Adding BIM field mapping
At the Details selection level, you can define the BIM field mapping.
 | When creating an export XML and specifying the XML node names, make sure to make them unique. When using a compound word for XML nodes containing dots (.) as a separator, only the last word is used for identification. Example Since only the last word is used, the node names are considered not to be unique: • COBie.Component.Description • COBie.Type.Description |
Procedure
1. Go to > .
By default, the mandatory fields of the business objects are available in the list.
2. Click Add on the action panel.
3. Select the business object and field you want to link to an XML node.
See BIM field mapping fields for more information on the available fields.
4. Select the XML node that contains the relevant data or select a default value.
5. Click Save.
| | • For the Assets business object, the location of the asset can automatically be imported. This can only be done if Floors and Spaces are present as main element nodes in the XML tree and mapped onto relevant business objects in Planon. In addition, a reference must be made in the XML, at Assets, to these valid floors and spaces. The following example shows what this reference should look in the XML file: <AssetSpaceAssignments> <AssetSpaceAssignment> <FloorName>00</FloorName> <SpaceName>0.09</SpaceName> </AssetSpaceAssignment> </AssetSpaceAssignments> • If you map a field referring to a unit of measurement, you must provide the preferred unit in the XML file. The following example shows what this reference could look like: <AreaRequired> <DecimalValue>27.23</DecimalValue> <UnitName>meters</UnitName> </AreaRequired> The following units are supported in the XML source and will be converted to the unit defined in Field Definer. The drawing units must be provided in lower case. Area units: square centimeters, square feet, square inches, square kilometers, square meters, square miles, square millimeters, square yards. Linear units: centimeters, feet, inches, kilometers, meters, miles, millimeters, yards. Volume units: cubic centimeters, cubic feet, cubic inches, cubic meters, cubic millimeters, cubic yards. • If the field type of the mapped field is Boolean, for example the Is planned maintenance required? field of an asset, either Yes or No must be selected as default value. If there is no value is specified in the XML file, the default value as specified in the source definition will be used on the import. If a mapped field in Planon (for example a field on Assets or Spaces) does not contain a value, the default value as specified in the source definition will be used on the export. After saving a field in the source definition, its value is also displayed in the Default XML value field. For Boolean fields None is not a valid value. If you select that value, it is treated as No. |