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On the WBS tab of the Workspace Explorer, verify that you have a parent WBS item or the WBS project to which you want to assign the generated WBS items. If you do not have a parent WBS project, see Create a new WBS project.
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Use the Tools > Select by Filter Command to define a filter to select the piping parts out of the model for the WBS items. You can use an existing filter if you have one. See Create a new filter.
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On the vertical toolbar, click Group Pipe Parts Command to display the Automated WBS Creation Dialog.
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Select the Options Tab.
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Set WBS Automated Creation Rule Name to the WBS rule that you want to use. These rules are defined in the Catalog task under Piping > Piping Specification > Model Rules > WBS Creation Rule.
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Set WBS Grouping Rule Type to Group by query.
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Set WBS Item's Parent to the WBS project or WBS item that you created or identified in step 1.
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Set Discrimination Filter to the filter that you created or identified in step 2.
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Set Query Label to the label that defines the query parameters and the naming rule to use in creating the WBS items if not already defined in the rule.
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Review the remaining options and set as needed, and then click OK.
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Select the Log Tab.
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Review the log. Click Save Log to save the log to a text file if needed. After processing, you can view the WBS items on the WBS tab in the Workspace Explorer.