Using Import Graphics and Export Graphics - Metasys - LIT-12011953 - Server - Metasys UI - 7.0.50

Metasys UI Help
Product
Building Automation Systems > Graphics and Interfaces > Metasys UI
Document type
User Guide
Document number
LIT-12011953
Version
7.0.50
Revision date
2024-03-19
Product status
Active

What is the Import Graphics option?

The Import Graphics option allows you to import Metasys UI graphics, including custom templates and the Master Layer graphic, into your Metasys UI site, your JCT site, and SCT archive.
Note: When you import graphics, any existing Metasys UI graphics with the same name are overwritten. Imported custom templates do not overwrite existing custom templates, unless they have the same name. An imported Master Layer graphic overwrites the existing Master Layer graphic.
Note: You can only import Master Layers and templates into Site Directors.

From Release 13.0, you can import a Master Layer and Metasys UI Graphics into an Engine through the Site Director. When you import into the Site Director, the graphics and Master Layer are imported into the Engine. Metasys UI graphics on a child engine are also supported.

The Import graphic workflow imports the child graphic created along with the parent. The relationship is preserved when it is imported. The Building Network tree shows the child items when created in Metasys UI.

What is the Export Graphics option?

The Export Graphics option allows you to export Metasys UI graphics, including templates and the Master Layer graphic, from your Metasys UI site and your JCT site.

What graphics are exported?

All Metasys UI graphics, including custom templates and the Master Layer graphic, are exported to the .export file. The .export file downloads to your default download location set in your web browser settings.

What is the workflow for using exported Metasys UI graphics?

There are three scenarios for importing Metasys UI graphics. The first scenario has the simplest workflow. The second and third scenarios require the manual steps to associate graphics to equipment, spaces, or as Aliased graphics (to Equipment Definitions).
  • First scenario: import to a site or an archive with the same spaces, equipment, and Equipment Definitions configured.
  • Second scenario: import to a site or an archive with different spaces, equipment, and Equipment Definitions configured.
  • Third scenario: import to a blank site or archive.

First scenario

To import Metasys UI graphics to a site or an archive with the same spaces, equipment, and Equipment Definitions, complete the following steps:
  1. Obtain an existing .export file.
  2. In the Tools tab, click IMPORT GRAPHICS. Follow the Import Graphics wizard.
  3. In the Graphics tab, verify that all Metasys UI graphics are associated with the correct equipment, spaces, or as Aliased graphics (Equipment Definition).

Second and Third scenarios

To import Metasys UI graphics to a site or an archive with different spaces, equipment, and Equipment Definitions or to a blank site or archive:
  1. Obtain an existing .export file.
  2. In the Tools tab, click IMPORT GRAPHICS. Follow the Import Graphics wizard.
  3. In the Graphics tab, verify that all Metasys UI graphics are placed in the Unassigned Graphics folder.
  4. In the Graphics List, select each Metasys UI graphic and click VIEW & EDIT to assign the items the graphic is applied to (associated with).
    Note: To avoid this step, in SCT, export the spaces, equipment, and Equipment Definitions from the archive you intend to export the Metasys UI graphics from, and then import the spaces, equipment, and Equipment Definitions into the target archive. These steps associate the Metasys UI graphics with the appropriate spaces, equipment, and as Aliased graphics. For more information on exporting and importing objects in SCT, refer to the SCT: System Configuration Tool Help (LIT-12011964) .

How do I import Metasys UI graphics?

Note: To import Metasys UI graphics, you must have a previously exported Metasys UI graphics .export file.
  1. On the Tools tab, click IMPORT GRAPHICS. The Import window appears.
  2. On the SELECT FILE page, click Choose File.
  3. Browse to the .export file that you want to import and click Open.
  4. To confirm that the file is from a trusted source, select the check box.
  5. Click NEXT.
  6. On the SELECT DESTINATION page, from the Available destinations list, select the device (engine or server) where you want to import the graphic, and click the Right Arrow icon to add the device to the Selected destinations list. Repeat for additional devices.
  7. Click IMPORT.
  8. Click CLOSE.
    Note: If the export file you selected includes a hierarchy of nested graphics, that hierarchy is preserved by the import process.

How do I export Metasys UI graphics?

From Release 13.0, when exporting graphics from the Graphic Manager, if you select a child graphic, in the Preview pane, you can view Item Reference and Items Applied To. If you clear the check box of any child Metasys UI graphic when exporting, that specific child graphic is not included in the .export file. If you clear the check box for a parent graphic, but include one or more of its child graphics, the child graphics will be included in the .export file, but moved up in the hierarchy.

The Export Graphics workflow has a select source page, where you can choose a device that you want to export graphics from.

  1. On the Tools tab, click EXPORT GRAPHICS. The Export window appears.
  2. On the SELECT SOURCE page, from the Available sources list, select the device (engine or server) that you want to export the graphic from, and click the Right Arrow icon to add the device to the Selected sources list.
  3. Click NEXT.
  4. On the CHOOSE CONTENTS page, all Metasys UI graphics, custom templates, and the Master Layer graphic are selected.
    • On the Graphics tab, clear the Deselect All check box to deselect all the graphics. You can then individually select the graphics to export. Aliased graphics display Aliased.
    • On the Templates tab, clear the check box next to the Custom folder to deselect all custom templates. You can then individually select the custom templates to export. When you export custom templates, the folder structure of the custom templates is also exported. For example, if custom templates are nested in folders, the folders are exported with the custom templates. When you import custom template graphics, the nested folders that contain the custom templates are also imported.
    • On the Master Layer tab, clear the check box next to the Master Layer file to deselect the Master Layer graphic. However, if you would like to export the Master Layer graphic, leave it selected.
  5. To view a graphic in the Preview pane, select a graphic from the list.
  6. Click NEXT.
  7. Review the list of graphics to export.
  8. Click EXPORT. The .export file downloads to your web browser's default download location.