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1 Defining the Project Structure .....................................................................32

Defining a User-defined Project Structure..................................................6

2.1 Define user-defined prefixes and separators ............................................8

3 Changing the Device Structure Later........................................................103.1 Change the device structure from the project properties ........................10

4 Copying Pages Between Different Project Structures.............................135 Displaying Structure Identifiers in the Navigators...................................18

5.1 Hide / reveal structure identifiers.............................................................195.2 Change the ordering ...............................................................................21

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1 Defining the Project Structure

The project structure is composed of page and device structures. The device

structure itself also consists of further individual structures, for example "generaldevices", "terminal strips", "cable", "black box", etc. Each of these structures can beseparately defined.

Page structure and device structure togethercan onlybe defined when creating aproject using the project wizard! In addition to this, it is possible to subsequentlychange the device structure using the project properties dialog or the projectmanagement dialog.

You define the page and device structures using identifier schemes. The use of thevarious identifier blocks is defined in these schemes, which you fill with the

appropriate structure identifiers. EPLAN provides pre-defined identifier schemes. Inaddition to this, you can define user-defined identifier schemes for your own projectstructures.

Precondition:

You are creating a new project using Project> New (Wizard)and are currently in theproject wizard in the Create projectdialog. You have selected a template and haveclicked [Next]until the Structuretab is in the foreground.


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1. Select one of the available identifier schemes from the Page structuredrop-down list, or click [...], in order to specify a user-defined page structure in thesubsequent Page structuredialog.

2. Select one of the available designation schemes from a drop-down list for a

device, for instance for General devices, or click [...]in order to specify auser-defined device structure in the following dialog, Device structure.

3. If desired, repeat the selection for additional devices.


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4. If you would like to use sub-identifiers, use [...]and then select a separatorinthe subsequent dialog.

5. Use the Superiorcheck box to define whether terminal strips, plugs, cables,and / or interruption points are to be handled in reports according to the

default identifier scheme or as fully numbered devices.

6. Click [Next]or [Back]to make further settings or click [Finish]to create thenew project with the selected structure.



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2 Defining a User-defined Project Structure

As well as the pre-defined identifier schemes for the project structure, you can also

create user-defined schemes and use them to define your own project structures. Aswell as the "functional assignment", "higher-level function", "installation site", "higher-level function number" and "document type", the user-defined identifier structure alsoencompasses a user-defined identifier block for which you can freely define theprefix. You can only specify a user-defined project structure, which consists of a user-defined page structure and a user-defined device structure, when creating a projectusing the wizard. In contrast to this, a user-defined device structure can besubsequently changed using the project properties dialog or the project managementdialog. The definition of all structures follows the same procedure.

Precondition:

You are in the Structuretab of the Create project(project wizard) dialog.

1. Click [...]next to the page structurefield or next to one of the device fields.

2. In the Page structuredialog, or the Device structuredialog, click (New).

3. In the subsequent New schemedialog, define a new scheme and click [OK].


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The dialog is then closed. In the Page structureor Device structuredialogs, all identifier blocks can now be edited.

4. Use the drop-down list to assign every identifier block one of the threepossible properties "Identifying", "Describing" or "Not available".


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5. If you wish to use a project structure according to the power station identifiersystem (KKS), in the Page structuredialog, use the Document type in thefrontcheck box to set the position of the "Document type" identifier block.

6. Click [OK].

EPLAN saves your settings in the new identifier scheme. The Pagestructureor Device structuredialog is then closed.

2.1 Define user-defined prefixes and separators

In a user-defined project structure, you can define selectable and / or user-defined

prefixes and / or separators for identifier blocks. However, this is not possible for allidentifier blocks since some identifiers are pre-defined. The relationships aredescribed in the following table:

Identifier block Prefixes Separator for sub-identifiers

Functional assignment==#

.==

Higher-level function ==.==

Installation site ++ .++


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Mounting location +.+

Higher-level function number User-defined

Document typeBlank&

User-defined User-defined User-defined

Note:

Prefixes and separators for identifier blocks can only be selected, or user-definedentered, when the respective identifier block was specified with the "Identifying" or"Describing" property when the new identifier scheme was created.

