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Problem Statement: How does Aspen Fleet Optimizer adjust loads?
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Solution: Load Sizing, the size of a shipment and the delivery window length are mutually exclusive. Because a customer's tanks are fixed in size, as the payload for a delivery is increased, the time available to make the delivery (delivery window) is decreased. The relationship between load size and delivery window is managed through a series of tradeoffs. For some customers, a larger shipment size is more desirable and for others, the delivery window length is a priority. Aspen Fleet Optimizer, through the use of various Load Size variables, enables the user to manage this tradeoff on a customer-by customer basis. These are the variables that the user configures in customer setup in order to utilize Load Sizing for a customer. The Load sizing variables include the retain and runout buffer, short load at, short load check box, and minimum and maximum load size restriction. A must-go shift is the last full shift of delivery available before a buffered runout point. The buffered runout point is different than the actual runout point because it includes the runout buffer, making Aspen Fleet Optimizer think the runout point is earlier. If there is no runout buffer, the must-go shift becomes the first full shift before the actual runout point.
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Problem Statement: Some variables of online controllers cannot be shown on PCWS display.
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Solution: For full compatibility with PCWS and Aspen Watch the following characters are not allowed in variable names:
double quote
' single quote
` back quote
& ampersand
% percent
space
/ forward slash
\ back slash
and any non-ASCII character.
Remove above characters from the name of the variables those cannot be shown on the PCWS display.
Keywords: VARIABLE
PCWS
charcter
non-ASCII
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Problem Statement: How to suppress a specific-variable-type message in a given Aspen DMCplus controller app in version V7.3 of Aspen PCWS?
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Solution: How to suppress a specific-variable-type message in a given Aspen DMCplus controller app in version V7.3 of Aspen PCWS? E.g. Dependent Variable SSCOMP in the template DMCplus controller DEMOCOL12.
Go to ProgramData\AspenTech\APC\Online\cfg and open the file dmcplus_user_entrydata XML file. The code in the attached text file must be added.
After the changes restart the Aspen APC Message Log Service in the Services panel.
This configuration suppresses only the display in the Messages View of the Online Tab of PCWS, the Message Log of the History Tab is not affected.
Keywords: Suppression, message, PCWS
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Problem Statement: How is weight focused used in Aspen Fleet Optimizer?
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Solution: The Weight Focus Flag denotes certain compartments on transports as weight focused. This means that the weight focused compartments must be emptied last on the trip. The system will make sure that this setting is respected when unloading split loads as well.
Keywords: setup, truck, compartments. split load
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Problem Statement: In my Design Criteria I have my calculations set to return a pressure less than 15 psig for my vessels, but I always get exactly 15 psig for my Component in Aspen Process Economic Analyzer; what is happening?
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Solution: Aspen Process Economic Analyzer has an internal minimum pressure of 15 psig for what it allows the Design Criteria to deliver for a vessel. Aspen Process Economic Analyzer does an internal check on the calculated Design Criteria pressure, and what ever is calculated, if it is less than 15 psig, will be set to 15 psig.
So if you had the following Pressure Design Criteria:
It would appear that no matter what the operating pressure of the vessel, you would get a value of 15.061 psia or 0.361 psig (15.061 minus 14.7). But Aspen Process Economic Analyzer will then do an internal check, and since 0.361 psig is less than 15 psig, it will set the Component design pressure to 15 psig.
Keywords: Design Criteria, vertical vessel, horizontal vessel, storage vessel, pressure, vessel
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Problem Statement: What are the advantages of using Aspen Fleet Optimizer?
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Solution: In some business cases, there are terminals close in proximity from which customer deliveries could be dispatched by several terminals. To meet this business case Fleet Optimizer offers the Global Optimization module. The goal of the global optimizer is to balance workload across a group of terminals to improve the cost and use of the RSO. In the Global Optimizer, users can create global regions of several terminals. These global regions can be made up of terminals from multiple dispatch groups. When the Global Optimizer is run, it evaluates the workload for a shift and distributes deliveries from the most appropriate terminal in the global region, based on truck availability, restrictions, and costs. The next time you open the RSO for that dispatch group, some customers may have been added or removed from the group.
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Problem Statement: What does event planning do in Aspen Fleet Optimizer?
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Solution: The Event Forecaster allows you to plan for an upcoming event by creating an event plan based upon the historical demand data for a given day of the week to use as the forecast for the upcoming event.
For example, if Monday, March 3rd, is a bank holiday and you anticipate sales on March 3rd to be the same as any typical Sunday, you can use the historical demand data for Sundays as your demand data for March 3rd. The system then creates Holiday/Storm records in the database for each customer, which causes the demand planner to generate forecasts for each customer. This process makes sales on Monday, March 3rd, equivalent to the sales on a typical Sunday.
Keywords: storm, global, planner, update, holiday, forecasting
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Problem Statement: How is product left on the truck handled by Aspen Fleet Optimizer?
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Solution: After a scheduled delivery, a transport may have product remaining, or “left on board”, in one or more compartments due to differences between planned and actual loaded or delivered product volumes. Aspen Fleet Optimizer tracks the planned, loaded, and delivered volume amounts so you can manage the left-on-board product. Loaded and delivered volumes as well as product IDs can be edited with the RSO. To schedule delivery of any left-on-board product for a subsequent shift, you must then manually allocate and lock the planned product and volume in compartments for use by another order in the RSO.
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Problem Statement: How to get WCF communication to work on Windows 2008 R2?
Aspen APC Online and/or Aspen APC Builder applications (v7.2) do not appear in Aspen APC Web Server (PCWS v7.2).
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Solution: Windows 2008 Server firewall is blocking inbound WCF communication requests from PCWS.
The following command will create an inbound rule on a 2008 server to allow all the APC Online WCF Data Services to receive communication requests from PCWS.
netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=Aspen APC Online dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=12347,12348,12349,12350
This command should be run on a v7.2 version of the Aspen APC Online and Aspen APC Builder machine (if APC Builder is configured as an RTE server).
NOTE: In later versions (v7.3 and higher), this port rule will be automatically configured by the install program.
Keywords: WCF, firewall, PCWS, port, blocked
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Problem Statement: Changing from Integrated to Basic Authentication causes problems with the AFW Client Service.
This change results is either useing 100% of cpu or the application crashes.
One situation that initiated the problem was that the operators were using CITRX to get to the IE, and when integrated authentication is active, they don't see the prompt. They get the message that they are not in any roles. In this case, the client wanted the prompt to come up.
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Solution: It appears that Basic Authentication is a thing of the past as of AMS 2004. Clients should be discouraged with regard to using Basic Authentication and instead use Integrated Authentication. Basic Authentication produces undesirable side effects on the web server (or more specifically, Aspen Local Security - it locks up and has to be rebooted).
Advanced Process Control currently installs using Integrated Authentication (since AMS 6.0.1), but we need to make sure and communicate to clients that Basic is no longer allowed.
If it is desired to have the browser prompt users so they can log on as someone else (say a common Operators account), then they can do this using the following steps:
1) Add the PCWS host as a Trusted Site in their browser (always a good idea these days to avoid a host of security issues).
2) Click the Custom Level button (after selecting Trusted Sites Icon in the Security Tab of Internet Options.
3) Scroll to the bottom and select the Prompt for user name and password option.
Keywords: AFW, Local Security, basic, integrated, NT, logon, users
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Problem Statement: How is the number of holding days used in sizing a storage vessel?
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Solution: Storage vessel sizing is determined by estimating the volume of liquid required for a certain period of operation. Aspen Process Economic Analyzer uses the number of holding days to determine the liquid volume stored in the vessel (Project Basis View | Process Design | Design Criteria | Vessels | Storage). For example, if the inlet flowrate of the vessel is 500 CF per day and the number of holding days is 30, the liquid volume inside the storage vessel will be 500 x 30 = 1,500 CF.
Keywords: Sizing, storage vessel
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Problem Statement: What versions of windows server can be used with Aspen Fleet Optimizer?
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Solution: Remote Desktop Services (RDS) can be used with Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012 R2 to allow multiple remote client workstations to access and use Windows server desktops and applications. Remote Desktop Services and users connecting through RDS must be installed on separate computers. If Fleet Optimizer is installed on a client workstation, RDS features will not be exposed. If Fleet Optimizer is installed on a RDS server with a valid license file, RDS features are exposed to all users connecting to that server.
Keywords: WTS, Remote desktop, terminal server
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Problem Statement: Can you protect Aspen Fleet Optimizer behind a firewall?
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Solution: The use of firewalls is highly recommended to prevent unauthorized access of your network through the Internet. Although you may choose to place a firewall between internal network components, it may also cause problems if it slows or prevents communication between products. To prevent this scenario, do not place a firewall between Fleet Optimizer components.
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Problem Statement: How to load process data from an older version of Aspen Plus into APEA.
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Solution: In V8.4, to support new Activated Economics features and performance improvements, the data transfer methods between Aspen HYSYS and APEA has completely changed. In addition, the display of Unit Operation costing results inside Aspen Plus has also affected the Aspen Plus/APEA integration. This means that if you try to load process data, for instance, from a bkp or apw file from V7.3 into APEA V8.6, you will get an error. In order to solve this, just export your simulation as an XML file, and load the data from it into APEA:
Keywords: Export, APEA, XML
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Problem Statement: How to get rid of Fatal PC or PD Contractor XX errors. Some projects that I run in Aspen Process Economic Evaluator (APEA) give me Fatal errors similar to below:
What can I do to get rid of them?
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Solution: The error is typically caused by a project that may have been created in Aspen Capital Cost Estimator (ACCE) that actually referenced different contractors. It often can easily be fixed in APEA by doing the following:
1.) Open the project you get the error in
2.) In the Standard Basis View, open the General Specs form under Basis for Capital Costs
3.) Click on “P and I Design Level” and change the value to a different value than in the file. In the screen below, I am changing it from FULL to STD. Hit the Apply button
4.) In the same form, change the value back from the new value to the original value. In mine I am changing it back to FULL. Hit either Apply or OK.
