATechnologysTriflexpipe stressprogram ExportsPDMSmodeldatatotheCABSYSCableroutingpackage ExportsPDMSmodeldatatotheSTAADIIIstressanalysis package
ImPLANTI
ImPLANTSTL ExPLANTI RetroView
STRESSC STRESST PDMStoCABSYS PDMStoSTAADIII
Formoredetailsoftheseproducts,seetheAVEVAwebsite www.aveva.com/engineeringit/world/
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Appendix A Glossary of terms and abbreviations

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Introduction
Thisglossarycomprises: TechnicaltermsrelevanttoPDMS,withbriefexplanationsoftheirmeanings. AbbreviationsandacronymsusedthroughoutthePDMSdocumentation,with expansionstotheirfullderivations. Itdoesnotlistgeneralprocessengineeringterms,withwhichyouareassumedtobe familiar.
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Definitions
AddinAnaddinprovidesameansofaddingfunctionality.Anaddinapplication appearsontheapplicationsmenu,whichprovidesamethodofswitchingtoit. AlgebraicNotationTheformofsyntaxusedincurrentversionsofPDMSforentering valuesandoperatorsintonumericalcalculations.Algebraicsyntaxconformscloselytothe wayinwhichtheexpressiontobecalculatedwouldbewrittenasanordinarymathematical function. ApplicationMacroApredefinedmacrowhichallowsyoutoentersequencesofcommands whichsimplifyspecifictypesofdesignwork. Applicationware(Appware)Asuiteofformsandmacrosdesignedforusewithaspecific designtask,forexamplepipeworkdesign. AttributeAspecificitemofdatawhichdefinesoneofthepropertiesofanelementina database.Anelementisfullyspecifiedbycombiningallitsattributes. BatchModeAmethodofrunningacomputerprogramwithoutuserintervention;for example,overnight.Thecommandinputsarestoredinafileandthenreadsequentiallyinto thecomputer.TheoppositeisInteractiveMode. CommandAninstructiontothecomputerprogramtocarryoutaspecificaction.A commandmaycompriseasingleinstruction,oralistofinstructionscombinedintoasingle inputline.Acommandwordoftenrequiresaqualifyingargument. CrosshairsAcrosshaircursor.Ahorizontalandaverticallineonadisplayscreenwhose intersectionrepresentsthecursorposition. CurrentElementTheelementinadatabaseatwhichyouarenotionallysituatedatagiven stageofdatabasenavigation.
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Glossary of terms and abbreviations
DatabaseArelatedsetofdatastoredinalogicallyaccessibleformatinacomputersystem. Anysingleitemofdatacanberetrievedbydefiningauniqueroutetoitslocation. DefaultAnoptionselectedautomaticallyifyoudonotspecifyanyparticularchoicefrom anavailablerangeofcommandsorattributesettings. DeviceDriverAninterfacewhichtranslatestheoutputfromacomputerintoaformwhich canbeinputtoanotherdevice(e.g.aprinter,plotterorterminal). Docking/DockableThisdescribesformsandmenubarsthatcanbeattachedin appropriateplacestotheframeofthemainPDMSwindow. DraganddropSelectwithmouseandthendrag(holdingthemousebuttondown)toa differentplace. ElementAdiscreteitemofdataheldinadatabase;identifiedbynumberand/ornameand definedbyitsattributes. ExpressionAmathematicalorlogicaldefinition,thecalculatedresultofwhichistobeused asacommandargument. FileAnidentifiablepartofthecomputersmemoryusedtostoredata.Datamaybeadded toandremovedfromafile,ormaybemanipulatedasawholebyoperationsonthe completefile. FilenameThenameofafileinthecomputersoperatingsystem.Whenreferencedfrom withinPDMSthefilenamemustbeprecededbya/symbol;thissymbolisnotpartofthe filenameasdefinedbythecomputersoperatingsystem. Folder(alsoreferredtoasaDirectory)Anadministrativegroupingoffilesinthe computersmemorytomakelogicalaccesstoanyindividualfileeasier. Form(alsoreferredtoasaDialogBox)Thatpartofagraphicaluserinterfacescreeninto