Import and Export

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Import and Export

The import tool in E3 reads information about objects from a CSV (Comma Separated Values) file, and recreates them in the configuration environment (E3 Studio). For each object, users can get information on properties, Links, and collection items.

The export tool in E3 stores information about selected objects from the configuration environment (E3 Studio) into a CSV file. For each object, users can store its properties, Links, and collection items. Therefore, it is possible to:

Create new E3 objects from a CSV file, as long as these objects are not direct child objects of the project or library

Import or export any property from any type of E3 object

Import or export any type of Link from E3 objects

Export any type of E3's objects collection and import their properties

Import or export any type of item from E3's objects collection

 

Any E3 object can be imported or exported. The selected object for this operation is called the root object. So, users can import or export a Data Folder with user-defined XObjects, for example, or even export a Screen, listing all its child objects.

In addition to objects, Links and collections can also be imported and exported. Users have the option to inform whether they want to import or export Links and collections.

 

NOTE

The import and export tool only considers properties and Links from E3 objects and collections. Information not described in properties are not imported or exported. That is, for example, the case of scripts and internal settings of Screen objects.

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