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System Editing allows propagation of property values between related items.  If you select Tools > System Editing and a check mark displays by the command, the function is active.  You can also turn on System Editing by selecting PPM All Outputs Graphic. When the command is active and you make changes to a drawing, those changes are propagated according to relationships and rules. If the Enable System Editing setting is set to Yes in Options Manager, then every P&ID drawing in the plant will have System Editing enabled. You can turn System Editing off but when you turn it back on, it does not attempt to propagate any prior drawing changes.

  • When a new item is placed from the Catalog or the Stockpile or an existing item is modified, creating a new relationship, property values flow across the new relationship as specified in the rules.

  • If you use Plant Editing to change a property value in a non-active drawing, propagation occurs according to the System Editing rules defined for the plant and the Engineering Data Editor display is automatically updated.System Editing is not supported from or to plant item groups such as loops and packages.

The flow of property values is as follows.

  • Properties - The properties that can flow across this relationship are those that are listed as consistency criteria in all of the applicable rules.

  • Copy and Propagate - A property value can be copied in either direction across the new relationship and is propagated outward.

  • For new items, existing values are not overwritten by this process unless one item contains a Null property value. For example, if different nominal diameter values exit on both sides of a new connection, the existing nominal diameter values are not automatically changed to match unless one of the values is set to Null.

When a directional property, for example, Flow Direction and Slope Direction, is propagated, it is not enough to set the same value on all items the propagation scope.  The direction of the underlying geometry must be compared to the direction of the geometry of the start item. One of the possible property values must be selected based on the direction of the geometry. In cases where the direction of the geometry cannot be compared (such as a midpoint branch condition) no propagation is possible.

The Scope of System Editing

Connectivity

All objects that are connected to the selected object are candidates for inclusion in the propagation (System Editing) process.

Rules

The consistency criteria specified in rules define which properties are propagated and in which direction. The propagations scope can be expanded across a relationship if there is an applicable rule for the property being modified.

Inconsistencies

The propagation scope is not expanded past an existing inconsistency for the property being modified. Using System Editing does not resolve inconsistencies. You must resolve the inconsistency.

Breaks (Break Labels)

Propagation breaks can be defined for specified properties at specified relationships in a design. The propagation scope is not expanded past a break for the property being modified. For this reason, placement of these at an early stage of the data input process could be helpful.

Break Components

Components can be defined with an option to break the nominal diameter or with a filter defining other specified properties that will break at that item. The propagation scope is not expanded past a break component for the property being modified.

Access Control

When working in a project, the propagation scope only includes objects that have been claimed.

Highlighting

All items that will be changed when a user is ready to change a certain property (clicking in a particular property field in the Properties window or picking a solution in the Consistency Check Solutions list) will be highlighted so that the user can see the scope of the items for which the particular property will be changed. This scope can vary according to the particular property being modified.

When making a graphical selection of a pipe route, initially only the connector piece of a pipe run is highlighted. However, because the data is stored by pipe run, even if system editing is switched off, the entire pipe run will have its data changed. To see how far a particular pipe run extends, you can turn system editing off and select in the Properties window on any property of that pipe run. The software will then highlight the entire pipe run.