Link a Protective Instrument Loop Sensor Group

IMPORTANT: If you modify a Protective Instrument Loop Element that is linked to more than one loop, the changes that you have made are reflected in all the associated loops.

Note: Linking a Protective Instrument Loop Sensor Group alters the calculations of the loop. Therefore, you must verify the calculations again.

Steps

Access the Protective Instrument Loop Sensor Group to which you want to link another Sensor Group.
In the upper-right corner of the datasheet, select Link.

The Search window appears.
In the upper-right corner of the window, select .

A list of Protective Instrument Loop Sensor Group appears.
Select the check box that corresponds to the Sensor Group that you want to link, and then select OK.
Depending on the message that appears, select Proceed or OK.

If the Protective Instrument Loop Sensor Group that you want to replace is also linked to another loop, select Proceed.

Note: If you want to access the list of Protective Instrument Loops linked to the Protective Instrument Loop Sensor Group that you want to replace, select Show Details.

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If the Protective Instrument Loop Sensor Group that you want to replace is not linked to any other loop, a message appears, indicating that the Protective Instrument Loop Sensor Group will be deleted. Select OK.

The original Protective Instrument Loop Sensor Group is replaced by the one that you have selected.

Results

The existing Protective Instrument Loop Sensor Group is replaced by the one that you have linked. If the existing sensor group is not a part of another loop, then it is deleted. Otherwise, it is just unlinked from the loop.
In addition to the sensor group that you have linked, all the sensors in the group also become a part of the loop, replacing the existing ones. If these sensors are not part of another loop, then they are deleted. Otherwise, they are just unlinked from the loop.
Linking a record alters the calculations for the loop. The GE Digital APM system performs the calculations again.

What's Next?

Access the Results of a Protective Instrument Loop