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LVI-INFO glossary
This glossary explains the most common terms related to the use of the LVI-INFO.fi database.
LVI-INFO
Product information database containing data for over 180,000 HVAC products from more than 400 manufacturers and importers. The products are identified using LVI-numbers. Customer access to the LVI-INFO.fi database requires registration.
LVI-number
An LVI-number is a seven-digit identification number for HVAC products sold in Finland.
Single number
An LVI-number to which the registering company has exclusive usage rights.
Common number
An LVI-number registered for multiple companies. A shared number is identified according to the manufacturer’s own product brand.
Order basket
The Order basket is used when registering a new product in the LVI-INFO.fi database. A new product is identified with an LVI-number.
Edit basket
The Edit basket is used when making changes to product information in the LVI-INFO.fi database.
Remove basket
The Remove basket is used when archiving a product in the LVI-INFO.fi database.
Reactivation basket
The Reactivation basket is used when a previously archived product is restored to active status in the LVI-INFO.fi database.
Product Information Standard
The Product Information Standard is an Excel document used for creating LVI-numbers for products, as well as editing product information and archiving products.
The Product Information Standard can be downloaded from the LVI-INFO.fi database after logging into the service.
ETIM Excel
An Excel template that contains, in addition to product identification data, the ETIM class assigned to the product and its properties. The ETIM template can be downloaded from the LVI-INFO.fi database after logging into the service.
ETIM Exchange Excel
A data exchange format for ETIM classification in which product data is delivered as an Excel file in a predefined structure.
API interface
A function that allows an LVI-INFO’s customers to automatically send order, change, and deletion baskets from their own system to the LVI-INFO.fi database.
BMEcat file
BMEcat is an XML-format file used to transmit product technical information in ETIM-standardized format.
Search service
A public search service available on the LVI-INFO.fi homepage, which allows users to search for and compare products with LVI-numbers.