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Entering Project Components

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Entering Project Components

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Entering Components Overview

If Plot Plan or Operational Units are not available, use single area for entering Components

If entering from Equipment List, consider using Spreadsheet View

Enter all components in sequence

Enter “?” for missing data

Recommend “?” entries be put in the Remarks Field

Three methods for entering Components

– Components Tab

– Area Selection

– Spreadsheet View

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Components Tab (Method 1)

Select the Components Tab in Palette

Expand Components by selecting “+” on selections

Click on Selected Component and Drag to List View

Enter Item Description and Tag Number (recommended) and select Area from Scroll List

Select OK to bring up Component Form

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Select the Components Tab

2. Expand selections

1. Select components tab

3. Select component

and drag to List View

(Main Window)

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Enter Item Description, User Tag Number and Select Area

•Item Description must be unique

•User Tag Number is optional but

strongly recommended as entry

•Select Area Name for placement

•Select “OK” to get input form

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Area Selection (Method 2)

Select Area for Component Entry

Right-click mouse and select “Add Project Component”

Enter Project Component Name

Double click mouse on each entry until Component Form appears

Tag Number must be entered on Component Form

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Select Area and Add Project Component

1.Right mouse click on Area

2.Select Item

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Enter Item Description

2. Double mouse click to select

1. Add Unique Component Name

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Select Component to Add (Method 2)

3. Double mouse click on Component to Add to Project

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Enter Component Data (Methods 1 & 2)

Black text is User Entered Data

Blue text is System default

Select Evaluate when Data Entry

is complete to review Item

Red Border is Required Entry

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Item Evaluation Report - HTML

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Selecting Recommended Report Type

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Capital Cost Item Report - Equipment

Shows both User Entered Values and Values Used for Calculations

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Capital Cost Item Report - Details

Details are not shown on HTML report

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Component Adjustments

Adjustment to Equipment or Volumetric Model can be made using Options Menu

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Adding Components via Spreadsheet View (Method 3)

Select Spreadsheet View from View Menu

Select View (e.g. Pumps | Centrifugal | Process)

Select Add

Select Project Component Name

Select Component Type to Add and select “OK”

Repeat from “Add” Step until all like components on Equipment List have an entry

Use Copy/Paste function of Excel to Copy Data From Equipment List to Spreadsheet View (Note: Can only copy one column at a time)

Save all entered data

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Spreadsheet View Selection

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Spreadsheet View Example

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Spreadsheet View Example

Created 6 pumps to match the Equipment List (shown on next slide). No data entered except „Item description‟ and Model selection.

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Typical Equipment List

Highlight row or rows of data and select Copy

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Spreadsheet View Example

• Highlight the cells in which to paste the copied data, right-click on cells and select „Paste Selection‟.• Select „Apply‟ to save selections• Select „Ok‟ to exit Spreadsheet

Note: Copy and Paste does not work on cells with dropdown scroll lists.