Appboard/2.4/builder/system administration/import export - Revision history

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moved appboard/2.4/builder/import export to appboard/2.4/builder/system administration/import export

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	#At the top-right of the screen, click the '''Import''' button.		#At the top-right of the screen, click the '''Import''' button.
	#In the file chooser window that appears, select the desired .axp (Appboard eXPort) file.		#In the file chooser window that appears, select the desired .axp (Appboard eXPort) file.
	#After choosing the .axp file for import, the '''Import Content''' will appear.		#After choosing the .axp file for import, the '''Import Content''' dialog will appear.
	#In the '''Import Content''' dialog, there is a dropdown list with different options for how this import will handle Data Collections and Data Sources:		#In the '''Import Content''' dialog, there is a dropdown list with different options for how this import will handle Data Collections and Data Sources:
	#*Include both modified Data Collections and Data Sources		#*Include both modified Data Collections and Data Sources

imported>David.moore at 22:46, 15 January 2014

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	[[Category:AppBoard 2.4]]		[[Category:AppBoard 2.4]]

	The Import/Export utility on the [[appboard/2.4/builder/system_administration\|System Administration]] page allows ~~user~~ to import and export [[appboard/2.4/builder/stacks_and_boards\|stacks]], diagrams (see [[appboard/2.4/builder/widgets/diagrammer\|Diagrammer Widget]]), [[appboard/2.4/builder/themes\|themes]], and [[appboard/2.4/builder/system_administration/session_variables\|session variables]]. When exporting a stack, all boards and widgets within the stack get exported, as do all associated data collections and actions.		The Import/Export utility on the [[appboard/2.4/builder/system_administration\|System Administration]] page allows users to import and export [[appboard/2.4/builder/stacks_and_boards\|stacks]], diagrams (see [[appboard/2.4/builder/widgets/diagrammer\|Diagrammer Widget]]), [[appboard/2.4/builder/themes\|themes]], and [[appboard/2.4/builder/system_administration/session_variables\|session variables]]. When exporting a stack, all boards and widgets within the stack get exported, as do all associated data collections and actions.

	The following documentation outlines how to export and import content in AppBoard.		The following documentation outlines how to export and import content in AppBoard.

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	#*Include only modified Data Collections (ignore modified Data Sources)		#*Include only modified Data Collections (ignore modified Data Sources)
	#*Don't include modified Data Collections or Data Sources		#*Don't include modified Data Collections or Data Sources
	#Additionally, there will be a list of stacks, themes, diagrams, and/or session variables that were detected in the .axp file. Use the checkboxes to select which content to import. When ready, click '''Import'''.		#Additionally, there will be a list of stacks, themes, diagrams, and/or session variables that were detected in the .axp file. Expanding the folders will show the content available for import as well as its status (i.e. ''new'', ''existing'', or ''changed''). Use the checkboxes to select which content to import.
			#When ready, click '''Import'''.
	#After the "Import Successful" message appears, click '''Finish'''. The web browser will automatically refresh the page.		#After the "Import Successful" message appears, click '''Finish'''. The web browser will automatically refresh the page.

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	#In the file chooser window that appears, select the desired .axp (Appboard eXPort) file.		#In the file chooser window that appears, select the desired .axp (Appboard eXPort) file.
	#After choosing the .axp file for import, the '''Import Content''' will appear.		#After choosing the .axp file for import, the '''Import Content''' will appear.
	#In the '''Import Content''' dialog, there is a dropdown list with different options for how this import handle Data Collections and Data Sources:		#In the '''Import Content''' dialog, there is a dropdown list with different options for how this import will handle Data Collections and Data Sources:
	#*Include both modified Data Collections and Data Sources		#*Include both modified Data Collections and Data Sources
	#*Include only modified Data Collections (ignore modified Data Sources)		#*Include only modified Data Collections (ignore modified Data Sources)
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	#Additionally, there will be a list of stacks, themes, diagrams, and/or session variables that were detected in the .axp file. Use the checkboxes to select which content to import. When ready, click '''Import'''.		#Additionally, there will be a list of stacks, themes, diagrams, and/or session variables that were detected in the .axp file. Use the checkboxes to select which content to import. When ready, click '''Import'''.
	#After the "Import Successful" message appears, click '''Finish'''. The web browser will automatically refresh the page.		#After the "Import Successful" message appears, click '''Finish'''. The web browser will automatically refresh the page.


	== Viewing Import Logs ==		== Viewing Import Logs ==

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	#Additionally, there will be a list of stacks, themes, diagrams, and/or session variables that were detected in the .axp file. Use the checkboxes to select which content to import. When ready, click '''Import'''.		#Additionally, there will be a list of stacks, themes, diagrams, and/or session variables that were detected in the .axp file. Use the checkboxes to select which content to import. When ready, click '''Import'''.
	#After the "Import Successful" message appears, click '''Finish'''. The web browser will automatically refresh the page.		#After the "Import Successful" message appears, click '''Finish'''. The web browser will automatically refresh the page.


