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Import Profiles to Library Window

You can import profiles and other settings (e.g., interface styles, rating scales, etc.) from another database using the Import Profiles to Library window. Note that while the following example is for profiles, the process is exactly the same for all library settings (e.g., if you are importing checklists, you use the Import Checklists to Library window).

To import multiple profiles into the active library all at once, including all of the settings associated with each profile, click the Import button on the Profiles page of the Profiles/Library Manager.

If you select to import from a standard database library (*.lb8), the pathname/filename identifies the *.lb8 file that the settings will be imported from. To choose a different file, click the ... button.
If you select to import from an enterprise database repository, the pathname/filename identifies the *.rserp file that the settings will be imported from. To choose a different file, click the ... button.

In both cases, the table displays a list of the profiles that have been defined in the selected library. Use the check boxes to choose which profiles will be imported and then click OK to start the import.

Tip: If you select or clear the check box in the table header, this will select or clear the check boxes for all of the profiles in the table.

The software will import all of the settings that are associated with the profiles that you have selected to import (e.g., interface style, severity scale, etc.). If you attempt to import settings with the same name as settings that already exists in the library, the new name will have an increment at the end (e.g., "Comprehensive_1").

Xfmea does not check to see if the settings referenced by a particular profile already exist in the current library but it will import a particular setting only once during the same import, even if it is referenced by multiple profiles. For example, if the current library already has a severity rating scale called "MIL-STD-1629A" and you choose to import two more profiles that reference a rating scale with this same name, Xfmea will import a new version of the "MIL-STD-1629A" rating scale and use an increment to give it a unique name, (e.g., "MIL-STD-1629A_1"). Both of the profiles that were imported at the same time will reference the new imported rating scale. If you prefer for all profiles to reference the same version of the rating scale, you can edit the imported profiles to reference the original rating scale and then delete the duplicate scale.

Tip: If you need to import multiple profiles that reference some of the same settings (e.g., if they all use the same criticality scales or risk discovery questions), it is recommended to import all of the profiles at the same time in order to limit the amount of work that will be required to manually adjust the profiles and delete extra settings.