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In many cases, an object in one application may be similar to an item in another application. For example, a pump may be defined through a data sheet, P&ID, 3D model, and equipment list. Correlation is the action of saying an object from one data source is the same as an object from another data source; for example, the pump in the P&ID is the same as the pump in the 3D model.

SmartPlant Foundation models engineering information by providing publish domains to allow isolation of the data from each source. This is important because each engineering discipline must maintain independent control of their information. While each engineering discipline depends on others for information, they must be able to execute their work in parallel based on design assumptions when necessary. Publish domains provide the ability for each application to share its information without overwriting information from other applications.

While each discipline must maintain independent control of their information, there are dependencies in the information between disciplines. These dependencies are the fundamental reason for integration. The dependencies in the information between disciplines are described above as design basis objects. The process of establishing a specific instance of dependency (such as establishing a design basis object) is known as correlating.

By providing a combination of information isolation and information correlation, the independence and interdependence of engineering information is managed.

Correlating objects allows a system to compare data to generate To Do list tasks that reflect the data inconsistencies. Also, correlating items results in a shared object in SmartPlant Foundation. For items to correlate, their classes must have a shared object definition in common.

Shared objects in SmartPlant Foundation assist in navigating between data from multiple sources to find information. You can compare the information in SmartPlant Foundation to address data inconsistencies. After objects are correlated in SmartPlant Foundation, the View Shared Object command displays the information on the object from each of the sources.

Correlation in SmartPlant Foundation is recommended when an authoring tool does not have correlate capability or it does not have the Retrieve command.