Association Manager

Equipment User Guide

Equipment : Equipment Spatial Associations : Association Manager

The Association Manager allows the user to view all the associations that have been created using the Equipment Associations utility. On the Equipment tab, in the Associate group, click Manage Associations, select Manager from the drop-down list to display the Association Manager window.

The Association Filter part of the Association Manager window allows the user to filter the associations. Select from the Show drop-down list to filter the display.


All Associations	Displays all associations.
Current Element	Displays associations for the current element.
Selected Purpose	Filters the display by selected purpose. Select from the Purpose drop-down list to filter the display further.
Failed	Displays all Associations that are identified as Failed. Failed Associations display a caution box and a red background.
Invalid	Displays all Associations that are identified as Invalid. Invalid Associations display a caution box and a red background.
Contain Invalid References	Displays all Associations that are identified as Invalid References. Invalid Reference Associations display a caution box and a red background.

Click

to refresh the Association Manager window.

The Associations part of the Association Manager window displays the:

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Association

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A description of the association

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The purpose of the association (PURP attribute)

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The Status of the association, for example, Passed or Failed

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The two associated item names

To group the entries according to a particular column, drag the column header to the indicated location.

Right-click a selection to display a pop-up menu.


View Association Elements	Displays a new view showing only the associated items.
Navigate To	Allows the user to navigate to the Association, the First Associated Element or the Second Associated Element in the Model Explorer.
Delete Association	Deletes the selected association.
Export to Excel	Opens the Save Association Data As window allowing the user to export the association to Excel. The user must name and select a destination folder and click Save.
Print Preview	Displays the Print Preview window.

The Restrictions part of the Association Manager window displays the restrictions that make up the association and the status of the restriction.

Note:

Most associations are made up of one restriction but a few are made up of a number of restrictions any of which can lead to the failure of the association.

Right-click a selection to display a pop-up menu which allows the user to navigate to the Association, the First Associated Element or the Second Associated Element in the Model Explorer.

The Association Detail part of the Association Manager window displays details of the association.

Right-click a selection to display a pop-up menu which allows the user to navigate to Target, Export to Excel or Print Preview.

Click Cancel to close the Association Manager window.