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The following tasks are used when importing instrument tags and loops.

Import Cables, Cable Sets, and Wires

Use this procedure to import cables and their child items. The hierarchy of cables and their child items is rigid: cables, cable sets, and wires. Depending on the DEF_FLG flag mapping in the Import Link window, in Smart Instrumentation, imported cables appear either in the Reference Explorer as reference cables, or in the Domain Explorer as actual <plant> cables or <plant> cross cables. You can import cables and their child items in one of the following ways:

  • Defining one import link for the WIRE table and enabling the software to insert data into the reference tables

  • Defining individual import links for the CABLE, CABLE_SET, and WIRE tables and then running them in the following order: cables, cable sets, and wires.

Import Panels

Use this procedure to import panels. In the Smart Instrumentation database, all panels, regardless of the panel category, are stored in the PANEL table; therefore, to distinguish between various panel categories, in the Import Link window, you must specify correct mapping for the panel category you want to import and map the panel sub- category. Note that wiring equipment is stored in the APPARATUS table, whereas, apparatuses appear in the CHANNEL table. Table names of other panel constituents are easy to recognize because they include the actual item names in Smart Instrumentation; for example, columns of the PANEL_STRIP_TERM table hold all terminals.

Import Device Panels as Cabinet Child Items

This scenario enables you to import device panels so that they appear under cabinets in the Domain Explorer in Smart Instrumentation. In this scenario, you must create a new table definition and add an appropriate foreign key for the PANEL table. If you are an advanced user having in- depth knowledge of the Smart Instrumentation database, you can use this scenario as a basis for importing panels and their constituents in any way you need.

Import Terminal Strips and Terminals

Use this procedure to import terminal strips and terminals. In the Smart Instrumentation database, the PANEL_STRIP table holds terminal strips and the PANEL_STRIP_TERM table holds terminals.

Import Wiring Equipment

Use this procedure to import wiring equipment. In the Smart Instrumentation database, wiring equipment appears in the APPARATUS table. Note, however, that apparatuses appear in the CHANNEL table.

Import Cables, Cable Sets, and Wires

Use this procedure to import cables and their child items. The hierarchy of cables and their child items is rigid: cables, cable sets, and wires. Depending on the DEF_FLG flag mapping in the Import Link window, in Smart Instrumentation, imported cables appear either in the Reference Explorer as reference cables, or in the Domain Explorer as actual <plant> cables or <plant> cross cables. You can import cables and their child items in one of the following ways:

  • Defining one import link for the WIRE table and enabling the software to insert data into the reference tables

  • Defining individual import links for the CABLE, CABLE_SET, and WIRE tables and then running them in the following order: cables, cable sets, wires.

Import Wiring Connection Data

Use this procedure to import wiring connections with or without signal propagation.