Dear all, do we have Batch loader for ARAS Technical Documentation module (similar to what we have for Parts and BOM creation) to create contents in tech doc editor and create / update?
Dear all, do we have Batch loader for ARAS Technical Documentation module (similar to what we have for Parts and BOM creation) to create contents in tech doc editor and create / update?
Hello Pnataraj03,
The short answer is technically yes, though it might take a little tinkering.
Batchloader can load any kind of itemtype. You might get some unexpected effects if you use it for some itemtypes (off the top of my head, Requirements has server events that can trigger unexpectedly) but they'll work. A technical documentation item is ultimately just an item, with much of the content existing in a tp_XmlSchema. The schema isn't quite as easy to work with as AML on the face of it, but we can use a content generator to add in the IDs we would otherwise be able to query for.
(I don't know your circumstances- if you are coming from another Aras Innovator instance, then batch loader should work smoothly for you and you can mostly ignore what I'm saying about schemas!)
We have existing content generators for Parts and BOMs that make this easier. We don't have a content generator for Technical Documentation, but do have a blog post on using content generators in techdocs, which might make a good starting point. That's here (https://community.aras.com/b/english/posts/using-content-generators-in-tech-docs) if you're coming from a different system and you want to import your data into Aras Innovator. I can't speak authoritatively on how that conversion would go without knowing anything about what your current techdocs look like, but ultimately data is data and items are items, and this could probably get you close.
Skyler C.
Hello Pnataraj03,
The short answer is technically yes, though it might take a little tinkering.
Batchloader can load any kind of itemtype. You might get some unexpected effects if you use it for some itemtypes (off the top of my head, Requirements has server events that can trigger unexpectedly) but they'll work. A technical documentation item is ultimately just an item, with much of the content existing in a tp_XmlSchema. The schema isn't quite as easy to work with as AML on the face of it, but we can use a content generator to add in the IDs we would otherwise be able to query for.
(I don't know your circumstances- if you are coming from another Aras Innovator instance, then batch loader should work smoothly for you and you can mostly ignore what I'm saying about schemas!)
We have existing content generators for Parts and BOMs that make this easier. We don't have a content generator for Technical Documentation, but do have a blog post on using content generators in techdocs, which might make a good starting point. That's here (https://community.aras.com/b/english/posts/using-content-generators-in-tech-docs) if you're coming from a different system and you want to import your data into Aras Innovator. I can't speak authoritatively on how that conversion would go without knowing anything about what your current techdocs look like, but ultimately data is data and items are items, and this could probably get you close.
Skyler C.