This document provides an overview of the CAT 7 software from ABB, which allows for product selection, configuration, and quotation management. It describes the main features of the software, including its user interface, parametric selection tools for choosing products and accessories, search tools, favorites management for saving configurations, and options for customizing price lists and other settings. The presentation also outlines the support resources available from ABB for using the CAT 7 software.

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Help
CAT 7
Product selection and configuration
Quotation management
ABB SACE – A Division of ABB S.p.A., MK-TO, 2009 May

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Contents
Main features
Products Selection and Configuration
Quotation Management
Options Management
Support Tools

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CAT
Main features

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Products Managed
ACBs (Emax – New Emax – Emax X1)
MCCBs (Isomax – Tmax)
MCBs and RCDs (System pro M Compact)
Front Panel Products
Switch Disconnectors (OT – OETL)
Switch Fuses (OS – OESA)
Insulating Boxes
Trucking Systems
Main features

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Products Managed
Distribution Enclosures (ArTu, Gemini)
Automation Enclosures (IS2, AM2, SR, ...)
LVB Service (Retrofitting Kits – Spare Parts)
Main features

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User Interface available languages
English
Italian
French
German
Spanish
Products Descriptions available languages
English
Italian
Customizable thru the user-defined Pricelist
Main features

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Main Window – Quick Access toolbar
Main features
Click the CAT icon to open, save,
print and close a project.

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Main Window – Ribbons
Main features
The ‘Home’ tab allows to:
Cut, Copy & Paste articles
from the cart
Enter the property sheet of
the selected row in the cart
Refresh the cart when the
project properties change
Import/Export articles
Show/Hide the cart columns

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Main Window – Ribbons
Main features
The ‘Insert’ tab allows to:
Launch the products selection
windows
Search for a code or a
product description
Choose the accessories for
the selected article if any
Arrange the project in folders
Import/Export Favorites
Enter DOC for configuring LV
switchboards hosting the
articles present in the basket

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Main Window - Cart
Main features
The cart shows the articles
present in project.
Extracodes and Accessories are
shown below the main code and
linked with him: it is possible to
move, delete, duplicate them
only all together.
The cart is arranged to show the
codes, the List Price, the net
price and the discounts if any.
It is possible to arrange the
products in folder

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Main Window - Cart
Main features
The Totals area shows the
value of the quotation and
gives the chance to insert a
global discount.

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CAT
Product Selection and Configuration

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Parametric Selection Tool Window
Enter the selection windows by choosing the proper product family from the main toolbar
Products selection and configuration

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Parametric Selection Tool Window
It’s user friendly since
Whenever possible, ABB jargon isn’t used
All the possible choices are visible
All the not possible choices are visible in disabled mode (light gray colour)
The use of open list is
fastening the selection
One or more results available in
agreement with the selected values
When present, extra
codes are managed
Adjust the quantity to
add to the cart
Products selection and configuration

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Parametric Selection Tool Window
It’s user friendly since
Whenever possible, ABB jargon isn’t used
All the possible choices are visible
All the not possible choices are visible in disabled mode
Products selection and configuration
Contextual help to explain
the ABB jargon
Not available values
can be visible
Use this checkbox to show/hide
not available values
Enter the guided
accessories Selection tool

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Parametric Selection Tool Window
It’s user friendly since
Whenever possible, ABB jargon isn’t used
All the possible choices are visible
All the not possible choices are visible in disabled mode
Products selection and configuration
All the product range series in a
unique selection window
Details for the products
composing the configuration
Button for adding
products to the basket
Sum of the prices for the whole
configuration

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Parametric Selection Tool Window
Extra-Codes Management
A parametric selection can lead to more than one product code
This is a common situation when working with MCCBs and ACBs and requires a certain know-how about
the products
CAT makes it possible the correct selection of Extra-Codes for not experts also
Products selection and configuration

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Products selection and configuration
Parametric Selection Tool Window
It’s quick since
The number of clicks to identify a product is the minimum possible
It is possible to select many items leaving free to vary just few parameters (i.e. the rated current when
selecting MCBs)
It’s possible to select many products of the same series without closing the Selection Window

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Products selection and configuration

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Search Engine
In each Parametric Selection Window
Products selection and configuration

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Search Engine
In the Main Window
Products selection and configuration

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Search Engine
By Code
By Description
It is possible to search for part of the description following the same rules adopted by the main search
engines on the web
Writing "T4H 320 PR221", CAT7 will search for the exact string within the product descriptions: i.e.
T4H320 PR221 3P F F will not match since the missed space between T4H and 320
Writing T4H 320 PR221, CAT7 will search for product descriptions containing T4H and 320 and PR221:
i.e. T4H320 PR221 3P F F will match since the three substrings are in the description
Products selection and configuration

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LVB Service Products Selection Tool
Retrofitting Kits
Products selection and configuration
Defining the parameters
for the old device
Enter the window for the
new circuit breaker selection
List of the selected kits
and circuit breakers
Available kit in accordance
with the defined parameters

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Aided Accessories Selection
Compatibility rules are managed by CAT avoiding configuration errors
Easy to identify the Accessories thru descriptions and pictures
Products selection and configuration

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Aided Accessories Selection – Product Managed
Emax, New Emax, Emax X1
Tmax
SN201, S200, S290, S800, DS9xx, F200
Products selection and configuration

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Aided Accessories Selection
Mandatory Accessories (i.e.: connectors) are automatically managed by the tool
Accessories not available since previous selected Accessories are shown in grey colour
to make aware the user about their presence in the catalogue
Products selection and configuration

