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Editing Fluid DTs as per DIN ISO 1219-2 in Tables

EPLAN offers the possibility of editing the data of the functions marked in the project together in a dialog. The data to be edited is displayed in a table, which is why this is referred to as "editing in tables".

The following example is used to show you how you can easily change device tags structured in accordance with DIN ISO 1219-2 of fluid power devices by using the edit in table function. New values are to be assigned to the identifier components "Higher-level function number" and "Circuit number" of the inserted devices in a single pass.

Preconditions:

Step 1: Define the editing scope, and open the editing in tables dialog

  1. Open the fluid schematic page in your example project.
  2. Mark the directional control valves 1-P0.1 to 1-P0.4.
  3. Select the following menu items: Edit > In table.
  4. Bring the Functions tab in the Edit in table - <Project name> dialog to the front.

Step 2: Configure the table for displaying the function data

The dialog Edit in table - <Project name> displays the properties for the selected devices in the form of a table. The columns displayed in the table depend on the currently selected scheme.

After installing EPLAN Fluid, a number of finished schemes are available. The default scheme is "All functions", which covers a wide spectrum of important function data. The "Fluid devices" scheme is provided especially for editing fluid devices in tables.

To familiarize you with the table configuration, this scheme will be recreated in a modified form in a second step and saved under another name.

  1. Select the entry "Fluid device" from the Scheme drop-down list.

    The table column composition in the Functions tab changes.
  2. Click [...] next to the Scheme drop-down list.
  3. In the dialog Settings: Edit in table create a new scheme called Fluid DT DIN ISO 1219-2 and the description Display the full DT to DIN ISO 1219-2 in separate columns.
  4. Activate the check boxes of the lines Higher-level function number and DT (identifying) in the Column configuration list.
  5. Deactivate the check boxes in all the other lines in this list.
  6. Note:

    The check box of the DT subdivision line is activated by default and cannot be deactivated.

  7. Select the DT (identifying) line from the list without deselecting the associated check box.
  8. Use the arrow buttons in the toolbar to move these lines to the beginning.
  9. Activate the Distribute DT into columns check box in the dialog.

    This results in the fluid DT - except the higher-level function number - being split into multiple columns to which you can assign your own column header names. The standard header names are "Section 1" to "Section 5". In addition, a "DT preview" column will be shown. The header cannot be changed.
  10. In the Column headers list, click the line with the entry "Section 1" and overwrite "Section 1" with Media code.
  11. Repeat this process with the rows "Section 2", "Section 3" and "Section 4". Overwrite the entries as follows: "Section 1" with Circuit number, "Section 3" with Separator and "Section 4" with Item number.
  12. Delete the rows with the entry "Section 5".
  13. Click (Save).
  14. Click [OK].

    The table is configured according to the newly-created "Fluid DT DIN ISO 1219-2" scheme and, from left to right, contains the DT (identifying), Higher-level function number, Media code, Circuit number, Separator and Item number columns. The device tags of the devices marked in the schematic are displayed correspondingly in the specified column sequence.

Step 3: Change the information of the DT components

The following changes should now be carried out at the DT of the directional control valves:

  1. Click in an editable cell in the column Higher-level function number (e.g. for the directional control valve "1-P0.1") and overwrite the "1" with a "2".
  2. Copy the "2" value into the Clipboard.
  3. Mark the column Higher-level function number.
  4. Paste the value "2" from the Clipboard to the selected columns.
  5. Repeat the procedure with the column Circuit number that is to have the value "3" in all the cells.
  6. Click in the schematic to display the changes and save them as well.

    The following illustration shows the results of this.

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