5.) Now do an evaluation and the error should disappear.
Keywords: fatal, pc, pd, error, errors, fatal pc, fatal pd
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Problem Statement: Is there a place in Activated Economics to see a breakdown of what is included in the Total Project Cost?
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Solution: The Total Project Cost will include both your Direct Cost (equipment, equipment installation bulks, process control, power distribution, area, etc) and your Indirect Cost (rental equipment, engineering, etc). This is best seen and understood by opening your project in Aspen Process Economic Analyzer (APEA), and visiting the various reports that can be seen in the Interactive Reporter. But you can get a summary of the items that make up these costs from inside Activated Economics.
To get the summary, click on the Economics Ribbon, and then on the ribbon, click on the Investment Analysis button. This will open up an Excel spreadsheet with economic details and summary for your project. If you go the the Project Summary tab, and scroll down you will find a summary breakdown starting around row 150 going through row 200.
Keywords: Total Project Cost, Excel, Investment Analysis, Investment, Analysis, Interactive, Reporter
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Problem Statement: When I run my estimate, I get a run-time error:
run-time error M6201: MATH
-sqrt: DOMAIN error
What is this error coming from, and how do I fix it so that I can run my estimate?
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Solution: This typically happens when a simulator stream is mapped to installation piping line(s) - which is typical with the auto map streams to lines specification.
This will happen if the user has errors or problems with the streams in the simulator - all errors must be fixed in the simulator first, and then can be re-imported into IPE.
To determine what item is causing the problem in IPE, you will need to be attentive to the screen that is behind the run-time error dialog (this screen is called the Evaluate Project - Capital Cost/Schedule).
Do not dismiss the run-time error dialog box, as this will also quit the Evaluate Project - Capital Cost/Schedule progress. If you can, move the run-time error dialog box to the side so that you can look at the
In the screen shot above, you will very likely see the item that the Evaluate Project - Capital Cost/Schedule stopped on. Make a note of all the data that you see.
For example, if you see the number '10', this will refer to item #10 in the IPE project. Open that item and make a note of all the streams that are mapped to the installation piping lines. Those are the streams that need to be re-checked and/or fixed in the simulator.
Once the problems are fixed in the simulator, you can re-import the simulator data into IPE.
Keywords: run-time, M6201, sqrt, DOMAIN
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Problem Statement: What are time adjusted sales in Aspen Fleet Optimizer?
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Solution: Aspen Fleet Optimizer automatically calculates Time Adjusted Sales when the gap of time between inventory measurements does not equal 24 hours. For example, if a customer consistently measures inventory at 6 AM daily and one day a measurement is taken at 8 AM, Aspen Fleet Optimizer will calculate the sales for the two-hour period based on the sales constants setup in Customer Setup.
Keywords: None
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Problem Statement: I need to provide two different Construction Work Forces for my project. Is this possible in Aspen Process Economic Analyzer?
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Solution: You need to use two different scenarios for two different Construction Work Forces.
If you have 70% productivity for one Construction Work Force and 75% productivity for another Construction Work Force, then create two separate scenarios for the project. The first Construction Work Force and its responsibilities should be in one scenario, and the second Construction Work Force and its responsibilities should be in the second scenario.
Keywords: Multiple, CWF, Construction Work Force
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Problem Statement: What is a group used for in Aspen Fleet Optimizer?
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Solution: A Group is a defined as a collection of terminals within a given geographic region (for example, Greater Brussels) to which shipments can be dispatched. Dispatching within Groups provides the flexibility to ship product to a customer from multiple terminals to create optimal and cost-effective deliverySolutions.
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Problem Statement: Compressor HP appears to be off two orders of magnitude from component design sheet; on the Electrical - Motor driver list on page 2 the compressor (3) is listed at 240 HP not 24,000 HP. Why might this be happening?
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Solution: If you look at your item, you probably have taken the default driver type of NONE. That means that you do not want a driver with this compressor.
You probably also left the default as YES, for a lube and seal oil system so you are getting two 40 HP motors for those systems.
Since you have 3 identical items, this means you had a total of 240 HP for the 6 motors. You did not get the 24000 in the motor list because of the NONE specification for the default driver type.
If you change NONE to MOTOR, you will get the 24,000 in the Motor/Driver list.
Keywords: HP, horsepower, compressor, CP
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Problem Statement: What is the load lock feature used for in Aspen Fleet Optimizer?
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Solution: The Load Lock flag (check box) at the top right of the screen allows the user to manually identify expected deliveries as already delivered shipments. With this box checked, the user can click on an expected delivery using the right side mouse button and mark it delivered. Aspen Fleet Optimizer will automatically add the delivery to the inventory. If this flag is not selected, Aspen Fleet Optimizer will automatically calculate what shipments should have been marked delivered. When forecasting by inventory only, Aspen Fleet Optimizer may require the user to use Load Lock to identify delivered shipments if Aspen Fleet Optimizer is unable to judge what was delivered.
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Problem Statement: I have been looking for the AspenPlus template files so that I can correctly generate the AspenPlus report file for use within Aspen Icarus Process Evaluator (IPE).
When I go to the path that is listed in the IPE User's Guide 'x:\Program Files\AspenTech\Aspen Icarus 2006.5\Data\Load\' folder, I don't see a 'Load folder under 'Data'.
Where is this 'x:\Program Files\AspenTech\Aspen Icarus 2006.5\Data\Load\' folder located now?
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Solution: The file directory structure has changed for the Aspen Icarus products for v2006.5. Please seeSolution document for all the details: 121905.
The Aspen Plus template files are now located in the:
'C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\AspenTech\Shared Aspen Icarus 2006.5 Files\Load\AspenPlus' folder.
If you don't see these files, you can find them attached to thisSolution document for download.
Once downloaded, unzip the 2 files, and place them in the 'C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\AspenTech\Shared Aspen Icarus 2006.5 Files\Load\AspenPlus' folder.
Keywords: template, IPE, Icarus Process Evaluator, load, report, Aspen Plus, A+
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Problem Statement: How can I get the Aspen Production Control Web Server / AFW to open when it is getting a HTTP 500 error?
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Solution: ThisSolution is relevant for applications installed on a 64 bit operating system.
Open up IIS and configure the Default AppPool along with the AspenAppPools to be 32 bit.
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Problem Statement: Process Economic Analyzer Enhancesments in V7.3.2
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Solution: Process Modeling Enhancements
Support for HYSYS duplicate stream and unit operation names in hierarchies
Updated HYSYS tower packing mappings to APEA
Improved APEA support for handling multiple tray sections in HYSYS column
Improved calculation for tower height from unit operation packed bed height specifications
EDR ASME Plate and Tube materials are now mapped to APEA
Resize behavior for magnetic drive pumps is now consistent with other pumps
Shell & Tube exchanger tube geometry parameters added to APEA Design Criteria
New Custom Model example for Vertical Vessel Sizing
Keywords: None
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Problem Statement: Can you use Open Office to generate reports from Aspen Process Economic Analyzer?
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Solution: No, Open Office is not supported in any of the Economic Evaluation products (Aspen Process Economic Analyzer, Aspen Capital Cost Estimator, or Aspen In-Plant Cost Estimator)
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Problem Statement: What does the dispatched flag mean in Aspen Fleet Optimizer?
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Solution: The Dispatched flag indicates that a shipment has been physically scheduled for delivery. Once a shipment is flagged as dispatched, it is considered to be out of the software and already sent to the terminal for delivery. There may be times when an undispatched shipment is delivered to a customer and the user will need to inform Aspen Fleet Optimizer of the delivery. For example, by error, a driver delivers a customer shipment to a different customer. In this case, the user will want to advise Aspen Fleet Optimizer of the erroneous delivery and use the transfer shipment feature to make sure that both customers’ accounts are corrected.
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Problem Statement: For North America, some general questions and quick answers concerning Aspen Process Economic Analyzer settings:
1)What are the percentages used for freight of materials and taxes of materials?
2) What are the percentages of G&A over heads and Contract Fee which are under Other project costs?
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Solution: 1)The Freight is 4% of materials for North America and Taxes is 6.25% of materials for NorthAmerica
2) The percentages of G&A over heads and Contract Fee found under Other project costs:
G&A over heads,
Material G&A = 3%
Construction Labor G&A = 3%
Engineering Fee = 7.2%
Material Fee = 2%
Construction Labor Fee = 9.5%
Handling Fee = 3% of material
You can not modify these percentages.
Use Icarus reference 31. Chpter 3 in Aspen Process Economic Analyzer User Guide for the taxes and freight.
Keywords: Indirect, taxes, freight, G&A over heads etc
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Problem Statement: Can I manually assign a load in Aspen Fleet Optimizer?
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Solution: Once shipments have been assigned to transports, the user can lock a shipment or several shipments on a transport if desired. Pre-Assigning enables the user to keep a desirable work schedule on one transport and re-optimize the rest of the work. Pre-Assigning also provides organized software for addressing delivery restrictions. The Resource Scheduling Optimization enables the user to lock a specific shipment on a transport or lock the transport itself, which in turn locks all the shipments on a transport.
Keywords: None
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Problem Statement: Can I add domain groups to Aspen Local Security / Aspen Framework instead of individual domain accounts?
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Solution: Yes, it is possible to add domain groups to Aspen Local Security / Aspen Framework security.
The account running the AFW Security Client process, must be an account that has access to retrieve the group information from the domain group accounts.
Keywords: AFW, group
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Problem Statement: How does short load work in Aspen Fleet Optimizer?
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Solution: A Short Load is a shipment of fuel that is less than the full carrying capacity of a transport. The Short Load Approval check box determines whether or not a customer is authorized to receive less than a full load of product. A short load will only be calculated for a customer if the Short Load Approval box is checked and the customer requires a short load to meet delivery window requirements. During loadsizing, if there are several transport sizes at a terminal and the short loads option is off, Aspen Fleet Optimizer won't create short loads on a specific transport. It will still size shipments from the largest full shipment transport to the smallest full shipment transport available at the terminal.
