Cummins Advisor. Quick Start Guide

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1 Cummins Advisor Quick Start Guide

2 Cummins Advisor Overview Cummins Advisor contains a large quantity of product information, from basic component descriptions to complex analysis features examining details of interrelated engine installation systems. Advisor is also a dynamic source of information about Cummins products, options, engineering documents, engine specifications, and much more. The Design Review function of Cummins Advisor allows users to define specific engine and equipment performance requirements for their products. Using this information, Advisor identifies the Cummins products that have performance and installation characteristics that best fit the criteria defined. Advisor's analytical engineering tools provide guidance and advice during the design stages of the engine installation package. Please explore this knowledge-based program and see how it will bring information and productivity to your work. Advisor requires a minimum of a Pentium Centrino Duo, 1.66 GHz, 1 GB RAM with at least 200 MB of free hard drive space and a 10X speed CD ROM (CGD Laptop). We require the screen resolution be set to a minimum 800 x 600, 256 color. A screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768 is preferred. Advisor runs on Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7. PowerSweep PC users will need approximately 300 MB of free space on your C:\ drive for Advisor to install successfully using the SCCM (Marimba) automatic download process. How to Get Help You may also submit a Help Ticket at Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Paint, Windows, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Acrobat Reader are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems, Inc. Advisor is copyrighted by Cummins, Inc. All rights reserved. i

3 Cummins Advisor Quick Start Guide Table of Contents Installing Advisor...1 Page Advisor Setup...3 Advisor Explorer...5 Advisor Explorer - Using Advisor Explorer...6 Viewing Files Using Adobe Acrobat Reader...10 Opening and Creating Design Reviews...11 Opening and Using Analytical Tools...14 Natural Gas Deration Tool...16 Natural Gas Engine Selection and Analytical Tools...17 Finalizing a Review...20 Opening and Using the Engine Database...21 Opening and Using Technical Library...23 Opening and Using Components...25 Opening and Creating Installation Reviews...26 Importing and Exporting Files...27 Troubleshooting...28 Closing Advisor...29 Record your serial number and original password here: Serial Number Password ii

4 Installing Advisor Note to Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7 Users! For non-powersweep users in a secure Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 environment, Advisor must be installed and set up by a systems administrator, or by a user who has administrative authority on the target computer in Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 environments. The user also must have read-write access to the hard drive on which Advisor is installed. In some extremely secure environments, especially those in which the user does not have read-write access to the Windows Registry or to certain drives, Advisor may not function properly unless the systems administrator modifies the user's permissions levels and access rights. If you are a Cummins or Distributor employee with a PowerSweep PC, Advisor should be requested from the software shelf after you receive your serial number and password. The Advisor software will be automatically pushed to your PC, but you will need the Installation CD to complete the process. Instructions for Installation from the CD NEW INSTALLATION (non-powersweep PC) 1. Close all open programs, including Microsoft Office. 2. Insert the current Advisor CD in a local CD ROM drive. The Install process will start automatically. Figure If Install process does not start automatically, choose Start then Run. Use the Browse button to choose the location of your CD drive. Type setup.exe then click OK. 4. Click Next when prompted to Install Cummins Advisor. See Figure Follow the screen prompts, clicking Next to move on to the next screen in the process. Advisor will install to the C:\Program Files\ADVISOR directory by default. Click Change to install Advisor to a different directory. Figure 1.2 Figure When Setup is complete, you will be prompted to restart your computer now or at a later time (Figure 1.2). Choose an option and click Finish to complete the Setup process. You will not be able to run Advisor until you restart your computer. 1

5 Installing Advisor - continued Instructions for Installation from the CD UPGRADE from current version to new version 1. Close all open programs, including Microsoft Office. 2. Insert the current Advisor CD in a local CD ROM drive. The update process will start automatically. Click Next to continue through the installation. (Figure 1.3). If Install process does not start automatically, choose Start then Run. Use the Browse button to choose the location of your CD drive. Type setup.exe then click OK. 3. When Setup is complete, you will be prompted to restart your computer now or at a later time. Choose an option and click Finish to complete the Setup process. You will not be able to run Advisor until you restart your computer. Figure Your upgraded version of Advisor will contain all your previous reviews, tools and component information. 2