whichyoumayenterthesettingsofparametersorcommandarguments,usuallywith promptingtextwhichshowsyouwhattoenterateachlocation. GraphicsFileseePlotfile. GROUPAcollectiveelementwhichcanbeusedtoformtemporarylinksbetween otherwiseunrelatedelementsinadatabase. HeadTheinputendofaBRANCH(undernormalflowconditions). HitRadiusThemaximumacceptableerrorinidentifyingapointonascreenusinga graphicspointer.Ifthedistancefromthepointerpositiontotheintendedlocationislarger thanthehitradius,thelocationwillnotbeidentified. InteractiveModeThemethodofoperationwherebyyouperformanoperationusingthe mouseand/orkeyboardandwaitforPDMStointerpretandactuponitbeforeyouperform thenextoperation.TheoppositeisBatchMode.
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Level(drawing)AnattributeofanelementinaDesigndatabasewhichdefineswhetheror notthecorrespondingitemistobeshownwhenadrawingisplotted.Thelevelstobe drawnarespecifiedaspartoftheplottingcommand. Level(hierarchic)Theverticalpositionatwhichagiventypeofelementissituatedina databasestructure;analogoustoagenerationinafamilytree. MacroAsequenceofcommandsstoredasatextfile.Whenthemacroiscalledfromwithin PDMS,thecommandprocessorreadseachlineofthefileinturnandbehavesasifthe commandswerebeingdirectlyentered. Member(ofanElementList)Alowerlevelelementlinkedimmediatelybelowanother element(itsowner)inadatabasehierarchy.AGroupMemberisanexceptioninthatitis linkedonlyindirectlytotheGROUP,whichisaparentbutnotitsowner. Member(ofaTeam)AnamedPDMSuserwhoislinkedwithotherusers(asateam)who sharecommonaccessrightstooneormoredatabases. MenuApredefinedlistofoptionsdisplayedaspartoftheGraphicalUserInterface. ModuleAsubdivisionoftheoverallPDMSprogramwhichisusedtocarryoutaparticular typeofoperationonthedatabases.Eachmodulehasitsownnamewithintheprogramsuite. MouseAdeviceforpositioningthepointeronaworkstationscreen. MultipleDatabase(MDB)Agroupofdatabaseslinkedtogetheradministrativelyfora specificpurpose.YoucanonlyaccessadatabaseifyouhaveaccessrightstoanMDBwhich containsit. MyDataastorageareaforrememberingPDMSdataforfutureuse.Typicallyusedtocopy collectionsofelementsfromonemoduletoanother. NameAnameinPDMSisanelementidentifierwhichyouallocatetoit.Itisan alphanumericstringprefixedbya/symbol.Thisidentifierisalwaysadditionaltothe elementsreferencenumber,whichisallocatedautomaticallybyPDMS. OffspringAlowerlevelelementlinkedanywherebelowanotherelement(oneofits parents)inadatabasehierarchy.Amemberisaspecialcaseofanoffspring. OwnerOnehigherlevelelementlinkeddirectlyaboveanotherelement(oneofits members)inadatabasehierarchy. ParameterAvariableitemofinformation(value,textetc.)whichmustbedefinedbeforea commandcanbeexecutedunambiguously. ParentAhigherlevelelementlinkedanywhereaboveanotherelement(oneofits offspring)inadatabasehierarchy.Anownerisaspecialcaseofaparent. PIPEAnelement,comprisinganassemblyofBRANCHes,whichdefinespartofacomplex pipingsystem.ThetermhasaspecificmeaninginPDMSwhichmaynotcorrespondwithits usualengineeringmeaning.
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PlotfileAfilewhichcontainsencodedgraphicsdata.Thefilescontentscanbeunspooled toaplotterorgraphicsscreenwhenthecorrespondingdrawingistobegenerated. Pointer(1)Anindicator(alsoreferredtoasthecursor)onadisplayscreenwhichidentifies oneoftwotypesoflocation: Analphapointer(e.g.aflashingblockorbar)showswherethenextinputcharacter willappear. Agraphicspointer(e.g.anarrowhead)identifiesalocationoranelementinthe depictedpartofthedesignmodel.