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Problem Statement: Can I link the areas and equipment of Aspen Basic Engineering to either Aspen In-Plant Cost Estimator or Aspen Process Economic Analyzer?
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Solution: No. You can associate the areas and equipment of Aspen Capital Cost Estimator with Aspen Basic Engineering, but you can not associate the areas and equipment of either Aspen In-Plant Cost Estimator or Aspen Process Economic Analyzer with Aspen Basic Engineering.
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Problem Statement: I am getting a run-time error 1004: ANA_MISC.TMP could not be found.
What does this mean and how do I fix the problem?
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Solution: The issue is with the investment parameters in project basis not having high enough values to generate NPV, IRR, etc. and running the Decision Analyzer module many times on same scenario.
Once you run Decision Analyzer, you cannot go back to the original state of the project.
If you run the Decision Analyzer module many times on same scenario, the results are exponential, to the point where you will not get any valuable output results in the Analyzer reports.
What users should do is have a master project, and perform a Save - As on the master project and give the new scenario a new name. This way, you can run many Decision Analyzer analyses without compromising the master project's data and output results.
Keywords: Decision Analyzer, 1004, ANA_MISC.TMP
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Problem Statement: What is the goal of load sizing in Aspen Fleet Optimizer?
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Solution: The goal of Load Sizing is to adjust the weight or volume of a given load to attain preferred delivery conditions. Since some customers prefer larger shipments and others prefer a given delivery window. Load Sizing is performed for all deliveries according to these preferences. Several attributes allow you to manage Load Sizing adjustments on a customer-by-customer basis. Load Sizing, the size of a shipment, and the length of a shipment delivery window are dependent on each other. A customer's tanks are fixed in size, as the payload for a delivery is increased, the time available to make the delivery (delivery window) is decreased. The relationship between load size and delivery window is managed through a series of tradeoffs. For some customers, a larger shipment size is more desirable. For others, the delivery window length is a priority. Fleet Optimizer, through the use of various Load Sizing variables, enables the user to manage this tradeoff on a customer-by-customer basis.
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Problem Statement: Is it possible to combine mapping, sizing, and component evaluations?
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Solution: Yes,A Starting in V8, the a??Map Optionsa?? dialog now includes options to size and evaluate equipment cost. If you use Excel to size equipment, you can apply the a??Customize sizinga?? option to force Aspen Process Economic Analyzer (APEA) to open the Excel sheets used to perform the sizing. This option allows the user to enter input data or view the spreadsheets before continuing.
Keywords: map, sizing, evaluation
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Problem Statement: Why would some of my duty specifications from my simulator not be properly imported into Aspen Icarus Process Evaluator?
When checking the specs, there are many instances where the imported duty is not the same in Aspen Icarus Process Evaluator as in my simulation file...some by a magnitude of 8! Where does Aspen Icarus Process Evaluator get these crazy duty numbers from? Is there a problem with the import?
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Solution: It's not a problem with the import, but it is most likely a conversion of the simulation units to the Aspen Icarus Process Evaluator units.
If some or all of the simulation units are not defined when you load the simulator data into Aspen Icarus Process Evaluator (Icarus will give you a warning message telling you this, and will ask you if you wish to define the undefined simulator units), you should take the opportunity to do so. If not, your duty, flowrates, temperatures, pressures, etc, may result in incorrect conversions to the Aspen Icarus Process Evaluator mapped equipment items.
Please see the referencedSolution for how to define your simulation units.
Keywords: duty, temperature, pressure, defined, undefined, conversion, simulation, simulator
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Problem Statement: How can I create a maximum load size in Aspen Fleet Optimizer?
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Solution: The maximum Load Size Restriction value restricts transports with payloads greater than the max value from being considered as a forecasting option for the specific customer. For example, an entry of 12,000 does not allow a forecast shipment for a specific customer to be greater than 12,000 gallons.
Keywords: delivery, max, payload, load
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Problem Statement: How is load size determined in Aspen Fleet Optimizer?
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Solution: Once the runout point is calculated, Fleet Optimizer determines the inventory level of products that will not reach their runout point during the current day. Knowing the inventory at the runout point enables Fleet Optimizer to generate an optimal shipment for a customer that balances inventory levels to reflect sales rates at the runout point. The optimal shipment is the perfect shipment accurate to the gallon/liter that restores proportionality across all products at the customer site. Matching the Optimal Shipment to a Transport Once the optimal shipment is determined, Fleet Optimizer matches shipments to a transport assigned to the customer. This matching process considers all possibilities. For example, a four-compartment transport can be matched with four products in 256 different ways. Fleet Optimizer determines a transport match that most closely resembles the optimal shipment quantities. Transport matching guarantees that all shipments created by Fleet Optimizer are viable shipments that can be loaded onto existing transports.
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Problem Statement: How do I set the delivery window for a manual order in Aspen Fleet Optimizer?
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Solution: The time span between the retain and runout points for a product at a customer location, is the delivery window. The procedure of manually entering the retain and runout time is called Setting the Delivery Windows. For all order-entry customers, the user can manually adjust the delivery window, which determines when a shipment is delivered, in order to satisfy customer delivery requests. Because Fleet Optimizer does not manage the inventories of order-entry customers, it cannot calculate delivery windows for these customers. By changing either the delivery date or shift, the retain and runout time.
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Problem Statement: How does the holiday storm planner work in Aspen Fleet Optimizer?
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Solution: Another aspect of planning for inventory-managed (forecasted) customers involves the preparation needed for special events, which typically change a customer’s sales patterns. To accommodate these changes, you can use the Aspen Fleet Optimizer Holiday-Storm Planner. The Holiday-Storm Planner allows customers to enter expected variations in future sales by product, for one or more stations. Customers can also store sales variations expected as a result of a sporting event, holiday, storm, or any other situation that creates an abnormal sales condition. Entries into the Holiday-Storm Planner can be made for a customer, terminal, zone, combination of a terminal and a zone, or all customers. Entries for a terminal or zone affect all customer forecasts associated with the selected terminal or zone. Fleet Optimizer incorporates an entry in the Holiday-Storm Planner during forecasting. For example, if an entry is made for a 10% increase in all product sales for a given day, Fleet Optimizer incorporates the entry along with other existing data to forecast deliveries to accommodate sales on that day. In considering which entries to use for each customer, the priority hierarchy is: customer, terminal, and zone-specific (matches the customer's terminal and zone).If a customer-specific record does not exist, Fleet Optimizer looks to the terminal and zone-specific record, then the terminal-specific one, and so forth.
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Problem Statement: Does the APW option work with Aspen Plus files from a different version than Aspen Process Economic Analyzer?
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Solution: No. If you want to use the APW file from Aspen Plus with Aspen Process Economic Analyzer, they both need to be the same version. If the Aspen Plus version is an older version than the Aspen Process Economic Analyzer you are using, then use the Export option from Aspen Plus and export the XML file. Then from Aspen Process Economic Analyzer, when you choose the file to import, change the default type from APW to XML.
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Problem Statement: Unable to find Economic Evaluation v7.2.1 listed during the installation
Selecting the Product tab then highlighting Aspen Engineering during the installation will not list Economic Evaluation as an option to install.
Follow the Economic Evaluation v7.2 installation guide (attached), but if the upgrade dialog box does not show during the installation, then the Economic Evaluation will not be listed as an option to install.
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Solution: 1. Allow the DVD to open automatically or open the DVD and double click on the dvdBrowser.exe or the setup.exe
2. Click on the Product Tab, then highlight or select Aspen Engineering (for Upgrade), and then click Install' button.
3. Attached are pictures of the product tab, For Upgrade, and Economic Evaluation listed as an option to install.
Keywords: SLM_ECON_IPM, ECONOMIC EVALUATION, and AES v7.2.1 INSTALL
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Problem Statement: How doesAspen Process Economic Analyzer (APEA) calculate the heat transfer coefficient for a heat exchanger in its Sizing calculation?
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Solution: Below is an overview of the method used to calculate the heat-transfer coefficient:
1. In APEA, we use empirical values for film heat transfer coefficient based on the different primary fluid components (maximum =4) selected for each stream.
2. After getting the value of the film heat transfer coefficient, we will then perform empirical adjustments for most vapor streams based on pressure.
3. The fouling resistances for all the fluids (listed in the primary fluid component) are also empirically obtained.
4. Once the outside and inside heat transfer coefficients and the fouling resistances for the fluids are obtained, then the overall heat transfer coefficient is estimated.
Users can change the heat transfer coefficient value manually by using the Interactive Sizing Expert, if desired (accessed by Right-mouse click on the project component).
The fact that we use four Primary Fluid component can bring errors in the sizing compared to a method that uses the whole list of components in the stream. Therefore, we recommend that users specify the heat-transfer coefficient whenever possible - they can perform the rigorous calculation with another tool.
In general, our heat transfer coefficient values are representative of process industry but more conservative. Also, if the heat exchanger is modeled in the simulator using a Rigorous model, we will take the overall heat transfer coefficient value from the simulator.
Note that APEA only performs a preliminary sizing in order to get a cost sufficient for Front-End Engineering Design. The sizing rule is not sensitive to the pressure drop inside the heat exchanger. APEA does not perform any discretisation along the length of the heat-exchanger when evaluating the heat-transfer coefficient.
Keywords: Heat transfer coefficient, sizing, heat exchanger
References: None
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Problem Statement: How to require use of a userid and password when logging into the Production Control WebServer now that Basic Authentication is not longer an option from IIS.
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Solution: At all the clients:
Go to Tools under Internet Explorer then Internet Options , Security , Custom Level and then under User Authentication select prompt for user name and password
Please note that this has to be done at all the clients
Keywords:
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Problem Statement: How do I load my simulator data into Aspen Process Economic Evaluator (APEA)?
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Solution: Depending on what type of simulator you are importing, it will depend on how you can import your simulator file into APEA.
