Exporting Manufacturer Parts and Cable References (2025 FD03)

You can export data from the displayed manufacturer parts or cable references into a generated Excel file. You can also import new data and overwrite existing data in the library.

Benefits: This reduces manual entry and improves efficiency in data management and export.

The updates below support manufacturer parts and cable references. They do not support electrical assemblies.

Creating a New Excel File for Import (2025 FD03)

The Create new excel file for manufacturer part import dialog box has updated options.

The updated options are as follows:

Option Description
File languages Lets you specify the language for exporting an Excel file.
Description/Translatable data languages Lets you add a description in multiple languages.

More options lets you open the Language selector dialog box to select multiple languages.

Fill with displayed manufacturer parts Lets you fill the Excel file with the manufacturer parts displayed in the Manufacturer parts management dialog box.
Class is disabled when this option is selected, as a file can contain multiple classes.

Updating Existing Data While Importing (2025 FD03)

You can overwrite the existing data in the library with content from an Excel file while importing new data.

In the Action/Processes section of the Manufacturer parts import dialog box, a new option, Update Existing Data is available.

Previously, you could only import new data and the existing data remained unchanged.

Benefits: You can quickly complete or update existing information.

To update the existing data while importing, do the following:

  1. Click to browse for the Excel file that contains the data.
  2. Specify the appropriate Format selection and separator options.
  3. Select Update existing data.
  4. Click Simulate to run a preview of the import and update process without applying changes.
    The Compare command is renamed to Simulate to better reflect its functionality.
  5. Click Import .
During the import process:
  • Existing data in the library updates with the new data from the Excel file.
  • Empty or deleted columns in the Excel file do not change existing data in the library.
To explicitly remove data, you must clear values in the Excel file before importing.