Appboard/2.4/builder/system administration/import export

Revision as of 22:06, 15 January 2014 by imported>David.moore (→‎Exporting Content)


The Import/Export utility on the System Administration page allows user to import and export stacks, diagrams (see Diagrammer Widget), themes, and 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.


Exporting Content

To export content, do the following:

  1. Click System Administration under Builder Modes.
  2. Click the Import/Export icon.
  3. At the top-right of the screen, click the Export button.
  4. 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).
  5. 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.
  6. 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:

  1. Click System Administration under Builder Modes.
  2. Click the Import/Export icon.
  3. At the top-right of the screen, click the Import button.
  4. In the file chooser window that appears, select the desired .axp (Appboard eXPort) file.
  5. After choosing the .axp file for import, the Import Content will appear.
  6. 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
  7. 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.
  8. After the "Import Successful" message appears, click Finish. The web browser will automatically refresh the page.