Updating Dynamo Instances Using the Cross Reference Tool

To update mismatched Dynamo Instances using the Cross Reference Tool:

  1. In Classic view, from the WorkSpace toolbar, click the Cross Reference Tool button.

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In Ribbon view, on the Applications tab, in the Utilities group, click Utilities, and then click Cross Reference Tool.

  1. Generate a report with the Quick Report or Report Wizard.

To generate a report with the Quick Report:

    1. From the File menu, select Quick Report.
    2. From the Object Tree, select a picture or a Dynamo Set. This allows you to search a single picture for Dynamos, or all pictures containing Dynamos within a specified set.
    3. Select the Dynamos Option. Click Search.

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To generate a report with the Report Wizard:

  1. From the Tool menu, select Report Wizard.
  2. Select the Dynamos in Pictures or Pictures Containing Dynamos option.
  3. On the Pictures tab, select the Pictures that you want to search.
  4. On the Dynamo Sets tab, select the Dynamo Sets that you want search for.
  5. Click OK.

If you did not earlier select the prompt to refrain from a reminder message, a message box appears indicating that you cannot access the iFIX WorkSpace when the Cross Reference Tool is running.

  1. Click OK to continue. Wait a few moments for a report to generate in the Cross Reference Tool.

NOTE: You cannot access the iFIX WorkSpace while the Cross Reference Tool generates a report. After the report completes, you are able to access the iFIX WorkSpace again.

  1. On the Tool menu, select Dynamo Updater. The iFIX WorkSpace appears in the foreground and the Dynamo Updater dialog box appears.
  2. In the Quick Dynamo Report area, review the Dynamos to be updated and click Run Update. A Dynamo Caution message box appears if you did not select the prompt to hide it.

TIP: You can click a Dynamo Instance in the Quick Dynamo Report list to view its name, description, revision number, and associated Master Dynamo information.

  1. Click OK to continue. The progress of the update displays in the Status area. If any data sources are mismatched between the Master Dynamo and the Dynamo Instances, the Dynamo Updater - Update Behavior dialog box appears.

NOTE: By default, Prompt for Choice is selected as the Update Behavior. You can change the Update Behavior so that you are not prompted to choose an update action for each mismatched Dynamo Instance. For more information, refer to the Changing Dynamo Instance Update Options section.

  1. If the Dynamo Updater - Update Behavior dialog box appears, select an option and click Apply:
    • Update the Dynamo, and use Master Dynamo data sources – If you want to update mismatched Dynamo Instances, but do not want to apply any of the data sources from the Dynamo Instance. This option uses all data sources from the Master Dynamo, and no data sources from the Dynamo Instance.
    • Update the Dynamo and try to match up the Data Sources – If you want to update mismatched Dynamo Instances using data sources from the Dynamo Instance and a best guess matching algorithm.

For example, if a Master Dynamo object contains only one data source (user prompt) based on an animation, but a previous version (an instance of that Dynamo) includes three data sources based on animations, a best guess match is made. For the best guess, iFIX decides which one of the three data sources to use in the instance, and a report is generated based on your settings.

If the object type differs between the Master Dynamo and the Instance, there is no attempt to update the data sources in the animation for that object.

    • Do not update Dynamo – If you only want to view a report of mismatched Dynamos and make no actual updates.
  1. Repeat step 7 each time the Dynamo Updater - Update Behavior dialog box appears. This allows you to approve each Dynamo object update individually. Otherwise, select an option and click Apply to All to use the same option for all Dynamo object updates, and review the report later.

After a few moments, the Dynamo Updater dialog box displays with an on screen report of the update.

  1. Review the report, and click Close to exit.

 

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