Converting graphic configuration from DeltaV Operate to DeltaV Live

Converting graphic configuration from DeltaV Operate to DeltaV Live is accomplished in four phases:

Phase 1: Exporting displays and associated graphic components In DeltaV Operate Configure, use the Export to DeltaV Live utility to export displays and other graphic configuration from DeltaV Operate to a file system. See DeltaV Operate Pictures help for the steps on how to use the Export to DeltaV Live utility.
Phase 2: Importing converted configuration into Graphics Studio In DeltaV Live Graphics Studio, use the File → Import command to import converted configuration files (.ahc files) from the file system into Graphics Studio. See the Graphics Studio help for details on importing .ahc files.
Phase 3: Resolving conversion issues Resolve conversion issues (if any) in Graphics Studio.
Phase 4: Verifying your converted displays work properly Verify your converted displays work properly.

The following table lists the DeltaV Operate graphics configurations that are converted with a DeltaV Operate display and their corresponding configurations in DeltaV Live.

Graphic configuration converted from DeltaV Operate to DeltaV Live
DeltaV Operate configuration	DeltaV Live configuration
Shapes	Graphic elements
Shape properties	Graphic element properties
Images	Images

Global variables	Standards
Color tables	Functions
Animation data source syntax	DeltaV Live "straight-through" syntax. For example, `DVSYS.PID_LOOP_1/PID1/PV.F_CV` converts to `DVSYS["PID_LOOP_1/PID1/PV.CV"]`. The parameters are passed straight-through to DVSYS.
DeltaV-installed dynamo instances on a display that have corresponding DeltaV-installed GEM classes	Linked GEMs (linked to a DeltaV-installed GEM class) on a display. (The dynamo's corresponding module converts to the linked GEM's Tag property.
Custom dynamos (any dynamos not provided with a DeltaV installation or upgrade)	Unlinked GEMs¹
Dynamo sets	GEM class folders and GEM classes Note: The names of GEM class folders are similar, but not identical, to their corresponding dynamo set.
Instances of HP_Radar, HP_HorizMultiPoint, and HP_VertMultiPoint dynamos	Radar Plot and Multi-Point graphic elements, with all properties and scripts defaulted to DeltaV Live default values.²
Batch Active X controls	Their corresponding Batch control graphic elements in DeltaV Live, with all properties and scripts defaulted to DeltaV Live default values.
Alarm Summary Active X controls	Alarm list graphic elements, with all properties defaulted to DeltaV Live default values. ²
Embedded Trend Active X controls	Chart graphic elements Pen parameter paths are converted, with most properties defaulted to DeltaV Live default values. The values for PenColor, HorizontalGridLineColor, and Scale Values convert to their corresponding properties in DeltaV Live. All other properties must be manually configured to match their DeltaV Operate configuration.
Faceplates, detail displays, and trend displays	Contextual displays

Event–handling scripts for DeltaV Operate Experts converted to DeltaV Live
Event–handling scripts for DeltaV Operate Experts:	In DeltaV Live, imported as...
Open Picture Expert scripts Replace Picture Expert scripts frszOpenNextPicture scripts frszOpenPreviousPicture scripts	Click interactions that open a named display.
Open Faceplate Expert scripts	Click interactions that open the faceplate for the module.
Open PHV Expert scripts	Click interactions that open Process History View with the module's context.
Data Entry Expert scripts	Click interactions (with custom scripts) that open the DataEntry contextual display. (Applies to all data entry variations.)
SIS Data Entry Expert scripts	Click interactions (with custom scripts) that open the SISDataEntry contextual display. (Applies to all SIS data entry variations.)

Note:

Scripts that are not part of DeltaV Operate Experts, as well as user forms, are not converted to DeltaV Live.
Animations that are not commonly used are not converted to DeltaV Live and do not appear in a display's conversion log file.
Data links and text objects that have been resized in DeltaV Operate convert as the original text (font) size. Resizing data links and text does not change the font size of the text, and the conversion process can only read the font size information.

Phase 1: Exporting displays and associated graphic components

Using the Export to DeltaV Live toolbar, displays and associated graphic components are exported as individual .ahc files to a folder called DeltaV_Operate_Export\ConvertedDeltaVLiveDisplaysAndGlobals, which is placed in ...\DVData\Import-Export\ by default. This location can be changed during the export process. (Graphic components that are used on more than one display need to be imported only once.)

The export process creates the following files:

In the DeltaV_Operate_Export folder:

The ConvertedDeltaVLiveDisplaysAndGlobals folder
A folder for each exported display
A status log file containing any issues found (error, warning, and informational messages), as well as known issues that might occur during the import
A summary xml file containing useful information

In the DeltaV_Operate_Export\ConvertedDeltaVLiveDisplaysAndGlobals folder:

An .ahc file for each converted configuration.
A conversion log for each converted display, which lists all of the issues that occurred during conversion, as well as suggestions for fixing the issue.

In the folder for each exported display:

A bitmap of each display
A folder containing images found on the display
A folder containing scripting found on the display
An xml representation of the exported display
A status log file containing any issues found (error, warning, and informational messages), as well as known issues that might occur during the import.
A summary xml file listing the graphic components and number of each graphics' type exported with the display. For example, the summary log may include, but is not limited to, counts of data types, dynamos, tables, bitmaps, animated properties and objects, DeltaV Operate Experts, data sources, and Active X controls.

See DeltaV Operate Pictures help for the steps on how to use the Export to DeltaV Live toolbar.

Phase 2: Importing converted configuration into Graphics Studio

The DeltaV Live import process imports the converted .ahc files from the ...DeltaV_Operate_Export\ConvertedDeltaVLiveDisplaysAndGlobals folder into the active DeltaV Live configuration database, placing them in the display folder and configuration library specified during the export from DeltaV Operate. See Graphics Studio help for the steps on how to import .ahc files.

During and after the import process, Graphics Studio provides updating information about the progress and results of the import, which includes:

Importing from: Total number of items to import and number of items remaining to import.
Import Started: Date and time the import started
Import Finished: Date and time the import finished
The name of each item in the import
The DeltaV live configuration type for each item in the import
Import status for each item (succeeded, failed, skipped)
Error messages (if any) for each item

Phase 3: Resolving conversion issues

When the import is complete, you must resolve any conversion issues that occurred during the import process. The conversion log for each converted display lists all of the issues encountered while converting that display. Each issue is identified by the message string, #conv#, and a unique identifying number (for example, #conv0010#). If a configuration has more than one conversion issue, the same message identifier is used for each issue. The message identifier also appears in a configuration's Description property, to help you easily find and fix each issue. To resolve conversion issues, use the conversion log file for each display to see what issues occurred, search each display for those identifiers, and then fix each issue. For a list of all possible conversion issues and how to fix them, see the related information at the end of this topic.

Phase 4: Verifying your converted displays work properly

When you have finished resolving the conversion issues for each display, verify that the converted displays work properly by doing the following:

Verify the configuration of the converted displays in Graphics Studio.
Test the displays online before publishing to DeltaV Live.

¹ The dynamo configuration form is not available in DeltaV Live; therefore; if more than the module is needed after conversion, you must manually configure the converted dynamo (linked or unlinked GEM) to match its DeltaV Operate configuration.

² These components' properties and scripts are not converted to DeltaV Live; therefore, their converted counterparts must be manually configured to match their DeltaV Operate configuration.