About the XML Checker

When you export a design sheet using XML to either Piping or Cabling, you can check the parameter values of the shapes before you export them. When you export designs as XML to Piping or Cabling, the system automatically checks for mandatory and recommended parameters.

Piping Object	Design Artifact Type	Design XML Type	Design XML Subtype	Mandatory Parameter of Piping Object	Recommended Parameter of Piping Object
Pipe	Fiber	CONNECTION	SUB_TYPE=PIPELINE	NAME/REF_DES SPEC	SIZE MNEMONIC NUMBER SCHEDULE
Pipeline	Group	CONNECTION	SUB_TYPE=PIPELINE IS_GROUP=TRUE	NAME/REF_DES SPEC	SIZE MNEMONIC NUMBER SCHEDULE
Equipment	Group Block	COMPONENT	SUB_TYPE=COMPONENT CATEGORY=EQUIPMENT	NAME/REF_DES	MODEL_NAME
Nozzle	Group Block	COMPONENT	SUB_TYPE=COMPONENT CATEGORY=NOZZLE	NAME/REF_DES	MODEL_NAME SIZE
Fitting	Group Block	COMPONENT	SUB_TYPE=COMPONENT CATEGORY SNAME	NAME/REF_DES CATEGORY SNAME	MODEL_NAME SIZE SPEC SCHEDULE
				CATEGORY=REDUCER	NEW_SIZE or NSIZE
				CATEGORY=BRANCH	BRANCH_SIZE or BSIZE
				CATEGORY=VALVE CATEGORY=ANGLE_VALVE CATEGORY=RELIEF_VALVE	VALVENUMBER
Port	PORT	PORT	PORT belonging to Piping Object Nozzle or Fitting, connected to Pipeline PID fiber	ENTRY_PORT or NAME/REF_DES	SIZE

Cabling Object	Design Artifact Type	Design XML Type	Design XML Subtype	Mandatory Parameter of Cabling Object	Recommended Parameter of Cabling Object
Wire	Fiber	Connection	Subtype=WIRE!WIRING_WIRE	Spool_name min_bend_radius thickness Obj_type=wire Units	Color
Cable	Group	Connection	Subtype=CABLE	Spool_name min_bend_radius thickness Obj_type=Cable or Prefab	Num_cond
Connectors Components	Block Group	Component		Model_name Obj_type=component or connector	Def_internal_len Def_grouping Num_of_pins
Ports	Port	Port		Entry_port	Def_grouping internal_len