When a SmartPlant application publishes, the user can publish documents using a workflow. The following list describes the delivered publish workflows and use cases for the workflows.
Workflow |
Workflow Description |
Workflow Use Cases |
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Auto-Correlate |
Compares the objects in a published document to the objects that are already in SmartPlant Foundation. If the object correlates by name or through the relationship with the parent object (using rules) to an object with the same shared object definition, SmartPlant Foundation automatically correlates the objects. If the object can correlate to more than one object through multiple shared object definitions, a task is placed in the To Do list to allow the user to select the correlation. |
Use Auto-correlate
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AutoLoadPublish |
Generates a document load task and consolidate task for the publishing document. These tasks are performed by the SmartPlant Foundation Scheduler. |
Use AutoLoadPublish when you intend to load the published document data into SmartPlant Foundation. |
AutoLoadPublishMerge |
Publish large 3D models. Creates the published 3D document, loads the 3D data in SmartPlant Foundation, then merges these object sets into a new composite document that represents the entire 3D model. |
Use AutoLoadPublishMerge when you intend to view or navigate multiple 3D models as one composite 3D model document in one 3D view. |
Correlate |
Places published objects with possible correlations in the To Do list. From the To Do list, the user manually correlates selected items. SmartPlant Foundation creates a shared object. |
Correlate works similar to Auto-Correlate except you can view the possible correlations before the actual correlation takes place. |
Publish |
Takes the document through an approval step. Upon approval, it creates the document load and consolidate tasks. |
Use Publish when you want the published document approved before it is loaded into SmartPlant Foundation. The approval step is added to the To Do list. |
PublishWithDocLoad |
Loads document into a document configuration and submits document to approval step. Upon approval, it creates document the load and consolidate tasks. |
Use PublishWithDocLoad when you want to view the document data in SmartPlant Foundation before approval. The approval step is added to the To Do list. |
PublishForLoadOnly |
Generates a document load task and consolidate task for the publishing document and makes the documents irretrievable by any tool. These tasks are performed by the SmartPlant Foundation Scheduler. |
Use PublishForLoadOnly when you want to publish documents to view, navigate and also for consistency checking in SmartPlant Foundation without the possibility of the document being retrieved by any tool. |