Overview

In OpenPlant Isometrics Manager, user requirement is to add a new property information inside Description of a component.

Problem Description

In OpenPlant Isometrics Manager, using OpenPlant Modeler, user wanted to add a new Field property in catalog & further use that filed for reporting in bill of material through defining it report.def file and also to concatenate this property to Description field. Below steps shows how to get the property information in report.this has been described in context with OpenPlant Modeler & OpenPlant Isometrics Manager.

Steps to Resolve

   This can be achieve by Three Major Steps:

• To Define a New Property in Schema
• To Include New Property in Catalog
• To Define the Attribute in Report.def file.

To Define a New Property in Schema

1. Launch Class Editor, Open 'OpenPlant_3D.01.08.ecschema.xml' & Supplement it with 'OpenPlant_3D_Supplemental_Modeling.01.08.ecschema.xml'.
   
   
2. Expand and navigate to PIPE class.
   
   
3. Add a new Property say L_FIN to PIPE Class, using Add button.
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. On New property L_FIN add custom attribute ‘OpenPlant_Physical_Property_Map’ to it.
   
   
5. An easiest way to add above mentioned custom attribute is to copy-paste it from existing property, say SCHEDULE here.
   
   
6. Select existing property, say Schedule, and copy custom attribute. See image below. 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. On new property L_FIN, paste the copied custom attribute. See image below.
   
   
   
   
8. Save & exit from Class editor.
   
   

To Include New Property in Catalog

1. Launch Specification Generator. Select project Unit.
   
   
2. Open Catalog Editor.
   
   
3. Select desired catalog and click on Open.
   
   
4. Select PIPE class to enter new field created.
   
   
5. Click on ‘Edit Catalog Schema’. See image below.
   
   
6. Select Table ‘PIPE’ and under Fields option, add a new field L_FIN to enable it to appear in existing catalog. 
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. Click on Ok and Select Table as PIPE.
   
   
8. Enter the value L_FIN, say LAT here for DN100 size.
   
   
   
   
9. Close catalog editor.

To define the attribute in Report.def file

1. Launch OpenPlant Modeler and create a pipeline with desired input.
   
   
   
   
2. Generate isometric and in the ISO-Extractor go to style editor.
   
   
   
   
3. Click on Report Ribbon and  open report.cfg file as shown in the image below.
   
   
   
   Note: Do changes in correct isometric style.
   
   
   
4. Enter the attribute L_FIN in report. Also Concatenate two attribute ‘L_FIN’ and IE_DESCRIPT.
   
   
   
   
5. Save and close file.
   
   
6. Re-Generate an isometric and verify results.
   
   

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