There may be some vendors who require a SIF or XML file to process an Order and we don’t have Web Services just yet for that specific manufacturer. Follow the instructions below to export all or specific Vendor line items out of e-manage into a SIF or XML format to send to your Vendor for Order Processing.
Navigate to the Project > Bill of Materials / Quotes Module and select the View Quotes tab
Highlight the Quote you need to export line items from
Select Export SIF / XML > and choose one of the menu options. We will use “Create a .sif File” in this example.
In the next window select your Export Type. If you don’t see your Manufacturer listed in the drop down it should be safe to select “e-manage to e-manage”.
Browse to select where you’d like to save the file to on your local machine. By default it will also save a copy to your Project Documents.
At this time you can choose to export everything or only highlight the Vendor/Manufacturer you wish to export line items for. In this example we will only export the AIS product.
You can choose additional options on what you wish to export then select Export SIF.
You are now ready to login to your Vendors portal and upload the Order Ready SIF or XML file to finish processing your order.