I am on A32NX v0.5.2. After configuring, I could use the Init Data Req* button to pull the data from Simbrief just fine, from the AOC menu. The fuel and payload are perfectly loaded.
Yes. Based on demo i’ve seen for this feature, clicking on this button ‘Init Request*’ in INIT page, also pulls waypoints into F-PLN page from simbrief, apart from the actual INIT page parameters. But am not able to see the button.
Yes, The ATC clearance & following will work after you complete the MCDU flight plan. The destination and flight number for clearance are taken from the plan.
Just bear in mind not to request clearance from ATC until after you have loaded the plan from simbrief in the MCDU.
ATC “sees” that plan, so there won’t be an ATC “request for clearance” in the pop-up until you do.