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   <Header>
      <Title>Import CAD application data with the Exchange module</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2354296">
         <Level1>CAD Data</Level1>
         <Level2>importing</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2354301">
         <Level1>EDM and CAD import data</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>You can import CAD application data in ASCII format using the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/da/xch/daxch0224m000" role="session">Import Data (on a Regular Basis) (daxch0224m000)</GUIRef> session. The data includes:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem> 
            <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#EngineItem_ti" role="glossary">Engineering items</Link> (refer to <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000114" role="manual">Engineering items</Link>).</ListItem>
         <ListItem> 
            <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#Revision_ti" role="glossary">Revisions</Link> of engineering
		  items (refer to <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000114" role="manual">Engineering items</Link>).</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Engineering BOMs (refer
		  to <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000117" role="manual">Engineering BOMs</Link>).</ListItem>
      </List>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>After the data has been imported, you can retrieve it in the
		  following sessions:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem> 
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm0110m000" role="session">Engineering Item (tiedm0110m000)</GUIRef>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem> 
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm1100m000" role="session">Engineering Item Revision (tiedm1100m000)</GUIRef>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem> 
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm1110m000" role="session">Engineering BOM (tiedm1110m000)</GUIRef>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>The method to import
		data for engineering items, revisions and engineering BOMs is as follows:</Paragraph>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Engineering items</SectionTitle>
         <List>
            <ListIntro>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm0110m000" role="session">Engineering Item (tiedm0110m000)</GUIRef> session you must record data in the following fields,
			 such as:</ListIntro>
            <ListItem> 
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm0110m000#tiedm010.eitm" role="manual">Engineering Item</GUIRef>
            </ListItem>
            <ListItem> 
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm0110m000#project.dsca" role="manual">Description</GUIRef>
            </ListItem>
            <ListItem> 
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm0110m000#tiedm010.opol" role="manual">Order Policy</GUIRef>
            </ListItem>
            <ListItem> 
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm0110m000#tiedm010.citg" role="manual">Item Group</GUIRef>
            </ListItem>
            <ListItem> 
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm0110m000#tiedm010.kitm" role="manual">Item Type</GUIRef>
            </ListItem>
            <ListItem>
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm0110m000#tiedm010.ctyp" role="field">Product Type</GUIRef>
            </ListItem>
         </List>
         <Paragraph>You can import data
		  for the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm0110m000#tiedm010.txta" role="groupbox">E-Item Text</GUIRef> field
		  by choosing the field type <GUIRef href="/baanerp/da/domains/xch.ftyp#multiline" role="option">Multiline Text</GUIRef>. A text number is generated in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt/txt/tttxt1100m000" role="session">Texts (tttxt1100m000)</GUIRef> session during this process.</Paragraph>
         <List>
            <ListIntro>For each item type/item group combination you can fill the
			 following fields from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd0502m000" role="session">Items - General Defaults (tcibd0502m000)</GUIRef> session using a condition script Exchange
			 module:</ListIntro>
            <ListItem> 
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm0110m000#tiedm010.ctyp" role="manual">Product Type</GUIRef>
            </ListItem>
            <ListItem> 
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm0110m000#tiedm010.csel" role="manual">Selection Code</GUIRef>
            </ListItem>
            <ListItem> 
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd0102s000#tcibd002.csig" role="manual">Item Signal</GUIRef>
            </ListItem>
            <ListItem> 
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm0110m000#tiedm010.opol" role="manual">Order Policy</GUIRef>
            </ListItem>
         </List>
         <Paragraph>The values of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm0110m000#tiedm010.seak" role="manual">Search Key I</GUIRef> and <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm0110m000#tiedm010.seab" role="manual">Search Key II</GUIRef> fields can be obtained by left alignment and conversion to capitals of the
		  fields <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm0110m000#project.dsca" role="manual">Description</GUIRef> and <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm0110m000#tiedm010.eitm" role="manual">Engineering Item</GUIRef>,
		  respectively.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Revisions</SectionTitle>
         <List>
            <ListIntro>You must record data in the following fields in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm1100m000" role="session">Engineering Item Revision (tiedm1100m000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
            <ListItem> 
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm1100m000#tiedm100.eitm" role="manual">Engineering Item</GUIRef>
            </ListItem>
            <ListItem> 
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm1100m000#tiedm100.revi" role="manual">Engineering Item Revision</GUIRef>
            </ListItem>
            <ListItem> 
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm1100m000#tiedm100.indt" role="manual">Effective Date</GUIRef>
            </ListItem>
            <ListItem> 
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm1100m000#tiedm100.rele" role="manual">Status</GUIRef>
            </ListItem>
         </List>
         <Paragraph>You can import the
		  value for the E-Item Revision Text by choosing the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/da/domains/xch.ftyp#multiline" role="option">Multiline Text</GUIRef> field type in the Exchange module. During this process a text
		  number is generated in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt/txt/tttxt1100m000" role="session">Texts (tttxt1100m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>Fill the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm1100m000#tiedm100.ldcd" role="manual">Date from CAD</GUIRef> field
		  with the date on which the data will be copied.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>There are a number of
		  restrictions governing the use of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm1100m000#tiedm100.rele" role="manual">Status</GUIRef> field. See <Link href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm1101m000" role="session">Engineering Item - Item Relationship (tiedm1101m000)</Link>.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Engineering BOMs</SectionTitle>
         <List>
            <ListIntro>In the session <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm1110m000" role="session">Engineering BOM (tiedm1110m000)</GUIRef> you must record data in the following fields:</ListIntro>
            <ListItem> 
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm1110m000#tiedm110.eitm" role="manual">Engineering Item</GUIRef>
            </ListItem>
            <ListItem> 
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm1550m000#tiedm110.revi" role="manual">Revision</GUIRef>
            </ListItem>
            <ListItem> 
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm1110m000#tiedm110.pono" role="manual">Position Number</GUIRef>
            </ListItem>
            <ListItem> 
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm1110m000#tiedm110.comp" role="manual">Component</GUIRef>
            </ListItem>
            <ListItem> 
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm1550m000#tiedm110.cmtp" role="manual">Component Type</GUIRef>
            </ListItem>
         </List>
         <Paragraph>If the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm1550m000#tiedm110.cmtp" role="manual">Component Type</GUIRef> is <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/domains/edm.cmtp#eitm" role="option">E-Item</GUIRef>,
		  the component on the field <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm1110m000#tiedm110.comp" role="manual">Component</GUIRef> must
		  already exist as an E-item. If the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm1550m000#tiedm110.cmtp" role="manual">Component Type</GUIRef> is <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/domains/edm.cmtp#item" role="option">Item</GUIRef>, the
		  component in that field must already exist as an item.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>You can import the
		  value for the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/edm/tiedm1110m000#disp.txta" role="manual">Text</GUIRef> field by choosing the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/da/domains/xch.ftyp#multiline" role="option">Multiline Text</GUIRef> field type in the Exchange module. During this process a text
		  number is generated in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt/txt/tttxt1100m000" role="session">Texts (tttxt1100m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
      </Note>
   </GeneralSection>
   <RelatedTopics>
      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000088" role="manual">Engineering data management summary</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>