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# Altium Designer
Altium Designer allows users to create electronic designs from schematic capture to final design documentation and manufacturing files. Learn more at www\.altium.com/altium-designer.
### **Connect Altium Designer in Violet**
To connect Altium Designer, you'll need to export a BOM from Altium in .XSLX format. Do that first, then follow the instructions below.
1. In [Violet](https://app.violetlabs.com/) (or [VioletGov](https://app.violetgov.com/)), navigate to **Integrations** and click .
2. Select **Altium Designer**
\[Optional] Assign permissions to which users or user groups can view the data or edit the credentials:
3. Click **Upload File**, locate your exported BOM, and click Open.
4. Click **Create**. You're done!
5. Each subsequent import will intelligently map and update part data based on either filename or part number.
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