Importer tab

Use the Importer tab to import production areas, product families, products and variants.

Importing elements

Prerequisite

A file to import exists.

Procedure

Open the Product & Quality > Setup Specs menu entry.
Click on the Importer tab.
In the header, click on .
In the file system, select the ZIP file to confirm the import.
Click on Open.
Click on in the line of the new import group.
Select all elements by activating the Multiple Selection checkbox.
Click on .
The dialog window opens.
Enter data in the Import Selected Items window:
1. Import only dataset structure: Select this option to only import dataset structure.
2. Allow update if structure or data exists: Select this option to allow overwriting for given structure.
3. Variables are imported as optional metadata by default: Select this option to import variables as optional metadata.
4. Continue on error: Select this option to continue import operation regardless of any errors.
Click on Import.

Imported items have the status imported, and a success message is shown.

Setup Specs shows the total number of import items and the number of selected items next to the import status.

Open the Product & Quality > Setup Specs menu entry.
Click on the Importer tab.
In the header, click on .
In the file system, select the ZIP file to confirm the import.
Click on Open.
Click on in the line of the new import group.
Select all elements by activating the Multiple Selection checkbox.
Click on next to the import bar.
1. To change the production area, product family, product or variant, select the row.
2. Enter the new attributes next to the selected fields.
3. Select the editing criteria for each selected row:
  1. Select All empty rows to edit all empty rows of the import items on the import list.
  2. Select All rows to edit all the rows of the import items on the import list.
4. Click on Save.
Click on .
The dialog window opens.
Enter data in the Import Selected Items window:
1. Import only dataset structure: Select this option to only import dataset structure.
2. Allow update if structure or data exists: Select this option to allow overwriting for given structure.
3. Variables are imported as optional metadata by default: Select this option to import variables as optional metadata.
4. Continue on error: Select this option to continue import operation regardless of any errors.
Click on Import.

Imported items were changed and a success message is shown.

Setup Specs doesn’t allow the change of the values of already imported items.

Prerequisite

Importing elements is successful.

Procedure

Open the Product & Quality > Setup Specs menu entry.
Click on the Importer tab.
Click on in the row of an import group.
Delete element from import group:
- To delete an element, click on Delete in the row of the element.
- To delete multiple elements, select the elements by activating the checkboxes and click on in the row of the import group.
  
  A confirmation prompt is shown.
Confirm with Delete.

The element was deleted and a success message is shown.

Prerequisite

Importing elements is successful.

Procedure

Setup Specs only displays elements with the selected filter criteria in the list.