Proceed as follows:

Precondition:

You have created a new scheme for the page or device structure. You are in theStructuretab of the Create projectdialog.

1. Click [...]next to the Separatorfield.

2. In the Extended project structuresdialog, select a main separator for thefunctional assignment, higher-level function number, document type,and user-definedidentifier blocks, or enter an identifier of you own choice

where this is permitted.

3. Proceed in the same manner for the separator for the sub-identifier.

4. Click [OK].

EPLAN adopts the prefix and separator settings for each identifier block.

Note:

The following prefix and separator characters may notbe used for identifier blocks

because they are already used for other purposes:

/ Separator before page name

\ Directory structure

? Placeholder for offline numbering

: Separator for connection point designation.



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3 Changing the Device Structure Later

The project structure is composed of page and device structures. Both structures can

only be changed together using the project wizard when a project is created.However, EPLAN allows the device structure, which is composed of a multitude ofindividual structures, to be changed at any time. The changes can be made in theproject properties dialog or project management dialog. EPLAN then automaticallyadjusts all modified individual device structures in the project and, if available, adoptsthe settings into the project management.

3.1 Change the device structure from the projectproperties

Precondition:

You have selected a project in the tree view of the page navigator.

Popup menu> Project> Properties


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1. In the Project settings: 'project name'dialog, select the Structuretab.

2. Click [Edit].

All fields for the device structure can now be edited. The field for the page

structure remains grayed-out and can'tbe edited.

3. Select one of the available designation schemes from a drop-down list for adevice, for instance for General devices, or click [...]in order to specify auser-defined device structure in the following dialog, Device structure.


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4. If desired, repeat the selection for additional devices.

5. If you would like to use sub-identifiers, use [...]and then select a separatorinthe subsequent dialog.

6. Use the Superiorcheck box to define whether terminal strips, plugs, cables,and / or interruption points are to be handled in reports according to thedefault identifier scheme or as fully numbered devices.

7. Click [OK].

EPLAN adopts the new device tag structure.



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4 Copying Pages Between Different ProjectStructures

You can copy pages from one project into another project, even when the twoprojects have different page structures.

Precondition:

In the navigator dialog Pages - 'project name'you have selected a page from thesource project.


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1. Select Popup menu > Copy.

The selected page is copied into the Clipboard.


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2. Open the target project.

3. Select Popup menu > Paste.

The Adjust page structure dialog opens. The page names of the sourceand target pages and the appropriate identifier structures of both projects arelisted here.


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4. If the target project has an identifier structure with a higher hierarchy structurethan the target project, then you must enter the appropriate structureidentifiers for the missing identifier blocks of the pages to be copied.

5. To number the pages, click [Number].

6. In the Number pagesdialog, select the numbering method for the pages to beinserted and click [OK].

7. If you wish to discard the selected numbering settings and return to theoriginal settings, select [Reset].

8. Click [OK].


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EPLAN inserts the pages into the target project, with adjusted identifiersand numbering.



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5 Displaying Structure Identifiers in theNavigators

All structure identifiers used are displayed in the Pages - 'project name'andDevices - 'project name'navigator dialogs. To simplify the view of the project pagesand the project data, you can hide or reveal all structure identifiers for one or moreidentifier blocks. You can also change the order of the structure identifiers.

Preconditions:

You have opened a project.

You have specified the project structure.

Page> Navigator


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5.1 Hide / reveal structure identifiers

1. Decide which structure identifiers in an identifier block are to be displayed andwhich not.

2. Select the menu item Options> Settings.


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3. Select Projects> 'project name'> Display> Project structure.

4. To hide the structure identifiers for an identifier block, select the desiredidentifier block and deselect the check box in front of it.

5. To reveal the structure identifiers for an identifier block, select the desiredidentifier block and select the check box in front of it.

6. Click [OK].

7. Press [F5]to update the view.


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5.2 Change the ordering

1. Decide how the ordering of the structure identifiers of an identifier block is tobe changed.

2. Select the menu item Options> Settings.

3. Select Projects> 'project name'> Display> Project structure.

4. To change the ordering of the identifier blocks, select an identifier block and

click (Move up) or (Move down) until the identifier block is at the desiredposition.

5. Click [OK].

6. Press [F5]to update the view.


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