Import objects in the PLM XML format

Procedure

1. Choose Tools→Import→From PLMXML. The system displays the PLM XML Import dialog box.

2. Click Browse to the right of the Importing Object box. The system displays the Select Object dialog box.

3. Select PLM XML File (.xml) from the Files of type list.

4. Navigate to the directory containing the file and select the file. The system displays the file name in the Directory name box.

5. Click Select. The system displays the path to the selected file in the Importing Object box of the dialog box.

6. Select the transfer mode to be used to configure the import operation.

   Note: To prevent undesirable results, use the REQ_IMPORT_TEMPLATE transfer mode if you are importing any of these file types: ExcelTemplate, SpecTemplate, ObjectTemplate, HTML Object Template.

7. (Optional) Create or select an incremental change object into which BOM components contained in the XML file will be imported. Importing BOM components into an incremental change object allows you to view changes in Structure Manager prior to making them effective.

   Note: BOM components imported into an incremental change object are appended to the list of incremental change components.

8. Click Apply to start the import operation and retain the dialog box, or click OK to start the import operation and exit the dialog box.

What happens on import

• By default, the imported object has no container reference. You can use relevant search criteria to find the imported object so you can copy it to a folder.

• To have Teamcenter import objects into your Newstuff folder, create the PLMXML_put_objects_in_newstuff_on_import preference and set the value to TRUE. Imported objects are placed in a folder with the same name as the imported XML file.

  Note: If object names or IDs are encountered that exceed the character limit for those boxes in Teamcenter, the name and/or ID is truncated when imported into Teamcenter.

• When the import completes, a dialog box appears. You can click Yes in the dialog box to view the log file for details on the import and information about any errors that occurred.

  Note: Import results can vary, depending on the localization status of property values and the languages involved.

• If the PIE_allow_import_with_different_sml preference is set to true, import is allowed even though the site master language from the exporting site is not the same as at the importing site.

• If some of the languages represented in the PLM XML file are supported in the importing site, the nonsupported languages are ignored for import and are logged in the importer log. You can view unsupported languages in the import log file. If there is no language information in the XML file, the PLM XML file contents are imported into the database based on your data entry preferences.

• You can import localized property values of objects from a PLM XML file. The language marked as primary is imported as attribute master language. All other languages are imported as translation values with respective language information.

Related Topics

• Transfer mode objects
• About incremental changes
• Finding imported PLM XML data