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Visual Enterprise and SW

Visual Enterprise and SW

Visual Enterprise and SW

(OP)
Hi,
Does anyone out there use Visual Enterprise as an ERP system at your company? If so, can anyone tell me how to import a BOM into this software? I have an SW excel BOM and would like to import into this ERP software without re-typing it.

Thanks,

Macduff spin
Colin Fitzpatrick
Mechanical Design Engineer
Solidworks 2007 SP 2.2
Dell 390 XP Pro SP 2
nVida Quadro FX 3450/4000



RE: Visual Enterprise and SW

(OP)
Hello......?

Macduff spin
Colin Fitzpatrick
Mechanical Design Engineer
Solidworks 2007 SP 2.2
Dell 390 XP Pro SP 2
nVida Quadro FX 3450/4000



RE: Visual Enterprise and SW

Hi Colin,
I have never seen or heard of Visual Enterprise.
Have you tried contacting them? Ask for their engineering dept.

Chris
SolidWorks 07 3.0/PDMWorks 07
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 03-13-07)

RE: Visual Enterprise and SW

Macduff,

We too use Visual Enterprise.  Unfortunately, we are not yet using it with SWX.  We just converted to SWX last September and are still coming up to speed with it.  Visual is SQL based and I believe you can write API's within it that might facilitate passing data between it and SWX.  I am too new here to know Visual and what it can/cannot do.  I'm interested in what you learn.

- - -Updraft

RE: Visual Enterprise and SW

(OP)
Updraft,
I just been contacted by our VE local rep. He's looking into my needs as far as pushing the SW data into VE. I'll keep you posted on the details.

Macduff spin
Colin Fitzpatrick
Mechanical Design Engineer
Solidworks 2007 SP 2.2
Dell 390 XP Pro SP 2
nVida Quadro FX 3450/4000



RE: Visual Enterprise and SW

Hello macduff

  We use Visual Enterprises, and so far have not imported data straight in.  You can import Excel documents saved as CSV format (I think).  Get a hold of VE manual, volume IV, chapter 12: Data Import Utilty.  We have done trial work only with this so far, but it looks good.  Just need to find the time to set it up.  I would be interested in your experiences in this area if you move forward on it.
Gerald

RE: Visual Enterprise and SW

(OP)
gwubs,
Thanks. I just printed out the section of the manual you stated. It looks like a lot of documentation to go through.

If I get something going, I'll let you guys know.

Also, I'm going to call our rep again to see if he has something electronically setup already. Or an example.

Macduff spin
Colin Fitzpatrick
Mechanical Design Engineer
Solidworks 2007 SP 2.2
Dell 390 XP Pro SP 2
nVida Quadro FX 3450/4000



RE: Visual Enterprise and SW

(OP)
Hey,
Here's a quick update. The IT guy here made an excel spreadsheet which allows you to import into Visual. I'm reviewing it now and seems to have a lot of info that may not be applicable to our needs. Let me see if I can clean/simplifiy it up a bit. I'll be back soon.

Best,

Macduff spin
Colin Fitzpatrick
Mechanical Design Engineer
Solidworks 2007 SP 2.2
Dell 390 XP Pro SP 2
nVida Quadro FX 3450/4000



RE: Visual Enterprise and SW

macduff,
  We are also getting under way with imports here.  I appreciate your keeping this topic going.  Will update any developemnts to you here.  

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