For Aspen Plus:
In the case of AspenPlus, users are strongly recommended to use the xml mechanism to transfer simulation results into APEA i.e. Use either the Send To or create and load the xml report.
There is documentation with regards to the creation on the xml report in Aspen Icarus Process Evaluator (IPE) User's Guide, Chapter 4 -Preparing Simulator Reports - Aspen Plus.
After running the simulation, you must create an output report by clicking Export on the File menu. In the Save As dialog box, use the drop-down menu to select Report Files (.rep) or XML files (.xml). Please note that .rep files cannot be used for v2004.2...only XML files can be used.
When you open APEA, and create a new project, you go to the Project Basis tab and under PROCESS DESIGN, right-click on Simulator Type and select AspenTech as the simulator type tthat you wish to use.
Then, right-click on Simulator File name, and select the XML file. Browse to the folder on your hard drive where your output report is located.
Then, on the main menu, click the button called Load Data.
Say YES to load the data.
After you load the data, you have to MAP the items. Go to the main menu and select RUN - MAP ITEMS. Click OK to map the items.
All the data from the report file will be loaded and mapped.
For HYSYS:
A. APEA users with HYSYS installed
1. Run HYSYS and open your simulation.
2. Go to Tools > Aspen Economic Evaluation > Export to Process Economic Analyzer.
This action will automatically run APEA, and bring up a Create New Project dialog box.
The project name and scenario name will automatically be populated, but you can change the Project Name and Scenario name to what you feel is most appropriate.
Click the OK button once you enter in the Project Name and Scenario Name you would like.
Then, make sure to select the appropriate Units of Measure. This is very important, as the Units of Measure must match your simulator's Units of Measure. Then, click OK.
APEA will start creating the new APEA Project.
An Input Units of Measure dialog will appear, and either click CLOSE to continue creating the project, or highlight a specification and choose Modify. This is the ONLY time that you will be allowed to change the Input Units of Measure, as these units cannot be changed afterwards.
A General Project Data dialog will then appear. Here is where you can change the Project Country Base. This will be the only time that you can change the country base to US, UK, EU, JP or ME. Once you complete your specifications, click OK.
Then, the Load Simulator Data dialog will appear, asking if you want to load the simulator data into the new IPE project. Click the YES button to load the data.
The Simulation Link dialog will appear, and you will be required to click on the Connect button.
Once connected, the Export button will activate.
Click the Export button and wait for the export to complete. You will know when the export is complete when the Export button changes to say Export Again. When it says export again, just click Disconnect, then click Exit.
Then, the simulator data will begin loading into IPE. Once this is done, you will be able to map your simulator items.
B. APEA users without HYSYS installed:
If you are an APEA user, and don't have access to open the HYSYS simulation directly in HYSYS, you will have to ask the creator of the HYSYS simulation to create the .d01 through .d05 simulator files from APEA's External simulation Import Tool and provide them to you.
Please follow these instructions if you are an APEA user without access to run HYSYS:
Ask the creator of the HYSYS simulation to create the .d01 through .d05 simulator export files.
If you are HYSYS user, and don't have IPE installed, please install APEA. You won't need to run IPE itself, but there is a tool called the External Simulation Import Tool that is needed for the HYSYS user to export the Hysys simulation data into readable APEA files.
Please follow these instructions if you are a HYSYS user without access to run IPE:
There is a way to export the data from a HYSYS simulation into APEA-readable without opening both applications at the same time. You will still need the required licenses to open HYSYS and APEA separately.
First you need to create .d01-.d05 files with the HYSYS file information. To do so, do the following:
1. Install APEA.
2. Open the folder called C:\Program Files\AspenTech\Economic Evaluation VX.X\Program\Sys?, where X.X refers to the version installed in your machine.
3. Double-click on the file called SimLinkGUI.exe. The Simulation link dialog box will appear.
4. For the Simulator file, click the ... button to browse to the directory where you have the .HSC file stored, and then select the .HSC file you wish to use.
5. For the Export file selection, browse to the directory where you wish to create the .d0 1-.d05 files.
6. After selecting the directory, you MUST TYPE IN an output file name for the .d01 - .d05 files:
7. Click the CONNECT button.
8. Click the EXPORT button
9. After exported, click the EXIT button.
Now you need to import the d01-d05 files into APEA. To do so, follow these steps:
1. Open APEA and create a new project
2. Go to the Project Basis tab > Process Design.
3. Right-click on Simulator Type and select EDIT, then choose Aspen HYSYS, and click OK. Click OK again to verify the selection as HYSYS.
4. Right-click on Simulator File Name and select EDIT, then browse to the folder where you exported the .d01-.d05 files.
5. Select the .d01 file as file type to grab the simulator data.
6. Then go to Run > Load Data. Say YES to load the data.
In Hysys 3.2 and above, a Send To feature has been implemented (from the Tools - Aspen Icarus - Export to IPE), use this feature to get the simulator data loaded into IPE.
For SimScii:
When you open APEA, and create a new project, you go to the Project Basis tab and under PROCESS DESIGN, right-click on Simulator Type and select SimSci as the simulator type that you wish to use.
Then select the .out report file to grab the simulator report file.
Then, on the main menu, click the button called Load Data.
Say YES to load the data.
After you load the data, you have to MAP the items. Go to the main menu and select RUN - MAP ITEMS. Click OK to map the items.
All the data from the report file will be loaded and mapped.
For ChemCad
When you open APEA, and create a new project, you go to the Project Basis tab and under PROCESS DESIGN, right-click on Simulator Type and select SimSci as the simulator type that you wish to use.
Then select the .rpt file to grab the simulator data.
Then, on the main menu, click the button called Load Data.
Say YES to load the data.
After you load the data, you have to MAP the items. Go to the main menu and select RUN - MAP ITEMS. Click OK to map the items.
All the data from the report file will be loaded and mapped.
Make sure to save your project after you load and map!
Keywords: map, load, simulator, report file, report, simulator report, import simulator, simulation
References: None
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Problem Statement: Why can't I send mail from the email option from the message log?
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Solution: Confirm Telnet is installed and available on all servers in configuration.
Confirm the sqlreportshceduler and sqlplus_server are excluded from virus scan.
Confirm the shares are configured as identified in the installation documentation.
Keywords: None
References: None
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Problem Statement: What is the approach that Aspen Capital Cost Estimator uses for Module Design?
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Solution: The steel module floor beams and girders are designed based on the calculated effective distributed load per level (from equipment and bulk item weights) combined with the distributed live load per level as specified on the modular area form. The columns and lateral bracing are then designed to support the accumulated floor loads and lateral loads from wind, earthquakes (seismic), and shipping accelerations. The vertical shipping acceleration is used as a multiplier to increase the total distributed load per level for module steel design.
Keywords: Module, Design, Module Design
References: None
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Problem Statement: How is the Shipments field populated on the DQM screen?
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Solution: This field is populated with the shipments that are expected to be delivered after the time of the Opening Inventory. These orders will all be in the TPS_ORDER table with the OLDORDER value = 0.
Keywords: Shipments in DQM
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Problem Statement: How to create clusters in Aspen Fleet Optimizer.
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Solution: In some Petroleum Distribution Markets, split shipments are a way a life. Customers with limited storage capacity can only receive partial deliveries. To facilitate the paring of partial shipments, Aspen Fleet Optimizer allows the user to designate clusters of customers that Aspen Fleet Optimizer can choose from to create full shipments. A Cluster is a principal Aspen Fleet Optimizer object that defines a group of customers whose inventory is managed as one customer. Cluster Setup is the module of Aspen Fleet Optimizer where all clusters are added modified and deleted. A cluster is used for split shipment cases where certain customers have abnormally small tanks. A cluster is designed so that customers with small storage can be paired with customers with adequate storage and Aspen Fleet Optimizer can manage the inventory of all customers in the cluster as one. With clusters, Aspen Fleet Optimizer will first attempt to ship a full shipment to each customer. In cases when a full shipment cannot be accommodated, Aspen Fleet Optimizer will develop a full shipment and split the shipment quantities between cluster members to meet the inventory needs of each customer within the cluster. A cluster is an alternative to a short shipment but is limited to only six customers at a time. A cluster can contain up to six customers. Each customer can be assigned to only one cluster. A cluster should be made up of service customers with both small and large delivery windows. By allowing Aspen Fleet Optimizer to choose from a mix of customers with different delivery windows, the chances of finding a proper match, where both customers' delivery windows are met, is increased.
Keywords: split load, side products, short load
References: None
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Problem Statement: Does Aspen Fleet Optimizer version 8.8 support windows remote desktop?
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Solution: Remote Desktop Services (RDS) can be used with Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012 R2 to allow multiple remote client workstations to access and use Windows server desktops and applications. Remote Desktop Services and users connecting through RDS must be installed on separate computers. If Fleet Optimizer is installed on a client workstation, RDS features will not be exposed. If Fleet Optimizer is installed on a RDS server with a valid license file, RDS features are exposed to all users connecting to that server.
Keywords: None
References: None
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Problem Statement: Can the Aspen Fleet Optimizer schedule be viewed on the web?
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Solution: Aspen Fleet Optimizer has a web component called Aspen Order Manager. Inside Aspen Order Manager you can log into Aspen Fleet Operations. Aspen Fleet Operations displays the schedule by transport. Information about all trucks associated with the selected Terminal, Date, and shift (Day or Night) displays. All loads that are currently dispatched for delivery by a given truck, display under the relative Transport ID. Information displays for all trucks associated with the selected terminal, date, shift, and transport.
Keywords: None
References: None
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Problem Statement: Are the operator and supervisor wage rates specified under Investment Analysis loaded or unloaded wage rate?
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Solution: In Aspen Process Economic Analyzer (APEA), the operator and supervisor wage rates can be specified under Project Basis view | Investment Analysis | Operating Unit cost. Those are loaded wage rates.
Keywords: Labor rate
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Problem Statement: What is Tank Certification used for in Aspen Fleet Optimizer?
