Plant Design System (PDS)

Label Library Merger Utility

Version 2011 (V12)

June 2011
DPDS3-PE-200045D

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Contents
Preface PDS ................................................................................................................................................. 5
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 7
Overview ....................................................................................................................................................... 9
File Menu ................................................................................................................................................ 9
Open Source Label Library 1 ........................................................................................................... 9
Open Source Label Library 2 ........................................................................................................... 9
Open Destination Library .................................................................................................................. 9
Information ...................................................................................................................................... 10
Exit .................................................................................................................................................. 10
Edit Menu .............................................................................................................................................. 10
Select All ......................................................................................................................................... 10
Unselect All ..................................................................................................................................... 10
Invert Selection ............................................................................................................................... 10
Edit Label Number .......................................................................................................................... 11
Edit Label Description..................................................................................................................... 11
Delete ............................................................................................................................................. 11
Validate ........................................................................................................................................... 11
Compress Destination Library ........................................................................................................ 11
Copy to Destination ........................................................................................................................ 11
Clear Error Messages..................................................................................................................... 11
Help Menu ............................................................................................................................................. 12
Contents ......................................................................................................................................... 12
About Library Merger ...................................................................................................................... 12
Label Library Merge Workflow ................................................................................................................. 13
Index ........................................................................................................................................................... 17

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Plant Design System (PDS) Label Library Merger Utility

Preface PDS
This document provides command reference information and procedural instructions for the
Plant Design System (PDS) Label Library Manager Utility..

List of PDS Documentation

DPDS3-PB-200003 - DesignReview Integrator (PD_Review) Reference Guide

DPDS3-PB-200004 - Drawing Manager (PD_Draw) User's Guide
DPDS3-PB-200005 - EE Raceway Modeling Reference Guide
DPDS3-PB-200006 - Interference Checker/Manager (PD_Clash) User's Guide
DPDS3-PB-200010 - PDS 3D Theory User's Guide
DPDS3-PB-200013 - PDS EDEN Interface Reference Guide Volume I : Piping
DPDS3-PB-200015 - PDS Equipment Modeling (PD_EQP) User's Guide
DPDS3-PB-200017 - PDS ISOGEN Reference Guide, Vol. 1
DPDS3-PB-200022 - PDS Piping Component Data Reference Guide
DPDS3-PB-200023 - PDS Project Setup Technical Reference
DPDS3-PB-200025 - PDS Stress Analysis Interface (PD_Stress) User's Guide
DPDS3-PB-200026 - Pipe Supports Modeler Reference Guide
DPDS3-PB-200028 - Piping Design Graphics (PD_Design) Reference Guide
DPDS3-PB-200030 - Project Administrator (PD_Project) Reference Guide
DPDS3-PB-200033 - Project Engineer HVAC (PE-HVAC) Reference Guide
DPDS3-PB-200034 - Reference Data Manager (PD_Data) Reference Guide
DPDS3-PB-200035 - Report Manager (PD_Report) User's Guide
DPDS3-PB-200041 - PDS EDEN Interface Reference Guide Volume 2 : Equipment
DPDS3-PB-200042 - PDS EDEN Interface Reference Guide Volume 3 : Pipe Supports
DPDS3-PE-200016 - PDS Express Project Creation Quick Start Guide
DPDS3-PE-200052 - PDS Ortho Draw User's Guide
DPDS3-PE-200029 - Piping Model Builder (PD_Model) Reference Guide
DPDS3-PE-200031 - Project Engineer HVAC Getting Started Guide
DPDS3-PE-200032 - Project Engineer HVAC Overview
DPDS3-PE-200045 - PDS Label Library Merger Utility
DPDS3-PE-200047 - PDS Reference Data Auditing Tool
DPDS3-PE-200048 - Pipe Supports Explorer Utility
DPDS3-PE-200050 - Batch Services Quick Start Guide
DPDS3-PE-200051 - Batch Services User's Guide

Plant Design System (PDS) Label Library Merger Utility

Preface PDS

Plant Design System (PDS) Label Library Merger Utility

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Introduction
The Label Library Merger utility allows PDS users to copy labels from one or two label
description libraries into another library and to modify the destination library as necessary. You
can only add and remove labels with this command. To edit an existing label or create a new
label definition, use the Label Description Library Manager command.

Features

Copy labels from one library to another.

Delete an existing label from the destination library.
Rename an existing label in the destination library.
Compress the destination library.
Validate the destination library.

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Overview
This section contains descriptions of the Label Library Merger interface, including information on
all dialog boxes and commands. The Label Library Merger commands are available from the
toolbar and from menus.
The Label Library Merger dialog box contains three label description library views. The two
views on the left display the contents of the source libraries, and the view on the right displays
the contents of the destination library. Each library view is divided into two columns, Number
and Description, which display the appropriate data for each label. You can click a heading in
any library view to sort the labels by that heading.
The bottom pane of the Label Library Merger dialog box is the message window, which displays
errors and other informational messages during the library merge workflow.

File Menu
The commands on the File menu allow you to open libraries, display information in the Message
Window, and exit the Label Library Merger.

See Also
Open Source Label Library 1 (on page 9)
Open Source Label Library 2 (on page 9)
Open Destination Library (on page 9)
Information (on page 10)
Exit (on page 10)

Open Source Label Library 1

This command opens a label description library from which to copy labels. You can key in or
browse to the location of a source library. The system displays the label number and
description in the Library 1 View.

