To do this, put the user plots into a parallel file structure, and then get MDS to search in the user area before the AVEVA area. Change the search path on the
MDSPLOTS environment variable, within the mdsevars.bat batch file from set mdsplots=%1\PMLUI\des\mds\plot to set mdsplots= S:\AVEVA\MDS12.0.0\user_plots %1\PMLUI\des\mds\plot.