Create And Edit an Export Configuration
The Meridian Asset Management SAP Connector can work with multiple export configurations that are each stored in separate files.
Each export configuration comprises:
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SAP Plant Maintenance server connection parameters
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Item filter parameters
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Output destination parameters
You can create and load export configuration files from within the SAP Connector user interface.
Create New Export Configuration
To create a new export configuration:
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Start C:\Program Files\BC-Meridian\Program\SAP AMM Connector\BlueCieloECM.SAPInfoConnector.exe.
The Accruent SAP Connector window opens.
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On the File menu, click New config.
The Settings dialog box appears.
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Click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.
| Group | Option | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Filtering |
Export Functional Locations |
Always set to True to include functional location items in the export. |
| Filtering |
Export Equipment |
Always set to True to include equipment items in the export. |
| Filtering |
Date modified after |
The date after which the modified items will be included in the export. Leave empty to include items with any dates. This option has no effect if Incremental update is set to True. |
| Filtering |
Functional location starts with |
The beginning characters of the identifiers of the functional locations to include in the export. |
| Filtering |
Extra conditions |
Additional filter conditions separated by AND or OR. Each condition must contain a column name in SAP Plant Maintenance, an operator abbreviation, and the value to match surrounded by single quotation marks ('). The supported operator abbreviations are listed in the following list. Use the tilde (~) character to break up expressions longer than 70 characters.
Example of a short expression: IWERK EQ '1000' OR IWERK NE '' Example of a long expression: WERK LIKE '12%' AND ERDAT LT '20120501' ~ AND AEDAT LT '20120501' |
| Import Parameters |
Incremental update |
Set to True to include only matching items that have been modified since the date in LastSuccessfulImport. Set to False to export all matching items. |
| Import Parameters |
LastSuccessfulImport |
The date and time of the last successful export. This can also be manually reset in the configuration file (for example, 0001-01-01T00:00:00 or 2015-09-03T14:45:21.498+02:00). |
| Source SAP System |
Application server |
The URL or IP address of the SAP Plant Maintenance server from which to export items. |
| Source SAP System |
System number |
The number of the SAP Plant Maintenance instance from which to export items. |
| Source SAP System |
System ID |
The system ID of the SAP Plant Maintenance instance from which to export items. |
Edit Existing Export Configuration
To edit an existing export configuration:
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Start C:\Program Files\BC-Meridian\Program\SAP AMM Connector\BlueCieloECM.SAPInfoConnector.exe.
The Accruent SAP Connector window opens.
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On the File menu, click Open.
The Open Import Settings File dialog box appears.
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Select the export configuration file (*.sapexp) that you want to edit and then click Open.
The configuration file is loaded.
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On the Tools menu, click Settings.
The Settings dialog box appears.
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Click options or type values using the descriptions in the above table.
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Click OK.
Save Export Configuration as a Different File
To save the current export configuration as a different file:
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On the File menu, click Save As.
The Save Export Settings File dialog box appears.
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Modify the file name and click Save.
