Initial situation: Finalized SVN status (ready for publishing, everything checked in)

Finalized SVN status

In PARTproject, on the catalog root directory, call the context menu. Under Publication, click on the Add ERP-Mapping... command.

-> The dialog box Add ERP mapping is displayed.

Either select the option Search for a published catalog version or Load CIP file.

Use order numbers to create mappings:

This option only fits for catalogs which have an order number. Advantage: With an unique ID the mapping should automatically be created in any case.

Finally click on OK.

-> The mapping is created and the protocol displayed.

Note At larger catalogs or bad network connectivity the mapping may last a little bit longer (about 1-2 hours).

In PARTproject, on the catalog root directory, call up the context menu. Under Publication, click on the command Edit ERP-Mapping....

Note If you are not quite sure whether the existing mapping is up-to-date, then it makes sense to execute the command Add ERP-Mapping... again before executing the command Edit ERP-Mapping....

-> If several mappings had been created, the dialog box Select source version opens. Here, select which mapping you want to edit.

Note Releases, which are not needed anymore, can be removed from the current work status when using the command ERP-Mappings aufräumen (stored in mapping.json). ERP-Mappings aufräumen

Confirm with OK.

-> The dialog box Edit ERP mapping opens.

Edit ERP mapping

Edit all assignments which are not unique.

At projects not showing icons, in the directory tree, the assignment has automatically been performed. No manual editing of the mapping is needed here. In the directory tree simply use the context menu command Verify all mappings for the respective directory level.

At projects showing icons an ERP mapping has to be created, at projects without icon the mapping has automatically been created.

Caution There are seldom cases where an automatic assignment of ERP numbers is performed, which however, is not correct. This can happen in the following cases: At value range changes, in theory, an endless number of possibilities (step range) would have to be tried out, which is not practical. That's why only 3 possibilities are checked per value range: Starting value, middle value and maximal value. So an assigned ERP number could fall onto a wrong value. Changes of units are not considered.

Once all assignments are confirmed a green checkmark is displayed, at the catalog, at all directories, projects and project lines.

Note Publishing with not confirmed assignments (invalid mappings) is not allowed by default. The mappings have to be already available in the QA status! The generation is still processed, but when publishing an error message is displayed.

Once everything is assigned you can publish the catalog.^[35] All mapping information is included^[36] and will be processed at the catalog installation.