Before you start this procedure, edit the AllCodeLists.xls workbook to match any customization in the PDS project.
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In Windows Explorer, navigate to the software installation folder.
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Under [Product Folder]\CatalogData\PDSTranslator\Bin, double-click PDSDatatranslator.exe.
The Workstation setup includes the PDSTranslator folder only if you have specified the Project Management option during installation.
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Select the Populate 'Dimension Table Names' Rule option on the PDS Piping Reference Data Translator dialog box
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In the PDS ASCII Files Location box, browse to the location that stores your PDS reference data.
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In the PDS Translation Rules box, browse to the location that stores the edited PDS translation rules, which are in Excel workbook (.XLS) format. Type the name of a workbook.
The software includes two translation rules workbooks in the [Product Folder]\CatalogData\PDSTranslator\Docs folder: Piping Translation Rules DIN.xls and Piping Translation Rules.xls. You can edit these workbooks according to your project.
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In the Translator Error Log box, browse to the location where you want the log file stored, and type the name of the log file.
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Click Populate.