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.

Notes:

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.
An exchange of records via the "EPLAN Data Portal exchange format" is possible only if you dispose of the "EPLAN EDZ format" license module. This module has to be validated in your customer license so that this exchange format is available to you, and you can fully export one or several parts including associated reference data (drilling patterns, manufacturers, etc.) and associated additional files (images, macros, PDF documents) and then re-import on another computer.

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:

Use the check boxes in this section to select the data to be exported. These options are only available if you are not executing the export for selected records, i.e., you have opened the dialog using [Extras] > Export.

Trade:

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.
These options are only available if you are not executing the export for selected records, i.e., you have opened the dialog using [Extras] > Export.