Navigating the Data interface

The Data tab in the ACP project interface provides a structured view of imported data files used in the entirety of the ACP Project. It is divided into three key sections: Electrical model, Input schedule, and Background Geometry. Each section offers file management capabilities, including versioning, archiving, and changes to the metadata like the name and description.

Navigate to the data tab

Open the desired project from the Projects list within your Workspace.
In the Top Navigation Bar, select the Data tab.

Data tab layout & controls

Data Panel: Organizes and displays active and archived categories for the imported data.
These categories are as follows:
In the data table for these categories, a warning symbol will appear next to the name of any file if it’s out of date and needs to be reimported into ACP.
Data Table: A table detailing project-related information of all imported data for the selected category.
Search bar: Allows users to filter the data table by file name.
View Density toggle: Allows switching between Medium and Compact size of the Projects table.

Electrical Model table

The Electrical Model table manages the imported Electrical Model data used in ACP studies.
It consists of all Revit information brought in with the Electrical Model Import:

All enabled Electrical Equipment and Electrical Fixtures
Guidance Boxes and Guidance Spaces
Scoping elements
- Spaces (Including Area Class and Preferred Space data)
- Scope Boxes
Existing conduit runs
In future updates, existing conduit runs in the Revit project will be imported as part of the Background geometry.

The columns in the Electrical Model table are as follows:

Name: Displays the name of the Electrical Model (either user-defined or the default), as specified during study creation.
Description: Displays any data for the “Description” field added during study creation, providing additional context.
Studies: Hovering over the Information symbol displays a list of all Studies using this version of the Electrical Model.
Created: Provides the timestamp of when the model was imported into ACP.
Edited: Provides the timestamp of the last time an Action was applied to the imported Electrical Model.
Actions:
- Edit: Provides the ability to modify the Electrical Model’s name and description.
- Archive: Provides the ability to move the Electrical Model to the archived folder.

Input Schedule table

The Input Schedule table contains information about the Input Schedules created in all studies within the project.
Final Input Schedules are generated once the study’s Generation process has been initiated.

The columns in the Input Schedule table are as follows:

Name: Displays the default version name of the Input Schedules assigned during study generation.
This name may be overwritten only within the Data tab.
- This set includes both the Conduit and Feeder Schedule information entered at the time of study generation.
Description: Displays the data for the “Description” field which may be updated through the Data tab after they are created, for additional context.
Studies: Hovering over the Information symbol displays a list of all Studies using the Input Schedules.
Created: Provides the timestamp of the final creation of the Input Schedules.
Edited: Provides the timestamp of the last modification of the Input Schedules.
Actions:
- Edit: Ability to modify the input schedule’s name and description.
- Archive: Provides the ability to move the Input Schedules to the archive folder.
- Download Conduit Schedule: Allows you to download the final Conduit Schedule as an Excel file.
- Download Feeder Schedule: Allows you to download the final Feeder Schedule as an Excel file.

Background Geometry table

The Background Geometry table contains data related to imported project Background Geometry.
This is all of the visible elements from the import view which are not included with the "Electrical Model" import.

The columns in the Background Geometry table are as follows:

Name: Displays the name of the Background Geometry (either user-defined or the default), as specified during study creation.
Description: Displays any data for the “Description” field added during study creation, providing additional context.
Studies: Hovering over the Information symbol displays a list of all Studies using this version of the Background Geometry.
Created: Provides the timestamp of the Background Geometry’s import into ACP.
Edited: Provides the timestamp of the last modification of the Background Geometry data.
Issues: Displays any detected issues in the imported background geometry.
Actions:
- Edit: Provides the ability to modify the Background Geometry import’s name and description.
- Archive: Moves the geometry data to the Archive folder.
- View Model: Opens a 3D model viewer of the Background Geometry.

Archived data used in active studies

When an Electrical Model, Background Model, or input schedule is set is archived, any study using it will display a message to inform the user that it’s archived and to select a different data.

The archived data may be easily restored to the affected studies by selecting the Restore action found in the Actions list.

Users may also choose to leave the data archived, and replace it with new model data.

If the study has not been generated, imported models may be replaced directly in the study.
If the study has been generated a duplicate study will need to be created, and then the data may be replaced.

To replace the version of the input data in the study, you may either use existing input data or import new input data. Refer to the Providing Design Inputs article for a step-by-step guide.

Because the Input Schedule data are associated to a study, the Import Previous Schedule option, from the Import drop-down should be used, to bring information from a different study into the current study.