Importing Existing Data to ENOVIA V6

You can import existing data into ENOVIA V6 using the ENOVIA V6 Import Utility tool which is a standard CATIA V5 utility. This tool allows you to check in documents in batch or silent mode which have either a NEW or MODIFIED status in ENOVIA V6 database for Web and Embedded Integration modes.

Note: Embedded Integration mode is available only for Designer Central version V6R2011x and higher. Web Integration mode is available on all supported Designer Central versions.

Before you begin:
  • Ensure that you know how to run standard CATIA V5 utilities using CATIA Batch Monitor. Refer Running Batches section in the Infrastructure User's Guide for more information on CATIA V5 batch monitor.
  • Ensure that the the cache mode is used to ensure proper processing of large data while using ENOVIA V6 Import Utility. The Cache mode should be set in CATIA V5 using Tools > Options and is considered during the import process.
Related Topics
Reading the Import Report
Derived Outputs for Import Using ENOVIA V6 Import Utility Tool

  1. Launch ENOVIA V6 Import Utility tool using CATIA Batch Monitor.

    Windows:

    UNIX:

  2. In the Document Selection area, click to open the File Selection dialog box.



    See "Running Batches" section in the Infrastructure User's Guide for details on using CATIA Batch Monitor .

    Note: It is recommended to load the pointed documents for each assembly while processing the top level document for import. Selecting the pointed documents for individual import increases the overall processing time. The final result in case of selecting all pointed documents or selecting just the top level documents for import is the same.

    Select the All option to choose all the files in a specified directory for import. Each of these files are treated as the root document and the utility checks in each document and it's pointed documents one by one.

    It is recommended that the following options are not used in Input Options section in File Selection dialog box to avoid unnecessary processing and reporting:

    • Select pointed documents. This option is unnecessary because the import utility will follow the links anyway.
    • All option with or without "Extend selection to sub directories. This option selects all eligible documents present in a directory and its sub-directories if Extend selection to sub directories option is selected. The import utility follows links even if they point to files in another directory. This option is only useful if the directory and/or subdirectory contains documents which are not pointed by one of the already selected documents. It is recommended to avoid selecting a whole directory/subdirectory and select only the root documents of the assembly to import.

  3. In the Selected Operation area, use the following steps to enter values for the parameters in the ENOVIA V6 Server Information:

    Windows:



    UNIX:



    Note: Parameters vary according to the platform and the selected Integration Mode.

    1. In the Integration Mode list, select Embedded Integration or Web integration. By default, Embedded Integration is selected.
    2. In Username box, enter the user name assigned to you.
    3. In Password box. enter the password assigned to you.

      Note: Steps d and e are specific only to UNIX platforms.

    4. In the IEFClient version box, enter the version of the installed IEF Client. For example, V6R2012x.
    5. In IEFClientWorkspaceService folder path, click Browse and select the location where IEF Client is installed.
    6. Enter the details of the server URL if Web Integration is selected as the Integration Mode. For example, if the server URL is http://localhost:8080/enovia/emxLogin.jsp, the values entered are,

      Note: This section is not available if you select Embedded Integration as the Integration Mode.


      • Protocol. HTTP
      • Host Name. local host
      • Application Name. enovia
      • Designer Central Version. Select the version number of the installed Designer Central. For example, V6R2012x.

    7. On Windows, for Browser path, select one of the following options:


      • Default Browser: Select to use the default browser to open the import report.
      • App. associated to html file: Select to use the application assigned to open html files to open the import report.
      • Click Browse and specify the location where the browser is installed.

      On UNIX, for BrowserPathLBL, click Browse and specify the location where the browser is installed.

      Note: This step is valid only when Web Integration is selected as Integration Mode on UNIX platforms.

  4. In the ENOVIA V6 Import Settings area, select one of the following options from the Behavior on Existing Documents list:


    • Create a New Version: Creates a new version if an older version of any document already exists in the database. This is the default option.
    • Overwrite the Existing Version: Overwrites any older version of any document which already exists in the database.
    • Keep the Existing Version: No checks are done to verify whether an older version of any document already exists in the database. In this case, no new modifications are added into the database.

    Note: The check in behavior for each option depends on the status of the file to be imported. Lock on files is not retained during import.

  5. In the Output area, enter values for the following parameters:

    Target Directory: Click to browse and select a location where the report files of the import in htm format is saved.

    Report Name: Enter a name for the report.

    Append String to Document Report: Enter a string. The value is appended to the file name of the generated htm report file.

  6. Click Run to start the import process.

    Note: Run is not deactivated during the execution of a process. Clicking Run multiple times duplicates the processes. Running multiple processes simultaneously might cause issues for import in ENOVIA. The status of objects in ENOVIA might be unreliable because of simultaneous imports.



    A silent applet of the server url opens in the browser and the import process starts in the background.

    Note: This browser window must not be closed when the batch process is running.

    The following window opens when the import process is in progress.



    Once the import process is complete, this window closes automatically and a report is generated and saved at the location entered as the Target Directory.

    Note:

    • The browser must be closed once the import process is complete.
    • Only one import process should be run at a time.
    • Incase of an import failure, the changes are not rolled back. The documents that are saved to ENOVIA before failure of the process will be retained.
    • Only pre-selected Derived Outputs in the preferences are considered. Derived Outputs cannot be modified for each object. You can set the derived outputs from the Preferences page.

  7. Click to open the output report in the browser.