Status administration

This catalog manages all the articles that have not yet been assigned article numbers in Allplan.
The List Generator uses this catalog to manage and define article numbers for ADS lists. These numbers are only analyzed when you have purchased a license for ADS lists.

'Edit entry' tab

ArticleNo:

Any article number. If there is no article number or if you have entered an asterisk (*), the program will prompt for the number in a dialog box when generating lists.

Matchcode:

Code the list generator uses to find entries for articles. You can use asterisks (*) as placeholders for variable parts.

Name:

User-defined name for the article. When the matchcode contains an asterisk (*) for variable parts and the name also includes an asterisk (*), this placeholder is replaced by the remaining string defined by the search key.

Example: symbol fixture, name = electrical socket

- List generator is looking for "ETSE socket"
- It will find ETS* in the article catalog and
replace * in the name with the remaining string.
- As a result, the name is electrical socket.

Unit / Price:

Article-specific entries. Articles priced at 0.00 are not included in invoices.

Created on:

Date of creation of the data record.

Last modified:

The most recent modification date.

Click to save the articles entered in a folder (e.g. ...\std\fact). If necessary, you can edit them using Excel and save them again.
Click to import an article catalog from a folder (e.g. ..\std\fact). The program always comes with a CSV file including the current default articles. When new articles were added during an upgrade, they can be imported from this file.
If you reply Yes to the Keep existing entries query, the program will only import the articles of which the matchcodes are not included in the current catalog. If you click No, the program will replace the current catalog in its entirety with the selected catalog.