Importing and Exporting an Object

You can choose to import or export a specific object. The advantages of this are:

• When you choose an object, the Data Import and Export tools automatically add the object's tags to the list of Data Columns. This is a convenient way to add a number of tags to the list without having to select them all individually. You can still add or remove any tags from the list, including tags that belong to other objects.

  Note

  If you select a group object, tags that belong to group members are not automatically added to the Data Columns list. You can add these tags manually if you wish.

• When you configure and run a data import or export for an object, the configuration settings are saved for that object and will be reloaded the next time any user selects the object for import or export.

If you prefer not to select an object, you can still select any tags in the database, and schedule that task to run whenever you choose.

Loading the default configuration for an object

To reset an object's import or export configuration:

In the Data Export or Data Export modules, choose Action > Use default. The system will remove any columns except for the Date and Time and the object's tag values.

Changing the configuration of a scheduled export task

When you schedule a data import or export task, the configuration details are saved with the scheduled task. You cannot make changes to the import or export configuration for an already scheduled task.

To change the configuration for a scheduled task,

Delete the task from the Scheduled Reports and Tasks Module , then create and schedule a new configuration.