BOMIST Utilities

Things you can do with it:

• Convert legacy workspaces into BOMIST v2 workspaces

How to install

This requires Python 3 and the Python Package Installer (pip3) to be installed. You can download it here: https://www.python.org/downloads/

Once you have them installed, run the following command on your terminal:

$ pip3 install bomist_utils

After installing bomist_utils through pip3 you'll end up with it available on your terminal.

On Windows you might have to re-launch your terminal in order for the bomist_utils command to be recognized.

To make sure it was properly installed run the following command:

$ bomist_utils --help

You should see the available options.

Usage

Convert legacy workspaces

$ bomist_utils --dump1 --ws <wspath> [--out <outpath>]

wspath is the path of the workspace you want to dump. A .ws file must exist in it.

A legacy.bomist_dump file will be created on outpath or in the folder the command was called from if the --out option is not used. This file can then be imported by BOMIST v2.

Limitations

At the moment this utility can only convert and keep data connections between:

parts, documents, labels, storage, categories

Projects, orders and history won't be converted.

To import projects into the new version you can export your BOMs into CSV files in the legacy version (right-click > Export) and then import them in the new version. Parts will be accordingly assigned to BOM designators, as long as those parts exists in the workspace.

Need help? Get in touch

For more info: bomist.com