| Applies To | |
| Product(s): | OpenPlant PID CONNECT Edition |
| Version(s): | 10.xx.xx.xxx |
| Environment: | Windows 10/11 (64 bit) |
| Area: | Properties |
| Subarea: | Tag Information |
| Original Author: | Álvaro Melgarejo, Bentley Global Technical Support |
Background
In OpenPlant PID CONNECT Edition, when placing a valve on a pipeline, the element description and the diameter of the pipeline are automatically placed with the valve on the drawing.
The default value displayed by the element description is the the Plant Area, the Device Type Code and the Number of the valve, separated by hyphens. This wiki shows where that default value is stored in the OpenPlant schemas, and how the user can modify it and display a different value when placing valves.
Steps to Accomplish
- Navigate to C:\ProgramData\Bentley\OpenPlant CONNECT Edition\Configuration\WorkSpaces\<USER_WORKSPACE>\WorkSets\<USER_WORKSET>\Standards\OpenPlant\Schemas
- Open OpenPlant_Supplemental_Tagging.01.08.ecschema.xml
- Navigate to line 131, where the ECExpression that determines the element description is.
- Modify the ECExpression to taste. For the purposes of this wiki, the new value will simply be a string that reads "NEW ELEMENT DESCRIPTION". Save the schema.
- Back in OPPID, whenever a new valve is placed, the element description that goes along with it will display the new assigned value by default. Please note that after modifying the schema, in order for the changes to take place, OPPID must be restarted.
The advantage of having the element description determined by an ECExpression is that it can be customized to a high degree. For a primer on ECExpressions, please visit the following wiki.
communities.bentley.com/.../ecexpressions-explained-calculated-ecproperty