Assigning an External Macro Data Source - Intergraph Smart Instrumentation - Help

This procedure enables you to assign an external macro data source to one or more loop numbers.

• To be able to use an external macro source, you need to establish a connection to the macro source in the Define External Macro Source dialog.

• In your target drawing blocks or symbols, you need to add the E_ prefix to the macros which you want to use to retrieve data from an external macro source.

1. Press F7 to open the Domain Explorer and then expand the hierarchy to the loop level in the Loops folder.

2. In the tree view , right-click one or more required loops and select Actions > Assign External Macro Source.

3. Under the Macro Source column, do one of the following:

   • If your macro source is an ODBC profile, type the exact path and the file name of the source database file.

   • If your macro source is a specific table on Oracle or SQL Server, you need to type the exact table name.

If you want to assign the same macro source to all the loop numbers displayed in the Assign External Macro Source dialog, select a row with the required macro source and then select Apply same source to all displayed loop numbers.

See Also

Using External Macro Data Sources
Connecting to an External Data Source