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Start the Instrument Index module by doing one of the following:
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On the main toolbar, click .
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On the main menu bar, click Modules > Instrument Index.
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Click Tables > Instrument Types.
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On the Instrument Types dialog box, from the Process function list, select Flow.
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Create a new instrument type as follows:
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Click New to add a new row.
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Type the instrument type name FE.
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Press the Tab key and type the description D/P Type Flow Element.
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Press the Tab key again and type FE in the CS Tag Instrument Type Alias column.
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Click Apply.
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Additionally, define all the instrument types that appear in the following table:
Process Function
Instrument Type
Description
Flow
FT
D/P Type Flow Transmitter
General
FY
I/P Transducer (flow)
General
TY
I/P Transducer (temperature
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For the FI instrument type (Flow process function), rename the description FLOW INDICATOR to Local Flow Indicator.
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The Description field is required as part of the instrument type definition. You can have more than one instrument type with the same name, provided the descriptions are unique. Conversely, different instrument types can have the same description as long as overall the combination of the instrument type and description is unique.
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Other instrument types that are used in the Tutorial come shipped with Smart Instrumentation.
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When done, click OK to accept the new values and close the dialog box.