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including those that are more or less “hidden” in a KNX ETS database. The contractor or
the project designer of a KNX project should therefore be prepared to produce the
underneath listed data and documents and issue them to the client in an appropriate and
usable format.

14.1.1 Contents of the project documentation

Database: It seems at first the easiest way is to copy the ETS database of the project
onto a CD or USB stick and then hand it over to the customer. This is possible in
principle but only in the BACKUP format! The database that is being edited consists of
several components as well as PC-dependent data, so it would be completely
pointless to copy this data.
The customer cannot however do anything with it without an appropriate ETS
program. In other words, he must have an appropriate ETS license! Moreover, there
may be a need for supplementary data, e.g. DLLs and help files or supplementary files
of individual products, which may be indispensable if one wishes to change the
products at a later date. Since ETS 3 and according to the manufacturers, all data
from the “Baggage” directory can also be found in the relevant ETS database. For
security, these “Baggage” files can also be copied. You can find these – if ETS has
been installed in the standard directory”C:/Program Files/ETS” – in the subdirectory
“C:/Program Files/Common files/EIBA sc/Baggage”, arranged according to the
manufacturer codes.

Figure 64: Baggage (=supplementary) files
Project export: the project exported in full generally contains the supplementary files
and dll’s. It should however always be checked anyway, whether this is indeed the
case (re-import in an empty database).
Supplementary programs (SETUP): some KNX devices require additional setups (their
own configuration programs). For completeness sake, such programs should also be
put on the CD for the customer. These programs are normally supplied free of charge
by the relevant manufacturers and can be copied without any restriction.
Supplementary files (DLL, text etc.): see points 1 and 2!
Parts lists
Topology
Building structure
Group addresses

ETS offers an elegant way to archive all project data – including plans and data from other
programs, tenders, functional specification etc. – in the project export file under “Project
files”. If you click on “Add”, an Explorer window opens, where you can search for files and
insert them.

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