Uploading child records from CAD drawings in batch mode

To upload CAD drawing file information to TRIRIGA® child records, you can use CAD drawing layers or levels and layer or level values. If the child records exist in TRIRIGA, the child records are updated with the values that you specify. If the child records do not exist, the child records are created. You might use batch processing to upload office spaces, room names, and values such as room descriptions and assets.

About this task

Child records can be created or updated only for attached drawings. The application definition and mapping that you select specify which layers or levels and field values are required attachments for the child records. For the default application definition mapping, the child records are spaces or area overlays.

If you enabled the display of the Suffix and Prefix fields in your Attachment preferences, you can specify a prefix or suffix value to add to the values of the upload items. For example, the text in the drawing boundaries for a required field is 101, 102, and 103, and you type Office as the prefix value. The uploaded values are Office 101, Office 102, and Office 103.

Procedure

  1. Select IBM TRIRIGA > Attach > Batch Process.
  2. In the Actions area, select Upload.
  3. In the Upload area, select the mapping to use for the layers or levels and the required fields.
  4. Optional: Specify the prefix or suffix to add to the values of the items to upload.
  5. Specify the drawing layer or level from which to get the values for the required fields. If your drawings use different names for the same polyline layers or levels, you can specify a comma-delimited list of layer or level names.
  6. Specify a default value to use for the required fields.
  7. Optional: To display the full paths of the default current use space classes, click the selection icon (magnifying glass) and, at the end of the list, select Show Full Path. The full path display is visible only if your TRIRIGA administrator configured the full path to display.
  8. Specify the layers or levels to upload.
  9. Select the drawing files and records to process.