Exporting Topics

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Overview

BCF Topics service allows exporting Topics as BCF standard compatible BCF files and in PDF format.

Important: The BCF files contain only Topics data. Often the Topics refer to models via 3D views. The models need to be exported separately as the model files are not included in the BCF files.

Supported Exported File Formats

buildingSMART BCF-XML standard version 2.1 (file extension .BCF)
PDF document

Export Topics

To export multiple BCF Topics

Open your project Trimble Connect for Browser.
Go to the BCF Topics page.
Click on a Overflow (three dot) button in the page header.
Click Export Topics from the dropdown menu
The export dialog will open (explained below).
Set the parameters for your Export
Click Export.

The export launches in the background and the export progress indicator is displayed. The export job will continue in the background and the status of the job can be checked also from the export history page. Once completed, the exported file is available for download in the Export History page.

Export Dialog

Name
Give a name for the export. The name is used in identifying the export in the Export history page and in the name of the export BCF file.

Export Parameters
Use the export parameters to define the search & filter criteria for the Topics that are included in the export. Note the Topics listing changing the background to display which Topics would be exported with the given export parameters

Search
Start typing the text you want to search by. Then, select from the presented alternatives to search by:
- - - All fields
    - Assignee
    - Creator
    - Description
    - Priority
    - Status
    - Tags
    - Title
    - Type
Type, Priority, Status
Click and select one or more of the values
Assigned to me
Select the option to filter only the Topics that are assigned to you

Export Options

Select the file format to export
Select what details to include in the export
Important: Selecting the option “Reference documents” does not include the actual documents in the export, but a reference to the original document that is located in a Trimble Connect project folder.

Export Known Limitations

In certain areas the Trimble Connect BCF Topics have richer features than the BCF Standard v2.1 supports. This means that all data cannot be exported in the BCF file. The data that cannot be exported includes

Multiple assignees
User group as the assignee
3D Markers
Global transparency setting in views

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