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43-Structure Identifier Management PDF
43-Structure Identifier Management PDF
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6 Checking Identifiers....................................................................................28
6.1 Check usage ...........................................................................................28
6.2 Check syntax ..........................................................................................28
8 Deleting Identifiers......................................................................................33
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1 Creating an Identifier
Precondition:
You have opened a project in which identifier blocks are used, for instance "Higher-
level function" and "Mounting location".
In the Identifiers dialog, new structure identifiers can be created for each identifier
block, whereby the positioning depends on the current selection in the table: New
structure identifiers are sorted above the currently selected identifier.
Note:
The project setting Conversion to uppercase (under Options > Settings >
Projects > "Project name" > Devices > General) is used here.
1. In the Identifier dialog, select the tab of the identifier block that you want to
edit.
2. Click (New).
A new line is created above the current cursor position in the table, which is
empty except for the entry "No" in the Usage column. (If there is still another
empty identifier in the table, then the Status column will show a yellow
warning triangle and the Message description field will show the explanation
of this symbol).
3. Enter the designation of the new structure identifier into the Designation field.
If you enter a designation which already exists, then the Status will show a
yellow warning triangle and the Message description field will show the
explanation of this symbol.
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4. Enter an additional description into the Description box.
6. Use the buttons on the toolbar to copy, add, delete, or move structure
identifiers.
7. Click [Apply].
If you confirm your entries with [OK] (instead of with [Apply], the Identifiers dialog
will close after you have responded to the confirmation prompt.
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Note:
The project setting Conversion to uppercase (under Options > Settings >
Projects > "Project name" > Devices > General) is used when creating new
identifiers.
Preconditions:
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In the settings, the Use Place identifiers dialog check box (Options > Settings
> User > Display > Identifier) is selected.
You have opened a project in which identifier blocks are used, for instance
"Higher-level function" and "Mounting location".
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2. If you would like to obtain an overview of the existing structure identifiers, click
[...] next to the Full page name box.
3. In the Full page name dialog, click [...] next to the corresponding box for the
identifier block.
The <Identifier block> dialog lists all existing structure identifiers. The
display shows the contents of both Designation and Description.
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4. Click [Cancel] to close the list.
5. In the Page name dialog, enter a new structure identifier into one of the fields
for the identifier block (e.g. for higher-level function or mounting location).
6. Click [OK].
The Page name dialog is closed. In the New page dialog, the full page
name is correspondingly updated.
8. Edit the position of the new structure identifier in the Place identifiers dialog
by using the buttons.
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9. In the Description box enter a descriptive text for the new structure identifier.
11. Proceed analogously for all of the other pages to be generated in the New
page dialog.
Preconditions:
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In the settings, the Use Place identifiers dialog check box (Options > Settings
> User > Display > Identifier) is selected.
You have opened a project in which identifier blocks are used, for instance
"Higher-level function" and "Mounting location".
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2. Select the desired symbol in the Symbol selection dialog.
3. Click [OK].
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5. In the Full DT box of the component-specific Properties <...> dialog, click [...].
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6. If you would like to obtain an overview of the existing structure identifiers, click
[...] next to the appropriate field for the identifier block.
7. Click [Cancel].
8. In the Full DT dialog, enter a new structure identifier into one of the fields for
the identifier block (e.g. for "higher-level function" or "mounting location").
9. Click [OK].
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11. Edit the position of the new structure identifier in the Place identifiers dialog
by using the buttons.
12. In the Description box enter a descriptive text for the new structure identifier.
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In the settings, the Use Place identifiers dialog check box (Options > Settings
> User > Display > Identifier) is selected.
You have opened a project in which identifier blocks are used, for instance
"Higher-level function" and "Mounting location".
1. Select the menu item Page > Page macro > Insert.
3. Click on [Open].
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4. In the Adjust page structure dialog, specify the handling of page
designations for the target macro.
5. If you would like to obtain an overview of the existing identifiers, click [...] next
to the respective block for the target identifier block.
6. Click [Cancel].
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7. In the Adjust page structure dialog, enter a new structure identifier into one
of the boxes for the target identifier block (e.g. for "Higher-level function" or
"Mounting location").
8. Click [OK].
9. Edit the position of the new structure identifier in the Place identifiers dialog
by using the buttons.
10. In the Description field, enter a descriptive text for the new identifier.
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3 Editing an Identifier
Different options for editing structure identifiers are available. These can be activated
either through the popup menu or by using the buttons.
Precondition:
You have opened a project which uses structure identifiers, for instance "Higher-level
function" and "Mounting location" in the project structure.
1. In the Identifier dialog select the tab of the identifier block you want to edit.
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2. Select the structure identifier to be moved in the table. Multiple selection is
possible here.
The selected lines are moved to the top / to the end of the table.
5. Click [Apply].
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6. Answer the prompt.
Note:
Movement is also possible by holding the left mouse button down; here, however, the
entire line and not just a single column must be selected. The selected structure
identifiers can then be dragged over several lines into a new position. A moving
rectangle, which hangs on the mouse pointer, indicates that this function is active. A
red line indicates the two other structure identifiers between which the line will be
inserted as soon as the mouse button is release.
Precondition:
You have opened a project in which identifier blocks are used in the project structure,
for instance "Higher-level function" and "Mounting location".
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1. In the Identifier dialog, select the tab of the identifier block that you want to
edit.
2. Click in the Designation field of the structure identifier you want to rename.
4. Click [Apply].
Using this function, not just the pages but also the structure identifiers are changed in
the devices. Any existing formatting (e.g. a line break) remains unchanged.
