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Export the Smart Property

1. Create a new Smart Property
   
2. If necessary, already add a couple of lines as a guideline for the rest of the script
   
3. In the edit window, click the button
   
4. Navigate to the location you want to save the file to, and click 'Save'

Edit the CSV file

When opening the CSV file in a spreadsheet software like excel, it might occur that the text has not been separated into columns yet. To easily work with the data in excel, follow the workflow as described on the Microsoft Help Center to separate the data into columns.

1. Element Type
   The element type can be found within the currently loaded IFC-files

2. Property
   The set and property can be found within the currently loaded IFC-files, or is part of the basic Summary and Location properties

3. Operator
   The operator is part of the operator options, and is valid based on the chosen Property:

1. For text based properties the options are: Is, IsNot, Contains, DoesNotContain, StartsWith, EndsWith, Or (One of), Nor (None of), IsDefined, IsNotDefined
   

2. For quantity based properties the options are: Equals (=), NotEquals (≠), Less (<), Greater (>), GreaterEqual (>=), LessEqual (<=), IsDefined, IsNotDefined
   

3. For boolean based properties the options are: IsTrue, IsFalse, IsDefined, IsNotDefined

4. Value
   The value which the property should have

5. Action
   The action must be SetValue, MapValue or And

6. Output
   

1. When the Action is 'And', this field should be empty.
   

2. When the Action is 'MapValue', this field should contain a property which is also part of the sequence the rule is part of. This field cannot be empty.
   

3. When the Action is 'SetValue', this field should contain a text input for the value of the new property. This field will always be valid, even if it is empty.
   

7. All six of the above columns need to be present in the file
   

1. In BIMcollab Zoom, open the models for which you want to add the Smart Property
   

2. Open the Smart Property you created earlier again, or create a new Smart Property
   

3. In the edit window, click the button
   

4. Navigate to the file you want to import, and click 'Open'
   
5. The Smart Property script will be imported into the edit window.
   
   
   
   
   

   Any lines already present in the Smart Property will be overwritten by the import. If the lines present in the Smart Property should remain part of the script, make sure they are also present in the CSV file. To restore the original lines of the Smart Property, click 'Cancel' to discard the imported script.
6. Save the Smart Property
   

Possible error messages

File errors

1. Header missing in file "{FileName}"
   The second line of the script must contain the headers of the input fields: Element Type, Property, Operator, Value, Action and Output (in English).
2. Missing column "{ColumnName}" in header of file "{FileName}"
   One of the columns is missing. The CSV file must contain 6 columns at all times with the headers: Element Type, Property, Operator, Value, Action and Output (in English).
3. Duplicated column "{ColumnName}" in header of file "{FileName}"
   One of the columns is duplicated. The CSV file must contain 6 columns at all times with the headers: Element Type, Property, Operator, Value, Action and Output (in English).
4. Too few columns in line “{LineNumber}” in file "{FileName}"
   One of the columns is missing or not filled in in a particular line of the script.
5. Too many columns in line “{LineNumber}” in file "{FileName}"
   There are too many columns in a particular line of the script.
6. Escaped string was not closed in line “{LineNumber}” in file "{FileName}"
   There is no closing quotation mark present in the value field. Quotation marks are only necessary when you want to use a comma or semicolon as part of the value.

Translation errors

1. Could not parse "{Action}” to an action. Must be 'SetValue', 'MapValue' or 'And'
   The action must be 'SetValue', 'MapValue' or 'And'.
2. Could not find property “{PropertyName}” and/or set "{SetName }"
   The property and/or property set are not part of the loaded models or contain a typo.
3. Could not parse "{Operator}” to a condition operator
   The chosen operator is not part of the operator options, or is not valid for the chosen property.