Course exchange of DATAflor-Directions of services

Description

With the functions Export LV, Import LV (copy) and Import LV (replacement) you can with others BUSINESSUsers DATAflor- Exchange service specifications.

Ab BUSINESS Version 1.0.21.x you can exchange LV regardless of the program version.


Export LV

For exchanging data with others BUSINESS-Users can send service specifications in LV format DATAflor export. The recipient can then use the import specification (copy) and import specification (replacement) function to read in the specification of services.

To export a course, select the course in the project management, open in the menu Project management the selection menu LV and select the entry Export LV.


The following export dialog opens.


Enter the directory path in which you would like to save your LV or click on [Choose destination]to open the Windows file selection dialog.


Select where to save the file. The LV number is preset as the file name. Confirm your selection with [To save]. The selected directory path is adopted in the export dialog.


To start the export process, click on and the file is written. After a successful LV export, close the export dialog by clicking on .


Import LV (copy)

With this function you can add a specification of services to a project that was previously created by another BUSINESS-User was exported.

To do this, first select the project in the project management for which you want to import the LV. Then open the menu Project management and the Selection menu LV and select the entry Import LV (copy).


The following import dialog opens.


Enter the directory path in which the exported LV is saved or click on [Choose source]to open the Windows file selection dialog.


Select the file with the exported LV and confirm with [To open]. The selected directory path is adopted in the import dialog.


click on to start the import process. After a successful LV import, close the import dialog by clicking on . The imported LV is displayed in the project management in the selected project.

Alternatively, you can import the course using drag & drop. To do this, click on the file in Windows Explorer, hold down the mouse button and drag it into BUSINESS and drop it on the project in which you want to add the specification of services. The import process starts automatically.


Import LV (replacement)

You use this function to make changes to an existing course.

The transfer takes place on the basis of the position number comparison. It is therefore important that the LV is not renumbered, that no position is deleted or inserted, and that the prices are not changed. Such changes cannot be checked by the program. Be careful with it accordingly. If the item number is not yet available, the item is created again and taken over completely with calculation data.

To import the changes to a LV, first select the LV in the project management for which you want to import the changes. Then open the menu Project management the selection menu LV and select the entry Import LV (replacement).


The following import dialog opens.


Enter the directory path in which the exported LV is saved or click on [Choose source]to open the Windows file selection dialog.


click on to start the import process. After a successful LV import, close the import dialog by clicking on . The changes are displayed in the position data of the selected course.


With the new values, the course sum and the total hours are recalculated.


Further steps