Pointer(2)Alinkbetweenelementsorattributes,indicatingthepathbywhichinformation istransferredlogicallybetweenthevariouspartsofthedatabases. Ppoint(PrincipalPoint)Animaginarylocationanddirectionusedtomanipulateand interconnectelementswhichrepresentphysicalentitiesinthedesignmodel.APlineisap pointextrudedinaspecificdirection. PrimitiveAfundamentaldesignshape(box,cylinderetc.)usedtobuildupthedesignofa physicalentityinthedesignmodelorcomponentcatalogue. ReadonlyAnaccesscategorythatallowsyoutolookatthecontentsofadatabaseorfile butnottomodifythem. Read/WriteAnaccesscategorythatallowsyoutolookatthecontentsofadatabaseorfile andtomodifythem. Enter(key)Thecarriagereturnkeyonthekeyboard.Usedtoendeachtypedcommand lineandsenditscontentstothecommandprocessor.AlsoreferredtoastheReturnkey. SelectionAselectionofobjectsdefinedusingthe3Dgraphicalview. ShortcutMenuacontextsensitivemenuactivatedbythesecondary(usuallyrighthand) mousebutton. Syntax(OfCommands)theruleswhichdefinepreciselyhowacommandlinemustbe enteredsothatPDMScaninterpretyourinstructionsunambiguously.Syntaxisusually specifiedbyusingdiagramstoshowthevalidcommandsequences. TailTheoutputendofaBRANCH(undernormalflowconditions). TeamAnadministrativegroupingofPDMSuserswhosharecommonaccessrightstoone ormoredatabases. TextualExpressionAnexpressionwhichmanipulatestextsimplyasstringsof alphanumericcharacterswithoutregardtotheiroverallmeaning. TitlebarThetopofawindow,containingitstitle. ToolbarAcollectionofGUIicons,usedtotriggertheGUIactions.
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UnspoolerAtranslationprogramwhichallowsgraphicaloutputfiles(plotfiles)produced byacomputerprogramtobeinputtoanofflineplotter.Eachcombinationofoutputformat andplottertyperequiresaspecificunspooler. UserDefinedAttributeAdatabaseattributewhosenameandtypeofcontentaredefined bytheuserratherthanbythedefaultPDMSstructure. WindowApartofadisplaywhichisallocatedaspecificareaofthescreen.Theposition and(unlessthewindowisnonresizable)ofthewindowmayberedefinedinteractively. WORLDThehighestlevelelementinanydatabase;alwaysallocatedthesymbol/*asits PDMSname.
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
Abbreviationswhicharethoughttobeselfexplanatory,particularlythosewhicharesimply thefirstfewlettersofanobviousword,arenotlisted. ADE ASCII ASCIIDecimalEquivalent AmericanStandardCodeforInformationInterchange CatalogueReference CurrentElement Centreline ConnectionCompatibility CentralProcessorUnit ConnectionReference Circular(crosssection)Torus DatabaseConstructor Database DataDefinitionLanguage DrawingExchangeFormat(asusedbyAutoCAD) GenericType GraphicalUserInterface HewlettPackardGraphicsLanguage Input/Output InternationalGraphicsExchangeSpecification LapJointStubEnd
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CATREF CE CL COCO CPU CREF CTORU
DABACON DB DDL DXF GTYP GUI HPGL I/O IGES LJSE
MDB OS Pn
MultipleDatabase OperatingSystem Ppointn(wherenisaninteger) PArriveorArrivePpoint PlantDesignManagementSystem PipeHead PipingandInstrumentationDiagram PipingandInstrumentationDiagram PLeaveorLeavePpoint ProgrammableMacroLanguage Polyhedron PipeTail Percent(%)VariableTranslator PreferredVolumeorPenaltyVolume Query ReferenceNumber(ofanelementinadatabase) Rectangular(crosssection)Torus StandardHookup SymbolKey SpecificationComponent SpecificationReference SymbolType UserDefinedAttribute ViewDefinitionMatrix WeldNeck TwoorThreedimensional Crosshaircursorlocation
PA PDMS PH P&ID PID PL
PML POHED PT
PTRANS PVOL Q
Refno RTORU SHU SKEY SPCOM SPREF STYP UDA VDM WN
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October2003 11.5 Sept2004 11.6

