Importing Equipment Using XML Templates

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Import Equipment Using XML Templates

Equipment tags can be created by importing them in much the same way as tags can be imported using TagGen. An XML template is used to specify the fields of input and output databases, and define filters and transformation rules that create tags from existing database fields.

Equipment XML templates are configuration files that are linked with equipment types that you create (see Manually Define Equipment Types). Each equipment type can has an associated template file specified.

The Update Equipment tool (accessible via the Command Bar when Equipment is selected in the System Model activity) processes the template for each piece of equipment to manage the associated configuration records. When updating the equipment configuration, the associated records are updated by modifying, adding or deleting as required.

For example, a set of associated records defined by the template may consist of a set of variable tags, alarms and trends. When an equipment record is added, the update tool will create the associated records. If the template is modified, the update tool will modify the associated records. If the equipment record is deleted, the update tool will delete the associated records.