About Designating Schematic Information
Designation is the process of associating XML data in RSDesigner to a Spec-Driven pipeline. The designation process stores the XML data for that particular pipeline.
You can designate schematic information to a pipeline, fitting or equipment using the Pipeline Designation dialog box if the piping_schematic_driven configuration option is set to yes.
If the information in the source XML file is changed after being used for designation, you have to use the Reload option from the Pipeline Designation dialog box to reload the information in the XML file. A message displays indicating that the XML file has been changed and that the user needs to use the Reload option to update the designation information.
An already designated pipeline can be reverted to the non-schematic mode using the Undesignate option from the Pipeline Designation dialog box. When you use the Undesignate option, all the schematic information designated to a pipeline is erased.
Designating Equipment, Nozzles, Fittings, and Branches
Designate Equipment, Designate Nozzles, Designate Fittings, and Designate Branches in the Pipeline Designation dialog box have a list of reference designators and equipment components.
• Designator is the value of the ref_des property specified in the XML file.
• Model is the value of the modelname property specified in the XML file. The Model column is not displayed by default. Click Columns > Model to display the Model column.
• Component is the Spec-Driven Piping component name. The component name is automatically displayed if the Status column displays the value Auto Match. If the value of the modelname property displayed under the Model column does not match any of the Spec-Driven Piping component names in a selected assembly, the Status column displays the value Missing. To designate the component manually, click Options > Allow Mismatch and select the required component. The Status column now displays the value Manual Match.
• The Spec-Driven Piping assembly is searched for a component having a name as that of the value displayed under the Model column for a row. Based on the search results, one of the following values is displayed under the Status column:
◦ Designated—The component is designated and this information is stored in the pipeline.
◦ Auto Match—A single instance of the component is found in the Spec-Driven Piping assembly and is automatically matched.
◦ Manual Match—The component has been selected manually.
◦ Multiple—Several components with the same name have been found.
◦ Missing—A component with the name as that displayed under the Model column is not found.
◦ Undesignated—A component that has been undesignated manually.