Prerequisites
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Make sure that the instrument tags that you want to include in a multi-item spec exist in Smart Instrumentation.
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In Smart Instrumentation, create a target spec form and generate a format with SEE LIST fields.
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In your import source, define all the instrument tags you want to include in the multi-tag spec. The first tag in your source column becomes the master tag in the created spec. In the same import source, define the target columns and column values.
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On the Link Definitions dialog, create an import link as follows:
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In the Link box, type a unique link name.
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Under Import method, select Module (multiple tables).
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Under Name of module or table, select Specifications.
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Complete the import link creation.
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Open the Link Properties dialog, and select the Specs tab.
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From the Specification item type list, select Instrument.
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Under Specifications module, do the following:
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From the Specification form list, select the target spec form for which you defined a multi-tag list format.
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Select Import to multiple- item specification sheets.
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From the Specification format list, select the target format.
The Use custom drawing name check box is selected automatically because you must define manually one document
number for all the instrument tags when mapping the source and target table columns
in the Import Link window.
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In the Import Link window, open the import link.
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In the Target pane, define the import mapping as follows:
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If the source tags do not have process data cases, in the CASE_NAME field, type '' (or '*' if the database platform is SQL Server).
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Select the Tag No field, and then, from the Source pane, drag the column containing the tag numbers.
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In the Spec Drawing Name field, type one alpha-numeric value for the multi-tag spec document number you want to create.
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If needed, complete the import mapping by dragging the appropriate column names from the Source pane or by entering strings or values in the fields in the Target pane.
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Import the data.