How to Correct Pipe Lengths Issue in Bill of Materials Report


Applies To
Product(s):OpenPlant Project Administrator CONNECT Edition
Version(s):10.11.--.---
Environment:Windows 10/11 (64 bit)
Area:Tools
Subarea:Reporting Designer
Original Author:Álvaro Melgarejo, Bentley Global Technical Support

Overview

This wiki shows how to fix the issue with the out-of-the-box Piping Bill of Materials report for OpenPlant Modeler related to the pipe lengths.

Problem Description

A known issue with the out-of-the-box Piping Bill of Materials report for OpenPlant Modeler CONNECT Edition Update 11 and older, is that when there is more than one pipeline in the DGN, and their straight parts have the same Description, their added length, shown under the "Quantity" column in the BOM, is that of the straight parts of one pipeline only.

In the above picture, the value under "Quantity" should be 4000 instead of 2000. This wiki shows how to fix this issue.

Steps to Resolve

  1. Launch OpenPlant Project Administrator.
  2. Expand the desired WorkSet and select OpenPlant Modeler. Then, on the Tools tab, select the Reporting Designer.


  3. In the reporting designer, double click on the Bill of Materials report, then click on Scripts.


  4. In lines 150 and 156, replace lineField with descriptField. Then hit the Save button.


  5. Restart OpenPlant Modeler and run the Bill of Material report. Observe how the value under "Quantity" is now correct.