> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.solutioo.de/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.solutioo.de/datanorm-item-import/datanorm_en_us/readme.md).

# Introduction

DATANORM is the standard format manufacturers and wholesalers in the German building trades use to exchange article data. This app reads those files into Business Central: articles, long texts, prices, product groups, discount groups and part lists – and turns them into item master data, purchase price lists and assembly BOMs.

## What you can do with the app

<table><thead><tr><th width="230">Area</th><th>Summary</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Import</strong></td><td>Read DATANORM 4 and DATANORM 5 files manually or automatically via SFTP. The version is detected for you.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Review</strong></td><td>Every file lands in staging first. You inspect the data, resolve duplicates and approve before any item is created.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Prices</strong></td><td>Purchase prices are written as real price lists for the vendor, optionally with discount groups, scale prices and sales prices.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Part lists</strong></td><td>DATANORM sets become assembly BOMs on the set item, including nested sets.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Export</strong></td><td>Publish your own article and price data back out as a DATANORM file.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## How this documentation is organised

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

#### Understand the basics

[Purpose of the App](/datanorm-item-import/datanorm_en_us/overview/purpose.md), [Feature Overview](/datanorm-item-import/datanorm_en_us/overview/features.md) and the [Record Type Reference](/datanorm-item-import/datanorm_en_us/overview/record-types.md) explain the format and what the app covers.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

#### Set it up

[Quick Start](/datanorm-item-import/datanorm_en_us/getting-started/quick-start.md) gets you to your first import in minutes. [Base Configuration](/datanorm-item-import/datanorm_en_us/getting-started/base-configuration.md) documents every setup field.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

#### Work with it

The [Import Process](/datanorm-item-import/datanorm_en_us/importing-datanorm-files/import-process.md) is the core workflow. The [Prices](/datanorm-item-import/datanorm_en_us/prices/purchase-price-lists.md) and [Part Lists](/datanorm-item-import/datanorm_en_us/part-lists-sets/datanorm-sets.md) chapters build on it.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

#### Run it in production

[Logging](/datanorm-item-import/datanorm_en_us/operations-and-troubleshooting/logging.md), [Common Problems](/datanorm-item-import/datanorm_en_us/operations-and-troubleshooting/common-problems.md) and the [Built-in Tests](/datanorm-item-import/datanorm_en_us/operations-and-troubleshooting/built-in-tests.md) help you diagnose issues.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

{% hint style="info" %}
New in this version: you assign each import to a specific vendor as you read the file in, the app writes purchase price lists, and it builds assembly BOMs from DATANORM sets. See [Manual Import and Vendor Assignment](/datanorm-item-import/datanorm_en_us/importing-datanorm-files/manual-import.md), [Purchase Price Lists](/datanorm-item-import/datanorm_en_us/prices/purchase-price-lists.md) and [Building Assembly BOMs](/datanorm-item-import/datanorm_en_us/part-lists-sets/building-assembly-boms.md).
{% endhint %}


---

# Agent Instructions
This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com.

## Querying This Documentation
If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.solutioo.de/datanorm-item-import/datanorm_en_us/readme.md?ask=<question>&goal=<endgoal>
```

`ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
`goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal.

The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.