Start Publishing - Intergraph Smart 3D - Administration & Configuration - Hexagon

The MDP Publish > Start Data Publishing command activates the Start Data Publishing dialog box, which starts the publishing process that writes the material data to the database. If you are using a new selection set file, you are prompted to save the file before you can start the processes.

Clear PDS Data in MTO Tables - Removes any existing PDS model data from the MTO database before publishing.

Clear FWP Data in MTO Tables - Removes any existing FrameWorks Plus model data from the MTO database before publishing.

Publishing Options - Allows you to specify the attributes to be published.

• Short Material Description - Includes the short material description.

• Long Material Description - Includes the long material description.

• Publish Standard Notes - Publishes the standard note library to pdtable_250.

• ISO Mating Data Behavior - Causes MDP to behave the same as ISO in assigning the ownership of the implied material.

Forced Publishing of Models - Bypasses revision date checking for an incremental update. This bypass may be useful for such cases as specification changes.

Publish to SmartPlant Foundation - Select to publish the data to the MDP database, and then activate the SmartPlant > Publish command so that you can publish the data to SmartPlant Foundation. You must have retrieved the plant breakdown structure from SmartPlant Foundation before you can publish to SmartPlant Foundation.

When - Select Now to start publishing the data as soon as you click Start. Select Later to create a batch publishing job that we run at the time you specify. See Setup Scheduled Jobs for more information about creating batch publishing jobs.

Start - Activates the publishing process.

1. Click MDP Publish > Start Data Publishing.

   If you have not saved the current selection set file, you are prompted to do so.

   The Start Data Publishing dialog box displays.

2. Select the publishing options.

3. If necessary, select Forced Publishing of Models to bypass revision date checking for an incremental update. This bypass may be useful for such cases as specification changes.

4. Set the Clear PDS Data in MTO Tables and Clear FWP Data in MTO Tables options, if needed.

5. Select Publish to SmartPlant Foundation, if needed.

6. Select Now.

7. Click Start to start the publishing process.