Exporting a Project

You can import and export projects into the Capital design databases as XML files. The data stored in an XML file is readily manipulated manually and contains all of the information in its original database record, such as options, object names, designs, and diagrams.

Note

You must have the Analysis permission assigned to your user account in Capital Access Manager, to import and export projects that have Analysis project models attached to them. See “Permissions” in the Capital Access Manager - User Guide.

Procedure

1. Choose from the following: If you want to...

Do this...

Export the currently open project.

Press Space Bar, and enter Current Project.

Export a project that is not open.

Press Space Bar, and enter Select Project. The Select Project dialog box is displayed.

Select the project to export and click OK.

The Export Project dialog box is displayed.

2. Specify the folder location and filename for the project's exported XML file.

3. Select the following as required:As Copy Select to export the project with anonymous unique identifiers (UIDs). This option replaces the exported project's entire database UIDs (within the exported XML file) with anonymous UIDs so that the project can be imported back into Capital in the future. Duplicate UIDs are not permitted in the database. A project exported with anonymous UIDs is automatically assigned new UIDs when it is imported back into Capital.

4. Click Export Project; the selected project is exported from the database.Note When a project export is started, a complete snapshot of the current state of the project and all its associated data is taken, it is this project snapshot that is then exported. This is to prevent inconsistencies in data due to project modifications being made by other users during an export.

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Projects

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