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Solution: The Tank Certification Date refers to the date that the tanks located at the customer expire. When Aspen Fleet Optimizer comes across shipments that have a tank date that has expired, it will not display those shipments that are generated past the Tank Certification Date in the Resource Scheduling Optimization.
Keywords: None
References: None
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Problem Statement: What does the guarantee option in Aspen Fleet Optimizer do in transport setup?
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Solution: If Guarantee is selected for a transport, Fleet Optimizer assumes that the labor cost for that transport equals the total number of hours available for that transport multiplied by the cost per hour or distance. Since the transport is marked as Guarantee, the labor cost always takes into account the total hours available. If there is a pre- or post-trip time, Fleet Optimizer incorporates these into the total available hours.
Keywords: None
References: None
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Problem Statement: Can I specify shell and tube heat exchanger tube geometry at project level?
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Solution: In V7.3.2, shell and tube heat exchanger tube geometry parameters have been added to the Heat Exchanger Design Criteria form: Project basis view | Basis for Capital Cost | Process Design | Design Criteria | Heat Exchangers. This allows users to specify tube length, tube outside diameter, and tube pitch in one place (i.e. design criteria) if different from default values.
Keywords: Shell and tube heat exchanger, tube geometry
References: None
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Problem Statement: What are clusters used for in Aspen Fleet Optimizer?
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Solution: In some Petroleum Distribution Markets, split shipments are a way a life. Customers with limited storage capacity can only receive partial deliveries. To facilitate the paring of partial shipments, Aspen Fleet Optimizer allows the user to designate clusters of customers that Aspen Fleet Optimizer can choose from to create full shipments. A Cluster is a principal Aspen Fleet Optimizer object that defines a group of customers whose inventory is managed as one customer. Cluster Setup is the module of Aspen Fleet Optimizer where all clusters are added modified and deleted. A cluster is used for split shipment cases where certain customers have abnormally small tanks. A cluster is designed so that customers with small storage can be paired with customers with adequate storage and Aspen Fleet Optimizer can manage the inventory of all customers in the cluster as one. With clusters, Aspen Fleet Optimizer will first attempt to ship a full shipment to each customer. In cases when a full shipment cannot be accommodated, Aspen Fleet Optimizer will develop a full shipment and split the shipment quantities between cluster members to meet the inventory needs of each customer within the cluster. A cluster is an alternative to a short shipment but is limited to only six customers at a time. A cluster can contain up to six customers.
Each customer can be assigned to only one cluster. A cluster should be made up of service customers with both small and large delivery windows. By allowing Aspen Fleet Optimizer to choose from a mix of customers with different delivery windows, the chances of finding a proper match, where both customers' delivery windows are met, is increased. After all the customers in a cluster are added, the user must enter the trip times and distances between each customer in the cluster so that Aspen Fleet Optimizer will be able to calculate the new round-trip time and distance of a created split shipment.
Keywords: None
References: None
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Problem Statement: Trying to run TRMAN gets one of the following results:
Import(Trader) - objectImplUnavailable
Import(Trader)-cantConnect
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Solution: confirm that the machine is connected to the network
that the log file path is correct and that the file exists.
make sure you are not using localhost as the local or master trader node. you must use a real machine name or IP address.
Another thing to check is that the problem PC and the Master Dais Trader machine can both do a reverse DNS lookup on themselves. On each machine, enter:
IPCONFIG /ALL
And find their <host_name> and <ip_address>
Next, enter:
NSLOOKUP <host_name>
Make sure things look correct (i.e. the ip address returned for the host_name is the same one as shown in IPCONFIG information. Next, enter:
NSLOOKUP <ip_address>
Make sure the host name returned is your host name.
Do this on BOTH PCs. Have IS folks fix any discrepancies in the DNS tables.
You can also update the host tables on all participating machines so they all have the other machine names identified for the connections. You can also use the IPAddress in the NTCONF utility rather than the machine name.
Next, make sure the PCWS machine can PING the problem DMCplus Online PC.
Keywords:
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Problem Statement: How are zones best used in Aspen Fleet Optimizer?
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Solution: The terminal grouping that a customer location belongs to; also referred to as territory. Zones can be used to categorize customers into specific groupings, such as price zones and geographic locations. You define the zones, and can enter up to 100 different zone (that is, 0 to 99). Within Aspen Fleet Optimizer, You can use the zone categorization to print reports, or globally change some value for all of the customers within the zone.
Keywords: optimize, global, planner, update
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Problem Statement: ACO View Data Provider will not start.
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Solution: Check the AFW Security Manager and try pasting the URL from AFW Tools into a web browser and make sure it returns clean (empty white page with no errors). That is usually the culprit. If the security database is not on the same machine, then you need to start the ACO View Data Provider service as an Administrators group user on whatever machine the AFW security DB is on (as well as that user being an admin on the local machine).
Also, we now use the AFW Security Client Service to authenticate users. Make sure that service is running on the Web server. You can use the AFW Security Client Tool to check the functionality of that service.
Click Advanced Options, Test Security Functions, make sure Out of Process (Authorization Service) option is selected and click Refresh Cache.
Then try Get Roles then Get All Roles to see the current list of roles in the AFW (or local security) database.
Close the dialogs all the way back to the Test Security Functions button page.
Now try adding a new Role using AFW Security Manager.
Back in the Security Client Tool, click Test Security Functions then Refresh Cache then do step 2 again to make sure the Security DB is not reading from the cached version of an old database (this happens when you're not connected to the network).
If all that checks out, make sure the ACO View Server application (from the SecuritySettings.xml file) has been imported and configured roles and permissions. Make sure the application has the Default secure Group defined (this is one reason it fails to start without any error messages).
Sometimes, the Event Log will show errors related to starting up before or after the message stating that the data provider failed to start. Go by the timestamps on the application log messages for Aspen ACO View Data Provider.
Keywords:
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Problem Statement: What causes missing sales in Aspen Fleet Optimizer Data Quality Manager?
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Solution: Missing Sales are sales figures a customer has failed to report for a specific day. Aspen Fleet Optimizer will prompt the user to update missing sales with actual figures for the days, on which no sales information exists. In sales only or inventory only forecasting mode, missing sales do not generate an exception. In all other modes of forecasting it is important to update missing sales with actual sales because Aspen Fleet Optimizer utilizes actual sales to develop trends for forecasting.
Keywords: None
References: None
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Problem Statement: The Aspen Production Control WebServer quit updating for the DMCplus controller connected to the Foxboro, when there are changes made to the Foxboro side of the controller and is rebuilt and remapped. This would be in the event of adding an MV or a CV. This kind of activity would require a rebuild and a remap on the Foxboro. Some additional symptoms might be losing the Foxiao Diops.
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Solution: To correct this problem go to the DMCplus Online machine, stop the dmcp_viewsrv process and restart it. There are batch files provided for this in the Program Files / Common Files / AspenTech Shared directory. They are dmcpview_startup.bat and dmcpview_shutdown.bat. If your installation does not have the batch files for stopping and restarting the dmcp_viewsrv process, they are available and attached to this document.
Keywords: PCWS, Foxboro, update, WebServer
References: None
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Problem Statement: APC Message Timestamp crashed at Aspen Production Control Web Server as below picture.
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Solution: This problem happened on Non-English OS or English OS enabled Non-English language for Non-Unicode programs.
TheSolution is configuring English for Non-Unicode program.
Go To ?Control Panel -> Regional and Language options -> Advanced Tab? and change ?Language for non-Unicode Programs? to English.
Keywords: PCWS
Timestamps
Crash
Non-Unicode
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Problem Statement: Can an Aspen Watch database be accessed by more than one Production Control Web Server(PCWS)? If so, how?
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Solution: Yes.
The PCWS can access multiple Aspen Watch installation, and multiple PCWS computers can access any given Aspen Watch installation.
Access is guided by the Aspen Data Source Architecture (ADSA). The ADSA Client Config Tool will be on any PCWS computer, and the use public datasources check box should be checked, then the name of a directory server should be supplied. The Directory server is a computer on which the ADSA server is running, and on which data sources (or a single data source) is configured that contains connection information for an Aspen Watch computer. If there is more than one data source (IP.21 database) then the PCWS will query each of them to see if they are an Aspen Watch database.
The PCWS queries only databases that have configured in the ADSA server to which it is directed
So, if more than one PCWS installation is utilizing, or is directed to the same ADSA server, then both of these PCWS installations will be able to see all the same Aspen Watch databases.
If more than one Aspen Watch database is configured in an ADSA server to which a PCWS is directed, then that PCWS will be able to see all the Aspen Watch servers that are configured as Public data sources.
Keywords: None
References: None
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Problem Statement: Under History tab, drill down to a controller or variable, click on one of the rectangles in the carpet plot to launch the Item Properties menu. The values for Baseline, Benchmark, Threshold and Active case are not active. You are not able to change them.
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Solution: If you do not have engineer privilege in Aspen Framework (AFW) security for the Default secure group in ACO View Server, then you will not be able to change Baseline, Benchmark, Threshold or Active Case.
This might be confusing if you have defined additional secure groups so that you are able to assign different groups of controllers to different secure groups so that, for example, you are able to restrict the access of operators to only the controllers for which they are responsible. In a case like this, you may not have configured the permissions for the default secure group, thinking it was not used. In 2006, it is used for the history tab. Also, security is implemented for the history tab for 2006.5
Keywords: None
References: None
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Problem Statement: How do service levels work in Aspen Fleet Optimizer?
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Solution: Service Levels are used to assign priorities to customers, which determines the preference that customers receive during automatic optimization. Resource Scheduling Optimizer (RSO) ensures that, after optimization, orders assigned to transports have higher customer service levels than those in overflow that can be switched one for one with an order already on a transport.
Keywords: Split loads, cost, optimizer
References: None
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Problem Statement: What is the recommended practice for shutting down the Production Control Web Server software for operating system maintenance?
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Solution: It is not necessary to do a shutdown to the PCWS software as it is recommended on the AspenWatch or online server, the services will gracefully shutdown on a shutdown of the machine.
