The General Product Line Table houses general information
for each product line identified by an organization. Information such
as maximum flow, maximum head, minimum and maximum temperature, will be
used by the Selector to determine acceptable product lines for a given
set of conditions. Through the use of selection
boxes, the table controls what engineering data is available in the Selector.
This allows data to be populated and stored without requiring it to be
deployed. See below to learn how to populate the table.
How do I populate the General Product Line
Table?
To
enter general product line data:
Open
the product line data folder
The
data manager pane will display the General
Product Line Table.
The table contains the columns listed below. Enter data in the appropriate
cell/column combination.
Click
on a column heading to learn more.
NameEnter a name to identify the product line in
the SKB. The product line name will be visible only in the SKB. The product
line description is used to identify product lines in the Selector. Name
has a character limit of 50 characters.
Supplier
ID Enter a specific ID for each product line name. ID's must be unique
for each product line. ID's are used internally by the Selector. Supplier ID has a character limit
of 50 characters.
Order Enter a numerical value representing the order placement in which the
product line is to be displayed. Product lines are displayed in ascending
order. (1,2,3,4, etc.).
Description
[English] Enter a complete English language description to identify the product
line. The description is what will be visible in the Selector on the product
lines page.
Product
type Select the appropriate pump type for the drop down menu. The Selector
currently supports centrifugal or positive displacement pumps (PD). The
SKB will include the appropriate fields of entry for the pump type selected.
This version of the help file only supports centrifugal selections.
Head
convergence criteria When calculating the impeller diameter, this
value is used to determine an acceptable convergence. When the ratio
of the rated head to the head generated by the calculated diameter is within this value, the
calculated diameter is deemed acceptable.
Selection speed criteria Select the appropriate criteria for speed for which selections are to
be based. The current selections are: curve nominal speed, motor nominal
speed, motor full load speed, motor rated speed, and variable speed.
Max
flow Enter the product line's maximum capability for flow. This will be used
in the Selector to determine if the product line is acceptable for the
entered flow value.
Max
head Enter the product line's maximum capability for head. This will be used
in the Selector to determine if the product line is acceptable for the
entered head value.
Suction
pressure limit Enter the maximum suction pressure supported by the product line.
Min
temperature Enter the minimum temperature that the product line can support.
Max
temperature Enter the maximum temperature that the product line can support.
Min
viscosity Enter the minimum viscosity that the product line can support.
Max
viscosity Enter the maximum viscosity that the product line can support.
Incompatible
behavior This field controls how the Selector displays
an incompatible product line based solely on the product line compatibility
rule equating to false. Product line filtering will only "gray out"
the product line, and will not apply the incompatible product options
below.
1. Disabled - Product line will be shown in gray font and will not be selectable. 2. Hidden - Product line will be hidden from view.
URL (on-line) Enter the URL that the Selector user should be direct to when the description
for the product line is clicked.
Product line image URL When populated, this feature will display an image on the product lines
page in the Selector. The image will appear in the same row as the product
line description. Any valid URL can be provided. Alternatively, the necessary
images can be provided to IQ and stored on the production server. In that
case, only the image file name should be provided.
Append
authentication of URL Append authentication to URL is only applicable when the "Pump
size information links" engineering data table is populated. This
table enables Selector (i) buttons on the size list, search results and
datasheet, and if authentication is enabled, the URL used for the (i)
buttons will append the username and password to the URL. This is used
to allow authorized users to enter a secured customer website without
going through a typical log-on procedure.
URL
(off-line) Enter the URL that an off-line Selector user should be direct to when
the description for the product line is clicked.
Configurator
compiled base directory This field contains the directory information for organizations that
are using the Configurator. Intelliquip will supply the directory information.
Max
solids diameter Enter the maximum solids diameter that the product line can handle.
Shaft power limit criteria, synchronous
speed This field tells the Selector what power and
speed criteria it should use to determine the shaft power limit in synchronous
speed mode. The available selections are: Rated power, pump speed - rated flow, rated diameter, rated speed Maximum power, pump speed - maximum power of rated diameter, rated
speed Driver power, pump speed - driver power, rated pump speed Driver power, driver speed - driver power, driver speed
Shaft power limit criteria, variable
speed This field tells the Selector what power and speed criteria it should
use to determine the shaft power limit in variable speed mode. The available
selections are: Rated power, pump speed - rated flow, rated diameter, rated speed Maximum power, pump speed - maximum power of rated diameter, rated
speed Driver power, pump speed - driver power, rated pump speed Driver power, driver speed - driver power, driver speed
Column
length increment If the product line is taking advantage of the advanced vertical pump
data capabilities, this field specifies the increment to use when calculating
the total column length.
Can
length increment If the product line is taking advantage of the advanced vertical pump
data capabilities, this field specifies the increment to use when calculating
the total can length.
TPL includes suction bearing hub? Enable this selection box if the suction bearing
hub lengths in the bowl suction bearing hub length table are to be included
in the calculation for total pump length (TPL). This is applicable only
if the product line is taking advantage of the advanced vertical pump
data capabilities.
Ignore suction pressure in maximum
working pressure calc Activate this checkbox to remove suction pressure from the calculations
for maximum working pressure. This is used for products like non-vertical
submersible pumps, which experience suction pressure both inside and outside
the casing.
Largest
motor exceeded behavior This field identifies what the Selector should display when the largest
motor power is exceeded. Two option selections are available: Display
N/A or Use largest motor. This option is applicable only if the product
line has it's own "Motor
Data" defined. Select the option that is best suitable for the
product line.
Auto-pick
product lines This field provides the option to identify additional product lines
to automatically search regardless if the has been selected by the user.
An typically example would be if an organization has three similar product
lines and specific distributors are only familiar with one of the product
lines. In this case the user would typically only select the product line
that is familiar, this option would force a search in all the product
lines specified in the auto pick product lines field.. To see an example
click here
Description
[Language] If an organization is taking advantage of multi-language Selector functionality,
the translation languages will be available. Click
here to learn more
about multi-language capability.
Click
to save changes.
To
add additional product lines, use the append feature to add more rows
and repeat the steps above.
Hint: To avoid "keying in" repetitive
data for each product line, insert multiple rows then use copy and
paste to populated repetitive information. Data can also be copied from excel
and pasted into the table.
How do I control the engineering data available
to the Selector?
The General Product Line
Table provides selection boxes to control the engineering data deployed
to the Selector. A check mark placed in a selection box, marks that data
to be available to the Selector. The data will be applied after a successful
deployment
process. See below to learn about the engineering data selection process.
Note: Engineering data selection
is usually done after the engineering data tables have been populated.
In
the navigational tree, Open the product line data folder.
Scroll
to the right to view the control selection boxes. Single click in the
appropriate selection boxes to enable the data. (A check mark will appear
in the selection box to indicate it has been enabled). See below to learn
more about each selection.
Price
factor data enabled? Selecting this box will enable the price factors as defined in the engineering
data price
factor table. The factors are applied to the reference prices.
Vertical
data enabled? Selecting this box will apply the additional vertical pump data found
in the tables located in the product line's engineering data vertical
pump data folder.
Note: To disable a selection
simply click in the selection box again, the check mark will be removed
disabling the selection. If the associated engineering data table is populated
and the selection is not enabled, a warning will be displayed during the
deployment validation process. Conversely, if a selection is enabled and
no engineering data exists, an error will be displayed during the deployment
validation process. See deployment
validation to learn more.
to save changes.