Dialog Export records

In this dialog, you can specify the export settings.

Overview of the main dialog elements:

File type:

Select the desired file type from the drop-down list. Possible settings are "CSV", whereby addresses, connection points, parts, drilling patterns, accessory lists and accessory placements can be respectively separately exported, "Text", "XML" and "EPLAN Data Portal Exchange Format (EDZ)".
Click [...] to specify the file path to the associated configuration file for the text format and the CSV format. By the same means you can specify for the EPLAN Data Portal exchange format (EDZ) how the data are to be exported: Activate the check box Export referenced data completely if submodules, etc. are to be included in the export in the case of modules, etc.

Note:

When you export data in the "Text" file type, note that the textimportexport.cfg configuration file in the \Parts\<Customer code> directory of the current program version must be modified so that certain fields (such as those in the Connection point pattern and Drilling pattern groups) are included in the export.
Corresponding details can be found in the Parts Management: Configuration Files for Importing and Exporting Data topic.

Entire file:

Select this option if you want to export the selected data in one file. In this case, the File name field is validated; here, enter the name for the export file or click [...] to select it interactively. The file name extension is automatically appended to match the file type selected in the field, (e.g., .csv for all "CSV for <...>" file types).

You can use the Insert path variable popup menu item to branch to the dialog Select path variable where you can select one of the available path variables.

Individual files:

Select this option if you want to export the selected data as single files. In this case, the Directory field is validated, and it is here that you specify the directory to which the data to be exported will be output as files. The file name of the respective export file corresponds to the part number, the name of the drilling pattern, the name of the manufacturer, etc.

Record type:

By using the record type "Property configuration" you can export the user-defined properties for the parts that were created in the Configure properties dialog. However, this is only possible for the file types "EDZ" and "XML".

Trade:

This setting is only available if you export the entire parts database or a subset, meaning that you have opened the dialog via [Extras] > Export. Use the check boxes in this section to select which trades should be exported; if a trade is selected, then all part types belonging to that trade will be exported. For the Fluid area, you can further limit or extend the scope for the export.