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 a first 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 first database; and
creating a first mapping of the set of import parameters to the set of output parameters.
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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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38 Claims
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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 a first 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 first database; and
creating a first mapping of the set of import parameters to the set of output parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. 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 a first 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; and
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. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. For use in 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 a first 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, a computer program embodied on at least one computer readable medium comprising:
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first software for receiving the set of import parameters;
second software for receiving the set of output parameters; and
third software for creating a mapping of the set of import parameters to the set of output parameters.
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