Importing and Exporting

There are several different ways to move data among projects and databases in Synthesis-enabled applications. All of these types of import/export are accessed via the Import/Export Wizard. To open the Import wizard, choose Project > Management > Import/Export > Import.

To open the Export wizard, choose Project > Management > Import/Export > Export.

Select the option for the type of import or export you want to perform and click OK to open the appropriate import/export tool. The available types of import/export include:

Importing entire projects into the current database from another database, or exporting entire projects from the current database to another database.
Importing or exporting specific project items (e.g., a diagram or allocation analysis in BlockSim, or a folio or tool in Weibull++/ALTA) between existing projects.
Importing or exporting resources between existing projects.
Importing data from other file formats, including previous versions of BlockSim and *.xml files.
Exporting data to an XML file (*.xml). To do this, select the Other file option in the Export Wizard and then specify the filename and location to save the XML file. Only the project that is currently open will be saved in the XML file; if no project is open, a message informing you of this will be displayed. (For more information on the limits of saving to XML files, please see Working with XML Files.)

If you need to import data from an existing repository to a new repository, see Import from Existing Repository.