Hi everybody.... I'm PDMS user, I know about how use PDMS but... Nothing about its configuration.... For that... Please help me to SETUP the MDS module Turn On in PDMS.... Surfing througt Internet... Specifically pdmsmacro.wordpress.com, I found this:
How to Setup MDS?
1.Open PDMS, select the project (example SAM) and go to Admin module.
2.Create 2 teams namely MDS and MDU, put the SYSTEM user to MDS and MDU team.
3.Include following databases (as a minimum) from MDS project (use username SYSTEM, password XXXXXX)
a. MDS/CATA
b. MDS/DESITMPL-AISC
c. MDS/DESITMPL-GRI
d. MDS/DRAFT
e. MDS/MDSAPPDEFAULTS
f. MDS/PROP
g. MDS/WELDS
4.Include the following database from MDU project
a. MDU/CATA
5.Include the databases mentioned earlier to desired MDB.
6.Copy following file from MDSDFLTS folder (the folder under MDS project directory) to defaults project folder (SAMDFLTS, under the SAM project directory). Forget to copy these files and you?ll get errors.
a. DES-SUPP-NAMES
b. DRA-SUPP-DEFS
c. MDS-REPORT-DEFS
d. MdsUserData.pmldat
7.Go to Paragon and activate required MDS supports.
8.Go to Design and create Zones with purpose SUPP
But... I don't know How to make the STEP 3.... Please, please, please.... Say me
3rd step is done in admin module of the project. For this the MDS project provided by AVEVA should be referenced in your project. This referencing of project is done in EVARS. Rest follow the steps. You can go through the manual to see how to include databases from referenced projects in to your projects.
Thank you SO much.... Your answer and your time for write that are great.... BUt... when you write........ "For this the MDS project provided by AVEVA " ..... You are talking about a Project created by de PDMS instalation ??.... I saw the C:/AVEVA/Plants/Projects12.1.SP4 folder and only found this projects: CPL, LIS, MASTER, PSL, SAMPLE, STAGE..... BUT MDS Project is missing... Don't exist.... Can you say me Where find this ?? or better .. How créate this ??? ... Again .. Thank you so much for your attention
Databases to be included from ACP project:
MDS/CATA - Catalogues and specifications
MDS/PROP - Properties database
MASTER/MDSDICT - MDS LEXICON database
Databases to be copied from APS project:
MDS/MDSAPPDEFAULTS - Application Defaults database
MDS/WELDS - Weld templates DATASETS database
MDS/DRAFT - Draw Templates
Framework Templates:
MDS/DESITMPL-BS - Framework templates for BS steel
MDS/DESITMPL-BS-ORI - Orientated Framework templates for BS Steel
Hanger Templates:
MDS/DESITMPL-PSL - Hanger templates for Pipe Support Ltd
Special Templates
MDS/DESI-SPECIAL-TMPL-BS - Project special framework templates for BS Steel
User Defined Ancillary Database
MDU/CATA - MDS Catalogue for user defined Ancillaries
Aveva supplies Dbnumber 7355 Dbname MDU/CATA Dbfilename /%APS000%/aps7355_0001
There you can find many Categories ( for each ancillary type ) that you can use to create your own supports.