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Exporting Article Views to SIF

Jen Parker
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Once you have completed arranging your Article View Settings in the Calculation, you are ready to export your view to a SIF file. This file can then be loaded into any ordering system that you use. Exported SIFs will contain the View Settings you created.

To export a SIF file from the Calculation, follow these steps:

  1. From the File dropdown menu, click Order export:


     
  2. Pick your Export format*. The options available will vary depending on the Extensions you have installed.

     
  3. Click the ellipsis ("...") button to name the file and browse for a location for the SIF to be saved.
     
  4. Click Export. The SIF file will appear in the file location you selected and can be loaded into any program that can read a SIF.

Validate before export

A Validate before export option is available for Configura SIF files. This setting helps identify issues in your drawing before exporting.

To access this setting, enable the Validate before export in the Calculations tab of the Control Panel. 

When enabled:

  • A dialog appears before export if warnings or errors are detected in the drawing
  • The dialog displays:
    • The total number of warnings and errors

    • The number of affected objects 

       

  • You can choose to:
    • Open Validate Drawing to review and fix issues
    • Click Export anyway to proceed despite the warnings or errors

When disabled:

  • No validation dialog appears
  • The file exports immediately
* The Configura SIF format is compatible with most applications that use SIF. It ignores all manufacturer-specific information, and files are sorted in the same manner in which they were sorted in the Calculation.
* The PMX Export format is used for transferring to Spec and will include more data than the SIF format. The Spec button at the top right of the CET window can also be used to send the current article view directly to a new Spec sheet.

Should you wish to include manufacturer-specific information in a Configura SIF file, click the Settings button in the Order export dialog and tick the box Use manufacturer-specific export.

 

Tag Mapping

Core Part Tags are "mapped" to export with specific codes. 

For example:

TAG1 maps to SIF keys TG, L1, and U1

TAG2 maps to SIF keys GC, L2, and U2

TAG3 maps to SIF keys T3, L3, and U3

TAG4 maps to SIF keys T4, L4, and U4

TAG5 maps to SIF keys T5, L5, and U5

Depending on which program you are loading the SIF into, the codes will determine the column in which the tag info will be found.

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  • Khaun

    Is there a way to edit what columns export to sif files?  Currently our Mfg column isn't exporting and is causing a lot of lost time.

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  • Saufi

    Hi Khaun,

    Our Core Team is looking into the SIF export. However, in the meantime, perhaps consider using our Custom SIF: https://support.configura.com/hc/en-us/articles/8112489874967-Custom-SIF

    Sincerely,

    Saufi

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