importing application objects

You can import any file that was exported from a Blueworx Voice Response system using any of the following methods. You can also import all the files that are supplied with Blueworx Voice Response as import files (file names ending in .imp).

The procedure described in Exporting an application
The procedure described in Exporting one or more objects
Using the dtexport command (see dtexport command)

You can import application objects from:

The Applications window (from the Application menu or from the applications’ popup menu)
The Application window (from the Application menu)
The AIX command line (see dtimport command)
A script (see dtimport command)

When you import voice prompts or voice directories, you can choose either to replace existing objects of the same name, or to merge them with existing objects. When you choose to merge objects, the objects are replaced if they already exist, and they are added if they do not. For objects other than voice prompts and voice directories, you can only replace them.

Multiple simultaneous import or export operations using dtimport or dtexport from the command line, or using import or export functions from the Application Manager are not allowed. If you attempt to start an import operation while another import or export operation is in progress, the Application Manager will display a warning dialog notifying you that another import or export operation is already in progress.

Attention: If the imported object belongs to a different application, it is put into an application of that name on the target system, even if the replaced object was in a different application.

From the Welcome window, click on Applications —> Applications
Simply importing a file: Click Application —> Import —> Merge —> File.
The system displays the Import File window.
Type the path name in the Search String field, followed by an asterisk (*). For example:
```
/usr/lpp/dirTalk/sw/samples/*
```
Click the file from the Files list.
Click OK.
The “working” dialog is displayed. The progress of the import is displayed on the status line in the Applications window. When the import has completed, the system displays the Import Report window:
Printing or Saving a Report: If you want to keep a the Import Report you can print it or save it in a file. Click Print. The report is printed on the printer specified by the Printer Queue system parameter in the Blueworx Voice Response parameter group.
To keep a record of the import, click Save. The system displays the Save Report window.
1. Click the directory and select or type in the file name for the import report file.
2. Click OK.
Simply importing from tape or diskette: Ensure that the Default Tape Drive or the Default Diskette Drive system parameter in the General parameter group is set as appropriate.
Click Application —> Import —> Merge —> Tape or Diskette.
The “working” dialog is displayed. The progress of the import is displayed on the status line in the Applications window. When the import has completed, the system displays the Import Report window.
To keep a record of the import, click Save or Print.
Checking the objects you are importing from a file: Click Application —> Import with Preview —> Merge —> File.
The system displays the Import File window.
Type the path name in the Search String field, followed by an asterisk (*), for example:
```
/usr/lpp/dirTalk/sw/samples/*
```
Click the file from the Files list.
Click OK.
The system displays the objects included in the file.
Open and close the folders by single-clicking on the folder icon. If you do not want to install all objects, click any object not required, and then click Exclude from the popup menu.
The selected objects are removed from the list. (If you remove one by mistake, click Cancel and start over.)

Note: For the most efficient application distribution, you are recommended to ensure that the export file contains the correct set of objects and then import all of them, rather than exporting more than you need and then picking the ones you don’t want. See Exporting an application.
Click OK.
The “working” dialog is displayed. The progress of the import is displayed on the status line in the Applications window. When the import has completed, the system displays the Import Report window.
If you want to keep the Import Report you can print it or save it in a file.
When you click Print the report is printed on the printer specified by the Printer Queue system parameter in the Blueworx Voice Response parameter group.

When you click Save, the system displays the Save Report window:
1. Click the directory and select or type in the file name for the import report file.
2. Click OK.
Checking the objects you are importing from tape or diskette: Ensure that the Default Tape Drive or the Default Diskette Drive system parameter in the General parameter group is set as appropriate.
Click Application —> Import with Preview —> Merge —> Tapeor Diskette.
The system displays the objects included in the file.
Open and close the folders by single-clicking on the folder icon. Click any objects you do not want to import.
Click Exclude.
The selected objects are removed from the list. (If you remove one by mistake, click Cancel and start over.)
Click Import —> Confirm.
The “working” dialog is displayed. The progress of the import is displayed on the status line in the Applications window. When the import has completed, the system displays the Import Report window.

Done

The application objects are now ready to be used in the target system.

Importing application objects