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What is new in BMECat for Pimics 14.0

BMECat export

Export BMECat using interfaces

Business Value

You can export BMECat 2005 product data through a more maintainable publication process. During publication reorganization, Pimics prepares the XML fragments for the publication lines, and the publishing process assembles those fragments into the final BMECat file.

This approach makes the export process easier to extend and supports product data such as prices, features, keywords, descriptions, pictures, and documents. It also provides an Excel export of publication-line data to help you review and troubleshoot the prepared content.

Where to start

  1. Select Search (Alt+Q), enter Publications, and choose the related link.
  2. Open the publication that contains the product data you want to exchange.
  3. Open the publication's export channel and select BMEcat as the Publish type.
  4. Select BMEcat 2005 as the Publication Type, then reorganize and publish the publication.
  5. Open the generated BMECat file and verify the product data before sending it to your partner.

Technical Changes

The export is implemented through the PIMX BMECat 2005 Upd If interface and the PIMX BMECat 2005 Upd Impl codeunit. Publication-line update procedures prepare XML data for items, prices, features, keywords, descriptions, documents, and category structures.

The PIMX BMECat 2005 Publish codeunit assembles the prepared publication-line data into the final BMECat 2005 XML document. The PIMX BMECat Publication Line Export report provides an Excel representation of publication-line values for review and troubleshooting. Automated validation covers the publication workflow and BMECat XML schema structure.

BMECat import

Import BMECat file from SharePoint

Business Value

You can select a BMECat file from SharePoint instead of uploading the file from your local computer. This is useful for large supplier catalogs that are stored centrally and need to be imported without first downloading them to a client computer.

The import wizard keeps the source selection together with the file details, so you can choose the source type and continue with the existing BMECat import steps. The SharePoint option is delivered under the Beta application area while the process is being validated with larger files.

Where to start

  1. Select Search (Alt+Q), enter Import from BMECat file, and choose the related link.
  2. On the Add file step, select SharePoint in the Source field.
  3. Use the File lookup to select the BMECat file from SharePoint.
  4. Continue through the wizard, review the catalog details, select the mapping and classification, and choose how to process the file.
  5. Select Finish to create and process the import.
PRECONDITIONS

The SharePoint integration must be configured, and the feature is available only when the Beta application area is enabled.

Technical Changes

The PIMX Import From BMECat page now exposes a Source field with File and SharePoint choices. The page uses the existing file-selection flow after the source is selected, while the BMECat import management codeunit processes the selected file.

The implementation is associated with the PIMX BMECat File Source extensible enumeration, which represents the two supported input sources. The SharePoint selection is kept in the BMECat import wizard and is not exposed as a separate import process.