Mapping Files

Click Mapping files to display the ABSI - Import mapping files window populated with information about the mapping files that will be used in the Import process.

The interface requires at least two external mapping tables to enable the interface to check that the base product can accept the data. It also may use the internal Profile Orientation and/or the Unicode mapping table if necessary. The mapping tables are for the Profiles, Materials, Unicode text string and for mapping the Profile orientations between the AVEVA Bocad Steel Interface file and the AVEVA steel catalogue. The section Customize explains how you can arrange these files on the file system and what format they are to be. The interface also needs to know where the external mapping files are located on your computer network. For this internal mapping tables are required. Refer to Customize which explains how you can configure the interface to let it know where all the files are located.

You can have a generic set of mapping tables to map between the base product and AVEVA Bocad Steel. Or you can have a set for a particular steel fabricator.

The current file settings are indicated on this window.

Note:
Do not be concerned that the path name may be truncated by the insertion of the ellipsis (…): it is modified only for display purposes on the window.

The system also checks that these files are compatible with AVEVA Bocad Steel by checking only the identification line at the top of each mapping table. Refer to Internal Mapping Files for further information about the format of these mapping files.

The two main options are Auto and Manual which are activated by selecting the appropriate radio button on the left hand side of the Import mapping files window.

The Auto option causes the interface to select automatically the mapping tables for AVEVA Bocad Steel, according to the system configuration files. When you come to execute the Import process, the Auto flag will cause the correct mapping files to be used based on the Input file header.

The Manual option activates other buttons, which are initially greyed out for the System option. Selecting this option changes the window to be similar to below.

You can select the file type using the Profiles, Materials or Unicode radio buttons above the text data entry field and enter the full path name of the file in the data entry area. You can also include system environment variables in the path name as long as they are in the proper base product format, for example: %ENVVAR% being the representation of the ENVVAR environment variable.

On clicking carriage return, the interface will check for existence of the file and its compatibility with AVEVA Bocad Steel.

Note:
The check is only that the file applies to AVEVA Bocad Steel and not that it is a correct file type or that its contents are correctly formatted.

You can choose by hand which mapping file to use by either entering its name in the text data entry field, or by using the Browse option to bring up a File Browser. Use this browser to search for the relevant mapping file.

Once all the correct data has been entered on the Import mapping files window, click OK and it updates the interface variables. Click Cancel to close the window, leaving the original interface variables unchanged.