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LVB Service Products Selection Tool
Retrofitting Kits
Spare Parts
Products selection and configuration

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LVB Service Products Selection Tool
Retrofitting Kits
Megamax
Novomax G2 – G6
Novomax G30
Otomax
Modul
IsolZ - FusolFz
Products selection and configuration

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LVB Service Products Selection Engine
Spare Parts
Megamax
Novomax G2 – G6
Novomax G30
Otomax
Modul
IsolZ – FusolFz
New Emax
Emax
Tmax
Isomax
Products selection and configuration

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LVB Service Products Selection Engine
Spare Parts
Products selection and configuration
Defining the parameters
for the old device
Insert the quantity for selecting a
spare part
List of the selected spare parts
Available spare parts in accordance
with the defined parameters

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Favorites Management
Save Folders and / or Configurations of the current project to reuse in the future
Import Folders and / or Configurations saved in the past
Products selection and configuration

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CAT
Quotation Management

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Quotation Cart
Same criteria management in MS Explorer: extremely user friendly!
Arranged in a tree-view structure
Includes folders and components
Copy, Cut, Paste, Drag&Drop, Move Up, Move Down for managing the components
Quotation Management

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Dynamic menu
Click the right button on the node
Node type and contents sensitive
Functions
Add Components
Add Folders
Cut
Copy
Paste
Accessories Selection Tool
Delete
Rename
Sort
Properties
Print
Quotation Management

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Quotation Management
Project Data – Economic Data
The most important to define the project and the economic parameters are:
Project
Customer
Discount profile
Price list

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Quotation Management
Project Data – Terms of Supply
Not mandatory but useful information to obtain a complete printed quotation
Return
Package
Freight
Delivery period
Warranty
Payment
Prices
Exclusions
Test
Notes

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Quotation Management
Printouts
Layouts
Tree structure
Estimate (with or without economic details)
Beside the printed quotation, it possible to export the project in the following formats:
.pdf
.rtf
.xls

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CAT
Options Management

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Default Settings
Applied to each new Project
Options Management

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Customers Data
Default Discount Profile
Options Management
Set the default discount profile
for the current customer

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Discount Profile Management
Options Management
Define the profile name
Define the discount levels
number (up to three) and the
possibility to define a mark-up

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Price List Management
Options Management
Add a new pricelist
Export the selected price
list in .xls format
Delete the selected
price list

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Price List Management - Import new Price List
MS Excel format is used to make it easier to prepare the Pricelist to be imported in CAT
It is recommended to export an existing Pricelist and to customize the MS Excel file
obtained
In this way you have a file containing all the products codes/descriptions managed by CAT
Options Management

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Price List Management - MS Excel file customization
ABBIDNumber
Mandatory for the validity check: do not modify this field !!!
UserCountryCode
Fill the field with the Country sale code or
copy here the field ABBIDNumber
Options Management

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Price List Management - MS Excel file customization
Description
It is given just for reference
UserCountryDescription
For customizing the product description uploading descriptions in local language
If not necessary don’t fill it in
Price
Insert here the prices in your local currency
Options Management

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Price List Management - Import new Price List - 1/8
Browse to identify the MS Excel customized file and the Worksheet containing the Price List
Options Management

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Price List Management - Import new Price List - 2/8
Define the Price List Name, Validity Period and Currency
Options Management

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Price List Management - Import new Price List - 3/8
Select the column containing the ABB Identity Number by clicking on
the column header
Options Management

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Price List Management - Import a new Price List - 4/8
Select the column containing the User Country Code by clicking on the column header
Options Management

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Price List Management - Import new Price List - 5/8
Select the column containing the User Description by clicking on the column header
Options Management

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Price List Management - Import new Price List - 6/8
Select the column containing the Price by clicking on the column header
Options Management

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Price List Management - Import a new Price List - 7/8
The validation check runs ...
Options Management

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Price List Management - Import a new Price List - 7/8
Red filled rows shows the record with errors
'Export file with errors' button allows creating a MS Excel file to be checked (the ‘Check’ column makes
errors easy recognizable)
'Next' button allows proceeding ignoring the errors
'Finish' button allows stopping the procedure without completing it
Options Management

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Price List Management - Import a new Price List - 8/8
Pricelist imported successfully
Options Management

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Video Tutorial
Printouts

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Support ToolsCAT
Support Tools

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ABB Software Desktop
ABB Software Desktop (ASD)
ASD is automatically installed with
the first installed software
ASD functionalities:
Allows to run the software
manage the language
Registration
Software upgrade
Contact Software Support

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ABB Software Desktop
Manage the languages
16 available languages
Italian
English
German
French
Spanish
Portuguese, Danish, Turkish,
Chinese, Polish, Hungarian,
Czech, UA Russian, RU Russian,
Bulgarian, Finnish

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ABB Software Desktop
Registration
After registering via internet , you will
receive immediately an e-mail with ID
and PSW to access the Upgrade
Service
Use them to check for available
Upgrades before starting using the
Software

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Upgrade via internet
Use The Automatic Upgrade Service
allows you to maintain the software
aligned to the latest improvements
delivered from ABB SACE them to
check for available Upgrades before
starting using the Software
ABB Software Desktop

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Assistance
How to contact us – Software support
Ask the ABB SACE Software Assistance for any question you may
have regarding the software tools
Email
software.tools@it.abb.com
Call Center
+39 035 395 570
On line
http://bol.it.abb.com

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How to obtain the software
Ask the ABB SACE Software Assistance for obtain the software
Email
software.tools@it.abb.com
On line
http://bol.it.abb.com

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