After the initial installation the EngPart Add-On provides only the technical requirements for transmitting EngPart files. The information which shall be transmitted to a partner company needs to be entered first. The following steps are required to enter the information:
Open the window Edit Base Data by clicking the appropriate symbol.
The input page “Address” and the following pages are intended for entering details of your own company. You can move through the individual pages by clicking the header of the required page. By starting with version 3 of EngPart it is possible to enter several plants with different addresses.
In order to comply with the VDA recommendation there are fields that need to be filled in before the first time transmission. When moving the mouse pointer over a field, a popup flag shows the associated EngPart code and the letter “M” if the field is mandatory. For detailed information regarding „Mandatory Fields“ see chapter Appendix A: EngPart (VDA-recommendation 4951) Mandatory Fields
Press “OK” to save your changes and return to the main menu. Press “Cancel” to return without saving changes.
Example
Note
The window above can be used if the details of your own company need to be changed at a later time (change of telephone number, name of employees etc). Please ensure that an update containing the modifications is transmitted to all EngPart partners, who might be affected by them.