Adding and Applying Pipeline Series

The procedure in this section describes how to add a Pipeline Series definition and then apply it to effected milepost numbers in a facility data entry grid. The example in the procedure adds a pipeline extension with negative milepost locations as shown in the following example (Figure 3-68).

1 Click the Select ROWs button

to open the Select ROWs window (Figure 3-69). Select one or more pipeline segments with facilities you want to work with, then click

Save to close the window.

2 Select the PCS Axis module you want to work with, such as the CPDM module. Click Modules > Cathodic Protection Data Manager (CPDM).

4 Click

Add and then select the ROW Code and Pipe you want to work with in the dialog box that opens (Figure 3-71).

5 Click

Save to display required field(s) for data entry. Required fields are identified with the

icon, such as Series Number, Start Milepost, and End Milepost in the next figure (Figure 3-72).

6 Type a unique identifier for the Pipeline Series in the Series Number field. This field accepts up to 10 alphanumeric characters including spaces and special characters, such as a hyphen (–) or pound sign (#).

7 Set the Pipeline Series start and end milepost numbers. Type the starting milepost in the Start Milepost field and the ending milepost in the End Milepost field.

The starting milepost of the Pipeline Series corresponds to the starting milepost for a segment of the pipeline. The ending milepost of the Pipeline Series corresponds to the ending milepost for the same segment of pipeline.

9 If you want to add a description or other type of information for the Pipeline Series, type the information in the Description field. This field supports up to 30 alphanumeric characters.

10 If you want to add another Series, complete the following steps to create a pipeline Series chain (Figure 3-73):

b Click the down arrow in the Previous Series field and select the Series that precedes the currently selected series.

Note: PCS Axis uses the preceding Series of each Series in a chain to calculate the Relative Milepost. All Series in a chain except the first Series require that you identify the Previous Series (Figure 3-73).

The following example illustrates a pipeline Series chain with two Series in the chain (Figure 3-73). Series A was added for the original pipeline segment with a start and end milepost of 0+00 and 40+00 respectively. Series B was added for a pipeline extension. Because the mileposts are in reverse order in Series B, the Pipeline Series is set up with a start and end milepost of –38+00 and 0+00 respectively. Also see Figure 3-71 for an illustration of a pipeline Series chain with calculated Relative Mileposts.

When a message similar to the following example displays, click

OK to apply pipeline Series to effected mileposts (Figure 3-74).

The following message displays to notify you of the facilities that need to have pipeline Series applied in the facility data entry grid. Red facility records in the data entry grid identify milepost numbers that require a pipeline Series applied to the record.

12 Open the data entry grid with the mileposts you want to apply pipeline Series, such as the Test Point Inspection data grid shown in the next example (Figure 3-75).

Note: Red facility records in the data grid identify milepost numbers that require a Pipeline Series applied to the record.

13 Select the Series field for a facility record in the grid to display a drop-down arrow. Click the arrow and select a pipeline Series in the selection list. Repeat this step for each effected facility record in the data grid.

PCS Axis automatically calculates the Relative Milepost for each facility record assigned a pipeline Series in the data entry grid. In the following example, PCS Axis calculates relative milepost 40+00 as the end of Series A and the beginning of Series B. (Figure 3-76).