You use the Smart Instrumentation Explorer to access and manage all the items that exist in Smart Instrumentation. Smart Instrumentation features the Domain Explorer and the Reference Explorer.
Working with the Domain Explorer
This view of the Smart Instrumentation Explorer allows you to create and manage your current domain items. You can perform almost all the actions that are possible in the Smart Instrumentation modules. For example, you can create new tag numbers, edit their properties, create and edit wiring items, make wiring connections, generate various data sheets, reports, and so forth. Also, you can copy items from the Reference Explorer and this way create items based on reference configurations on the fly. The Domain Explorer displays instrumentation items according to hierarchical structure. You can arrange the hierarchical structure of the data according to the item types, the physical location of the items, or the item sequence within their parent item.
Working with the Reference Explorer
Allows you to create and manage all the available wiring reference items that are created by Smart Instrumentation users and that are provided with the software. Note that wiring reference items are typical configurations that facilitate rapid creation of various wiring items in your domain.
When you create an item in the domain explorer, make sure you set the naming convention
for it in the Administration module. For details, see Naming Conventions in the Administration Module help.