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Import Product Information#

🔒 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 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.

  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 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.

    Info

    The BOM file is parsed according to the FileImportInformation 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 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 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".

  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 New Product Introduction (NPI) tutorial.