Problem
If you enter a space as the first character of your plant, area or unit name, SmartPlant Foundation still allows the registration of the plant without displaying an error message. However, when you try to publish the Plant Breakdown Structure (Publish PBS) in SmartPlant Foundation Desktop Client, an error message is displayed.
Error message
Database exception error message
The database records the error as an exception detailed as below:
Solution
The plant name must begin with an alphabetical character. You must follow the plant naming guidelines when naming your plant for top-level hierarchy items used in an integrated environment.
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Do not use a digit or a space as the first character for any plant name or any of the other plant elements such as area or unit.
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Do not use any special characters in any part of the plant name or plant breakdown structure such as area or unit.
These limitations are imposed by the authoring tools and the database software. For further information see the Plant Naming Guidelines section of Creating an alternate plant breakdown structure (PBS).