EPLAN Import Panel is used for project data exchange between EPLAN Harness proD and the EPLAN Platform. Project data can be imported from EPLAN Electric P8 and EPLAN Pro Panel. Further information can be found here:

• Importing EPLAN Electric P8 Data into Workspace / Workdesk

• Importing EPLAN Pro Panel Data into Workspace

EPLAN Data import panel toolbar

• Click the button to load a new EPLAN Platform project or *.hpdex file. If a project or *.hpdex file has been already loaded, it is reloaded without opening the Import from EPLAN Platform wizard. The behavior of the Reload command can be affected by the Workspace / Workdesk Setting.
  To then load a different EPLAN Platform project or *.hpdex file use Workspace > Platform integration > Import from Platform.
• Click the button to refresh the EPLAN import panel. The refresh action restores the panel to an up-to-date state, e.g. if an object has been deleted from the workspace / workdesk.
• Toggle check-boxes in the Place accessory graphically / non-graphically column to select whether to place an accessory graphically or non-graphically. By default the check-box is activated for all accessories that can be placed graphically.
• Click the button to disconnect the EPLAN Platform project from the workspace / workdesk or *.hpdex file. When the EPLAN Platform project is imported, a different one cannot be selected in the Import from EPLAN Platform wizard. Clicking this button removes all parts from the EPLAN import panel in the workspace / workdesk, and a different EPLAN project can be selected during import.
• Selecting an already inserted part in the import panel and clicking the Synchronize selection button will select the part in the Tree view workspace / workdesk panel.
• Enter text into the text field and click the button to search for an object.

  The result of the search is displayed in both the Connectable objects and the Wires / cables tables.

• Use *, / keys to expand / collapse entire node, for instance terminal strip and its terminals nodes.
• Use +, - keys to expand / collapse particular node, for instance only terminal strip node.
• Multiple items can be selected with the [Ctrl] or [Shift] keys to expand / collapse multiple nodes, or to toggle check-boxes Rapid prototype, Place accessory graphically / non-graphically.

Actions available for objects in the EPLAN Data import panel

If you right-click on an item in the EPLAN import panel, there are several actions available in the popup menu:

• Exclude / include: A part can be included in / excluded from placement. This action is available if you right-click the part itself. If the part is excluded from placement, it is grayed out including its sub-items such as the part number and the accessories . Accessories can be excluded individually from placement. Excluded parts can be included again by selecting the Include menu item.
• Place: A part is placed via this command.
• Mark for deletion / Unmark for deletion: A part which was not placed yet can be marked for deletion; this activates the Marked for deletion check box in EPLAN Electric P8 when EPLAN Harness proD project data is imported to EPLAN Electric P8. If the part is marked for deletion, all its sub-items get marked for deletion, too. Accessories can be marked for deletion individually. The Mark for deletion status can be undone by selecting the Unmark for deletion menu item.
• Actions can be carried out for multiple parts at once if the parts are selected with the [Ctrl] or [Shift] key.

States of objects

• Click the button to place the main objects and their associated sub-objects (such as accessories) in one pass.
• Click the button to place an individual object. Some accessories can be placed only after their main object has been placed. For example, this button is available for cavity seals when a connector is placed. They can, however, only be placed if there are placed wires.
• The button is available if the position of an individual object in EPLAN Harness proD differs from the position in EPLAN Pro Panel.
• The icon indicates an individual object such as a connector, a terminal, a wire, etc.
• The icon indicates an accessory. The accessory can only be placed if the main object has already been placed.
• Click the button to replace an object. The button is available if the part number of an existing object does not match with an object synchronized from the EPLAN Electric P8 workspace / workdesk or if it is a rapid prototype object.
• Click the button to reconnect a wire. The button is available if the wires were reconnected to a different pin in the workspace / workdesk. If an object is replaced in the workspace / workdesk, the P8-specific Full DT property is retained.
• Click the button to delete an object. The button is available if a previously placed object was deleted in the EPLAN Electric P8 project / *.hpdex file and the project is reloaded again in the workspace / workdesk. (The icon is an indication that the object should be deleted in EPLAN Harness proD.)
• To exclude objects from placement / to determine objects as "to be placed" if they were previously excluded, right-click the object in the EPLAN import panel and select the Exclude / include popup menu item. Objects can be excluded or included in both the Connectable objects and the Wires / cables tables.