Trimble Tilos Help
Use the Exchange Settings dialog to exchange data between Tilos and other Trimble programs like Trimble Business Center (TBC), as well as between Tilos projects.
In the menu, select File > Import/Export > Tilos data exchange > Next > select a data source/destination > Next > select a profile > Edit.
Important note: Make sure that Activity Identifier is always a Selected field when exchanging activities. This ID is needed to identify the activities.
This section shows all items that can be exchanged depending on the properties of the selected item.
This section shows those items that will be exchanged.
The function of the buttons is given in the following table. You might also double-click the corresponding item.
Copies an available item to the list of selected fields
Copies all available items to the list of selected fields
Deletes the selected item from the list of selected fields
Deletes all items from the list of selected fields
Moves the selected item one position upwards
Moves the selected item one position downward
Name - Internal Tilos field name (non-editable)
Title - Alias of the field name used for column header in export.
Title (Line 2) - Alias of the field name used for column header in export, if 2 Header lines are exported.
Column number - This alphabetical field is initially filled according to the selected field and the order. Edit this field to assign individual columns.
Default value - If this field is not empty, then for export, the entered constant value is used rather than the field value in Tilos. For import, the default value set is used and not the imported value. This option allows you to make default presets during exchange.
Conversion factor - This field allows numeric transformation during the import. The value is multiplied by the imported value.
Extra parameter - This field is only used in context with Categories to specify which category group should be used for that data field.
Import - Check value, if this field should be reflected on import. Calculated fields can not be imported and are shown as inactive.
Export - Check value, if this field should be reflected on export.
Tab Name - Enter your favorite Excel tab name.
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