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alias: user-guide-import-product-information
description: "This documentation outlines the steps to import product data, including CAD, BOM, and attachment information"
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# Import Product Information

:lock: Product.**ImportInformation**

## Overview

This operation is used to import information for a specific **Product**.

## Setup

No specific setup is required other than to meet the preconditions of the transaction.

## Preconditions

* The **Product** exists in the system.

## Sequence of Steps

The **Import Product Information** wizard can be called from the **Product** page within the Business Data Group.

### Step 1: CAD

1. Select the **CAD Type** file to import:

    * ODB++
    * STEP

2. Select the **CAD** file to import by dragging a file from the file explorer or by selecting **Browse Files** and selecting a file manually. File information will be displayed on screen after the file is loaded and analyzed by the system. Selecting the :material-trash-can: button on the right of the entry will remove the file from the import queue.
3. If the selected **CAD Type** is ODB++, select whether the **Panel Type** is Single or Double sided.
4. If the **Panel Type** is **Double Sided**, provide the **Bottom View Mirror Mode** (defaults to Y Axis).
5. Select if you want to **Import Component Location Information**:

	![Screenshot showing CAD product information for import.](images/import_product_information_cad.png)

6. Select **Next** to continue.

### Step 2: BOM

1. If the **CAD** file includes the **BOM**, you can select if you want to **Import BOM Information from CAD**.
2. Select if you want to **Apply Component Mapping** when importing the **BOM** information (from **CAD** or **BOM** file).
3. If the **BOM** has not yet been imported, select the **BOM** file to import by dragging a file from the file explorer or by selecting **Browse Files** and selecting a file manually. File information will be displayed on screen after the file is loaded and analyzed by the system. Selecting the :material-trash-can: button on the right of the entry will remove the file from the import queue.
4. Select the **Culture** (defaults to your culture).

	!!! note
	    The List Separator character will be inferred from the Culture.

5. Select **Preview** to see the values using the inferred separator:

	![Screenshot showing a Bill of Materials (BOM) import screen with product information fields.](images/import_product_information_bom.png)

	!!! info
	    The BOM file is parsed according to the [[fileimportinformation-gt]] Generic Table definition.

6. Select **Next** to continue.

### Step 3: Attachments

1. Select the **Schematic** (a representation of the elements of a system using abstract graphic symbols) files to import by dragging one or more files from the file explorer or by selecting **Browse Files** and selecting a file manually. File information will be displayed on screen after the file is loaded and analyzed by the system. Selecting the :material-trash-can: button on the right of the entry will remove the file from the import queue.
2. Select the **Drawing** (a type of technical drawing that is used to convey information about an object) files to import by dragging one or more files from the file explorer or by selecting **Browse Files** and selecting a file manually. File information will be displayed on screen after the file is loaded and analyzed by the system. Selecting the :material-trash-can: button on the right of the entry will remove the file from the import queue.

	![Screenshot showing a file selection dialog with a filename hint "import product information attachments".](images/import_product_information_attachments.png)

3. Select **Import** to start the import process. When the import is completed, the system will navigate back to the **Product** entity page.

	!!! info
	    For more information, see the [[tutorials-npi]] tutorial.