			== Viewing Import Logs ==

			To see what content was imported in previous import procedures, there is an '''Import Log'''. To view this, do the following:

			#Click '''System Administration''' under '''Builder Modes'''.
			#Click the '''Import/Export''' icon.
			#In the '''Import Log''' panel, select an import to view its details.
			#In the '''Log Details''' panel, expand the folders to see the content that was imported.

imported>David.moore: /* Exporting Content */

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	#Click the '''Import/Export''' icon.		#Click the '''Import/Export''' icon.
	#At the top-right of the screen, click the '''Export''' button.		#At the top-right of the screen, click the '''Export''' button.
	#In the '''~~Explore~~ Content''' dialog that appears, there will be a list of checkboxes for all configured stacks, themes, diagrams, and session variables. Note that if any of these custom items were not configured, they would not be included in the list (e.g. if there are stacks, custom themes, and diagrams, but no session variables were created, ''Session Variables'' will not be included in the list).		#In the '''Export Content''' dialog that appears, there will be a list of checkboxes for all configured stacks, themes, diagrams, and session variables. Note that if any of these custom items were not configured, they would not be included in the list (e.g. if there are stacks, custom themes, and diagrams, but no session variables were created, ''Session Variables'' will not be included in the list).
	#Select which content to export. Selections can either be at the folder level (which selects all content in the folder) or at the item level.		#Select which content to export. Selections can either be at the folder level (which selects all content in the folder) or at the item level.
	#*For any stack that is selected, all associated data collections and actions will be exported as well.		#*For any stack that is selected, all associated data collections and actions will be exported as well.

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	#At the top-right of the screen, click the '''Export''' button.		#At the top-right of the screen, click the '''Export''' button.
	#In the '''Explore Content''' dialog that appears, there will be a list of checkboxes for all configured stacks, themes, diagrams, and session variables. Note that if any of these custom items were not configured, they would not be included in the list (e.g. if there are stacks, custom themes, and diagrams, but no session variables were created, ''Session Variables'' will not be included in the list).		#In the '''Explore Content''' dialog that appears, there will be a list of checkboxes for all configured stacks, themes, diagrams, and session variables. Note that if any of these custom items were not configured, they would not be included in the list (e.g. if there are stacks, custom themes, and diagrams, but no session variables were created, ''Session Variables'' will not be included in the list).
	#Select which content to export. ~~Note that selections~~ can either be at the folder level (which selects all content in the folder) or at the item level. When ready, click '''OK'''.		#Select which content to export. Selections can either be at the folder level (which selects all content in the folder) or at the item level.
			#*For any stack that is selected, all associated data collections and actions will be exported as well.
			#*If a stack that is selected for export has widgets with actions that involve other stacks, but those other stacks are not selected for export, upon importing, those actions will still be configured but will not behave as before since the other stacks were not included in the import/export process.
			#*If a stack has a widget that uses a diagram, to include that diagram in the export process it must be explicitly selected in the '''Export Content''' dialog.
			#When ready, click '''OK'''.
	#After the message "Export Successfully Generated" appears, click '''Save As''' and select a location in which to save the .axp (Appoard eXPort) file.		#After the message "Export Successfully Generated" appears, click '''Save As''' and select a location in which to save the .axp (Appoard eXPort) file.

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	#Click the '''Import/Export''' icon.		#Click the '''Import/Export''' icon.
	#At the top-right of the screen, click the '''Export''' button.		#At the top-right of the screen, click the '''Export''' button.
	#In the '''Explore Content''' dialog that appears, there will be a list of checkboxes for all configured stacks, themes, diagrams, and session variables. Note that if any of these custom items were not configured, they would not be included in the list (e.g. if there are stacks, custom themes, and diagrams, but ~~not~~ session variables were created, ''Session Variables'' will not be included in the list).		#In the '''Explore Content''' dialog that appears, there will be a list of checkboxes for all configured stacks, themes, diagrams, and session variables. Note that if any of these custom items were not configured, they would not be included in the list (e.g. if there are stacks, custom themes, and diagrams, but no session variables were created, ''Session Variables'' will not be included in the list).
	#Select which content to export. Note that selections can either be at the folder level (which selects all content in the folder) or at the item level. When ready, click '''OK'''.		#Select which content to export. Note that selections can either be at the folder level (which selects all content in the folder) or at the item level. When ready, click '''OK'''.
	#After the message "Export Successfully Generated" appears, click '''Save As''' and select a location in which to save the .axp (Appoard eXPort) file.		#After the message "Export Successfully Generated" appears, click '''Save As''' and select a location in which to save the .axp (Appoard eXPort) file.


	== Importing Content ==		== Importing Content ==

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	#Select which content to export. Note that selections can either be at the folder level (which selects all content in the folder) or at the item level. When ready, click '''OK'''.		#Select which content to export. Note that selections can either be at the folder level (which selects all content in the folder) or at the item level. When ready, click '''OK'''.
	#After the message "Export Successfully Generated" appears, click '''Save As''' and select a location in which to save the .axp (Appoard eXPort) file.		#After the message "Export Successfully Generated" appears, click '''Save As''' and select a location in which to save the .axp (Appoard eXPort) file.


			== Importing Content ==

			To import content, do the following:

			#Click '''System Administration''' under '''Builder Modes'''.
			#Click the '''Import/Export''' icon.
			#At the top-right of the screen, click the '''Import''' button.
			#In the file chooser window that appears, select the desired .axp (Appboard eXPort) file.
			#After choosing the .axp file for import, the '''Import Content''' will appear.
			#In the '''Import Content''' dialog, there is a dropdown list with different options for how this import handle Data Collections and Data Sources:
			#*Include both modified Data Collections and Data Sources
			#*Include only modified Data Collections (ignore modified Data Sources)
			#*Don't include modified Data Collections or Data Sources
			#Additionally, there will be a list of stacks, themes, diagrams, and/or session variables that were detected in the .axp file. Use the checkboxes to select which content to import. When ready, click '''Import'''.
			#After the "Import Successful" message appears, click '''Finish'''. The web browser will automatically refresh the page.