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The following tasks are used frequently when you work with the Domain Explorer.

Create an Item in the Domain Explorer

This procedure shows how to create an item in the Domain Explorer.

Edit Item Properties

This procedure explains how to edit the properties of an item that you select in the Domain Explorer.

Duplicate an Item

You use this action to create a duplicate item within the same parent hierarchy. That is, the software creates another copy of the selected item under the immediate parent item. For example, if you need to insert an apparatus within an existing apparatus group, expand an apparatus group and duplicate an apparatus. You can then change the sequence numbers of the apparatuses to re-arrange them on the strip the way you require. Furthermore, if you are duplicating a panel or another item that contains child items, the software duplicates this item in its entirety. That is, Smart Instrumentation creates the new item with exactly the same child items as the original panel. Note that in this case, the software also retains all the existing internal connections if you selected Copy internal connections in the wiring preferences.

Move an Item in the Domain Explorer

This feature allows you to move an item from one parent item to another within the Domain Explorer. This can be very helpful when, for example, you want to move a terminal strip to another panel. If you are moving an item that contains child items, the software moves the selected item together with all its child item.

Note that the same rules apply when you want to move an item in the Reference Explorer. If you drag an item from the Reference Explorer to the Domain Explorer or vice versa, Smart Instrumentation creates a copy of that item and retains the selected one in its original place. If you open another instance of the Domain Explorer and drag an item from one Domain Explorer window to another, the same rules apply as when you drag an item within the same Domain Explorer window.

Delete Items

This procedure shows how to delete the items that you select in the Domain Explorer.

Using Search with the Domain and Reference Explorers

You use this feature to find items that you want to work with. You can search for multiple items in the entire domain, the current highest plant hierarchy level, or the current lowest plant hierarchy level. The term "current" refers to the plant hierarchy level that you selected in the Open dialog when you started Smart Instrumentation.

Filter Items in an Explorer Window According to a Specific Item Type

This option allows you to filter the items according to a specific item type. You can apply an item type filter to the entire tree view of the current view of the current Explorer window or only to a folder or node that contains child items. Item type filters override your item name filters.

Also, you can filter the items so that the software displays only those items that belong to the current lowest plant hierarchy level and only those items that were created by the current user of Smart Instrumentation. You can use these two filtering options on their own or in concurrence with another filter definition.

Filter settings take effect only for the user who defined the filter and only for the current custom view of the active Explorer window.

Note that item type filters override your item name filters.

Filter Cables in an Explorer Window

Allows you to set additional filter definitions for the Cables and the Cross Cables folders. You can filter cables according to their connections and cables that are connected to a specific Foundation Fieldbus or Profibus segment.

Filter Loops in an Explorer Window

Allows you to set additional filter definitions for the Loops folder. You can filter loops according to blocks associated with loop tags.

Create and Organize Items in the Favorites Tab

Favorites allows you to create a special view of the Items you use often. In addition, you can organize and store items in various folders. The software retains all the items in the Favorites tab until you remove them from the list. Exiting Smart Instrumentation and starting a new session does not affect the contents of your Favorites.

Perform Various Actions with an Instrument

This feature allows you to select a tag number and perform various actions. You can affect I/O assignment, associate blocks, create CS tags, create device panels and cables, connect device panels, and so forth.

Generate a Specification or a Process Data Sheet for an Instrument

This option allows you to select a tag number and generate a specification and a process data sheet.

Define and Use a Custom View

Smart Instrumentation allows you to define custom views for the Domain Explorer. The software lets you select a folder or multiple folders and add these folders with their child items to a custom view that you select. Note that the custom views that you define are not available to other users of Smart Instrumentation.

Define and View a Show EDE

This option allows you to select an item or folder in the tree view window, and view it and its related attributes in an EDE View. To access this command, right-click a folder or item in the tree view and select EDE_Published_ReadOnly Show EDE.

For the rules that govern the dragging of items in the Domain Explorer, see Association Rules in the Domain Explorer.