VANTAGE PDMS Version 11.6 Getting Started with PDMS

VANTAGE PDMS Version 11.6 Getting Started with PDMS

The scope of this guide .................................................................... 1-1

PDMS functions................................................................................ 2-1

The PDMS databases........................................................................ 4-1

VANTAGE PDMS Version 11.6 Getting Started with PDMS

4.3 4.4 4.5

How PDMS data is stored................................................................. 5-1

Using PDMS...................................................................................... 6-1

6.2 6.3 6.4

Basic GUI features ........................................................................... 7-1

VANTAGE PDMS Version 11.6 Getting Started with PDMS

7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6

7.7 7.8 7.9

Basic operations in PDMS ................................................................ 8-1

Interfaces to other systems............................................................. 9-1

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VANTAGE PDMS Version 11.6 Getting Started with PDMS

The scope of this guide

ThismanualisdesignedtointroduceyoutoPDMSasasystemandhowitfitsinto AVEVAsVANTAGEproductfamily.ThemanualgivesanintroductiontowhatPDMS doesandhowitdoesit,includingintroductionsto: thePDMSmodulesandwhattheydo thePDMSdatabases thePDMSuserinterface

Who it is meant for

Themanualiswrittenforanewuserwhois: comingtoa3DPlantDesignManagementSystem(i.e.PDMS)forthefirsttime or migratingfromasimilar3Dsystem

VANTAGE PDMS Version 11.6 Getting Started with PDMS

The scope of this guide

Itisassumedthatthereader: isfamiliarwithtypicalIntelPChardwareandMicrosoftWindows2000and/orXP hasareasonableunderstandingoftheprinciplesandjargonofprocessplantdesign

How the manual is set out

Notethatthisguidedoesnotalwaysprovidefulldetailsofmenusandformsassociated withthesetopics.ForthisinformationseethePDMSDesignonlinehelp.Directreferences maybemadetotopicswithintheonlinehelp,thefollowingdevicebeingusedtoindicate suchreferences:

Thisguideusesthefollowingtextconventions: Serif Bold forthemajorityofthetext. tohighlightimportantinformation,andtointroducespecial terminology. todenoteinternalcrossreferencesandcitations. todenotekeysonyourkeyboard.

VANTAGE PDMS Version 11.6 Getting Started with PDMS

The scope of this guide

formenunamesandoptions,andforthenamesofforms. textoutputtothescreen,includingtextthatyouenteryourselfusing thekeyboard.Alsofortextwithinaform

NotethatthismanualmayrefertothePDMSonlinehelp,butitwillnotalwaysprovidefull detailsofmenusandformsassociatedwithspecifichelptopics.Forthisinformationseethe relevantonlinehelp.Directreferencesmaybemadetotopicswithintheonlinehelp,the followingdevicebeingusedtoindicatesuchreferences:

VANTAGE PDMS Version 11.6 Getting Started with PDMS

The scope of this guide

VANTAGE PDMS Version 11.6 Getting Started with PDMS

PDMSispartofAVEVAsVANTAGEsuiteofPlantDesignproducts.PDMScaninteract withtheothertwoprincipalmembersoftheVANTAGEsuite,VANTAGEPlant Engineering(VPE)andVANTAGEProjectResourceManagement(VPRM)(seeChapter9). Chapter6introducestheprinciplesofusingPDMS.

PDMS and what it can do for you

VANTAGE PDMS Version 11.6 Getting Started with PDMS

VANTAGE PDMS Version 11.6 Getting Started with PDMS

Using PDMS in the Plant Design process

PDMSissplitintoanumberofmoduleswhichareusedatdifferentstagesintheplant designprocess.Chapter3containsdetailsofthePDMSuserdocumentation,which describesthePDMSmodulesandhowtousethem.

VANTAGE PDMS Version 11.6 Getting Started with PDMS

Draftenablesdimensionedandannotatedscaledrawingsofselectedpartsofthedesign modeltobeproduced.Allinformationneededtocreatethedrawingisaccessibleviaa singledrawingdatabase,whichextractsdatatobeusedfordimensioningdirectlyfromthe Designdatabase.

VANTAGE PDMS Version 11.6 Getting Started with PDMS

VANTAGE PDMS Version 11.6 Getting Started with PDMS

Catalogue and specification management modules

VANTAGE PDMS Version 11.6 Getting Started with PDMS

Project administration modules

VANTAGE PDMS Version 11.6 Getting Started with PDMS

VANTAGE PDMS Version 11.6 Getting Started with PDMS

The User Documentation

Usingthemousetopointatoneofthedocumentsinthelistandclickingthelefthand mousebuttonwilldisplaytheselecteddocumentintheAcrobatReaderwindow.From hereitcanbereadonscreen,printedandsearchedthroughusingtheAcrobatReader facilities.

VANTAGE PDMS Version 11.6 Getting Started with PDMS

Ifyouareunsurewhichdocumentcontainsinformationonthetopicyouareinterestedin, buttononthe usetheAcrobatcataloguesearchfacility.Thisisaccessedfromthe Acrobat Reader toolbar.Typingakeywordtosearchforwillresultina(selectable)listof allthedocumentsinthecontentslistwhichcontainthatkeyword.

The content of the documentation

Broadlyspeaking,thesupplieduserdocumentationmaybedividedintothreeclasses: ReferenceManuals UserGuides Others

VANTAGE PDMS Version 11.6 Getting Started with PDMS

Description module.Usefulifyouwishtoproduceacustomisedinterface, writemacrosorsetupbatchfiles.

DraftAdministrator ApplicationUserGuide AutoDRAFTUserGuide

PlantDesignConventions forCataloguesand Specifications