Publication Excel Format

Publications can be exported and imported in an Excel format called Publication Excel. The Publication Excel format supports all publication types: standard STEP Publisher ('drag and drop'), Flatplanner, and AutoPage.

Format Availability

Publication Excel is available for selection in:

• IIEP - see Creating an Inbound Integration Endpoint here
• Import Manager - see Creating a Data Import here
• Export Manager - see Creating a Data Export here

Mapping

Mapping data is not required and the Map Data step is disabled.

Inbound Data

For more information on the Publication Excel import process, see Importing Publications in Excel here.

Import Manager

IIEP

Outbound Data

For more information on the Publication Excel export process, see Exporting Publications in Excel here.

For step-by-step instructions on how to export a Publication Excel or Flatplan Excel spreadsheet from a Flatplanner publication in STEP, see Exporting a Publication Excel Sheet in the STEP Publisher documentation here.

Export Manager

After selecting a publication on Tree, right-click and choose Export Data Below to see the Publication Excel format option in Export Manager.