Create and Edit Layer Translation Tables

You can create and edit layer translation tables if you are assigned the Application Administrators permission or the Layer Translation Administrators permission. If you do not have those permissions, but are a member of a local administrator group for any site, you can create and edit a layer translation table.

Once you have created a layer translation table, you can apply it to specific Meridian repositories assocated with sites where you are a member of a local administrator group.

To create or edit a layer translation table:

1. In Meridian Enterprise Server Administration Console, click DATA EXCHANGE > Layer Translations.

   The Layer Translations page opens with the existing layer translation tables.

2. Choose between two options:

   • To create a new layer translation table, in the app bar, click NEW.

   • To edit an existing translation layer table, click the icon of the translation table that you want to edit.

     The Overview page of the translation table appears.

3. Enter or edit the Name and Description.

4. Click Save.

   If you created a new translation table, the Translation rule button appears.

5. To add a rule:

   1. Click the Translation rule button.

      The Translation rules page opens for the translation table that you are editing.

   2. Click Add New.

      A new blank rule is added to the list

   3. Double-click a value to change it:

      • CAD LAYER NAME – Allows you to apply a rule based on the name of a layer in a CAD document. To set this rule choose method to compare the layer name and then enter the name you want to compare in the field to the right of the comparison method. For example, you can specify layer name Starts with Valve15-

      • MATCH IN – Allows you to specify where you want the comparison to be made. Select Main drawing to compare the main drawing or choose XREF to make the comparison with its cross references.

      • PDF LAYER NAME – Allows you to specify the name you want for the PDF layer. If you want the layer name from the CAD document, leave the field blank so that it reads Use original layer name.

      • PDF LAYERS GROUP NAME – Allows you to specify the name of a group to which the PDF layer belongs. If you do not want the layer to belong to a group, leave the field blank so that it reads Layer is not grouped.

      • PDF LAYER COLOR – Allows you to specify the color of the items in the PDF layer. Select Use original color if you want the color from the CAD drawing.

      • MANDATORY – Select the check box if you want the layer to be mandatory.

      • SHOW BY DEFAULT – Select the check box if you want the layer to be shown by default in the browser.

      • LINE WIDTH – Allows you to specify the line width of items in the layer including polylines. You can enter a value between 1 and 15. Line with is set to 1/72 inch multiplied by the value. For instance, a value of 15 equals 15 x 27th of an inch.

6. To edit a rule, double-click the value you want to change and edit the values as described above.

7. To remove a rule:

   1. Select the rule you want to remove.

   2. Click Remove.

      The rule is removed from the list.

8. To change the order in which rules are applied, click and drag the rules to the order you want.

9. To apply the layer translation table to specific Meridian repositories:

   1. Click the Repositories button.

      The SELECT REPOSITORIES dialog box opens.

   2. Select the repositories that you want.

   3. Click OK.

10. Click Save.

    A dialog box opens, asking you to confirm your choice.

11. Click OK.