How to Define Raceway UDAs


 

Applies To 

    

 

Product(s):

Bentley Raceway and Cable Managment

  

 

Version(s):

U11.2 & above (ex: - U11 & above or 2024.2 & above)

  

 

Environment: 

Windows 11 (64 bit)

  

 

Area: 

BRCM

  

 

Subarea: 

Options/UDA´s 

  

 

Original Author:

Carlos De la Torre, Bentley Global Technical Support Group

  

Background

UDA Settings - Raceway UDAs

Displays when you select UDA Settings > Raceway UDAs from the Options dialog. This lets you add new User Defined Attributes (UDA) for Raceway Systems or edit existing ones.

 
Setting Description
UDA Name By default, when you Add a new UDA, the name will be RacewayUDA1, RacewayUDA2, etc. In the Value field, type in a more specific name for the UDA.
Properties In each UDA record row, the Property field has an arrow icon. Click on arrow icon to expand the property fields used to define the attribute In the value field, define the property value per the descriptions below:
  • Mandatory: A value of 0 marks it not mandatory, while a value of 1 marks it mandatory, meaning it needs a value defined.
  • Default Value: Defines a default value for the attribute which can consist of any combination of characters.
  • Class: The Class field displays a drop list with options Variable (Val) or Collection. The Collection options means you can define a list of predefined values which the user can select from to define the attribute. The values are defined in the Create/Modify Equipment tab of the Equipment Manager.
Add Adds a new UDA record to the list. Use the Properties to define the attribute values.
Delete Deletes the selected UDA record. Only UDA records that were added can be deleted. This option is disabled when a default UDA record is selected.
OK Saves the changes and closes the Options dialog.
Cancel Closes the Options dialog without saving any changes.
Apply Applies any changes while keeping the Options dialog open.

 

Steps to Accomplish

How To Define Equipment/Raceway UDAs

The procedure below can be used to define User Defined Attributes (UDAs) for both Equipment and Raceway components.
  1. Open the Options dialog and click the UDA Settings selection.
  2. Click either the Equipment UDAs or Raceway UDAs tab.
  3. Click Add.
  4. Enter a new Name for the UDA.
  5. Expand the arrow under the Name field to display the UDA properties.
  6. Define values for the following attribute properties:
    • Mandatory
    • Default value
    • Class
  7. Once the properties have been defined, click Apply to save the attribute.
  8. Continue to define new attributes, or, if finished in the Options dialog, click OK to close.
    Once a new UDA is added to the raceway catalog, it can be associated when routing raceways: 
    Newly added UDA attributes are automatically available in the Properties dialog and those attributes will be included in i-model and reports. 

 

See Also
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