If you want to stop the Aspen Services ahead of time, you would want to stop the ACOVIEWDP.EXE / Aspen Data Provider Service, for versions prior to V7.2. For V7.2 you would stop the Aspen APC Web Provider Data Serivce.
You may want to consider disabling these services so that they won't start up if the web server is accessed from a client machine. Go to the Services Panel in Administrative tools, find the service, double click and change the Startup Type to Disable.
You could also consider stopping anything in the Services panel that begins with Aspen. You would want to stop the ADSA ? Aspen Data Source Directory, and the AFW Security Client Service, this would be applicable for all services.
Keywords: None
References: None
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Problem Statement: How can I map an energy /heat stream in my simulation to a piece of equipment?
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Solution: You cannot map a heat or energy stream in a simulation directly to the utility side of the related equipment model in APEA (Aspen Process Economic Analyzer). You will need to model the utility side of the unit operation as well. So add a dummy heater/cooler block to the simulation and use it to model the utility side to find the amount of utility required. Then when transferring the simulation to APEA, do not map the dummy block but transfer the streams (both inlet and outlet), which you can then connect to the utility side of the related equipment model via the PFD.
Keywords: energy, heat, map
References: None
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Problem Statement: How do I change the Standard Basis that my project is using?
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Solution: To change your standard basis, first click on the Project Basis View tab. Then simply click on Basis for Capital Costs, and click on your right mouse button. You will get the Select field. Click on it with your right mouse button and you will have a choice of the different standard basis files that are available. Choose the one you want to use, and click OK. You will then get a message warning you of the things that will be changed by loading a different standard basis file:
Click YES if you still want to use the new standard basis or NO if you do not.
Keywords: Standard Basis, Change Standard Basis
References: None
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Problem Statement: When I evaluate my project, I keep getting this error message....what is it referring to?
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Solution: This error message is referring to the .ict file that is generated when using the Aspen Icarus Reporting Assistant. This file has become corrupted, and it needs to be deleted so that it can be re-created.
To find where this .ict file is located, open the Reporting assistant and note the path to the template file.
Then, open Windows Explorer and change directories to where the template file is located. In this same folder, you will also see the .ict file. Delete the .ict file.
Keywords: unexpected, format
References: None
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Problem Statement: I have observed one problem when importing my simulation into Aspen Icarus Process Evaluator (IPE).
For example, Aspen HYSYS allows you to have the same stream name in different subflowsheets.
If you import this simulation into IPE, IPE does not differentiate the same stream names as being 2 different streams, and will import only one stream.
Is this a bug or how it's supposed to work?
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Solution: It is not a bug....Aspen Icarus Process Evaluator (IPE) needs unique names for the streams to be imported properly.
Keywords: import, stream, simulation, simulator
References: None
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Problem Statement: Why does the error ?Failed initializing costing. Be sure that Economic Evaluation is installed? occur when clicking on the ?Activate Economics? button from Aspen Plus V7.3.2?
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Solution: This knowledge base article describes how to avoid the error message by properly installing the patches sequentially. The Emergency Patches are available at www.support.aspentech.com, click on patches, and then click on either Aspen Process Economic Analyzer to see the list of patches available for Economic Evaluation v7.3.2.
1. First un-install and re-install the Economic Evaluation. Second, install the patches in order or sequentially. The available Emergency Patches are from 1-2 and 5-9, but EP 3-4 has been withdrawn. However, this does not affect the installation.
2. Finally, the backup patches are stored at C:\Program Files\AspenTech\Economic Evaluation V7.3.2\Program\Sys and you can use it to confirm that all patches have been installed.
Keywords: Economic Evaluation v7.3.2, patches, Aspen Plus v7.3.2, Activate Economic
References: None
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Problem Statement: How can I resolve my problem logging into the Production Control Web Server?
The user is able to login to PCWS and sees the page briefly but is then redigested to the logout page and the error indicates: The stylesheet does not contain a document element...
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Solution: Check that the Users group for the web server has Read & Execute permission for all folders in the ProgramData\AspenTech\... folder hierarchy.
1. There was a folder security issue where the Users group for the PCWS server did not have access to the XSL files used to generate the web page content. The images below show the incorrect and correct examples of how the folders should look in Windows Explorer on a 2008 Server:
Incorrect: The left-hand side ACOView folder does not have Users (<PCWSHOST>\Users) Read & Execute permissions and shows the lock icon.
Correct: The right-hand side shows the same folder after adding the Users group with Read & Execute permissions.
The Permissions dialog on the far-right shows the correct permissions needed for all folders beneath the \AspenTech\APC folder.
The strange thing is that the install program does not do anything special to create these folders and therefore should inherit the permissions of the parent folders. In this case, however, it did not.
Keywords: None
References: None
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Problem Statement: What is the difference between the accept and override buttons in Aspen Fleet Optimizer?
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Solution: The Accept Button is one of the control buttons. This button is used to accept sales and inventory information for forecasting after the exception has been addressed and corrected. When an exception appears, the Accept Button is grayed out and disabled until the sales, inventory, and delivery information is reconciled. When sales, inventory and delivery information reconcile the Accept Button will light up, advising the user that it is ok for Aspen Fleet Optimizer to forecast that customer's shipments. The Override Button allows the user to override the exception and accept the sales and inventory figures as they are. Before overriding an exception, Aspen Fleet Optimizer displays a dialog box with a message reminding the user to confirm all delivered shipments and update the delivery shift of any shipments coming later than expected. The user should cancel an override if either task has not been completed.
Keywords: None
References: None
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Problem Statement: How does toll optimization work in Aspen Fleet Optimizer?
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Solution: This option is used to factor the cost of tolls into system decisions about how and where a delivery should be scheduled. Toll optimization is calculated for a given Group, so Groups must be defined in Fleet Optimizer in order to use this feature. In order for toll optimization to work correctly, the Best Buy option must be selected in Group Setup.
Keywords: None
References: None
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Problem Statement: I can not run integrated costing in Aspen Plus because it says I do not have a license; why?
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Solution: When you run the integrated costing in Aspen Plus, it needs to use an Aspen Plus license and an Aspen Process Economic Analyzer license. If you do not have one of each available, or enough tokens to run them both simultaneously, you will not be able to launch the integrated costing from Aspen Plus.
As a workaround, you can run your simulation in Aspen Plus and then export the XML file which can be then read by Aspen Process Economic Analyzer. You will need to exit Aspen Plus after the XML export and open Aspen Process Economic Analyzer to do the XML import
Keywords: license, xml, integrated, costing
References: None
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Problem Statement: Can I run the cost runs I do in Aspen HYSYS in Aspen Process Economic Analyzer?
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Solution: Yes. When you run an Aspen HYSYS run it creates an Aspen Process Economic Analyzer project using your Aspen HYSYS name to create a project and scenerio.
If the Aspen HYSYS file name is TEST123, then when your run the costing in Aspen HYSYS it will create an Aspen Process Economic Analyzer project TEST123 with a scenerio name of SCENERIO1.
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Problem Statement: Can Aspen Process Economic Analyzer (APEA) import results from a different version of Aspen Plus?
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Solution: APEA generally supports previous versions of Aspen Plus (e.g Aspen plus 2006.5 and APEA V7.1). We do not recommend importing results from a later version of Aspen Plus (e.g. A+ 2006 and APEA 2004.2), since any changes made in the Aspen Plus xml file will not be known to that specific version of APEA. The import should work, but there may be issues however due to the aforementioned.
Keywords: APEA, Aspen Plus, Import, xml file.
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Problem Statement: How can we do economic evaluation in in Aspen HYSYS?
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Solution: User can do economic evaluation at Hysys side. User would need both Aspen Hysys and Aspen Economic evaluation installed in the machine. This feature has been introduced from V7.0.
The steps are described below:
-Open any Hysys file.
-After opening the Hysys file in Hysys side you click on Activate Economic Evaluation button. You will get the project properties window with the same project name as the Hysys file name. You can provide the project description there. -You can update the basis file at this point and choose your selection. If the Hysys file name is R-1 the project name by default will be R-1 too. Automatically at the economic evaluation side one project directory will be created at the same location where the Hysys file resides. You will get the message on the location of the file for costing.
-After you click on ok on the message above you will see the economic evaluation tool bar getting activated. The buttons are load data, Mapping the equipment, view/edit equipment data summary and also the investment analysis. The snap shot is as below.
After loading and mapping you can see the equipment summary cost and the investment analysis from simulator side with out running economic evaluation program.
Keywords: Link, Economic, Evaluation,
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Problem Statement: Can the economic evaluation information be saved on the Aspen HYSYS side?
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Solution: No we can not save the economic evaluation results in the Aspen HYSYS case file.
Everytime you want to see the economic evaluation result you have to activate the economic evaluation button, load the data, map items again to get the result of view/edit equipment data summary and investment analysis.
You can use the referenceSolution of 126587 in this issue.
If you have Aspen Process Economic Analyzer in your machine you can see all the results from the project it has been created under same folder of the Hysys file. You can see more detail result from economic evaluation side.
Keywords: Hysys, Results, Information
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Problem Statement: How does Aspen Process Economic Analyzer come up with the Basic Engineering, Detail Engineering, and Material Procurement cost in my project and can I modify them?
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Solution: The Basic Engineering, Detailed Engineering, and Material Procurement costs are based on the project scope. This is controlled by the Standard Basis. By choosing a different Standard Basis you can affect the engineering costs. You do not have the direct and detailed access that you do in Aspen Capital Cost Estimator.
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Problem Statement: How do I add a user row in the Web Interface, V7.2?
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Solution: Setting Display Attributes for User-Defined Entries
(Web Interface Customizations)
Introduction
In version V7.2 and later of Aspen Production Control Web Server, display attributes, such as column headers, descriptions, and data entry limits, can be set for user defined entries for a given online application in the Aspen Production Control Web Server WCF-based communications interface.
Additionally, for user-defined entries with integer data type, an enumeration can be associated with the entry to facilitate data entry and display of its value. Custom enumerations can be defined to extend the standard enumerations that are defined for each product.
