Import and export custom reports

Aug 14, 2017

You can download an XML representation of an entire custom report, or selected algorithm groups and algorithms within a custom report. This is useful if you want to provide a custom report to other AppDNA installations or to back up a custom report.

To export a custom report or selected algorithms and algorithm groups

1. From the AppDNA menus, choose Configure > Custom Reports.
2. In the Custom Reports Manager screen, click Export on the toolbar.
3. In the Custom Reports Export dialog box, select the items that you want to export.
4. Click Export.
5. In the Save As dialog box, enter a name for the file and the location to save it in.
6. Click OK.

To import a custom report as a new custom report

1. From the AppDNA menus, choose Configure > Custom Reports.
2. In the Custom Reports Manager screen, click Import on the toolbar.
3. Navigate to the file that was previously exported.
4. Click OK.
5. Select the items that you want to import.
6. Click Import.

To import algorithm groups into a custom report

1. From the AppDNA menus, choose Configure > Custom Reports.
2. On the left side of the Custom Reports Manager screen, locate the custom report into which you want to import the exported algorithm groups.
3. Right-click the custom report, and from the shortcut menu, choose Import Groups.
4. Navigate to the file that was previously exported.
5. Click OK.
6. Select the items that you want to import.
7. Click Import.

To import algorithms into an algorithm group in a custom report

1. From the AppDNA menus, choose Configure > Custom Reports.
2. On the left side of the Custom Reports Manager screen, locate the algorithm group into which you want to import the exported algorithms.
3. Right-click the algorithm group, and from the shortcut menu, choose Import Algorithms.
4. Navigate to the file that was previously exported.
5. Click OK.
6. Select the items that you want to import.
7. Click Import.