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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.

The Reference Explorer displays a graphical representation of the relationships that exist among the predefined wiring equipment, panels, terminal strips, and terminals as well as cables, cable sets, and wires. Also, you can manage hook-up libraries and hook-up items.

You can use predefined configurations as reference items and copy them to the Domain Explorer. For more information about using reference items, see Copy a Reference Item to the Domain Explorer.

You can open the Reference Explorer from anywhere in Smart Instrumentation. Press F8 or select Tools > Reference Explorer.

The main features of the Reference Explorer are as follows.

List of Custom Views

Drop down list that allows you to select the standard Reference Explorer view or a custom view that you have defined. By default, the Reference Explorer is displayed.

New Custom View

Opens the Custom View Properties dialog where you can define custom views.

Toolbar

Refresh

Updates the Reference Explorer display. This feature is useful where multiple users are working on the same set of data.

Filter New Filter

Allows you to filter the items in the Reference Explorer display. You can use this toolbar command if you do one of the following:

  • Select a tree view node whose immediate child items are folders and not plant items — this allows you to filter the entire tree view according to a specific item type that you select from the Item type list on the Filter Definition dialog.

  • Select any tree view node or folder that contains child item to filter that node or folder according to a specific item type.

Any filter definition that you define using the Filter Definition is saved in the current instance, and is applied to future Explorer instances, until you clear the filter.

Help

Smart Instrumentation on-line help.

Tree View Pane

The tree view pane of the Reference Explorer shows reference items organized by folders. Smart Instrumentation defines standard folders in the database. You cannot move or delete these folders, nor can you add new folders. Each folder contains an item type, and the options available on the menus depend on the selected item type.

Expand or collapse the hierarchy by selecting the PPM All Outputs Graphic and PPM All Outputs Graphic icons respectively or by double-clicking a folder.

After double-clicking Reference Explorer, which is the top level in the tree view, you can see the Panels, Cables, and Wiring Equipment folders. These folders contain other folders which in turn hold reference items.

You can navigate to a reference item by expanding a folder and then double-clicking an item to display the existing child items. If you cannot expand a folder, that folder is empty.

To perform an action, right-click a folder or an item and then select a command. Also, to move an item to another parent item, drag that item to another folder or a parent item as you require.

For a detailed explanation of all the folders in the Reference Explorer, see The Organization of Items in the Reference Explorer Tree View.

Favorites Tab

Allows you to store your frequently used items, as well as organize them in folders. You can select one or more items from the Domain and Reference Explorer, and choose to save them in your favorites tab. To make your favorites easier to track, you can create and organize them in folders. You can open the Favorites from the Tools menu.

For more information on how to create favorites, see Create and Organize Items in the Favorites Tab

  • You can create several instances of the Reference Explorer by pressing F8.

  • When using the Go To search functionality on a custom explorer view, the custom explorer view must be selected and all its folders expanded.

  • After exiting Smart Instrumentation, and starting a new session, the software retains the size and position of all the windows that were open in the previous session.