Description and Operation (D&O) Documents

You can attach a Description and Operation (D&O) to any item in the system hierarchy, the structural hierarchy, the zonal hierarchy or the L/HIRF hierarchy. These documents typically contain diagrams and other descriptive information about the item (normally one that has been flagged as an MSI item in a systems and powerplant analysis or as an SSI item in a structural analysis) which can be integrated directly into the reports.

What’s changed? In MPC 3, D&O documents were the only files that could be attached to items. In the current version, MPC provides the same flexible links and attachments capabilities that are available in all ReliaSoft applications.

To attach a D&O document to an item, select the item and choose Tools > Attachments on the relevant ribbon tab.

In the Attachments window, click the Add icon , then in the Add Attachment window, select Report Word Doc for the attachment type and browse for the file, as shown next.

Click OK to upload a copy of the file into the database.

When you generate a report for the item, the software will automatically integrate the "Report Word Doc" attachments in the order they are listed in the Attachments window.

Important: In MSI reports for systems and powerplant analysis, the report will include the attachments for the currently selected item only and will not include the attachments for any selected sub-items.