You specify macros in your title block by adding SmartText from the Catalog Manager and defining the appropriate macro in the user properties. For all the available properties in each macro category, you should refer to the Data Dictionary. This topic describes a number of examples of macros that you can use in Smart Electrical drawing title blocks.
Plant Group Macros
The following macros specify the plant group properties in your title blocks. You can specify any plant hierarchy level according to the settings of your plant that you defined in the Data Dictionary. Plant hierarchy macros use the syntax [Plant Group Name].[Property]. The following examples illustrate the use of this syntax for the name property:
Macro |
Notes |
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&Plant.name |
Retrieves plant name |
&Area.name. |
Retrieves area name |
&Unit.name. |
Retrieves unit name |
&Subsystem.name. |
Retrieves subsystem name |
Document Property Macros
Document property macros use the syntax Document.[Property]. The following macros are available for specifying document properties:
Macro |
Notes |
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&Document.ItemTag |
Document drawing number as defined in the Data Dictionary |
&Document.Description |
Document description |
&Document.LastRevision |
The latest revision of a document |
&Document.DocumentCategory |
Document category as defined in the Data Dictionary |
&Document.DocumentType |
Document type as defined in the Data Dictionary |
&Document.ItemStatus |
Document status as defined in the Properties window for a document |
&Document.YYY |
User-defined field name where YYY is any other property defined in the Data Dictionary |
&Document.ActiveCaseName |
Retrieves the name of the active operating case. |
Document Revision Macros
Document revision macros use the syntax Revision.[Property].[Sequence], where [Sequence] is a number that specifies the sequence of the revision. This way, you can arrange revisions in ascending or descending order in the title block. Use the following macros to specify the document revisions in your document title blocks:
Macro |
Notes |
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&Revision.RevisionNumber.x |
Revision number |
&Revision.RevisionDate.x |
Revision date |
&Revision.CreateBy.x |
Created by |
&Revision.CheckBy.x |
Checked by |
&Revision.RevisionDescription.x |
Revision description |
&Revision.ZZZ.x |
User-defined field name where ZZZ is any other property defined in the Data Dictionary. |
Macros for Multi-Sheet Schematics
Multi-sheet schematic macros include the total number of sheets in a schematic drawing, the sequence number of a particular sheet, and a sheet description. Use the following macros to specify properties of multiple sheets in the title blocks of your schematic drawings:
Macro |
Notes |
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&Sheet.Quantity |
Defines the total number of sheets in a multi-sheet schematic |
&Sheet.Number |
Defines the sequence number of a particular sheet |
&Sheet.Name |
Sheet name |
When generating a report, for the correct macros to be retrieved on the title block of your drawing, your working environment must be the same as the drawing. For example, if the objects on your drawing were created in a section of your plant named Unit 1, you must be working in the Unit 1 environment when generating the report, otherwise the software cannot retrieve the correct macros.