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The software allows you to archive SLDs, schematic drawings, wiring diagrams, and cable block diagrams in your Smart Electrical database. This option then makes it possible to compare an archived version of a document with the data in the current version of that document. Before comparing an archived version of a document, you can select View to open it for viewing. To enable the archiving option, make sure that your Project Administrator switches on the archiving option in Options Manager (Options > General Settings > Archive documents = Enable). After the archiving option is switched on, the software automatically archives every added or modified revision whether you revised a single document or used the Global Revision feature for multiple documents.

You can archive and compare single line diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams, and cable block diagrams. However, the software does not allow you to archive miscellaneous drawings.

  1. Open or generate a drawing.

  2. Modify the drawing as you require.

  3. Save the drawing.

  4. Select Edit > Document Properties.

  5. In the Document Properties dialog, add a revision.

    SHARED Tip Repeat the above procedure as many times as required to add archived versions of the document to the database.

  6. In the Electrical Index, expand the Documents folder hierarchy to display the names of the existing documents under the Single Line Diagrams, Schematic Drawings, Wiring Diagrams or Cable Block Diagrams folder.

  7. In the appropriate document folder, select the document you require.

  8. Select Actions > Compare Documents.

    OR

    Right-click the document and select Compare Documents from the shortcut menu.

  9. Select an archived version of the document and select Compare.

    SHARED Tip Before selecting Compare, you can select View to open the selected drawing that you want to compare.

    The software opens the archived drawing in view mode only.

  • In the drawing, the software displays clouds around the items that differ from the current data. The number of the revision selected for comparison is shown in a triangle beside the cloud, for example:

  • For all document types, the software generates a tabular report in Excel showing the following information:

    • Report document type

    • Current drawing name

    • Compared revision

    • List of changed items displaying tag (where relevant), item type, property, current and previous property values, and change type (New, Updated, or Deleted)

  • For SLDs, the report also indicates:

    • Current and previous revision numbers.

    • Attachment to a different document template.

    • Added or removed items, with an index number (Reference ID) for each item and the change type.

    • Changes in associations between items, with an index number (Reference ID) for each item, current and previous relation descriptions, and the change type.

  • For schematic drawings, disconnected items are shown in the report as being deleted from the drawing and new connections appear as new items in the drawing. The following example of an Excel report is for a motor that was disconnected from a bus > circuit > cable hierarchy, and reconnected to a cabinet via a cable:

  • For wiring diagrams, the report also indicates added or removed items with an index number (Reference ID) beside each deleted item and the change type for all items.

  • For cable block diagrams, the report also indicates:

    • Current and previous revision numbers.

    • Added or removed items, with the change type.

    • Changes in associations between items, with an index number (Reference ID) for each item, current and previous relation descriptions, and the change type.

  • For registered reports, the software opens two Excel files. One of the Excel files displays changed data with a blue shading. The second file is a summary of all changes and it is called Registered Comparison Report. This report displays the previous and current data for each tag that has undergone a change. Note that you can compare a registered report only if this is a simple tabular report.