Technical documentation - Imports of product data

Owned by Muhammad Saqib
Last updated: 27 Oct 2021 by Mattias Löfstrand
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Users can import information in Signifikant Aftermarket Information Platform by using different import options:

  • Import parts, part assemblies, catalogues and specifications from Excel files

  • Import images,illustrations, parts, part assemblies, content sets, catalogues, specification types, footnotes, bulletins and brands from XML files

  • Import file objects (images, documents and illustrations)

Import Configuration file (import.config)

All import methods can be configured by using the import.config file which for a default installation will be found in C:\ProgramData\Signifikant\Assert (also see Loading of import.config below). A default import.config file is automatically created by Signifikant Manager. It is written in XML-format where by default all its elements and attributes are exposed. You may not need all default functionality, therefore you can remove unnecessary parts of configuration and configure according to their own settings. If you accidentally include an error in the file, which includes syntax errors, the configuration file will be renamed to import.Err.config and a new default configuration will be created.

The import.config file consists of the following sections that match the different import options:

  • ExcelPartConfigs: import parts from Excel file

  • ExcelPartAssemblyConfigs: import part assemblies from Excel file

  • ImagesConfigs: import image files

  • DocumentConfigs: import document files

  • TransformationConfigs / XMLConfig: import xml files

Loading of import.config

In version 5.0 and earlier import.config is loaded from C:\ProgramData\Signifikant\Assert. If no import.config is found a default will be created.

In version 5.1 and later import.config is loaded in priority order. If file not found at highest priority location, next will be tried.

  1. C:\ProgramData\Signifikant\Assert\Customize\<sitename>\

  2. C:\ProgramData\Signifikant\Assert\Customize\

  3. C:\ProgramData\Signifikant\Assert\

  4. A default import.config will be created

Configuration

Below articles describes different configuration options.