Work With Elements

Elements can be considered the smallest components that work is acted upon. Elements provide structure to a project, are classified by type, and have unique features depending on type. Elements are essentially items that hold specific meta-data about a component or a grouping of components. They do not contain any status. Items like check sheets, issues, and inspections, which do contain status, reference elements for the information they contain.

The below table shows some of the different element types.

Element Types	Description
Block	Functional area in a plant that can contain many systems or sub-systems.
System	Sub-systems are parent elements that break larger systems into smaller, more manageable scopes for commissioning and start-up.
Sub-System	A module type element is for projects using a module fabrication and installation philosophy for the project execution.
Construction Tag	A construction tag is a tag that can be created ad-hoc by construction to represent work that needs to be captured in the field.
Engineering Tag	An engineering tag is a tag that has been planned for and created from engineering sources or construction takeoffs.
ISO	ISOs are most often used to organize spools, valves, bolt ups, and welds typically shown on isometric drawings.
Spool	Spool element types are typically associated under parent element types like ISOs to indicate what piping spools make up the content of a Piping Isometric.
Loop	A loop is for instrument or control system loop checks that are a part of commissioning and start up testing.
Test Package	Test packages are used to capture piping hydro, pneumatic, or flushing events.
Circuit	Circuits are used for energization or testing of power circuits during commissioning.

Element Navigation

In the Completions HQ application, to open the Elements page, click the Elements icon at the bottom of the page.

While customizable, on the Element screen some core columns include:

Item	Description
1	Identification number of an element
2	Element types, as detailed in the table above
3	Element sub types

Element Details

When you select an element, the Element Details page opens.

To expand additional attributes for each element description, click the down arrow next to the Element Details description.

Nested Elements

By nesting elements together, you can create a defined structure to categorize your elements. System elements can contain several sub-system elements. For example, sub-systems can contain many engineering tag elements. To isolate, quickly identify, and locate these various types of elements, it is helpful to arrange element types in a hierarchical manner.

Some jobs can contain thousands of different element types, which could be difficult to search through. If your goal is to access a specific section of a plant within a job (like an HVAC system), the ability to nest your element types is useful for organizing and searching for specific elements within the HVAC system.

Example

HVAC air handlers are often located on the top of a building, which serves the purpose of supplying conditioned air throughout the entire building. This would be labeled as the HVAC System Element.

On each floor there are individual HVAC control units, which control the temperature for each one of the floors or zones. An HVAC control unit is considered here as part of a sub-system element.

In each of the individual HVAC floor control units, there are various pieces of equipment used to connect the thermostats and flapper valves to these individual floor units. These parts can be labeled as tagged equipment elements.

When these element types are nested together (systems, sub-systems, and tagged equipment), you can better organize all the elements that make up your system. Below is an example of a nested hierarchy. Your hierarchy could be configured differently depending on how your project is set up.