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Preconditions:
You have opened a project in which identifier blocks are used in the project
structure, for instance "Higher-level function" and "Mounting location".
1. In the Identifier dialog, select the tab of the identifier block that you want to
edit.
2. Click in the Designation field of the main identifier you want to rename.
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4. Click [Apply].
Example:
In the project, the identifier block "Higher-level function" is used. The structure
identifier INST1 assigned to the identifier block has the sub-identifiers HLF1.1 and
HLF1.2.
The structure identifier HLF1 is now renamed to HLF3. If the question regarding the
renaming of sub-identifiers is answered with [Yes], then EPLAN changes HLF1.1
and HLF1.2 to HLF3.1 and HLF3.2. For [No], only the main identifier is changed, but
not the sub-identifiers. In this case, then, after the action is complete the identifiers
HLF3, HLF1.1, and HLF1.2 exist.
Precondition:
You have opened a project in which identifier blocks are used in the project structure,
for instance "Higher-level function" and "Mounting location".
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1. In the Identifier dialog, select the tab of the identifier block that you want to
edit.
2. Click in the Designation field of the structure identifier you want to rename.
4. Click [Apply].
Note:
If pages with the same name result from the merging of structure identifiers, then the
process is canceled with an appropriate message.
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4 Sorting Identifiers
The structure identifiers in the respective tabs can be sorted using the [Sort] editing
function. The default setting when the structure identifier management is called up is
sorting by position.
Precondition:
You have opened a project in which identifier blocks are used in the project structure,
for instance "Higher-level function" and "Mounting location".
1. In the Identifier dialog, select the tab of the identifier block whose structure
identifiers you want to sort.
3. Select [Sort] > By position, to again show the structure identifiers in the order
in which they were ordered in the original database.
4. Click [Apply].
The new sort order is written to the database when the structure identifiers are
updated; until that time this is only a temporary order.
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Precondition:
You have selected a project in which identifier blocks are used in the project
structure, for instance "Higher-level function" and "Mounting location".
2. In the Replace dialog, enter the search terms and replacement text.
3. Select the Match case check box if upper and lower case should be taken into
account during the search and replace.
6. Click [Apply].
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7. Answer the prompt.
Notes:
Searching is always performed only in one column and always downwards, and
replacement is limited to Designation and Description.
The default value in the Find what field is the character string of the field
currently selected or, in the case of a multiple selection, the content of the field
last selected.
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6 Checking Identifiers
Precondition:
You have opened a project in which identifier blocks are used in the project structure,
for instance "Higher-level function" and "Mounting location".
The Usage column is filled with the number of times each structure
identifier appears in the schematic, or with the text "No" if the identifier is not
(or is no longer) used in the schematic. If the structure identifier is not used,
but a sub-identifier exists, then the entry "*" is displayed.
Since the values in the Usage column are not stored, there is always a "?" value in
the column when structure identifier management is opened, until you call up the
command (or call it up again).
Note:
During this check, graphical pages are also processed to which a structure identifier
has been assigned, or on which objects with structure identifiers are located.
Precondition:
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You have opened a project in which identifier blocks are used in the project structure,
for instance "Higher-level function" and "Mounting location".
Options > Settings > Projects > "Project name" > Devices > DT syntax check
1. In the DT syntax checkdialog, select the Enable check check box, if the
syntax of device tags is to checked during entry.
2. In the group boxes Identifier blocks, Device tags, and Count numbers,
specify the scope of the test for the components of the DT.
3. Click [OK].
4. Select the menu item Project data > Structure identifier management.
7. Click [Settings] to view the settings for the DT syntax check and to change
them if necessary.
8. Click [Ignore] if the entry error was intentional but should be retained as an
exception.
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9. Or click [Cancel] to edit the designation of the structure identifier again.
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7 Updating Identifiers
Use this option to update all structure identifiers in the project.
Warning:
Updating of structure identifiers via [OK] or [Apply] is a process which cannot be
undone.
Preconditions:
You have opened a project in which identifier blocks are used, for instance
"Higher-level function" and "Mounting location".
Depending on your answer to the prompt, the project is updated. If you started the
update with [Apply], the Identifiers dialog stays open and you can continue to edit
structure identifiers. If you started the process with [OK], structure identifier
management is closed.
When updating the data, the device tags in the schematic and the page data is
updated. A changed sort order for structure identifiers is also written back to the
project and can have far-ranging effects on the order of pages and connections.
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Placeholders for device tags in automatically generated pages, such as the table of
contents, terminal plan, and so on, will be adjusted only after the corresponding
update of report pages.
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8 Deleting Identifiers
Note:
The deletion of structure identifiers is only possible if they are no longer used as page
identifiers or on devices. (Such identifiers show the value "No" in the Usage column
of the Identifiers dialog once you have selected [Extras] > Check usage).
Precondition:
You have opened a project in which identifier blocks are used in the project structure,
for instance "Higher-level function" and "Mounting location".
The table is updated, meaning that the "?" characters in the Usage column
are replaced with the current values.
2. Select the identifiers to be deleted in the table ("No" entry in the Usage
column).
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3. Click (Delete).
The lines are deleted and all lines under them move up one position.
4. Click [Apply].
Notes:
Alternatively to this procedure, you can also remove structure identifiers no
longer in use from the database globally with [Extras] > Clean up all.
If you attempt to delete a structure identifier that is still in use in the schematic, a
message appears to that effect and the action is canceled.
If a page or a device is deleted whose structure identifiers are not used in any
other place in the project, then this identifier is still not removed from the
database. Deletion of structure identifiers is only possible in structure identifier
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management.
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