6 Advisor Setup 1. Double-click the Advisor Icon on your Windows Desktop. 2. Enter your Advisor Serial Number in the area provided (Figure 2.1). 3. Enter your Password. Passwords are case-sensitive. Click Continue. 4. Read the User License Agreement and, if you agree click I Accept. You must accept the license agreement to continue. Click Next. 5. Complete the User Information page (Figure 2.2). All bold and underlined fields must be completed. Click Next. Figure Complete the Position Information. Click Next. 7. Complete the System Information. Click Next. 8. Read and follow the instructions on the Activation screen to obtain an Activation Code. You may submit a Help Ticket from the following address: Figure 2.2 3

7 Advisor Setup - continued 9. Enter your Activation Code (Figure 2.3) and click Activate. Your installation of Advisor is now active and ready to use. Figure Go to the Advisor website (Figure 2.4). If there are data updates or Technical Library updates available, follow the instructions to download these. It is important to download and run the updates to keep your information up to date. Figure

8 Advisor Explorer Accessing the different tools in Advisor is similar to using Microsoft Windows Explorer. Figure 3.1 shows the first screen you will see after you open Advisor. Note that it is configured very much like the Explorer screen you see in Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7. Navigation pane Contents pane Note pane Image pane Figure 3.1 Clicking on a folder on the left will reveal more folders beneath it. After you have completely opened a folder, a list of documents will appear in the top-right window (Figure 3.2). Double-clicking on the document on the right will open it. Note: As a general rule, the user should single click only in the Navigation pane (left side) and single or double click as appropriate in the Contents pane (right side). Figure 3.2 NEW FEATURE! Finding Files Using Advisor Explorer You can find files in Explorer by using either the tool or the tool on the toolbar. Click the binoculars and enter the text you are searching for or directly enter the text you are searching for in the text box and press Enter. Advisor Explorer will highlight the next file or folder matching your request. 5

9 Advisor Explorer Using Advisor Explorer The Tools menu option enables you to set User Options, Explorer Options, view System Events or Backup your files. (See Figure 4.1) Figure 4.1 The tabs within User Options (Figure 4.2) allow you to change your user information, change your Advisor password or deactivate Advisor on your computer so that you can install Advisor on another computer. The User Preferences tab allows you to specify your preferred location for backup files and data files. Figure 4.2 The System Events table allows you to see the activity in your Advisor account. (See Figure 4.3). If you are unsure if you have run one of the monthly updates, check here. Figure 4.3 6

10 Advisor Explorer Using Advisor Explorer - continued Removing Advisor from a Computer Cummins allows users to install Advisor on one computer per serial number. To install Advisor on a second computer, the user must either purchase another copy from Cummins or must deactivate one current installation of Advisor. NOTE: This procedure permanently removes Advisor from a computer. Before beginning the uninstall process, use the Advisor Backup tool to save all your component information, design reviews, installation reviews, tool files etc. to another directory. To Deactivate a copy of Advisor, click Tools User Options. Click the Activate tab. Click the Deactivate button to deactivate this copy of Advisor. The Options tab within Explorer Options (Figure 4.4) allows you to change the look of your Advisor Explorer screen. You can change the font type and/or size, add/remove grid lines from the top-right window, and resize the picture shown in the lower right window. After you have made the desired changes, click Apply and then OK. Figure 4.4 Any notes or images corresponding to a selected folder or file will be shown in the Notes or Image panes (Figure 4.4). Click here to turn on or off the Notes or Image panes below You can turn these notes and image panes on and off by clicking the icons on the far right side of the tool bar. The information boxes in the lower right corner of the screen will let you know if notes or pictures can be viewed. If nothing appears in these boxes, no pictures or notes for the selected file or folder can be viewed. Figure 4.4 7

11 Advisor Explorer Using Advisor Explorer - continued CREATING FOLDERS Advisor Explorer enables you to create file folders for storing Design Reviews and other files. See Figure 4.5. To create a new file folder, right-click on Design Review in the Navigation pane. Click New New Folder. A file folder named "New Folder" will appear in the Contents pane. To rename this folder, right-click on it and choose Rename. Edit the file name. You can also create folders in the Components and Analytical Tools sections. Files can be moved into the folder by dragging and dropping the file from the Contents pane into the folder and choosing Move Item. Figure 4.5 AUTOMATED BACKUP (ADVISOR SAFEGUARD) Advisor has an automated backup feature, Advisor Safeguard, which saves user-defined data to the local Advisor database. You can define the file location of your automatic backups by going to Tools, User Options and User Preferences. It is a good idea to set the backup location to a drive other than your C: drive so you can recover backups if your C:\ drive gets corrupt. See Figure 4.7. Figure 4.6 The Advisor User Database folder is where your user databases are stored. These databases are the UserData2002.adb, UserProf2002.adb and UserNote2002.adb. These files contain all of your Reviews, Tools and components that you have created. These also contain information about your current installation of Advisor. It is recommended that if you have a laptop you may want to store these on your D: drive if you have a drive with two partitions. Figure 4.7 8

