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Smart P&ID Version
7.1 (2014 R1)
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7.2 (2014 R2)

An implied item is an item in the database with no graphical representation in the drawing file. You can establish implied items by the existence of a single item, or by the existence of a relationship between two items.

A common example of a symbol with implied items is a vent drain detail. In the drawing, the vent drain detail is represented graphically by only one symbol. However, when the symbol is placed, it represents a 1-inch secondary pipe, a 3/4-inch root valve, and a plug in the database.

Selecting Edit > Properties and selecting the Implied Items Tab on the Rule Properties Dialog allows you to define the method for specifying implied items. The list shows all implied items for a rule. You can add or delete items by using the Add or Delete buttons beside the list.

If you associate implied items with a single item on the Items tab (Item 2 is freestanding), then the software creates implied items for each instance of that item in the design. If you associate implied items with a pair of items, then the software creates implied items for each instance of the relationship between those two items.

When you delete an item, the software deletes all of the implied items that the item owns.

Because implied items are not graphical, you cannot see them in a drawing. However, you can display the items in the table view and in reports generated from the database.