This interface allows you to define the names and locations of the export files.

 


  • Export file name Material and Bill of Material :


Exchange file names are not imposed. It can be defined using calculation formulas (example: concatenation of PDM variables, PDM file name, ...).

By clicking on the we can add calculated fields:

 


For example:

The calculation formula for the item export file is "ART-|#Name|", and for the BOM export file is "BOM-|#Name|".


 


To export the "020-Guidon complet.sldasm" assembly file, we obtain the two export files "ART-020-Guidon complet.xml" and "BOM-020-Guidon complet.xml".

Forcing a :

You may need to change the extension of the output file if you use an XSL transformation.

In this case it is possible to specify the extension of the output file by adding for example .csv


All possible formats must then be defined in this window:


 


The separator is ; and the dot must be added:


 




Export only one file : in case you don't want to export an Article file (for example) just empty the name and the file won't be created


  • Exchange directory path :

This is a Windows directory in which "neutral" exchange files are deposited (written/read by PDM and ERP). This folder contains four sub-directories (PDM/ERP/LOGS/ARCHIVES), which are created by PDM Gateway when this exchange folder is defined.

This directory is the "parent directory", under which the following sub-directories must exist:

    • PDM à Directory containing files in neutral format for information exported from PDM to ERP
    • ERP à Directory containing files in neutral format for information imported from ERP to PDM
    • Archives à Directory containing the last processed neutral files
    • Logs à Contains the log files generated by PDM Gateway


Note on the location of the export files:

The user may not use the swap directory structure to place swap files from PDM (i.e. the default PDM folder).

It can force the location of the export file by specifying the location and name of the export file in the input fields 'Item name' and 'BOM name'.

For example: