Use the following tasks to save specs in .isf, .psr, .xls or .xlsx format, one by one or in batch more. Also, these tasks enable you to import data to specs using External Editor.
Use this procedure to save a single specification in .psr format for opening in InfoMaker. You cannot work with .psr files in External Editor. However, in External Editor, you can then convert .psr files to .isf format, and edit the specification data as you require.
Save an Instrument Spec in ISF Format
Use this procedure to save an instrument specification document in .isf format so that you can open it in External Editor, which is supplied with Smart Instrumentation. You can use External Editor to view and edit specifications. After editing, you can import the changed data back into your specs in Smart Instrumentation.
Save Instrument Specs in Batch Mode
Use this procedure to save a group of selected instrument specifications. You can save a batch of instrument specs either as .psr files or .isf files. If you choose the .psr format, you can then open the .psr files in InfoMaker. Saving specs in .isf format allows you to edit the specs in External Editor, which is supplied with Smart Instrumentation.
Save an Instrument Spec in Excel Format
Use this procedure to save a currently open instrument specification in Excel format.
Batch Save of Instrument Specs in Excel Format
Use this procedure to select a group of instrument tags and save their specifications in Excel format.
Protect Fields Before Exporting Specs to External Editor
Use this procedure to protect all or specific fields whose values you do not want to be available for editing in External Editor. After you save the spec as an .isf file, and open it in External Editor, the fields that you protected appear as view- only.
Import Data to a Specification from an External File
Use this procedure to import data from an external specification file in .isf format to the current specification. If the format of the external specification is .psr, you can use External Editor to convert the files to .isf format. The external specification must be based on the same form as the target specification. If you attempt to copy data from a specification based on a different form, the software displays an appropriate message.
Import Data to Instrument Specs in Batch Mode
You can import data from external files to instrument specifications in batch mode. You need to specify a source file folder and then select the .isf files from which you want to import data. The software imports data to instrument specifications by matching the tag numbers in the source .isf files and target specifications that exist in Smart Instrumentation. Smart Instrumentation does not support importing data in batch mode to multi-tag (see list) specs.