Exporting the Plant Model Configuration
When you export the plant model configuration, Plant Applications automatically launches Excel and creates the necessary worksheets within an Excel workbook. After the workbook has been created, you can edit the configurations within the workbook. Then, you can import the data into Plant Applications either on the same server or on a different server.
You must have Administrator access to the Administrator security group to import or export objects.
Before you begin the export, you should close all instances of Excel, unless you want the information added to the open Excel workbook.
NOTE: When importing multiple user-defined events, the description must be unique. Unique descriptions can be assigned when creating events or, after export, within Excel. Refer to Changing the Description to Import Multiple UDEs from Excel.
When you export the plant model, you can export one or all of the following objects:
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Event Configuration
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Event Configuration Properties
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Raw Material Inputs
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Production Unit Statuses
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Production Lines
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Production Units
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Production Unit Properties
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Production Groups (variable groups)
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Variables
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Variable Calculations
To export your plant model configuration
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In the Plant Applications Administrator, right-click
Plant Model and select Export Plant Model. The Configuration Export dialog box appears.
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Select the configuration you want to include in the export and click OK. A Microsoft Excel workbook will be opened with a worksheet for each of the options you selected in the Configuration Export dialog box.