Translating Company Part Numbers

If a BOM contains company part numbers rather than the manufacturer’s, it is necessary to provide a mapping file so that XJDeveloper can use the manufacturers’ numbers when proposing which library model files to allocate to the different devices.

This mapping should be supplied as a two-column CSV file with one part number per row as shown below:

		CompanyPartNum1, ManufPartNum1
		CompanyPartNum2, ManufPartNum2
		    .          ,       .
		    .          ,       .
		    .          ,       .

When using a mapping file, XJDeveloper must be given its filename and path. This is set in the Libraries options as shown in Figure 19. The dialog is accessed via the Options... item on XJDeveloper’s Tools menu; select the tab as shown.

Select Libraries to set location of company part number mapping file Locate the mapping file to be used

Figure 19: Setting the Path to a Part Number Mapping File

• A mapping file is associated with the machine on which the software is loaded rather than the XJDeveloper project. It will therefore be used by any project run on that machine and, because it is not saved as part of the project, will not transfer with a project that is moved to another PC.