12 When you exit Advisor after making changes to Advisor data (such as updating an element in a Design Review), you will be prompted with the dialog box in Figure 4.6. You must choose Yes to activate the automated backup feature. After clicking Yes, the Advisor Safeguard box will appear. If your database becomes corrupt, backup files can be found in the \Program Files\Advisor\Backup directory. MANUAL BACKUP You can also manually backup your data by choosing Tools Backup. The Data Backup dialog box (Figure 4.8) appears. You can set the path and filename for the backup file. Click Open to start the backup process. If you need to revert to a backed up version of your Advisor files, copy usernote2002.adb and userprof2002.adb from your back up to the C:\Program Files\ADVISOR directory. Figure 4.8 9

13 Viewing Files Using Adobe Acrobat Reader Drawings and many text documents in Advisor will be displayed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can switch back and forth between Advisor and Acrobat Reader by using the application buttons on the Windows taskbar. To COPY a portion of an Acrobat document: 1. Click the Graphics (or Text) Selection Tool on the toolbar. See Figure Draw a box around the area you want to copy. 3. Select Copy from the Edit menu 4. Open the target document (Word, PowerPoint, Paint, etc.) 5. Select Paste from the Edit menu in the target document Figure To copy the entire document, choose Edit Select All, then Copy and Paste. To PRINT a section of a document or installation drawing: 1. Click the Graphics (or Text) Selection Tool on the toolbar. 2. Draw a box around the area you want to print. 3. Click File Print. Only the area you have selected will be printed. You can page backward and forward through the document using the arrow buttons on the toolbar. 10

14 Opening and Creating Design Reviews Advisor Design Reviews (DRs) can be created from existing Advisor Installation Reviews (IRs) or can be created without an existing IR. The IR from which you are creating the DR does NOT need to be finalized. Creating a DR from an existing IR pre-populates your DR forms with all the information you have entered in your Advisor IR. Review each section to insure that it reflects the machine as built. Information in the DR should be changed if necessary to reflect changes in the machine design. To create a DR from an IR, right click over the icon to the left of the IR and select Create DR from IR as shown in Figure 6.1. Advisor will create a DR with the same name as your IR. Go to the Design Review folder to find your newly created DR. Figure 6.1 Creating a new DR without an existing IR After opening Cummins Advisor, double-click on Design Review. A list of your existing reviews will appear (Figure 6.2). Double-click on New Design Review to begin a new review. A dialog box will appear, asking you to name the Review (Figure 6.3). Type in the Review File Name as you would like it to appear in the Advisor Explorer window. The fields in bold and underlined are required. Figure 6.2 Click on the key to Assign Permissions. Unless you grant other users permission to view your Design Review files, they will be unable to open any files you send them. If you want them to be able to edit your Review, you must assign them Edit permission. Click Continue when you have completed the General Information screen. Your new Review will now appear in the listing. To begin the Design Review, double-click on your Design Review icon. 11 Figure 6.3 Assign Permissions

15 Opening and Creating Design Reviews - continued To change the information in the General Information screen, right click on the Design Review and click Edit. The status of Design Review elements are color coded as follows: Color Status Grayed out with a red X You cannot work on these elements until previous elements are complete. Red X These elements have not yet been opened. Yellow slash These elements have been started but are not yet complete. Green check All required elements and work within the section have been completed. The green check does not indicate the section/design meets Cummins Installation Requirements Blue dash These elements have been bypassed by the user Start your Review by selecting the Environment in which the equipment will operate. You can be very general (Worldwide) or very specific (Southern Rockies). Click Select in the bottom left of your screen after you have made your selection. A worksheet (Figure 6.4) will appear with Advisor's default temperatures and altitudes for the region filled in. If you wish to view or modify the default settings for the environment you have chosen, choose Yes for the third question. Additional questions will appear. Click Continue when complete. Your Environment icon should now appear green. Figure 6.4 Continue your Review by clicking Select Equipment Type. Once again, you can be very general (Construction) or very specific (Road Planer). Continue moving through your Review by completing the Power Train Requirements, Requirements/Features and Typical Cycle sections as they become available. 12

