Importing an Electrical System

You can import an electrical system created from an iXF or ELOG format. You can also import an updated version of this file and filter the modifications you want to import.

Before you begin: Imported iXF and ELOG files must be properly defined.

Refer to iXF Model Import/Export in Electrical Logical Editor for more information about this format.

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About Electrical Logical Systems

  1. Select Tools > Import Electrical System from the menu bar.

    The Import xml files dialog box appears.

  2. Select (or multiselect) the xml file(s) you want to import, then click Open.

    The Import xml system dialog box appears.

    Important: If the xml file is not valid, a parsing error message appears.

  3. Expand the nodes to display their status.

    Important: The selected xml file has been parsed to compare the names and extensions of the imported objects with the names and extensions of PLM objects stored in database. For each imported object, the Import xml system dialog box indicates if it is New, Modified or Unchanged.

  4. From the Display objects area, select Created, Modified or Unchanged to filter the system.

  5. Select either:

    1. Import current system: to import the current file and display the content of the next selected file (in case of multiselection).
    2. Import all systems remaining: to import all the selected file(s) (in case of multiselection) without displaying the content of the next file.
    3. Skip current system: to skip the current file and display the content of the next selected file (in case of multiselection).
    4. Skip all systems remaining: to skip all the selected file(s) (in case of multiselection).

    An Electrical System Import Successful message appears.

  6. Select PLM Access > Propagate All... to save this imported electrical system into the database.