Open Source Label Library 2

This command opens a second label description library from which to copy labels. Using a
second source library is optional, and not required for the use of this command. The system
displays the label number and description in the Library 2 View.

Open Destination Library

This command opens a new or existing destination library, where labels from the source libraries
are copied. The system displays the copied label numbers and descriptions in the Destination
Library View.
To create a new destination library, browse to the appropriate folder in the Open Destination
Library dialog box, type a new library name in the File name text box, and click Open. The
system will then create the new label description library in the specified location.

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Information
This command displays information in the Message Window regarding the source and
destination libraries.

Example
MESSAGE: D:\WIN32APP\INGR\PDSHELL\lib\labels.l Opened as Source Label
Library 1
MESSAGE: D:\WIN32APP\INGR\PDSHELL\lib\company_labels.l Opened as Source
Label Library 2
MESSAGE: D:\WIN32APP\INGR\PDSHELL\lib\all_labels.l Opened as Destination
Label Library

Exit
This command closes the Label Library Merger utility.

Edit Menu
The commands on the Edit menu allow you to modify your selections in the various views on the
Label Library Merger dialog box, modify and delete the label information in the destination
library, and check the destination library for errors.

See Also
Select All (on page 10)
Unselect All (on page 10)
Invert Selection (on page 10)
Edit Label Number (on page 11)
Edit Label Description (on page 11)
Delete (on page 11)
Validate (on page 11)
Compress Destination Library (on page 11)
Copy to Destination (on page 11)
Clear Error Messages (on page 11)

Select All
This command selects all the labels in the active view.

Unselect All
This command resets selections so that no labels in the active view are selected.

Invert Selection
This command switches the selection status of the labels in the active view, so that labels that
are currently selected become unselected, and labels that are currently not selected become
selected.

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Edit Label Number

This command allows users to modify the label number of the selected label in the Destination
Library View.

Edit Label Description

This command allows users to modify the label description of the selected label in the
Destination Library View.

Delete
This command removes the selected labels from the destination library.

Validate
This command checks the labels in the destination library for valid label numbers, and reports
any invalid label numbers in the Message Window.

Compress Destination Library

This command removes the deleted labels from the destination library.

Copy to Destination
This command copies the selected labels from the source libraries to the destination library.
The system uses the following criteria to determine label numbers:
If there is no label in the destination library with the same label number as the label being
copied, the label is copied with its original label number.
If there is a label in the destination library with the same label number as the label being
copied, the label is copied with a new label number, which is assigned using the following
criteria:
If there is an unassigned label number in the copied label's category in the destination
library, the system assigns the next available label number in that category.
If there is no unassigned label number in the copied label's category in the destination
library, the system adds 5000 to the label number and copies the label. For example,
label number 23 in the source library is copied to label 5023 in the destination library.
Label numbers above 5000 generate errors in PDS. The Validate command
reports any such label numbers in the Message Window.
Refer to Label Description Library for more information on label categories.

Clear Error Messages

This command refreshes the Message Window.

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Help Menu
The commands in the Help menu display online Help and other information about the Label
Library Merger utility.

See Also
Contents (on page 12)
About Library Merger (on page 12)

Contents
This command displays the Label Library Merger online Help file.

About Library Merger

This command displays the About dialog box with information about the Label Library Merger
utility, including the version number and copyright date.

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Label Library Merge Workflow

This section describes the general workflow for the Label Library Merger utility.
1. Click Start > Programs > PD_Shell > PDS Label Library Merger to start the Label
Library Merger utility.

The Label Library Merger interface displays.

2. Click File > Open Source Label Library 1.

3. Browse to the location of the first label description library, select the library, and click Open.

The system displays the contents of the library in the Library 1 View.
4. Repeat the previous two steps for the second label description library.

The system displays the contents of the library in the Library 2 View.
5. Click File > Open Destination Library. You can either open an existing library for update
or create a new library.

The system displays the contents of the destination library in the Destination Library View.
6. Select labels in the existing label description libraries to copy to the destination library. Use
CTRL+click to select multiple labels, or SHIFT+click to select a range of labels. Use the

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selection commands on the Edit menu to select all labels, unselect all labels, or invert your
selections.
7. Click Edit > Copy to Destination to copy the selected labels to the destination library.

The system displays the copied labels in the Destination Library View.
8. Click Edit > Edit Label Number or Edit > Edit Label Description to modify labels in the
destination library as necessary.
9. Click Edit > Validate to check the destination library for errors.

The system displays any warnings in the Message View.

10. Click Edit > Compress Destination Library to compress the destination library.

The system displays any warnings in the Message View.

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11. When you are finished modifying the destination library, click File > Exit to exit the Label
Library Merger utility.

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A

About Library Merger 12

Select All 10

Clear Error Messages 11

Compress Destination Library 11
Contents 12
Copy to Destination 11

Unselect All 10

V
Validate 11

D
Delete 11

E
Edit Label Description 11
Edit Label Number 11
Edit Menu 10
Exit 10

F
File Menu 9

H
Help Menu 12

I
Information 10
Introduction 7
Invert Selection 10

L
Label Library Merge Workflow 13

O
Open Destination Library 9
Open Source Label Library 1 9
Open Source Label Library 2 9
Overview 9

P
Preface PDS 5

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