Flow and Tool: PADS Professional Designer.
In the Connect for PADS Professional application, the component properties that display in column headers in a project's BOM page depend on the properties defined in a BOM file associated with a project. The Designer tool uses a part list configuration file (.ipl) to define the component properties, the label names, and the order in which they display in a BOM file. Select the default configuration file or a custom configuration file in the Part Lister dialog box and define the columns that display in the BOM file when uploaded to the Connect for PADS Professional application.
The DesignerBOMSettings.ipl configuration file, in the <SDD_HOME>\common\win64\_bin\PCCD\config folder, defines the default component property information associated with a project to extract to a BOM file.
By default, the BOM view displays the following default properties:
DESC (Description)
VALUE (Value)
QTY (Quantity)
REFDES (Reference Designator)
PACKAGE (Package)
SUPPLIER (Supplier)
PART_NUMBER (Part Number)
To generate a BOM file with custom component properties, copy and rename the default configuration file (for example, rename to DesignerBOMSettings_custom.ipl), and then use a standard ASCII editor to add, remove, and reorder the list of component properties in the generated BOM file. When you run the Part Lister tool in the Designer application, choose the custom configuration file so that the BOM file includes the component properties you defined.
Prerequisites
A PADS Professional flow project with component data is open in the Designer application.
You packaged and saved the design in the Designer application.
You have a subscription to the Connect for PADS Professional application and previously selected the File > Data Management Integration > Connect for PADS Professional menu item.
Procedure
In the Designer tool, run the Part Lister tool from the dialog box.
Choose the Tools > Part Lister menu item.
Select the default configuration file for the Connect application (DesignerBOMSettings.ipl) or select a configuration file (<name>.ipl) you created to generate a BOM file.
(Optional) In the Columns pane, add, remove, and reorder the property names that display in column headings in the generated BOM file.
Click Run.
The Part Lister creates a BOM File associated with the project.
Close the project and then upload the PADS Professional project to your collaboration workspace in the cloud.
Results
When you open the Connect for PADS Professional application and choose the correct project version in your collaboration workspace, the component properties and part information for the select project display in the project’s BOM page.