Overview

To Troubleshoot spec opening issues for unavailable catalogs in OpenPlant Specification Generator.

Problem Description

In OpenPlant Specification generator, few specs were unable to open and throws an error ‘Unable to find Catalog’. For instance, while opening a default catalog mcablet for a metric project, in OpenPlant Specification generator, it prompts an error. ‘Unable to find catalog:%NETWORK_ROOT%\Catalogs\METRIC\Cablet.mdb, Do you want to browse for catalog?”

          

However to avoid similar situation, user can create a temporary catalog containing same field to allow the spec to open.

Steps to Resolve

1. Launch Open Plant Specification Generator & select project unit.
   
   
2. Select File à Open Exchange Spec to display the open spec dialog as shown below.
   
   
   
   
3. After you select a spec to open, the 'Save as' dialog shown prompts you to define a name and location for the catalog to be created from the spec.
   
   
   
   
4. Enter a name for the catalog and navigate to the directory where you want to store the catalog.
   
   
   
   Note- By default, Specgen wants to put the catalog in the same directory as the spec, but you may want to create a catalog directory for the current project.
   
   
5. The following message displays alerting you the spec is going to be converted to a catalog.
   
   
   
   
6. Click OK to display the following alert.
   
   
   
   
7. Click Yes to continue creating the catalog and open the spec in the Specgen Interface.

See Also

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