Copy Design Dialog

To access: Right-click a design in the Project Browser Window and select Copy.

Used to copy a design, to register a new design in the database, and to configure a number of design-level settings.

Objects

Design Details

The base design details, used to register the design in the database and to specify the option codes available to a design. Name A unique label to identify the design. Enter a new name or click the ellipsis (...) button to select from a list of pre-specified design names maintained in the project’s Object Type Information in Capital Project Manager. The contents of this field are displayed in red if they are not unique within the current project. Mandatory.

Properties Click to access the Edit Design Properties dialog box, to create properties to associate with the design. Optional.

Revision Specifies the version of the design to enable multiple updated versions of the same design to exist in the database. Mandatory.

Short Description Enter a line of descriptive text to provide more information about the design. This information is displayed alongside the design Name and Revision in the Project Browser Window. Optional.

Description Free-text field to enter additional comments or notes relevant to this design. Optional.

Release Level - The release level for the design. The release level of the design. Release levels are created in Capital Project Manager. See “Release Level”the Capital Project Manager User Guide for more information on creating and using release levels.

Applicable Options The options that apply to this design. Click the ellipsis (...) button to open the Applicable Options Dialog Box, and select the option codes available. Once selected, the available options are displayed in the field. These options - created and maintained in Capital Project Manager

• can then be applied to the components on the design. Optional. Note The Applicable Options field only displays if the project has been configured to use Options. See “Module Codes, Options” preference settings in the Capital Design Tools - Common Functions User Guide to configure the project.

Applicable Modules To assign, amend, or remove Functional Module Codes that are available to objects in the design, click the ellipsis button (...) to open the Applicable Modules dialog box, and select the required Functional Module code(s). Note The Applicable Modules field only displays if the project has been configured to use module codes. See “Module Codes, Options” preference settings in the Capital Design Tools - Common Functions User Guide to configure the project.

Option The option or option expression that you want to apply to the whole design. Click the ellipsis (...) button to open the Edit Option Expression Dialog Box, and select a single option or create an option expression. Optional. Note The Option field only displays if the project has been configured to use Options. See “Module Codes, Options” preference settings in the Capital Design Tools - Common Functions User Guide to configure the project.

Copy Options

Retain Generated Names Specifies whether object names that have been generated using advanced naming are retained in the copy (selected) or whether object names return to default naming in the copy (cleared). Mandatory.

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Capital Systems Modeler User Guide, 2512.2606

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