Database Backup or how to save your valves and prevent a disaster.

To remove overrides (values shown in magenta), click the right mouse button on the item to be removed.

Using Hot Keys often speeds your navigation through Performance!

You may Cut, Copy, and Paste a column of Process Conditions by left clicking on the column header and selecting the appropriate action.

Export highlighted valve records in the Valve Manager to a .DB file by selecting the Import/Export... button and then choosing “Export Valve Records to DB.” DB files may also be attached to e-mail messages and used by anyone else who has a copy of the Performance! software.

Zip exported .DB files, it will dramatically decrease file size.

Always use diferent Tag Names on valves : New Valves...

Microsoft Windows has a large font mode, which draws all font sizes larger than normal. If you run Performance! using large fonts, some screens will not display correctly. To correct the problem, open the Display Properties, go to the Settings Tab, and change the Font Size to “Small.”

Do not enter a single quote ( ‘ ) in any text input boxes. In some cases, the program will replace the quote with a space, but in other cases, it will cause a strange looking error and your data will be incorrect.

If Other is selected for pipe size and then removed, the program will not put the word ‘Other’ back in the box. If the pipe size is typed in manually, then the pipe schedule will be blank.

When using gage pressure units or metric temperature units, the unused condition columns may have negative values for temperature and pressure. Do not zero these out or an invalid condition message will appear when the calculate button is hit.

NOTE: If you did zero out columns with negative values, the column will need to be cleared by left clicking on the column header and choosing “Delete.”

Blue process conditions indicate that a MegaStream plate has been sized. Remove the plate before changing process conditions, then replace it after the valve has been sized.

Sizing attributes can only be changed in the Sizing dialog

Sizing may fire rules to update Specifications. Complete as much sizing information as possible before specifying the rest of the components in specifications.

When working in Specifications, work from the top down in each specifications tab.

Choosing a specific value in Specifications generally blocks rules from changing that value. To reset the status of the attribute left click on the ‘#’ column for the given attribute.

If a Specification item is changed, remember to regenerate prices, otherwise inaccurate prices may appear on the forms.