Hello,
So, each time I make a template (type) change to and update equipment, it does not delete or update the originally linked tags. Instead it creates a whole new set of tags for the modified item(s). I have to manually delete the tags and re-update. I have tried updating equipment with and without the incremental update check or not does not make a difference. With the option unchecked, my update take like 12 minutes, so this is not a long term option for me my anyways.
I know that I don't have the fastest PC, but it's not a slacker either. I have about 800 equipment define in totality that spits out about 24000 variable tags, 7000 alarm tags and about 1900 trend tags. I have several include projects that I work in, each include is tied to a specific IO device and has the it's own equipment definitions. So I'm able to just update the equipment in that individual include projects, it's just not as convenient as just working in my top level project. The update utility seems to be single threaded, any plans on improving the performance on this guy? Also, the Equipment Editor seems to be where thing get broken. I have two pieces of equipment that is named the same, but belong to separate clusters and projects, the Editor changes the parameters on both at the same time , instead, I just use the model view in Citect to copy and paste, make my changes to the IO, Cluster and Project.
The only work around I found that deletes all of the tags associated with the equipment is to delete the equipment in the model view, update the equipment, recreate the equipment instants then re-update. I usually just copy them into Excel, then delete them in Citect, copy and past them back in. Just a pain.
I'm really hoping that big improvements in this area are a major focus in the next release of Citect. We have not used equipment in the past, but since we are moving full steam ahead with SA and all new screens through our entire operation, this is something we now have to deal with.
