PIRAMID TRAINING LEVEL 2 DEMO 5B Advanced Import Wizard Profile
1. Configure Program Settings / Units - select Imperial/US File /
New - change to " C:\Program Files\C-FER\PIRAMID\2002 Training
Seminar\Level 2\Demo 5". Enter file name Demo5B. Press Create.
Select the configuration template called C-FER Historical-based
Onshore Imperial from pull-down menu. Press Create. 2. Importing
pipeline system data Right-click on the System folder in the Tree
Diagram Workspace; select Import.... 2.1.1 Selecting the source of
the data Press the ... button to the right of the first row to
select a data source. Press New. Select MS Access Driver (*.mdb)
and press Next. Enter Deme5B DB for the name of the data source and
press the Next button follow by Finish. Press Select. Select Demo
5B Import Database.mdb from the Demo 5 folder. Press OK twice to
return to the Select Data Source dialog. Select Demo5B DB from the
list of available data sources and press OK. 2.1.2 Creating a
configuration profile Press the New button to the right of Import
Profile. This will start the Import Wizard. 2.1.2.1 SQL View
Creation Press the Add button to create a new SQL query. Enter
UnitChange in the Name text box. Enter the following text in the
SQL text box to convert the pressure values from kPa to psi..
SELECT [Line Name], [Parameter Name], [Reference Post],
iif([Parameter Name] = Pressure, [Parameter Value]/6.984,
[Parameter Value]) AS [ImpValue] FROM [Attributes Coord]
Press Apply to save the SQL query. Press Next. 2.1.2.2
Coordinate Attribute Location Field Press Search to display a list
of available tables and SQL Views Select UnitChange in the
Available Tables list box. Select Coordinate for the attribute type
option. Select Reference Post in the Location Field pull-down list
box. Press Apply. DO NOT press the Next button. 2.1.2.3 Range
Attribute Start, and End Fields
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Select Attribute Range in the Available Tables list box. Select
Range for the attribute type option. Select Start Post in the Start
Field pull-down list box. Select End Post in the End Field
pull-down list box. Press Apply. Repeat the previous four steps for
the Diameter table. Press Next. 2.1.2.4 Associating the data with
one or more pipelines Select from Attribute Range the Available
Tables pull-down list box. Select the Table contains multiple
pipelines with continuous stationing option. Select Line Name from
the Attribute Range Pipeline name field identifier pull-down list
box. Press Apply. Repeat the previous three steps for the Diameter,
and UnitChange tables to set the pipeline name field.
Remember to press Apply for each pipeline. Press Next. 2.1.2.5
Extracting attribute data Select Attribute Range from the Available
Tables pull-down list box. Select the Table includes multiple
attributes located in one field option. Select Parameter Name for
the Attribute Field Identifier. Select Parameter Value for the
Value Field Identifier. Press Apply. Select UnitChange from the
Available Tables pull-down list box. Select the Table includes
multiple attributes located in one field option. Select
ParameterName for the Attribute Field Identifier. Select ImpValue
for the Value Field Identifier. Press Apply. Select Diameter from
the Available Tables pull-down list box. Select the Table includes
only one attribute option. Select Diameter for the Value Field
Identifier. Press Apply. Press Next. 2.1.2.6 Match attribute labels
Press the Quick Match button to map external attribute names that
are identical to a PIRAMID attribute name.
Note that this may match attributes incorrectly and you should
always verify the mapping. Select Attribute Range from the
Available Tables pull-down list box. For each valid Available
Attribute Identifier match its name to a corresponding PIRAMID
attribute name. Press
Add when you have selected an attribute name in the left box and
its corresponding attribute name in the right box. NOTE: Coat
Condition maps to the PIRAMID Coating Condition attribute, and Coat
Type maps to the PIRAMID Coating Type attribute
. Repeat the previous two steps for the UnitChange table.
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Verify that all attributes in the Diameter table were match by
the Quick Match command. Press Next. 2.1.2.7 Save Import Profile
Press the ... button to the right of the Profile name and location
edit box. Review the mapping summary for accuracy. Enter Demo5B
Profile for the File Name and Save the import profile to the Demo %
folder. Press Finish. 2.1.3 Query the existing pipeline data tables
Press Query Select Pipelines for the Table containing pipeline
names Select Pipeline for the Pipeline name field identifier. Leave
the Station series field identifier blank. For the Pipeline limits,
check Data limits within table and then select Start Post and End
Post for the
corresponding fields Press OK. (Three pipelines have been added
to the list: Main Line, Line 2, and New Line) 2.1.4 Importing the
data Select ONLY the Main Line and New Line pipelines from the
Pipelines list (to do this select Main Line and then
while pressing the Ctrl key, select New Line). Press Import.
Press Yes to merge the imported data with the current, if any,
pipeline attribute data. Press OK to acknowledge the successful
imports. Press Close to complete the data importing process. 3
Continue Define a product for each of these pipelines by: first
expanding each pipeline folder in the tree diagram workspace
and then double-clicking on the Products element. Select Methane
and press Add, followed by OK to accept. (Repeat for both lines.)
Once a product has been defined for a pipeline you can double-click
on the Attributes element to view the data that you have just
imported using the Import Wizard.
