Save As (ACES XML)

File > Save As… writes the loaded applications back out as a valid ACES XML file. Combined with the filter and view tools, this turns AceViewer into a practical way to extract a subset of an ACES file or republish it under a different version or part numbering scheme.

Only applications currently visible in the main grid are written, so any active Filters are honored. The header and footer are reconstructed with an accurate record count, and all ACES elements — qualifiers, parameters, notes, and attributes — are preserved.

Choosing the output version

The Save dialog offers two file types:

• ACES 5.0 XML (*.xml)
• ACES 4.2 XML (*.xml)

The default matches the version of the file you loaded — a 5.0 file defaults to 5.0, anything else defaults to 4.2. Either version can be written regardless of the source: AceViewer remaps element names and reconstructs version-appropriate elements (such as DiagramAsset / NonDiagramAsset and RegionFor wrappers) as needed.

The default file name is the source file name with _export appended.

DigitalAsset preservation

The DigitalAsset section from the source file is preserved in the output, filtered to only the entries actually referenced by the exported applications (matched by AssetName). Multiple DigitalFileInformation entries per AssetName — for example, different LanguageCode or action values — pass through correctly.

If any referenced AssetName cannot be found in the source’s DigitalAsset section, AceViewer writes a companion log file named {output}_warnings.txt next to the export and reports the count in the completion message.

Part Number Interchange

After you choose a file name and version, AceViewer asks “Apply part number interchange?”. Answer Yes to launch a wizard that replaces part numbers during the export using an external lookup file — useful for republishing applications under a new numbering scheme. Answer No to skip it and export with the original part numbers.

See Part Number Interchange for the full walkthrough.

The completion message reports how many applications were saved and, when interchange was used, how many part numbers were replaced.