Import and Export Menu

The following import and export commands are available from the Composer menu.

Import

The Import command opens the Import Process App Blueprint dialog box so you can navigate to a process app blueprint (.msd) file or template (.mst) file.

For details, refer to Importing a Process App.

Import as New

The Import fas New command opens the Create New Process App from File dialog box so you can navigate to a process app blueprint (.msd) file, then create a new process app based on an .msd file. The newly imported process app has a unique identity.

For details, refer to Importing a Process App.

Export

The Export command validates the process app that is open, and then opens the Save As dialog box. You can navigate to the directory where you want to store the process app.

The export feature lets you send process app blueprints to others who do not have access to your repository, and lets you export a process app and send the blueprint file to someone else to load into Application Repository, effectively publishing the process app.

For details, refer tp Exporting a Process App.

Upgrade Snapshot

If you attempt to load or promote a snapshot created in an earlier version SBM into Application Repository, you may receive a warning that the snapshot needs to be loaded and upgraded in SBM Composer. In SBM Composer, the Upgrade Snapshot command opens the Upgrade Process App Snapshot dialog box, which lets you upgrade the snapshot to the latest version.

For more information about upgrading snapshots, see Upgrading a Snapshot.