Import and export of files and folders
The im- and export of files and folders can be used to copy or move contents from the local file-system to the repositories of an instantOLAP-server or vice versa.
You can use the import and the export for different tasks when working with instantOLAP, e.g. for:
- copying configurations and queries from a development- to a production-server,
- the upload of images and other files onto the server, which are used by your queries,
- backup copies of the server files.
Importing files
Files and folders can be imported in different ways into the repository of the server: By using the context menu of a folder or by using drag&drop.
Import using the context menu
Use the menu item "Import" from the context menu of a folder to import files into this folder.
After selecting the appropriate menu option, a file dialog appears, with which you can select a file or a folder from your local file system.
After the selection of the import source you must use the "Import" button - then all files are imported into the target folder. That can take, depending upon the number of files and the connection to the server, some seconds.
Import using drag&drop
Drag&drop is the simpler and more comfortable way to import files or folders into the repository of an instantOLAP-server.
Just drag files from the Windows-Explorer (or any other source) and drop them on the appropriate in the Repository Explorer.
While the import, you should hold the CTRL key, otherwise you will move the files from their original position.
Exporting files
Files and folders can be exported with different methods from the Repository: Using the context menu of a file or folder and/or by using Drag&Drop.
Export using the context menu
Use the context menu of a file or a folder in order to export it to the local file system.
Then a file dialog opens, in which you must select the target folder for the export. Use the button "export" to export the files.
Export using drag&drop
Like with the import, Drag&Drop offers a comfortable alternative to the context menus for the export. Drag the file or folder to be exported from the Repository into the Windows File-Explorer or any other target (e.g. the Windows-Desktop).
Pay attention to keep the CTRL key pressed in order to create a copy of the files and not to move them, otherwise they will be disappear from the Repository.