16 Opening and Creating Design Reviews - continued ENGINE SELECTION Click Select Engine. Advisor will set a default range of engine horsepower (-10% / +30% of requested) based on your equipment requirements. You can adjust this range if desired. Choose the engine families you would like Advisor to search or Advisor will search all engine families (with ratings that fall in the default horsepower range). Click Filter Engines to see the possible engine matches. A listing of engines will appear (Figure 6.5). Figure 6.5 The user must now review the menu of ratings and determine which best fits the needs of the application. Before any rating can be selected, the Performance, Deliverables and Information screens must be reviewed. Note: Ratings shown on a grey background are not compatible with a major Advisor Deliverable. Graphs show the torque and power curve for the selected engine. Your desired rated and peak torque are shown in red. 13

17 After completing the Engine Selection you can now move on to the Analytical Tools. The following tools are contained in each Design Review (DR) and Installation Review (IR): Opening and Using Analytical Tools Intake System Exhaust System Engine Accessories Lubrication System Cooling System (DR & IR only) Fuel System Mounting System Electrical System Torsional Tool Electronics Tool (Installation Review only) Figure 7.1 Most Tools have the following sections: Requirements Cummins defined requirements or limits that the system must meet Build Model create a model of the system using components, system geometry, etc. to determine if the system meets the requirements. Checklist Additional checks to be performed on the system to comply with good engineering practice and AEB requirements & recommendations. Analysis creates a report that shows any potential deficiencies in the system. The analysis compares the results from the Model to the Cummins requirements. The report documents issues and may give suggestions for corrective action. Bypassing Tools or Sections of Tools If a tool or a section within a tool cannot be completed due to insufficient information, the section or tool can be BYPASSED. Right click over the section or tool. Choose Bypass. You will need to provide an explanation as to why the section is being bypassed. If the necessary data is unavailable but a component supplier has run the analysis for you, you may bypass the tool in the Design Review and submit your documentation from the supplier as verification that the system meets Cummins requirements. (Not all sections in the tools can be bypassed). If you bypass a section within a tool, you can complete the remaining sections and run the analysis. The tool will turn green after you run the analysis. If you bypass a complete tool, there is no need to enter any information into the tool. You cannot run the analysis if you bypass the complete tool. No information for this tool will appear in the final report. Analytical Tools can also be run independently of an IR or DR. Click on Analytical Tools (Figure 7.1). Double-click the tool your want to run, then choose New Tool by double clicking. You will need 14

18 to name the file and provide equipment and model information. You may also assign permissions for this file. Click Continue. Your newly created file will appear with a red X over the icon. To open the file and begin entering data, double click on it. After selecting an engine and completing a requirements and/or conditions section, you can model the system (Figure 7.2). You can also generate an analysis of the system and print out the report (Figure 7.3). Figure 7.2 Figure

19 Natural Gas Deration Tool Advisor now supports Industrial Natural Gas. To calculate engine duration for a specific gas composition, click on the flame icon on the toolbar as shown below: This brings up a Natural Gas duration analysis window. Enter the percent of each component in natural gas in the fields on the left side of the window. The percentages should add up to 100. Then type in the altitude and ambient temperature. You can also select a specific engine model and compression ratio. Next, click on Calculate button on the bottom left side to generate engine derate percentages. 16

20 Natural Gas Engine Selection and Analytical Tools An Alternate Fuels Analytical Tools section has been added in Advisor 4.5 as shown below: There are no Design Review or Installation review sections for Natural Gas Engines. The tools available for Natural Gas engines are shown in the above figure. To start a new engine selection, click on the Alternate Fuels Select Engine in the left window and then double click on New Alternate Fuels Select Engine. This will bring up a window where you need to enter a file name for the engine selection and other details, such as machine model name and equipment manufacturer. Click continue when done. 17

21 Double click on Design Review Tutorial to see a tutorial on completing an engine selection for an Alternate Fuels engine. Next, double click on Environment and select a region where the machine will be operating. You can be very general (Worldwide) or very specific (Southern Rockies). Click Select in the bottom left of your screen after you have made your selection. A worksheet will appear with Advisor's default temperatures and altitudes for the region filled in. If you wish to view or modify the default settings for the environment you have chosen, choose Yes for the third question. Additional questions will appear. Click Continue when complete. Your Environment icon should now appear green. Figure 6.3 Continue your Review by clicking Equipment Type & Characteristics. Once again, you can be very general (Construction) or very specific (Gas Compressor). Click on Select to continue. 18