For example, the embedded dmcplus.user.display.config file, shown below, when placed in the Application Data/AspenTech/APC/Web Server/Products/DMCplus folder (on the Aspen Production Control Web Server), will have the following result:
Define a new enumeration type that can be used to override display attribute of entries in this file and also in the override files for any specific Aspen DMCplus application.
Define display attributes for two user-defined entries of dependent variables, which can be shared by all DMCplus applications.
User-defined entries configured in this file will be available in the PCWS column set configuration page. The example file shows the result of adding the two user-defined entries to the dependent variables column set of operations view.
Important: After making customizations like the following examples, restart the Aspen APC Web Provider Data Service on the Aspen Production Control Web Server host so that changes take effect.
Example file to define enumeration type and adding user-defined entries to column set - dmcplus.user.display.config
<?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?>
<acp.product.display productName=DMCplus>
<display>
<enumerations>
<enum name=user_e_feedtype>
<add value=0 name=Light Feed/>
<add value=1 name=Heavy Feed/>
</enum>
</enumerations>
<colsets>
<view name=operations showname=Operations multiapp=0>
<colset name=operations type=dep adminuse=1 include=group showname=Operations>
<entry name=DESCDEP />
<entry name=CRIDEP />
<entry name=CSIDEP />
<entry name=SRVDEP />
<entry name=DEP />
<entry name=LDEPTG />
<entry name=SSDEP />
<entry name=UDEPTG />
<entry name=RAMPSP />
<entry name=ETCV />
<entry name=ETCSRV />
<entry name=ETCSTA />
<entry name=CUSTOM_HL userDefined=True />
<entry name=PREDER />
<entry name=CUSTOM_PRED userDefined=True />
</colset>
</view>
</colsets>
</display>
<variableRoles>
<variableRole name=UserDefined multiplicity=One>
<variableRole name=Dependent multiplicity=One>
<variableRole name=Dependent multiplicity=OnePlus>
<entries>
<entry name=CUSTOM_HL value=float>
<runtime isInputToApp=True isResultFromApp=True changePermission=None />
<display description=Custom High Operator Limit columnHeader=Custom High Limit />
</entry>
<entry name=CUSTOM_PRED value=float>
<runtime isInputToApp=True isResultFromApp=True changePermission=None />
<display description=Custom Prediction Value columnHeader=Custom Pred />
</entry>
</entries>
</variableRole>
</variableRole>
</variableRole>
</variableRoles>
</acp.product.display>
Implementing the enumeration type and setting other attributes
The application override file can be used to modify the behavior of both standard and user defined entries of the application. For example, using the embedded COL5X3.user.display.config file, shown below, when placed in the Application Data/AspenTech/APC/Web Server/Apps/HOSTNAME folder (on the Aspen Production Control Web Server), will display the FEEDTYPE user-defined entry using the custom enumeration defined above.
This file also specifies the column headers and descriptions for the user-defined entries. It also stipulates that the values entered by the users for the SUPMOV1 and SUPMOV2 entries must be equal or above the minimum limit of 0.01.
This type of application entry override mechanism will work for all the APC Online product types supported by Aspen Production Control Web Server: Aspen Online Deployment (AOD), Aspen Process Controller (APC), Aspen DMCplus, Aspen IQ, Aspen Nonlinear Controller, and APC Composite.
Example file - COL5X3.user.display.config
<?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8 ?>
<acp.app.data name=COL5X3 productName=DMCplus productVersion=11.0>
<variables>
<variable name=UserDefined>
<variable name=General>
<entries>
<entry name=FEEDTYPE>
<runtime changePermission=EngineerChange enumType=user_e_feedtype>
</runtime>
<display description=Column Feed Type columnHeader=Feed Type />
</entry>
</entries>
</variable>
<variable name=Independent>
<variable name=FIC-2001>
<entries>
<entry name=SUPMOV1>
<runtime changePermission=EngineerChange>
<minLimit value=float:0.01 />
</runtime>
<display description=Move Suppression - Light Feed columnHeader=Move Suppr (Light) />
</entry>
<entry name=SUPMOV2>
<runtime changePermission=EngineerChange>
<minLimit value=float:0.01 />
</runtime>
<display description=Move Suppression - Heavy Feed columnHeader=Move Suppr (Heavy) />
</entry>
</entries>
</variable>
</variable>
</variable>
</variables>
</acp.app.data>
See Also
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Please copy the attached file to the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AspenTech\APC\Web Server\Products\DMCplus folder and restart the Aspen APC Web Provider Data Service. You will be able to define custom column sets that include your TARGET user-defined entry. Note that if you already have some custom column sets defined, then there will be an existing file with the same name and you will need to merge their contents, or define the column sets again.
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Problem Statement: When should I use iterative truck matching in Aspen Fleet Optimizer?
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Solution: Iterative Truck Matching is an optional feature designed to enhance optimization performance by limiting the number of possible product/compartment combinations that the RSO must calculate. Consider using Iterative Truck Matching if all of the following conditions apply:
You are dispatching more than 100 transports per shift;
Some of your transports contain more than six compartments;
RSO performance is slow.
Iterative transport matching is used when the system encounters a case where both the number of compartments on a transport (INI setting NumCompart) and products in an order (INI setting NumProducts) are met or exceeded.
Once this iterative method is chosen, the optimizer takes one of two possible approaches:
If an order requests more products than the number of compartments on a transport, the optimizer attempts to deliver additional product types rather than the greatest volume of product. Consequently, the same product should not be assigned to more than one compartment, unless the load is being split. If a transport has more compartments than the number of products in the order, the optimizer loads the transport with the greatest volume of product. Consequently, the same product can be assigned to multiple compartments.
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Problem Statement: Production Control WebServer has quit updating
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Solution: The following are the steps to take to resume updated information on the Production Control WebServer, these actions will not disrupt the running controllers.
On the WebServer machine, stop the Aspen Aco View Data Provider from the Services window. Verify in the task manager that acoviewdp.exe is no long in the process list.
On the DMCplus Online machines, go to program files / common files / aspentech shared and run the dmcpview_shutdown.bat. This will stop the dmcp_viewsrv.exe process. Verify it has stopped by checking the Task Manager. Do this on each DMCplus Online machine running controllers.
From any of the machines, run TRMAN from program files / common files / aspentech shared/ dias / bin. The machine name on the frame of the display should be the machine designated as the master trader. Double click the AspenAcoViewNode entry and display the list of offers.
Double click each offer and hit the Delete Key.
This is delete the trader offers.
When all have been deleted, run the NTCONF from the Dias/Bin directory.
Use the CLEAN button, and say yes to deleting any existing log files.
You will now go to each of the DMCplus Online machines and run the dmcpview_startup.bat from the program files /common files /aspentech shared directory.
Now go to the Services panel on the WebServer machine and restart the Aspen ACO View Data Provider.
Now open up a new WebServer session.
Keywords: PCWS, WebServer, Production Control WebServer, Updating
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Problem Statement: Technical tips for using the Aspen Icarus Process Evaluator Reporting Assistant
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Solution: 1. The form is unforgiving, so the main idea is to not to make an error and have to repair it.
2. Ensure that ALL fields that user wants to transfer to the Reporting Assistant from the Investment Analysis report are written down prior to building the Template file.
3. After each field is entered in the template, be SURE and hit APPLY. Hitting OK will close out the template form and reopening will cause random errors.
4. After hitting APPLY for any field, do NOT attempt to go back, change a field and REAPPLY. This will cause random errors as well. Just continue on and add the correct field next.
5. Once complete and the report file has been created and associated with the new template file, do NOT go back to the template file to modify it.
6. When running an add entry to the reporting assistant, user can copy and paste cell contents to Excel. This is a good practice. Excel can be formatted nicer, and also, rows can be deleted from Excel, where they cannotbe removed from the reporting assistant. The only way to view the Reporting Assistant is to run another add entry, and this will generate another row of data, even if identical from the previous row. Also, maintaining an Excel file with Reporting Assistant data will allow the user to transport the most important economic data (NPV, IRR, PI, Total Cap Costs, etc.) and view outside of Aspen ICARUS Process Evaluator.
Keywords: reporting assistant
reporting
assistant
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Problem Statement: My programs Excel (macro) and Aspen Process Economic Analyzer is NOT able to link with HYSYS. I have multiple version of HYSYS installed.
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Solution: Windows registry normally allows only one version of application to be linked through automation. You have following options:
1. Open and close the version of HYSYS you want to link.
2. Go to Start | Programs | Aspen Tech | Aspen Engineering Suites | Aspen HYSYS | Click Restore File association.
Then try to link your program again. If the issue still remains unresolved then manually unregister the version of HYSYS that you do NOT want to use.
For example if the user wants to link HYSYS 2006.5 with Icarus 2006.5. And user has HYSYS V2006.5 and Hysys v7.0 installed in the computer. In that case user needs to unregister HYSYS v7.0 and re-register Hysys 2006.5.
You can follow the steps below:
1. Go to Start | Run | Browse to the file hysys.exe from v7.0 folder and type /unregserver(This will unregister HYSYS v7.0) after. You will see the message that OLE registration removed.
2. Similarly you browse to the folder Hsysy 2006.5 to select hysys.exe file and type /regserver(This will register HYSYS 2006.5) after. You will see the message that OLE registration successful.
Note: User may need ADMIN rights in the computer to perform these tasks.
Keywords: Link, Hysys, Icarus, error 430, automation does not support, Excel, IPE, IPM, ABE, Zyqad, Process Economic Analyzer
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Problem Statement: How do you set up the .ini settings for the services in Aspen Fleet Optimizer?
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Solution: Start Time =The time, in 24-hour time, that the service should start checking the database.
Stop Time = The time, in 24-hour time, that the service should stop checking the database.
Period = The period of time, in minutes, that the service should rest between runs.
IdCode = How the service looks for new information:
1 = Customer number
2 =
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References: number
3 = Site ID
Timer = How often the service should update the TCIF_APSTATUS table, in minutes.
