Methods and apparatus for importing device data into a database system used in a process plant
First Claim
1. A method of mapping a set of import parameters specifying a device in a first set of import data to a set of output parameters specifying the device in an asset management system database, the method comprising:
- receiving the set of import parameters from an import file containing the first set of import data in a plurality of import records, each import record containing a plurality of import values, each import value corresponding to an import parameter from the set of import parameters;
receiving the set of output parameters from the asset management system database;
creating a first mapping of the set of import parameters to the set of output parameters;
generating a mapping file containing the first mapping;
generating an output file using the mapping file, where the output file contains a first set of output data containing a first set of output records, each output record containing a plurality of output values, each output value corresponding to an output parameter from the set of output parameters; and
merging the first set of output data from the output file into the asset management system database;
wherein receiving the set of import parameters comprises;
receiving from a user a first set of device information including a name of a manufacturer of the device, a name of a model of the device, and a value representing a revision of the device;
based on the first set of device information, opening the import file containing the set of import parameters; and
receiving the set of import parameters from the import file.
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Abstract
A system and a methodology creates a mapping of a set of import parameters specifying a device in a first set of import data to a set of output parameters specifying the device in a first database. Such a mapping includes receiving the set of import parameters from an import file containing the first set of import data in a plurality of import records, each import record containing a plurality of import values, each import value corresponding to an import parameter from the set of import parameters; receiving the set of output parameters from the first database; and creating the mapping of the set of import parameters to the set of output parameters. The system and methodology described in here allows users to import data about various types of devices into a device database on a systematic and efficient method. Such a system and methodology also allows a user to maintain a complete database including all devices used within a process plant.
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1. A method of mapping a set of import parameters specifying a device in a first set of import data to a set of output parameters specifying the device in an asset management system database, the method comprising:
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receiving the set of import parameters from an import file containing the first set of import data in a plurality of import records, each import record containing a plurality of import values, each import value corresponding to an import parameter from the set of import parameters; receiving the set of output parameters from the asset management system database; creating a first mapping of the set of import parameters to the set of output parameters; generating a mapping file containing the first mapping; generating an output file using the mapping file, where the output file contains a first set of output data containing a first set of output records, each output record containing a plurality of output values, each output value corresponding to an output parameter from the set of output parameters; and merging the first set of output data from the output file into the asset management system database; wherein receiving the set of import parameters comprises; receiving from a user a first set of device information including a name of a manufacturer of the device, a name of a model of the device, and a value representing a revision of the device; based on the first set of device information, opening the import file containing the set of import parameters; and receiving the set of import parameters from the import file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer system that maps a set of import parameters specifying a device in a first set of import data in an import file to a set of output parameters specifying the device in an asset management system database, wherein the first set of import data contains a plurality of import records, each import record containing a plurality of import values, each import value corresponding to an import parameter from the set of import parameters, the computer system comprising:
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a computer readable medium; a processing unit; a first routine stored on the computer readable medium and adapted to run on the processing unit to receive the set of import parameters; a second routine stored on the computer readable medium and adapted to run on the processing unit to receive the set of output parameters; a third routine stored on the computer readable medium and adapted to run on the processing unit to create a first mapping of the set of import parameters to the set of output parameters; a fourth routine stored on the computer readable medium and adapted to generate a mapping file containing the first mapping; a fifth routine stored on the computer readable medium and adapted to generate an output file using the mapping file, where the output file contains a first set of output data containing a first set of output records, each output record containing a plurality of output values, each output value corresponding to an output parameter from the set of output parameters; a further fifth routine stored on the computer readable medium and adapted to merge the first set of output data from the output file into the asset management system database; wherein the first routine further comprises; a sixth routine stored on the computer readable medium and adapted to receive from a user a first set of device identifying information including a name of a manufacturer of the device, a name of a model of the device and a value representing a revision of the device; a seventh routine stored on the computer readable medium and adapted to open the import file containing the set of import parameters based on the first set of device identifying information; and an eighth routine stored on the computer readable medium and adapted to receive the set of import parameters from the import file. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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