The Application Integration report is a vehicle by which information on designs and sales projects is extracted from Design, then transmitted to other user programs.
Note: This program is an add-on of the Design software and must be purchased. Security is applied to the program, therefore you must contact support department to upgrade your security key after purchasing.
To use Application Integration, follow these steps to generate and send an XML file through Application Integration.
- Access Design and open the design or item list you want to send to Application Integration.
- In the PRESENTATION ribbon, under the Reports section, click the Reports icon
- Select Application Integration and click OK. The Application Integration dialog appears with the following areas:
Catalogs
Under Catalogs, check the catalog(s) you want to extract information from.
Note: Click Select All to select all the catalogs listed or click Clear to deselect all the catalogs.Options
In the Options section, check the options you want to include in the .xml file:
Export job information - includes customer and design information.
Export catalog style definition - includes all catalog information and features.
Format prices (currency set in Preferences) - includes the currency you assigned to the design. This exports the price values as a formatted string, in addition to the numeric non-formatted price values.
Export item parts and assemblies - include product components.
Group Identical Items - displays identical items on one line in the report.
Export legacy variables - allows users to optionally get several variables that were part of standard XML output in Application Integration.Click the drop-down arrow beside the unit of measure for dimensions to choose the measurement system in which you want to display dimensions. Otherwise, the catalog's measurement unit will be used. This applies to part and item dimensions such as width, height, and depth. The items’ position information is exported in the catalog’s measurement unit.
Exclude
In the Exclude section, check the options you want to exclude from the XML file.
Appliances exclude ranges, refrigerators, dishwashers, etc.Accessories exclude accessories such as pulls.
Charges exclude catalog charges such as pulls from the Upcharges tab of the Styles and Pricing dialog.
Countertops and trims exclude countertop, toe kick, and molding sections from the Calculated Items tab of the item list.
Items with zero quantity exclude products without a quantity.
Program
- Under Program, click the drop-down arrow and choose the program for which you want to create an XML file.
Note: Choose Simple export to create a file on disk without starting any user program.
- Click Run and the Save As dialog appears.
- Type the name of the XML file you want to create in the File name field, then click Save.
Note: By default, files are saved in the folder that is specified in Design under All design files set through File > Preferences. - When the program displays a confirmation message, click OK.
- Under Program, click the drop-down arrow and choose the program for which you want to create an XML file.