The following tasks deal with such operations as batch generation and deletion of specs, describes the ways of defining spec document numbers and opening existing specs, and addresses other miscellaneous operations you can perform with specs in Smart Instrumentation.
Define Specification Options in an Instrument Type Profile
Use this procedure to associate a specification form, multi- tag list format and form data template with an instrument type profile. This way you set the software to apply the defined profile options when generating instruments belonging to this instrument type.
Generate Instrument Specs in Batch Mode
Use this procedure to generate specs for instruments you select in the Domain Explorer, or from the Engineering Data Editor (EDE).
Open a Spec from the Engineering Data Editor
Use this procedure to open an existing specification from an EDE view.
Open a Spec from the Specifications Module
Use this procedure to find an item and the form number on which the item specification is based and open it the Specifications module.
Create a Tag Number in the Specifications Module
Use this procedure to create an instrument tag in the Specifications module. This allows you to generate an instrument specification without having to create a new instrument tag first in the Instrument Index module or the Domain Explorer.
Use this procedure to delete a batch of specifications. You can use the same procedure if you need to delete only one specification Using this procedure, you can delete single- tag specs and multi-tag specs. It is only possible to delete specs from the Specifications module. The software does not allow you to delete a spec that is currently assigned to a Specification Binder package or revised in the Document Binder module.
Add Expanded Notes and Remarks
Use this procedure to add text in the Note tab of a specification if the space in the note box in the specification data sheet is insufficient to enter all the text string.
Ways of Defining a Spec Document Number
This topic lists the Specifications module options that allow you to define a document number for a spec. If the Domain Administrator has set the document number naming convention for specs, the software automatically creates a default document number on generating a specification. You can either accept this number or modify it as you require.