CrystalHacker

In Si4 we added some queries to the DrawingTemplate file that allowed us to auto-generate wire pull lists from schematics without the use of HeadEnd.

Is this possible in Si5?

The Problem:

HeandEnd is very unreliable. A design can change and it is easy to miss a HeadEnd assignment. However, the schematics MUST be right or the job will not function properly.

By using (Closet) as "Install Location", we defined this Location Type to represent any location that had a wire running to/from it, such as Plasma Location, Front Left Stage Floor Pocket, Projector Location, Rack1, Rack2, etc.

Once equipment was assigned to these locations and the schematics complete, we then could identify every wire that ran between these Install Locations. This saved our butts many times, particularly in complex retrofits.

We would like to do this in Si5, but I have no clue how to generate the query and pass the data to the new reports.

Any thoughts?

-ch