The following lists all the available supporting tables and the description of their
functions. You can access these supporting tables by selecting 
next to a list arrow or by selecting an appropriate command on the Tables menu in the Instrument Index and Wiring modules.
General Process Function Sub-Categories
Allows you to define a sub- category for the General process function in the Instrument Types dialog.
Instrument Statuses
Allows you to maintain the contents of the Status select list on the Tag Number Properties dialog.
I/O Types
Allows you to maintain the contents of the System I/O type list on the Tag Number Properties dialog.
Instrument Locations
Allows you to specify general or specific instrument locations within the <plant>.
Equipment
Allows you to categorize the equipment that your instruments are installed on. Equipment is also categorized according to different types, for example, you can specify the equipment type as: pumps, compressors, burners, silos, and so forth.
Equipment Types
Allows you to add new equipment types to the Equipment type select list in the Equipment dialog. You can categorize the equipment that your instruments are installed on according to different types, such as pumps, compressors, burners, silos, and so forth.
P&ID Drawing References
Allows you to store P&ID drawing references used for making associations with tag numbers in the Instrument Index and Loop Drawings modules.
Lines
Allows you to categorize and modify line data in your <plant>. This dialog also enables you to access the Line Properties dialog where you can create a new line or edit the properties of an existing line.
Line Types
Allows you to create, view, edit, and delete line types.
Instrument Criticality
Allows you to customize instrument criticality data. Then, you can define criticality for a tag in an EDE View containing Instrument Name, and Instrument Criticality column.
Instrument Certification
This supporting table holds certification information for instruments that are certified for hazardous environment.
Instrument Manufacturers
Allows you to control the content of the Manufacturer lists in the Tag Number Properties and Find Tag dialogs as well as the Manufacturer column in an EDE View containing Instrument Name and Manufacturer columns. The URL feature on the Instrument Manufacturer dialog allows you to enter a URL that can be double-clicked to automatically launch the Internet Explorer and go to the pertinent Web site if you are connected to the Internet.
Instrument Models
Allows you to store instrument model data in the current domain. All instrument models are categorized by instrument manufacturer.
Function Blocks
Allows you to add new user- defined function blocks to your instrument index, delete the redundant ones, or modify the definition of existing user- defined function blocks.
Intrinsically Safe Circuit Types
Allows you to create and manage intrinsically safe circuit types which you can associate with tag numbers while editing tag number properties. The intrinsically safe circuit types that are held in this supporting table then become available in the Wiring module where you can carry out the intrinsic safety calculation.
Loop Measured Variables
Allows you to enter or modify the loop process variable identifier which is used in the loop naming conventions.
Loop Types
Allows you to maintain the contents of the Loop type select list on the Loop Number Properties, Typical Loop Properties, and Find Loop dialogs.
Loop Functions
Allows you to enter or modify the loop function identifier which is used in loop naming conventions. The loop function identifier is used to identify the succeeding letters that follow the loop measured variable identifier in the loop name.
Associated Electrical Equipment
Allows you to view equipment tags that are associated with signals that are defined in Smart Electrical and the equipment type to which each signal belongs.
Associated Electrical Equipment Types
This supporting table holds all the available associated electrical equipment types to which Smart Electrical signals can belong.
Circuits
This supporting table holds circuit values that appear in the Circuit list on the Electrical tab of the Tag Number Properties dialog.
Rated Voltage
This supporting table holds rated voltage values that you can use in the Rated voltage list on the Power Supply tab of the Tag Number Properties dialog.
Frequency
This supporting table holds frequency values that you can use in the Frequency list on the Power Supply tab of the Tag Number Properties dialog.
Number of Phases
This supporting table holds number of phases values that you can use in the Number of phases list on the Power Supply tab of the Tag Number Properties dialog.
Operating Modes
This supporting table holds operating mode values that you can use in the Operating mode list on the Power Supply tab of the Tag Number Properties dialog and the properties dialogs of panels that support power supply. Smart Instrumentation provides you with pre-defined operating modes (Continuous, Intermittent, Spare, and Standby), which are the only values that are recognized by Smart Electrical
Panel Types
Allows you to maintain the contents of the Panel type list when editing the properties of a panel.
Panel Manufacturers
Allows you to customize the options on the Manufacturer list on the Properties dialogs listed below. The URL field on the Panel Manufacturer dialog allows you to enter a URL. You can then double-click this URL to automate Smart Electrical.
Terminal Strip Types
Allows you to manage the data contained in the Type list on the Terminal Strip Properties dialog. You can use this dialog to categorize a terminal strip where the terminal strip represents a hardware device or a DCS/PLC I/O termination.
Terminal Strip Manufacturers
Allows you to manage the contents of the Manufacturer list on the Terminal Strip Properties dialog.
Terminal Strip Models
Allows you to manage the contents of the Model select list on the Terminal Strip Properties dialog. Smart Instrumentation classifies terminal strip models according to manufacturer. You can classify a terminal strip model/MFG for control si/s cards and hardware devices.
Terminal Types
Allows you to manage the contents of the Types selection list on the Terminal Strip Properties dialog.
Terminal Models
Allows you to manage the contents of the Model select list on the Terminal Properties dialog. Terminal models are classified according to manufacturer.
Terminal Colors
Allows you to manage the contents of the Color select list on the Terminal Properties dialog. You can also select and customize the graphical representation of the color names defined in this supporting table. This sets the precise colors for the bar connecting terminals in the Connection and Cross-Wiring windows.
