How to create a custom Catalog Item that can be copied to another Catalog Type

Steve Cocchi — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 23:11:32 GMT

Current Revision posted to OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki by Steve Cocchi on 9/8/2023 11:11:32 PM

	Product(s):	OpenBuildings Designer
	Version(s):	CONNECT Edition
	Area:	DataGroup System
	Subarea:	Catalog Editor

Problem Description

We often see that when creating custom catalogs some will use the primary XML file to create the Catalog Item. For example, while creating a custom wall the main Wall.xml file is been used:

So, it becomes difficult to copy those items to another Catalog Type when it is required.

Steps to Resolve

To avoid such a scenario create a new XML file for those custom Catalog Items using the ‘Create a new DataGroup File’ button as shown in this image:

Next, when the ‘New DataGroup File’ window opens give it a new name (here we used ’test_new_wall’) then save the file:

After doing so go to another Catalog Type where you want to copy this same Catalog Item. There, right-click on it to open a dropdown menu from where you can choose ‘New Catalog Item’:

After the ‘New Catalog Item’ window pops up, under the file section pick the new XML file (in this example ‘test_new_wall.xml’), then click on ‘OK’,

Tags: CONNECT Edition, Datagroup System, OpenBuildings Designer, Catalog Item, Configuration

How to create Custom Catalog Item so that can be easily copied out to another Catalog type if required?

Shreya Basu — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 12:39:28 GMT

Revision 1 posted to OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki by Shreya Basu on 11/10/2022 12:39:28 PM

	Product(s):	OpenBuildings Designer
	Version(s):	CONNECT Edition
	Environment:	N/A
	Area:	DataGroup System
	Subarea:	Catalog Editor

Problem Description

It is often seen that some users have created custom Catalogs but while creating those catalogs they have used the main XML file to create the Catalog Item. (for example, while creating a custom wall the main Wall.xml file is been used),

So, it becomes very hard to copy those items to another catalog type when it is required.

Steps to Resolve

To avoid such a scenario what is required is to create a new XML file for those custom catalog items using the ‘Create a new DataGroup File’ tab (see the screenshot),

After that when the ‘New DataGroup File’ window will arrive then give a new name (here as an example we have given ’test_new_wall’) to it then save the file,

After doing so go to another Catalog Type where you want to copy this same catalog item. There right click on it and you will get a dropdown menu. From there chose ‘New Catalog Item’,

After doing so ‘New Catalog Item’ window will pop up. There under the file section pick the new XML file which is newly created (here for example it is ‘test_new_wall.xml’), then click on ‘Ok’,

Tags: CONNECT Edition, Datagroup System, OpenBuildings Designer, Catalog Item, Configuration