22 A window will appear where you can assign critical/major/minor status to certain Characteristics as shown in the figure. You can accept the defaults for the selected equipment type or customize it as per your requirements. Continue moving through your Review by completing the Power Train Requirements and Requirements/Features as they become available. ENGINE SELECTION Click Select Engine. Advisor will set a default range of engine horsepower (-10% / +30% of requested) based on your equipment requirements. You can adjust this range if desired. Choose the engine families you would like Advisor to search or Advisor will search all engine families (with ratings that fall in the default horsepower range). Click on Calculate Gas Deration to calculate the engine derate percentage. (Refer to section on Natural Gas Deration Tool) Click Filter Engines to see the possible engine matches. A listing of engines will appear (Figure 6.4). The user must now review the menu of ratings and determine which best fits the needs of the application. Before any rating can be selected, the Performance, Deliverables and Information screens must be reviewed. Note: Ratings shown on a grey background are not compatible with a major Advisor Deliverable. The following analytical tools are available in Advisor for Natural Gas engines: Exhaust System Tool Lubrication System Tool Electrical System Tool Torsional Analysis Tool Refer to the Analytical Tools section for Diesel Engines for instructions on using these tools. 19

23 Before you can finalize a review all of the sections must have a green check mark (completed) or a blue dash (bypassed). You cannot finalize a review that still has red or yellow sections. Once you have completed all the sections of the review, you can finalize the review and print the report. Right click over the review name and choose Finalize Review. A complete report of this review will be generated. This may take a few minutes. Finalizing a Review The analysis report is created as an html document. It can be previewed on the screen, saved as an html file or saved in a zip file so that it can be ed into Cummins or your OEM. Once a review is finalized it can no longer be edited. If you need to make revisions to your review after it has been finalized, you will need to create a new revision. To create a revision of a review, right click over the review name and click New Revision. A copy of your original review will be created. It will have the same name as the original with an <REV> after the name. 20

24 Opening and Using the Engine Database After opening Cummins Advisor, your Advisor Explorer screen appears as shown below in Figure 8.1. Click on Engine Database. Figure 8.1 The Engine Search dialog box (Figure 8.2) will appear, requesting a search type and search parameters. After you enter the search information, click the Search button to see the engine(s) with the selected parameters. To sort any of the columns in ascending or descending order, click the button containing the column name. Click it again to reverse the order. Figure

25 Opening and Using the Engine Database - continued Go to the General Information Box at the bottom of the screen. Click the Technical Information button (Figure 8.3). The Technical Information window appears. Help text for many of the engine parameters can be viewed by clicking the Help Button on the left. Return to the Engine Search dialog box by clicking Continue or Cancel. Figure 8.3 Click the Engine Performance Data button in the General Information Box on the Engine Search screen. (The Engine Performance section is not available in some editions of Advisor). The following screen will appear (Figure 8.4). This screen allows you to obtain engine data for operating points inside the torque curve (typically between rated and torque peak speeds). Choose a performance data parameter from the Performance Data drop-down box and enter the desired horsepower and engine speed. Click Calculate to obtain the result. Figure 8.4 Return to the Engine Search dialog box by clicking Cancel. 22

26 Opening and Using Technical Library Click the Technical Library icon. Your Advisor Explorer screen will appear as shown in Figure 9.1. Advisor s Technical Library contains a separate folder for each of the following areas: Performance Curves and Datasheets Electronic Engine Information Component Information from Manufacturers Advisor Input Forms Installation Drawings Engine Option Information Training Material Miscellaneous Documentation Figure 9.1 After you have completely opened a folder, a list of documents will appear (Figure 9.2) in the topright Contents pane. Click any of these buttons to sort the field in ascending or descending order. Files and Folders in the Contents pane can be sorted in ascending or descending order by clicking the button containing the title of the field. To open a document, double click its icon. Most documents in the Technical Library will open in Adobe Acrobat Reader. (See page 8 for instructions on viewing documents using Adobe Acrobat Reader.) Figure

27 Opening and Using Technical Library - continued Engine Option Information can be viewed in several ways (Figure 9.3): By Configuration By Engine Family By Option Name By Option Type By Obsolete Options Figure 9.3 Choose the appropriate folder and completely open the folder. After the file is completely open, a list of engine options will appear in the Contents pane. See Figure 9.4. Choose an option by clicking it. Option notes will be displayed in the Notes pane. Figure 9.4 Double-clicking on the option will open the Option Information page in Acrobat Reader. Graphics will be displayed if available. See Figure 9.5. Figure

