The types of documents that you can retrieve depend on the authoring tool you are using and whether you are using a full integration system or a basic integration system. Full integration includes SmartPlant Foundation as the data repository; basic integration uses SmartPlant Basic Integrator for data exchange and has no data repository. The following lists include the documents that each authoring tool can retrieve by default. You can configure the software to retrieve additional types of data and documents.
PDS
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Does not retrieve
Smart 3D
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Cable Schedule Reports
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P&IDs
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Smart Electrical cable schedules
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Smart Instrumentation dimensional datasheets (DDPs)
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Plant Breakdown Structure (PBS)
Smart Electrical
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3D Model Data Filtered for Cable Schedule Data
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Electrical Tag Signal List
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Enhanced SmartLoop Reports (view files only)
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Instrumentation Requiring Electrical Power Supply
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P&IDs (Electrical Consumer Lists)
Smart Engineering Manager
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Plant Breakdown Structure (PBS)
Smart Instrumentation
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Electrical Power Element Reports
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Electrical Signal I/O Lists
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Instrument Process Data Sheets (IPDs)
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P&IDs
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Plant Breakdown Structure (PBS), if Smart Engineering Manager is not used)
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Schematics (view files only)
Smart P&ID
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Equipment Data Sheets
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Equipment Lists (published as Equipment Data Sheets)
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Instrument Indexes
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Instrument Master Lists (published as Instrument Indexes)
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Process Flow Diagrams (PFD)
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Stream Data Sheets (published as Equipment Data Sheets)
Aspen Basic Engineering
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P&IDs
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Plant Breakdown Structure (PBS)
All Authoring Tools
From the authoring tools, you can retrieve the plant breakdown structure (PBS) and project documents. The PBS and project documents, created in and published by SmartPlant Foundation, are retrieved by authoring tools to provide information about the plants, areas, units, projects, and contracts that need to be created in the authoring tool so that the information is consistent across all authoring tools.
The PBS document published by SmartPlant Foundation contains information about the physical plant whose structure consists of plants, areas, and units. The default structure is plant/area/unit, but you can define a custom hierarchy in the Schema Editor.
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Retrieving the project breakdown documents and the PBS into Smart Engineering Manager creates the appropriate structures automatically for Smart P&ID, Smart Electrical, or Smart Instrumentation (if Smart Engineering Manager is used).
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When using the Smart Instrumentation Administration module instead of Smart Engineering Manager to define the PBS for Smart Instrumentation, you must create the plant hierarchy according to the PBS information in SmartPlant Foundation before you retrieve the PBS. You must create at least one plant hierarchy item at the lowest level, such as a unit, before you can retrieve the PBS.
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To allow the placement of piping components from a retrieved P&ID, you must specify the value Smart 3D for the Use Piping Specification property in Smart P&ID Options Manager.