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Export Automation Entities#

🔒 AutomationController.Show

Overview#

This operation is used to export all entities that are used by an Automation Controller so that they can be imported later or in another Critical Manufacturing instance.

Setup#

No specific setup is required other than to meet the preconditions of the transaction.

Preconditions#

  • The Automation Controller exists in the system.

Sequence of Steps#

The Export Automation Controller wizard can be called from the Details editor within the Automation Controller page.

General Data - Export as Masterdata#

  1. Open the Details editor and press the three dots on the top panel. Press Export, and then Data to File to open the wizard.
  2. Select create.
  3. Fill in the desired file name.
  4. Select the File Tpe XLSX

Screenshot showing a data export interface with an option to select file type, specifically highlighting the selection of "File Type" as "XLSX".

The masterdata will be exported as an importable ZIP file. It will contain a masterdata in XLSX format with all the entities and all the Automation Workflows as json files.

Screenshot showing a file path on a computer desktop, specifically C > Local Disk(C:) > Users > Downloads > File Controller.zip.

General Data - Export as JSON format#

  1. Open the Details editor and press the three dots on the top panel. Press Export, and then Data to File to open the wizard.
  2. Select create.
  3. Fill in the desired file name.
  4. Select the File Tpe JSON

Screenshot showing a file type selection dialog with "JSON" highlighted.

The masterdata will be exported as an importable JSON file.

General Data - Export as XML format#

  1. Open the Details editor and press the three dots on the top panel. Press Export, and then XML to open the wizard.
  2. Fill in the desired file name.

Screenshot showing a data export settings page with an input field for specifying the file name, labeled "File name".

The masterdata will be exported as an importable XML file.