28 Opening and Using Components To locate information about Components, click Components. A listing of the various types of Cummins and supplierprovided components appears in the Contents pane as shown in Figure Choose the component by double-clicking it. A folder of Cummins available components will appear. Figure 10.1 Files for other manufacturer's components can also be created or viewed. To create a folder for a new manufacturer's components, rightclick one of the folders in the listing. Choose New New Manufacturer. For each manufacturer, you can provide contact information such as contact name, phone number, fax number, etc. Open the folder of the manufacturer you are interested in by double-clicking it. Double click on the component to view it. Technical information about the component can be seen by clicking the tabs at the top of the dialog box. See Figure Figure 10.2 To create a new component, double click on the component name you would like to add. Right click over the appropriate Manufacturer s name. Select New, then the component name as shown in Figure Fill in the component information. There may be several tabs. All information in bold is required. When you are finished entering the component information, click Continue. Figure

29 Opening and Creating Installation Reviews Advisor Installation Reviews (IRs) can be created from existing Advisor Design Reviews (DRs) or can be created without an existing DR. The DR from which you are creating the IR does NOT need to be finalized. Creating an IR from an existing DR pre-populates your IR forms with all the information you have entered in your Advisor DR. Review each section to insure that it reflects the machine as built. Information in the IR should be changed if necessary to reflect changes in the machine design. To create an IR from a DR, right click over the icon to the left of the DR and select Create IR from DR as shown in Figure Advisor will create an IR with the same name as your DR. Go to the Installation Review folder to find your newly created IR. The IR has several additional sections that need to be completed. There are sections for you to enter Observations (optional) as you proceed through your Installation Review, record non-cummins supplied parts (optional) and record the Installation Accessibility of the machine. Most of the tools also have a Testing Results section. Each Testing Results section has a corresponding test procedure that you can print and take along with you to your Installation Review. Click the View Test Procedure button to view the document. See Figure 11.2 Figure 11.1 Figure 11.2 To create an IR without a corresponding DR, go directly to the Installation Review Folder. See Figure Double click or right click and Edit the New Installation Review and complete all the sections. Since you did not start with an existing DR, all of the sections will need to be completed. Figure

30 Importing and Exporting Files In Advisor Explorer you can Import or Export Design Reviews, Installation Reviews, Analytical Tools and Components. Note: You cannot export Advisor-owned components. To Export, right click on your Design Review. A drop down box will appear as shown in Figure Click Export. Export Figure 12.1 Choose a file name and export location. Click Open. See Figure Your file will be saved in the location you have designated with a.adb extension. You can send this file to another Advisor user as an attachment or save it to a disk. Figure 12.2 To Import a file or Design Review, click File in the main menu and then choose Import. Select the appropriate file. It will have a.adb extension. Click Open. See Figure Figure

31 Importing and Exporting Files and Design Reviews - continued Your file will be imported into Advisor as shown in Figure To complete the Import, right click on the design review or analytical tool file and click Import. The file will be moved up into your design review or analytical tool files. Before moving on to other Advisor work it is a good idea to disconnect from your Export Database. To do this you may either Exit Advisor, or right click on the Export database (Export by: Your name) and click Disconnect. Import Figure 12.4 Troubleshooting Advisor DB Analyzer If you are having difficulty using Advisor in any of the following areas, you should run the Advisor Database Analyzer Tool to help troubleshoot the problem. Importing reviews Opening a review you imported from someone else Exporting reviews Navigating through any Advisor tools or sections To run the Analyzer: Close Advisor Click on your Windows Start button and choose All Programs Click on Advisor, then Advisor DB Analyzer Click Analyze/Repair The Analyzer can repair corrupt components and can fix some known issues immediately. If there are issues that need to be addressed further, the Analyzer will instruct you to send specific files into the Advisor group for repair investigation. Send these files to Advisor@cummins.com. 28

32 If you frequently import design or installation reviews from other Advisor users, it is good practice to run the Analyzer on a regular basis (once a week) to detect any new issues that may be present in the reviews you import. When you delete a review in Advisor, it is no longer displayed on your screen but it still resides on your database. If you have deleted reviews and would like to completely purge them from your database, click on Delete Purged Tools and Reviews. This will reduce the size of your database files. You can also reduce the size of your Advisor database by clicking the Compact Databases button. Closing Advisor You can close Advisor by clicking File and then Exit or by clicking the in the upper right hand corner of the screen or by clicking the door on the left side of the tool bar. 29