With click on the import icon  the standard import of the ingenious own XML import is started. With the small triangle below the icon a selection list opens where additional formats for the import are available.

 

XML-Import

With the ingenious individual XML import article data records can be interchanged, including their images, file attachments, documents and part list details. This exchange is designed for backup and restore of article data from test system to productive system – especially for part lists.

For the (re-)import of article data records first a directory of the product catalogue needs to be selected or created for storing the article data there. Afterwards  the import is started with click on the import button or on “XML” in the sub menu.

 

Sub menu for starting an article import

 

In the appearing dialogue can be chosen, which data should be imported. When the checkpox for zip-archive was set for the export it also has to for the import. With the cboMap the entries from fields that are filled by values form selection lists, these values can also be added to the selection lists in the program settings. Such fields are for example commodity group, prouct group,…

 

Configuration of article XML import

 

After click on OK a Windows dialogue for opening the import file.

 

Windows dialogue to open the zip-archive

 

After selection of the zip-archive that contains the data that needs to be imported, you need to decide whether the articles should be imported to the selected directory or to that directory where they were sorted in during the export. But this is only possible when this directory is available with the same wording and the same structure here.

Afterwards the import is executed a message reports success.

 

Success message after import

 

With clicking on the article directory again, the imported articles are displayed.

 

Imported articles

 

Datanorm v5 Import

 

Article data can be provided by the supplier in Datanorm 5 format. For importing such files first a directory in the product catalogue needs to be selected or created. Afterwards the import will be selected from sub menu of the import button (small little triangle below button ).

 

Start the Datanorm 5 import

 

The Datanorm import manager is opened where first the directory needs to be chosen, where ther Datanorm files are stored in. (Click on the button with the 3 points)

 

Selection of the import directory

 

After click on OK all available Datanorm files are displayed. With click on the checkbox the needed file can be selected.

 

Selection of the file for import

 

After click on button “Preview” first the master data of the supplier are displayed, that was read from the import file. For correct internal assignment the matchcode of the supplier is to be entered in that way as it is stored in the ingenious database. If the supplier doesn’t exist so far, it first needs to be created.

 

Supplier information Datanorm 5 import

 

Afterwards the preview of the articles from the import file can be opened with click on “Article” in the navigation on the left side. All articles that have a check mark in the first column will be imported. There are 2 additional options:

Assume changes	Not only new articles will be imported but also those that are changed by the supplier. Attention: If you first have made changes to the article in your database, these changes will be overwritten with those details that will be imported now.
Assume deletions	If the supplier has marked single articles for deletion, those articles will also be deleted from the ingenious database when the checkmark is set.

 

Preview of the articles to be imported

 

When all is configured right the import can bes started with click on button “Import”. A progress bar shows the status of the import.

Attention: Most import files contain many thousands articles. Such an import can take a long time.

After the import is finished a success message is shown.

 

Result of the import

 

After click on the Close button, the imported articles will be displayed.

 

Imported articles from Datanorm 5 file