Data loading presents itself as  the first big problem that any plant manager has to face while introducing  new softwares.

ANTEA suggests  starting from UNIT P&I , when they are available in CAD format , to read the  information they contain  through the ALEF, list them and  keep them available for Inspection Manager or other software . In this way it is possible to have at the browser immediately all the tags mentioned in P&I , divided by type and with the bi-directional finding  tag code/drawing. The  draft presented below shows the data acquisition process.

After this, it is possible to implement and complete all available data, to add new tags, to start NDT data loading and monitoring, to calculate residual life for parts, to support plant inspectors in all necessary analysis and to prepare the inspection plans to better manage maintenance activities and increase productivity.

It is very important to realize that the lists of tags ( equipment , lines , PSV, etc…) become available for Inspection Plans , Risk Assessment studies , ( RBI – RBM ), etc…immediately.

If P&I are not available in CAD format the software allows to use files in raster format ( files from scanner ). In this manner, however, it is not possible to extract information automatically. Althought the bi-directional finding tag code-drawing can be defined manually.