Wiring Equipment Types
Allows you to manage the contents of the Wiring equipment types select list. Wiring equipment type is one of the properties used to define wiring equipment items, such as I/O cards, I/O terminations, fieldbus bricks, safety barriers, relays, amplifiers, and so forth.
Wiring Equipment Manufacturers
Allows you to manage the contents of the Manufacturers select list. Wiring equipment manufacturer is one of the properties used to define wiring equipment items, such as I/O cards, I/O terminations, fieldbus bricks, safety barriers, relays, amplifiers, and so forth.
Wiring Equipment Models
Allows you to manage the contents of the Models select list. Wiring equipment model is one of the properties used to define wiring equipment items, such as I/O cards, I/O terminations, fieldbus bricks, safety barriers, relays, amplifiers, and so forth.
Wiring Equipment Category
This supporting table holds wiring equipment category values. The categories that exist in this supporting table are available for selection in the Categories select list of the New Wiring Equipment dialog. You can add your own categories and then set their properties as you require. However, you cannot modify or delete the categories that are supplied to you with the software.
Cable Types
Enables you to manage cable type data that appears on the Cable Properties dialog, Type select list. The Cable Types dialog holds all the data that pertains to the cable types in the current <plant>. Users can view the data or delete it as needed. This dialog provides access to the Cable Type Properties dialog, where you can create a new cable type or edit the properties of an existing cable type.
Cable Manufacturers
Enables you to manage the data in the Cable Manufacturers supporting table, which contains all the items of the Manufacturer select list on the Cable Properties dialog.
Cable Models
Allows you to manage the data in the Cable Models supporting table, which contains all the items of the Model select list on the Cable Properties dialog. Smart Instrumentation classifies cable models according to manufacturer.
Cable Colors
Allows you to manage the contents of the Color select list on the Cable Properties dialog.
Cable Glands
Enables you to manage the data in the Cable Glands supporting table, which contains all the items of the End 1 and End 2 select lists in the Glands group box of the Cable Properties dialog. This way, you can assign cable glands to selected cable types. After assigned to a cable type, the gland attributes automatically propagate to all the cables of that type.
Cable Harnesses
Allows you to define and maintain the contents of the Cable harness select list on the Cable Properties dialog.
Conductor Cross- Sections
Enables you to manage the conductor cross-section data for the cables in the current <plant>. The values that appear in this dialog are available in the Cross-section select list on the Cable Properties dialog.
Wire Types
Allows you to manage the contents of the Type list on the Wire Properties dialog.
Wire Colors
Allows you to manage the contents of the Color list on the Wire Properties dialog.
Connector Types
A connector type defines pin configuration and other properties. When you define connectors for a cable, selecting a connector type copies these properties for the cable connector. This supporting table allows you to create and manage the connector types required for your plug-and- socket boxes and for cables that require connectors.
Connector Manufacturers
Allows you to manage the contents of the Manufacturer select list on the Connector Types dialog.
Connector Models
Allows you to manage the contents of the Model select list on the Connector Types dialog. Connector models are classified according to the Manufacturer column. The information used in the other columns can be found in the manufacturer's catalog.
Controllers
The controller is the processing hardware that controls and supervises I/O cards. This supporting table allows you to define and manage your I/O card controllers. You can define new controllers, edit the properties of existing controllers, and delete controllers.
Channel Types
Allows you to manage the contents of the Channel Type select list on the Channels dialog.
Segment-Wide Parameter Profiles
Allows you to define default settings that serve as design rules for the various Fieldbus segments.
Standard Widths
Each routing trunk that you define consists of positions. Instead of defining new positions for each additional trunk, you select the positions from the list of standard positions. Instead of defining the width for each standard position that you can add to a trunk, you select it from the standard width list that you set in this supporting table. You use the widths that you add in this supporting table to define the positions in a routing trunk. The width that you define here is a standard unit and therefore can be used several times to characterize different positions.
Standard Routing Positions
Each routing section of type trunk that you define consists of positions. (Building sections do not have positions.) Instead of defining new positions for each additional trunk, you select the positions from the list of standard positions that you define in this supporting table.
Maximum Number of Cables
The maximum number of cables limits the number of cables that a position can contain. After you have defined widths and created positions, you need to set the maximum number of cables per defined-width position that you want to associate with a routing trunk.
Routing Sections
Defining routing sections is the last step in creating the <plant> cable routing before associating routing with cables. The cable routing sections contain the positions that convey the cables between the instruments. Using this supporting table, you can add or edit a routing section and select positions to be included in a trunk section. The positions that you can select are those for which you have already defined the maximum number of cables.
Cable Drums
Allows you to define and manage the cable drums in your <plant>. Note that cable drums are categorized according to cable type.
Pulling Areas
Allows you to define the pulling areas in your <plant>. The pulling area in the <plant> is the area allocated to cables and the cable drums they are wound on. The purpose of allocating pulling areas is both to organize the <plant> drums in designated areas and to regularly use the cables from these areas.
DCS Block Types
Allows you to manage the block type data for control system tags. The values that appear on this dialog are available in the Block Type select list on the Control System Tag Properties dialog.
DCS Function Block I/O Termination
Enables you to manage the DCS function block I/O termination data for control system tags. The values that appear on this dialog are available in the Function block I/O termination select list on the Control System Tag Properties dialog.
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For the explanation of instrument types and their functionalities, see Working with Instrument Types.
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For the supporting tables used in Telecom, see Supporting Tables for Telecom.