Use these guidelines when setting Windows SERVICE values:
Set services-specific parameters in the Services.ini section of the INI Configuration Utility. The Start Time and Stop Time for services should be staggered. Set Period and Timer to the same value. If Period is set to rest every 30 minutes, but Timer is set to update TCIF_APSTATUS every minute, the status will not be updated for 30 minutes. The Period countdown to ?rest? begins when a service starts, not when it ends. For example, if you have a service that must process a large quantity of records and set Period to 2 minutes, the service may take longer than 2 minutes to process all the records and, therefore, will not rest for 2 minutes between runs.
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Problem Statement: What is the default transport used for in Aspen Fleet Optimizer?
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Solution: The Default Transport refers to the value that is used to define the transport configuration that will be used to match forecasted shipments for a particular customer. The first choice will be load size, which tells Aspen Fleet Optimizer that all the transports from the source terminal will be available for delivery to that customer and that every shipment will be sized to meet specified delivery window criteria. If a specific transport is selected all shipments will be matched exclusively to that transport.
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Problem Statement: How can Aspen Fleet Optimizer minimize tolls?
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Solution: This option is used to factor the cost of tolls into system decisions about how and where a delivery should be scheduled. Toll optimization is calculated for a given Group, so Groups must be defined in Fleet Optimizer in order to use this feature. In order for toll optimization to work correctly, the Best Buy option must be selected in Group Setup.
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Problem Statement: How can I find out the Cost Basis in Aspen Process Economic Analyzer (APEA)?
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Solution: Open APEA and go to the Drop down menu Help and choose Show Cost Basis :
You will get a table showing the Cost Basis for that release:
Keywords: Cost Basis, Cost
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Problem Statement: What is the short load setting used for in Aspen Fleet Optimizer?
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Solution: A Short Load is a shipment of fuel that is less than the full carrying capacity of a transport. The Short Load Approval check box determines whether or not a customer is authorized to receive less than a full load of product. A short load will only be calculated for a customer if the Short Load Approval box is checked and the customer requires a short load to meet delivery window requirements. During load sizing, if there are several transport sizes at a terminal and the short loads option is off, Aspen Fleet Optimizer won't create short loads on a specific transport. It will still size shipments from the largest full shipment transport to the smallest full shipment transport available at the terminal.
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Problem Statement: What is the difference between the utilities specified under Investment Analysis and the ones specified under Utility Specification folder?
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Solution: The utilities specified under Project Basis View | Investment Analysis | Operating Unit Cost, are for general non-heat transfer related utilities, such as electricity, potable water, fuel and instrument air. The utilities specified under Project Basis View | Process Design | Utility Specifications are used for process heating and cooling. Users can create their own heating or cooling utilities.
Keywords: Utilities
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Problem Statement: Some stream data included in hierarchy block are missing when importing an Aspen Plus simulation into Aspen Icarus Process Evaluator (IPE).
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Solution: When importing an Aspen Plus template for IPE (e.g. AspenIPETemplate Met.apt) in a simulation, by default the IPE prop-sets will be used in hierarchy blocks created in the flowsheet. Unless, the prop-sets list has been modified in the hierarchy block. In this case, you need to select the IPE prop-sets in the folder Setup=>Report Options of the hierarchy block.
Keywords: Aspen Plus
Prop-sets
Hierarchy
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Problem Statement: I am trying to estimate a fixed bed reactor using Aspen Process Economic Analyze (APEA), but there is no component for it. How can I do this?
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Solution: There is currently no specific model for a fixed bed reactor in Aspen Process Economic Analyzer. The suggested procedure to do this would be to define a process vessel for the reactor, make any modifications to the volumetric model generated piping and instrumentation and finally add a quoted equipment for the cost of the catalyst. .
Keywords: Fixed bed reactor estimation
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Problem Statement: I have done an install of the Production Control Web Server and the Aspen Aco View Data Provider is not running, or visible in the services panel. How do I get the Aspen Aco View Data Provider to appear in the services panel?
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Solution: You will find a file iisconfig.bat in the Program Files / AspenTech / AcoView folder. Double click this bat file and it will create the needed virtual directories for the PCWS and will also register the data provider. After this is run, you should see the service in the services panel.
If the service will not start, confirm that the AFW Security Client is running on the machine that is hosting Aspen Local Security. This location is found by looking in Start / Programs / AspenTech / AFW Tools. A url is provided to identify the location of local security.
If the web server opens and there are no applications visible, try using the Scan Now button on the Preferences page. You may need to visit the online servers and run the viewsrv startup files provided in the program files \ common files \ aspentech shared directory. For dmcplus, these are dmcpview_shutdown.bat and dmcpview_startup.bat, the process associated with these is dmcp_Viewsrv. For Aspen IQ, you should fin iqview_shutdown.cmd and iqview_startup.cmd. You can also run AspenIQ Startup to start the iq_viewsrv.exe, this will no disrupt any already running Aspen IQ processes.
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Problem Statement: What is the match order flag used for in Aspen Fleet Optimizer?
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Solution: In Customer Setup, the Match Order status indicates that entry shipments for the customer will be matched to transport compartments when assigned by the Resource Scheduling Optimization. This variable is used to insure that the Resource Scheduling Optimization matches shipments placed by customers to the compartments of a transport. Match Order is used by full shipments only. If there is a split shipment and one station has match order checked and the other station does not, match order will be enforced.
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Problem Statement: How are guaranteed trucks treated in Aspen Fleet Optimizer?
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Solution: If Guarantee is selected for a transport, Fleet Optimizer assumes that the labor cost for that transport equals the total number of hours available for that transport multiplied by the cost per hour or distance. Since the transport is marked as Guarantee, the labor cost always takes into account the total hours available. If there is a pre- or post-trip time, Fleet Optimizer incorporates these into the total available hours.
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Problem Statement: How are columns from Aspen HYSYS modeled (mapped) in Aspen Process Economic Analyzer?
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Solution: Updated HYSYS tower packing mappings to APEA
In prior Aspen Process Economic Analyzer (APEA) releases, the packing type and HETP specified in a HYSYS tray sizing utility was not loaded to APEA, resulting in loss of data. In APEA V7.3.2, this issue has been corrected where packing types and HETP values specified in a HYSYS tray sizing utility are now loaded into APEA.
Because HYSYS has many more packing types than APEA, a mapping has been developed to map the HYSYS packing types to equivalent types in APEA. Thus, when a HYSYS packed tower (sized with the HYSYS tray sizing utility) is mapped to an APEA costing case, the equipment form will show the equivalent APEA packing type. Due to this many to few mapping concept, users should validate the default APEA packing selections and make changes as necessary. Also, APEA tower height calculations have been modified to make use of the HETP values specified in the HYSYS tray sizing utility.
Improvements to the way tower height is calculated from unit op packed bed specifications
Prior to V7.3.2, HETP specified in packed sizing sections in Aspen Plus or the HYSYS tower sizing utility were not read into APEA. Thus, when the packed tower was sized in APEA, tower height was calculated based on the HETP value specified in design criteria. As a result of this, the tower height calculated by APEA did not match the simulators.
In APEA V7.3.2, HETP values specified in the simulators are now loaded into APEA. The APEA sizing routine will now look for simulator specified HETP values to calculate column height. If no HETP simulator values are found, then the design criteria value will be used. Also, HETP values specified in the interactive sizing dialog will override both simulator and design criteria values.
If a tower has multiple sections with different HETP values specified in the simulation, such values will be used in sizing when the tower is mapped to Multi-Diameter Tower or Double-Diameter Packed Tower in APEA.
Note: The HETP value specified in simulator will not be displayed in interactive sizing dialog. This field works the same way as tray spacing.
Improved APEA support for handling multiple tray sections defined in HYSYS column
Prior to V7.3.2, if a HYSYS column had two or more tray sections specified, only data for one section was loaded to APEA and data for the other section was lost. In APEA V7.3.2, upgrades were made to the way APEA handles multiple section specifications in HYSYS columns. The following table illustrates how APEA V7.3.2 handles potential scenarios in HYSYS:
HYSYS column configuration
APEA configuration
All standard sections
APEA will load as one single column with the name of first tray section. The column will contain stage data for all sections.
Any number of Standard sections followed by Side Stripper
APEA will load as two columns. One column containing all the standard sections and the other column for the Side-Stripper
Side Rectifier followed by any number of Standard Sections
APEA will load as two columns. One column containing all the standard sections having the name of first standard tray section and the other column for the Side-Rectifier.
Any number of Standard sections followed by Side Stripper followed by any number of Standard Sections
APEA will load as three columns: One column containing the first set of standard sections, one column for the Side-Stripper, and the last column for another set of standard sections.
Side-Strippers and Side-Rectifiers are now always treated as separate columns. When mapping a Side-Rectifier, a reboiler will not be included in the mapping list. Similarly, when mapping a Side-Stripper, a condenser will not be included in the mapping list.
Keywords: mapped, map, model, tower, towers, column, columns
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Problem Statement: I can not see the P&ID icon highlighted in my component. How can I see the associated P&ID with this component?
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Solution: Although every component has a P&ID associated with it we can not see all of them from the P&ID icon. You can see all of the associated P&IDs from the Help | Documentation | P&ID documentation.
For example, if a component was added from the Project Component | Solid Conveyor | Scale |Truck Scale for Rail Cars, you can not load the volumetric model for it and the P&ID icon is not highlighted in the component input as seen in the form below:
However, if you go to the P&ID documentation from the help menu you will see the associated P&ID for the scale (see below):
Keywords: P&ID, drawing number, volumetric
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Problem Statement: Where does Aspen Icarus get the data for the country bases for the Decision Analyzer module?
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Solution: The data for the country bases for the Decision Analyzer module was taken from the Richardson's 2004 Cost Factors Data.
These numbers can be adjusted by using the Location Indexing, if the output is not close enough to your needs.
Keywords: country, base, data, decision analyzer, analyzer
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Keywords: PCWS
corba
dais
displays
web
application
server
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