Create Branch Tables

Catalogues and Specifications User Guide

Working With PARAGON Applications : Create : Create Branch Tables

Branch tables are used as a way of selecting the type of fitting used for example BW could indicate a Butt Weld Tee, SW a Socket Weld Tee, WOL a Butt Weld Outlet Boss and SOL a Socket Weld Outlet Boss.

A Branch Table must be created below a Table World (TABWLD) element.

Select Create > Spec Table > Branch Table from the main menu to display the Create Branch Table window.

Enter the Name to be assigned to the new Branch Table.

Click OK create a Branch Table (BRTAB element with BRAN purpose) and display the Branch Table window.

Highlight bores in the Available Nominal Bores (mm) list by left clicking on the desired bore size. Multiple bores can be selected at once by left clicking and dragging the mouse pointer down the list.

To remove particular highlighted entries hold down the CTRL key and left click once on a bore size.

Add highlighted bores to the Branch Table by clicking ADD >.

Add all available bores to the Branch Table by clicking ADD ALL >>.

Remove a bore from the Branch Table by highlighting a light blue entry in the Branch Table and clicking Remove <.

To remove all bores from the Branch Table click Remove All <<.

After adding Bores to the Branch Table add Short Codes as follows:


BW	TR	PAD	SOL
SW	ST	WOL	WOF
TOL	STUB	TOL

From the Cell Click Action list select Add.

The user can now click on empty cells in the Branch Table to fill them with a Short Code value.

Select multiple cells to populate by holding down CTRL and left clicking and dragging the mouse pointer.

To remove Items from a cell, set the Cell Click Action to Clear and left click on the cell within the Branch Table to be emptied.

Return the Cell Click Action to None to return the mouse pointer to normal operation.

To edit the name of the Branch Table type over the value in the Name field and click Apply.

Enter a valid description for the branch table in the Description field.

Because the forms are multi purpose a status field indicates the current window Purpose to the left of the Description field (for example BRAN indicates a Branch Table).

Click Apply to commit changes.

Close the window by clicking the X on the top right.

To return to the Branch table select Modify > Spec Table from the main window drop-down.

Reducer/Sizes Toggle Option

The Reducer Sizes check box is only active when used in conjunction with the Specification creation forms. When a Spec is associated with a Specification Table this toggle allows the user to quickly switch between attached forms allowing faster edits to be made.