====Bulk Changes==== You make changes to more than one asset with the **bulk changes** features. This allows you to perform an operation (such as substituting text, changing names, deleting assets etc.) across all of the assets that share a particular relationship. Most commonly, it's used to change assets that are inside a [[location|location]]. Please note that applying bulk changes incorrectly may overwrite large amounts of content in your ARDI database. If unsure, we suggest making a [[ardiadminguide:backup_instructions|backup]] of your database before proceeding. You can perform a number of different changes to your assets, including... ===Assign Type to Asset=== This assigns a particular [[types|type]] to the assets below this one. This is particularly useful if you have just created a new type and would like to assign it to some of your existing assets. ===Auto-Link A Property=== Performs [[automatic linking|automatic linking]] on one or more properties on all of the assets within the relationship. Note that normally, automatic linking will only link to a similar property in the same //type// of item (ie. other assets that share a type). However, when you perform auto-linking from this page, it will base the automatic link of //any// asset. ===Change Location=== Moves all of the children of this asset below a //different// asset in the Location hierarchy. This is often used to move numbers of assets around. ===Change Link Transform=== If you need to apply a new transform to a large number of assets, you can apply it here. Note that this requires that you use the [[ardiadminguide:transform_expression_reference|internal transform format]], so it's suggested only for advanced users. ===Change Scale=== This is used to change the scale of multiple assets at once. ===Copy 3D Behaviours=== This copies the animations and other 3D effects and behaviors between assets. This allows you to configure complex VE behaviors //once// and then copy it to other assets. Note that you can do the same thing using the 'eye-dropper' control in ARDI-VE. ===Copy Live Links to Historical=== Your live data source and your historian aren't always the same and don't always use the same address in their data storage system (what might be read from MODBUS address 40001 is read as 'LwrBearingTemp' from MySQL). Because of this, you link ARDI properties to live data and history separately. However, if you're one of the lucky few who have a live data and historian system that //agree on the name of the data point//, then you can use this function to copy your **live** data link to the **history** data link. You'll be asked to nominate the [[data source|data source]] to copy from, and the source to copy to. ===Delete All=== Deletes all assets. This may optionally include //this// asset. ===Place Assets at Regular Intervals=== In quite a few industrial settings, assets are repeated at regular intervals along a straight line. When you have a large number of assets, it can be very awkward to position each item individually. Using this option, you only need to position the **first two** items. ARDI will then measure the distance between them and distribute all of the //other// assets along the same path at the same distance. This is best used with the [[profile|profile]] relationship. ===Remove All Links=== This option removes all live and historical data links to assets within the relationship. ===Remove Type from Assets=== This option removes a given //type// from each of the assets. Useful when you're making changes to your type hierarchy. ===Replace In Name=== You may have decided to change the name of an area of your plant or a particular system. 'Replace In Name' lets you search for the occurrence of a value in asset names, and replace it with an alternative version. For example, you could replace the word 'North' in a selection of assets to 'East' instead. ===Search and Replace In Links=== Similar to the above option which replaces in the //name// of your asset, this does the same job but searches in the **links** your asset with live and historical data. Ideal for correcting typing mistakes or adapting ARDI to changes in your underlying data management system. ===Update a Property Value=== This option replaces the value of a certain property in all of the assets contained in the relationship.