Applies To Product(s): AutoPIPE, Version(s): 2004, XM, & V8i Environment: N/A Area: ATS Subarea: Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group Item #1: I am trying to locate the reference information for the equations used to validate the AutoPIPE software as stated in the ATS documentation. "THEORY: Refer to the AutoPIPE Reference Information in the AutoPIPE Online Help, for details on the equations used by AutoPIPE for calculation of stresses." Furthermore can you send me the copies of the mathcads sheets showing the hand calculations for a specific model? Answer: Typically, the reference equations can be found at the following AutoPIPE help section: Help Contents Contents Tab Reference Information Code Compliance Calculations select the correct piping code. The overall objective of this ATS is to provide a means of validation for the AutoPIPE computer program to analyze and produce accurate results for a variety of piping models as installed in a specific operating environment. The accuracy of AutoPIPE is verified by Bentley during execution of Alpha Tests, which are performed prior to any Commercial or Quality Assured release. Alpha Tests consist of a matrix of test systems designed to capture key feature attributes related to numeric and functional processing. Each set of test outputs is compared to a prepared set of expected results (i.e. MathCADs, hand calculations, some other well established computer program etc.), and evaluated for acceptance. Only those people who are part of the QA&R program have a right to access Bentley's facility in Walnut Creek, CA for the purpose of QA audits or inspection to verify the implementation of our quality assurance program. Only during the audit can QA&R user have access to all the references mentioned above. Item #2 I was running the Acceptance Test Set of AutoPIPE Nuclear 9.4.1.5 on our Technical Server and the Error Log showed differences we did not find when installing on our Personal Computers. Answer : The fact that operation ran flawlessly on your system tells us that the AutoPIPE and ATS installation are working correctly. Also, tells us that something is wrong with one of the following: your log in access to the Technical server, missing files, server communication, etc.. Your IT department should be able to assist you compare folders, access rights, and Read/Write folder settings. When logging a service request please be sure to supply all the information about your computer and the server computer. Item #3 AutoPIPE: model missing from ATS During review of the AutoPIPE ATS document (ap_ats.pdf), some models (ex.QA 262-6.dat) are missing and are not listed in the Test Set Execution Status Matrix TR Number: None Product: AutoPIPE Version: all Area: General Problem ID#: 71089 Answer: In the AutoPIPE ATS document (ap_ats.pdf), just before "Description of Acceptance Test Systems", is a note that reads" " * These test sets are not part of the published Acceptance Test Set Manual." The ap_ats.pdf lists all the models that are part of our QA&R testing. However, not all these models are available in the ATS. So any models listed in the "Test Feature Cross Reference" part of the document with an "*" next to the model name is not available in the Automatic test set. Accounts that are signed up as Q&AR have an extra privilege to visit the CAE group facility in Walnut Creek, CA. to review all of AutoPIPE's models, documents, and calculations. This is by appointment only. Please see the following WIKI site about QA&R subscription details . Item #4: After running the ATS the log shows some discrepancies for certain test files. What is considered acceptable messages in the error log file? Answer: After successful installation of the AutoPIPE V8i SELECTseries 4 ATS, a desktop shortcut to the ATS program group containing five new icons would be created: 1. ATS Documentation - detailed document about ATS program. 2. ATS Readme. - general technical data about the application. 3. Read1st.ATS. 4. Review AutoPIPE ATS Results in Error.log. It is vitally important before running an ATS that all user read these documents. Note: under the "ATS Documentation", "RECOMMENDED VERIFICATION PROCEDURES", step #6: "Note that there will always be a few differences captured in the log file. These differences are due to the date/time stamping of the analysis files which are captured in the Analysis Summary sub-report produced for several (but not all) of the test systems. Also, there may be minor numeric differences, refer to the Acceptance Criteria section for further details." In addition, see " Appendix B: AUTOMATED SYSTEM PROCESSING MATRIX " of the same document: The following table lists the test systems executed by the Automated System Processing Method for each AutoPIPE edition ( Standard, Advanced, Advanced + KHK, Nuclear, and Nuclear + KHK). Therefore depending on your application license and computer one or more of the following may occur: Time / date difference Results may be off by up to but not exceeding 2% of documented values. Not all model will have results based on system process matrix See Also Bentley AutoPIPE External Links Bentley Technical Support KnowledgeBase Bentley LEARN Server Comments or Corrections? Bentley's Technical Support Group requests that you please submit any comments you have on this Wiki article to the "Comments" area below. THANK YOU!
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