As an Owner Operator/EPC Project Mode you can create and export a project with reference data only. This gives an external contractor a blank canvas to populate the project with new items using just the reference data supplied.
The Reference Data Types are:
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Admin access
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Wiring supporting tables
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Instrument Index supporting tables
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Telecom supporting tables
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DDP Module supporting tables
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Maintenance supporting tables
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Process Data supporting tables
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Specs templates
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Reference Explorer items
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Units of Measure definitions
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Enhanced Reports changes (layout and reports)
In Smart Instrumentation versions 2018 and 13.1, the ESL layouts are reference data.
Therefore changes made to ESL layouts in a project, are imported/merged to your target
database changing the reference data. To safeguard against this happening, inform
the package/project user to avoid making any changes to the ESL Layouts. This is applicable
when working with Offline Projects.
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Macro definitions
You can export existing projects or create a new project with your scoped items.
To create and export a project with only reference data, follow the procedure Create a Project until the step click Scope.
Click Scope and do the following:
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Scope the required unit/units you require to the project.
Make sure that you are using a project that has no plant items copied to it.
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Click Export.
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In the Save dialog box, type a name for your exported project file.
The following characters should not be used in a project name as this could cause
problems when exporting a project or when using the Command Line Interface.
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We recommend that you keep this empty project file for future export of the reference
data only package.
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Click Save.