• 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

    Thank you
  • 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
  • eng-ars ,

    In 12.1 SP4 those DB's are included as part of a MAS project.

    Latest separate versions of MDS/MDU project are delivered with PDMS 12.1 SP2.


    Cheers!
  • Someone an idea which databases we have to use for the setup to be able to use MDS in E3D 2.1 ?  Thanks
  • 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.
  • Is there any standard procedure to create a separate type of support apart from Aveva supplied?

    How to configure MDS Support(Ancillary) and How to use in MDS??

    Thank you
  • Surya,

    This is not readable.. can you re-post it again?